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Ensuring Equity for English Learners (ELs)

Catlin Tucker

Therefore, it is essential to assess their language abilities and design instruction that meets their needs. This ensures they are exposed to grade-level academic content while developing their English language skills. Equality vs. Equity: Are We Meeting ELs’ Needs?

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My Students Can’t Meet Academic Standards Because the School Model No Longer Fits Them

Edsurge

What if we built our model around time and relationships, promoting smaller class models where students stay with a teacher for more than a year and create more time for open-ended learning, and built-in planning time for teachers to design experiences that meet the needs of the students in their care?

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I Love Being a Teacher, But I Can’t Survive on Compassion

Edsurge

Most administrators were more concerned with meeting academic standards and metrics than offering holistic support to students who couldn’t meet these standards because of their personal challenges. I was committed to meeting my students where they were.

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Pre-K may boost math scores even eight years later

The Hechinger Report

It found that in fourth through seventh grade, graduates of the Georgia pre-k program were one and half to two times more likely to meet the state’s academic standards on math tests than their peers who did not attend public pre-K.

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What an Admissions Fight at America’s ‘Best’ High School Says About Educational Equity

Edsurge

And last fall, the Fairfax County Public School Board proposed a radical change to the TJ admissions process: Scrapping the admissions test to replace it with a lottery of students who meet a minimum academic standard. If you're thinking this is sounding a little like that podcast Nice White Parents , you're not wrong.

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Arkansas Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading™ Foundations an Approved English Language Arts Foundational Skills Program for Grades K–2

eSchool News

Schools and districts in Arkansas can now confidently use our program—alongside our online i-Ready® program—to meet all their Grades K–2 reading assessment, instruction, and curriculum needs.”

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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

Edsurge

We’ve created award-winning high school programs , re-imagined college courses and leveraged technology to meet the ever-growing mental health needs that have been exasperated by the pandemic. Our work has centered on students—their mental health, their well-being and what it takes to help them thrive.