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Data really is the secret sauce in the K-12 classroom

eSchool News

This is especially true with literacy, where it’s all too easy to lose track of student progress and performance as students make their way through elementary and middle school. Needless to say, our access to reliable data improved significantly once we had a unified literacy program in place. Easy access to valuable data.

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School ed tech money mostly gets wasted. One state has a solution 

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. Most important, she sees how the tool fits with her instruction.

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‘Data days’ and longer math classes: How one district is improving math scores

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in AL.com and The Associated Press Piedmont City schools landed in the top spot among all school districts nationwide in a comparison of math scores in 2019 and 2022. We’re trying to teach them something that will ensure they have access to the grade-level rigor.” “I 31, 2023, in Piedmont, Ala.

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PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study

The Hechinger Report

Teens who read more paper books scored higher on reading assessments. Even among students of similar socioeconomic backgrounds, those who read books in a paper format scored a whopping 49 points higher on the Program for International Student Assessment, known as PISA. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. years of learning.

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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education

Hapara

A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 For example, teachers tend to assess learners who are Black differently than white learners. percent more likely to be suspended multiple times and 2.2

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Three ways to help end the disconnect between pre-k and early elementary education

The Hechinger Report

Pre-K quality and accessibility have received much attention over the past 15 to 20 years and state and federal policymakers continue to allocate resources and prescribe policies geared toward ensuring high-quality pre-K experiences. Currently, only 19 states provide guidance for the pre-K to kindergarten transition process.

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How a Prescription Pill Emergency Woke up Our School Community to a Mental Health Crisis

Edsurge

This was the tail end of my first school year as the principal at Madison County Elementary School, a pre-K to 8th grade Title I school, located just outside of Huntsville in Gurley, Ala. The assessment findings are used to guide our work with students. This pill incident woke up our school community.