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OPINION: New leadership at the top should mean big changes for English language learners

The Hechinger Report

One included academic standards for my state. The other was filled with the English language development (ELD) standards. My job was to ensure that my students, all of whom were categorized as English learners (ELs), met these grade-level and proficiency standards by the end of the year.

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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

The Hechinger Report

The state proved a bright spot on the most recent Nation’s Report Card. Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States.

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We Know SEL Skills Are Important, So How the Heck Do We Measure Them?

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Today, they are committed to assessing students’ progress towards SEL mastery, which they see as essential to understanding where students are at—and to proving their SEL curriculum works. But assessing non-academic skills, it turns out, is no easy task. At Nueva, when it comes to assessment, standards-based grading is king.

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Understanding ESSA: How the Every Student Succeeds Act will Change U.S. Educational Policy

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have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. educational policy: College and Career Readiness. For over ten years, districts across the U.S.

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National test scores reveal a decade of educational stagnation

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Since the biennial test, called the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, was first administered in the early 1990s, student achievement, particularly in math, steadily improved until the late 2000s, then flatlined. . Policy changes may play a role too.

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How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company

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Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. It proved useful in finding teachers to help develop our lesson plans, assessments and professional development. days each week. We covered topics such as number of U.S.

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Mississippi accountability ratings gloomy for Jackson schools

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That part of the story is over, and the new part of the story (is one) with a new assessment and a more typical life cycle.” “Superintendents, principals and teachers have all worked diligently to implement higher academic standards and help students achieve better outcomes. . Most school districts are a B, C or D.