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NAEP ‘Nation’s Report Card’ Shows Steep Fall in Math Scores

Edsurge

Over the last two-and-a-half years, students’ math and reading scores saw a historic decline, according to the results of a Congressionally-mandated test—known as the “nation’s report card.” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, in a briefing with reporters, called the results “appalling and unacceptable.” Nothing here is surprising.

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Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

eSchool News

Additionally, fewer than 10 percent of all adults in need of literacy support are currently receiving education services, according to a 2023 report by the Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network of which NCFL is a member. Research shows that about 43 million Americans—nearly one in five adults—read below a third grade reading level.

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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses and set learning goals in partnership with their teachers. One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated. But the true indicator of impact came directly from students and their eventual professors.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. The district collects data through a School Climate Survey, a Getting to Know You Survey, and an MPS Cares self-reporting tool.

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Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities. This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. That also trickles down into schools.”

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Thousands of families in special education limbo

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. The teenager would write down the wrong number when solving a math problem, even knowing the right answer, or read the same page of a book several times to pick up basic details. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. The districts say they’re limited in what they can do.

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Tennessee law could hold back thousands of third graders in bid to help kids recover from the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report This year, Harpeth Valley flagged just 12 third graders as needing extra reading support, but the requirements of the expansive Tennessee law could put far more students at risk of retention. Because it is just one assessment.”