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Expanding ‘through-year’ assessments to boost student achievement

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Key points: To personalize learning, teachers need actionable data more frequently A new partnership in Montana will support student achievement in just this manner See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? DreamBox solutions will then expand to all educators and students in the 2024-2025 school year.

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Marten Roorda Out as ACT CEO

Edsurge

That means going beyond high-stakes assessment to providing services to support social-emotional wellbeing and career-navigation skills. These efforts have often entailed incorporating research about learning sciences into new offerings. million in New Markets Venture Partners, an education technology venture investment firm.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

We also see it in many instances of adaptive-learning software. Low pay and challenging working conditions are contributing to a teacher shortage – a staffing shortage that could reach more than 100,000 teachers annually by 2025, according to a report by the Learning Policy Institute , issued this fall.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise. billion by 2025. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Interactive Whiteboards.

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