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Why Use SplashLearn in Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Research-Based and Expert-Designed Content : Developed from educational research, SplashLearn’s curriculum and games align with academic standards, target misconceptions, and include scaffolding to support learners and foster deep understanding. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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How to Redesign Your Report Card Template

Gradelink

This moment might just be the perfect time to rethink your school’s report cards. Or perhaps you want a more user-friendly aesthetic that allows parents to check their child’s progression using grade-level standards and expectations. What Elements Make Up A Report Card? Traditional and Standards-Based Report Cards.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Georgia Test Prep

If you’ve got a child in the Georgia state school system, then you’ve probably heard of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System and how important it is. This post is a comprehensive guide on what the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) is all about. They can indeed influence how your child progresses through school.

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

Edsurge

News and World Report ranking of public high schools. That’s because the current admissions system leaves out nearly all of the Black and Hispanic students in the area. And they’re quoting America’s founding fathers, arguing that the ones who are getting in are simply the ones studying the hardest, and that the current system is fair.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Teachers push [academic] standards into these projects,” and schools don’t “want projects where kids are just an extra set of hands.”. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Reitzig admitted that the system still isn’t perfect. A student at the St.

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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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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report. Lindsay Unified has seen significant improvement in academic achievement, graduation rates and the number of students going to college since it created a performance-based system in the mid-2000s. Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report. Ushering in a new model.