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As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

eSchool News

Meanwhile, just nine states require that districts adopt high-quality reading curriculum, NCTQ’s analysis found. Other advocacy groups have laid out different priorities for reading instruction. But she’s cautious about calls to get every district to adopt curriculum that meets a currently undetermined standard.

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OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners

The Hechinger Report

In other words, while distance learning may not be meeting all of English learners’ needs, we shouldn’t overestimate the effectiveness of the in-person instruction these children are presently missing — nor should we underestimate the value of the linguistic and cultural assets they gain from this additional time with their families.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

million in the same period last year, according to an analysis for The Hechinger Report conducted by the consulting firm Kantar Media. million in that period, almost quadruple last year’s spending, the analysis showed. Stride spent about $1.8 million on TV ads in just the first quarter of 2021, up from $1.2

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Is repeating third grade — again and again — good for kids?

The Hechinger Report

Thousands of Mississippi’s third graders will sit in front of computers later this month to take the statewide reading test, but the eyes of teachers and administrators at Finch Elementary School will be intensely focused on a dozen students at this Wilkinson County school. Sharon Robinson, principal of Finch Elementary.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

In 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina, school officials in Louisiana asked aspiring charter-school leader Andrew Shahan to consider taking over the failing Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

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For ed-tech success, why schools use technology is just as important as how

The Hechinger Report

While effective, these methods were unsustainable, because teachers had to do much of the data tracking and analysis manually, according to the paper. For example, in early 2008, LPS noticed that students were falling behind in math. LPS set out to develop a home-grown ed-tech tool to make this personalized learning system more efficient.