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Engaging and Differentiated Summer Lessons

N2Y

Keep students excited about learning with innovative instructional materials, including embedded differentiation to support the needs of unique learners. Activities include leisure, recreation, and life skills to guide students in developing self‑advocacy. Summer Unit Content. ELA —leveled readings and writing activities.

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OPINION: It’s time. Let’s use different ways of teaching children to read

The Hechinger Report

Over the last several months, public discourse about learning to read and reading instruction has significantly increased. Coordinated efforts to train entire teaching forces in states like Mississippi and North Carolina in the science of reading will be insufficient unless we also adopt instructional materials that align with the science.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation.

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PROOF POINTS: $1.5 billion in recovery funds go to afterschool

The Hechinger Report

This figure makes after-school programs the fourth most popular way to spend federal funds to address learning loss, behind summer school, software and instructional materials. Based on the spending patterns of more than 3,000 school districts , U.S. schools are on track to spend more than $1.5

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From Static to Interactive and From Open to Free: Consequences Both Intended and Unintended

Iterating Toward Openness

There’s a growing group of people and institutions whose primary commitment has shifted from open to free. Do fees for access to online materials disqualify a program? Do materials fees for lab classes and would it matter if they are actual materials fees or items purchased in a bookstore? From Open to Free.

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Should you build your own LMS?

eSchool News

No longer relegated to using textbooks as their core instructional materials, teachers look to their institutions for help selecting, aggregating, and then delivering relevant content to their pupils. The online education movement has pushed K-12 schools and districts to rethink the way they develop and deliver content.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group. Robert Palazzo, Principal, Panther Valley Elementary School Nominated by: 95 Percent Group Owning up to a mistake takes courage.

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