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Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

eSchool News

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. The two programs have been approved for a five-year period, beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2026.

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PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift In a Department of Education survey released in October 2023 of more than 1,300 public schools, 60 percent said they were partnering with community organizations to provide non-educational services. Adult education is also often part of the package; the extras are not just for kids. “It

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

The new system aims to provide child care for an average of $10 a day in licensed settings, with plans to create an additional 250,000 spots for children by 2026. Child care has been a cornerstone of the feminist movement in Canada, and parents and various nonprofit groups have partnered to champion the cause.

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Schools have struggled to add learning time after COVID–here’s how one district did it

eSchool News

But this year, a group of fifth graders were instead sitting on the school’s stage, reading aloud about the life of Rosa Parks as they worked on reading fluency and comprehension. The deal, which runs through 2026, got the support of 70% of teachers. “We’re using this as a classroom!”

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Blockchain Misconceptions and the Future of Education

Doug Levin

Recent events have crystallized my sense of the misconceptions that even blockchain advocates bring to conversations about the future of education. I’ve participated in the dialogue being hosted by BadgeChain and read about – and even test drove – the blockchain work of the MIT Media Lab and the Open University.

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Higher Ed Is Investing in Student Success Tech. Is It a ‘New Golden Age’ or Just Vague Talk?

Edsurge

The Tambellini Group, a higher-education advisory firm, noted this year that many institutions have restarted their long-term investments that might have been put on hold due to the coronavirus and that others were stimulated to update their old systems.

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With little federal support for families, states are stepping up  

The Hechinger Report

But November election results show that several states are stepping up : In New Mexico, voters passed an amendment to increase funding for early childhood education, making funding early childhood education part of the state’s constitution. Those laws will go into effect between 2023 and 2026. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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