The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A new meta-analysis confirms that the answer is no. The reading panel’s meta-analysis of 52 studies showed that phonemic awareness instruction was almost twice as effective when letters were presented along with the sounds. So it’s impossible to say from this meta-analysis exactly how much sound training students need.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A new report by the nonprofit educational assessment maker NWEA documents that third graders are currently suffering the largest pandemic-related learning losses in reading , compared to older students in grades four to eight, and not readily recovering. Learning to read well in elementary school matters. Source: NWEA).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, the College Board reports that in 2022, Harvard received applications from 61,220 students – the highest-ever number of applicants, but only accepted 1,214, the elite university’s lowest acceptance rate. The results are detailed in a new report from EveryLibrary Institute and Book Riot.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

ATLANTA/PRNewswire/ — CENTEGIX , the leader in incident response solutions, today released its biannual report highlighting the impact of safety tools in K12 schools across the country and the benefits of wearable panic button solutions. alerts per semester. High schools saw an increase in alerts from 14.6

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Cyberbullying, increasingly more common, occurred at least once per week in 37 percent of middle schools, 25 percent of high schools, and 6 percent of elementary schools. The analysis revealed that any association with bullying increased the odds of school absences due to illness and truancy.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

But in the first multi-state effort to measure textbook efficacy since the implementation of the Common Core, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University saw no difference in the average fourth- and fifth-grade math achievement gains of schools using different elementary math textbooks.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

For more news on reading policy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page New data and analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) show that while many states seek to improve literacy outcomes for students, they focus too little on a key component to strong implementation and sustainability: effective teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

CHICAGO — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher who loves reading but struggles in math.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

If you’re ready to help elementary-aged children understand financial literacy, Vault is the perfect course for you. Grade level: elementary grades. Students will apply scientific thinking, geometry, and data analysis to this experience. Grade Level: Elementary School. Grade Level: 9-12. Idea #3: Vault. Grade Level: 4-7.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

His analysis indicates that low math performance is common throughout U.S. More analysis is needed to see if there’s a stronger link between school closures and test score changes. Sixty-five percent report being distracted by digital devices during math lessons. schools is much greater than the range in scores between schools.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Journalists (and others) are failing us when they don’t report out what NAEP levels mean. For instance, the New York Times reported this graph today from NCES : “Appalling,” right?! The National Academy of Sciences report was particularly scathing, labeling NAEP’s achievement levels as “fundamentally flawed.”.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The state initially agreed to give an extra $50 million to 75 elementary schools with the worst reading scores in the state to improve how they were teaching reading. However, before the courts resolved that legal question, the litigants settled the case in 2020. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The settlement itself was noteworthy.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To help her along, the teacher at her Bay Area elementary school has been showing her the right way to hold a pencil. percent in the 2022-2023 school year compared with the 2019-2020 school year, according to an Associated Press analysis of state-level data. Lurye reported from New Orleans and Stavely reported from Oakland.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

Since 2011, national math test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, fell by 17 points for eighth graders and 10 points for fourth graders in data analysis, statistics and probability. In a recent analysis of state programs, only nine states earned an “A” or “B” grade for the teaching of data science.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

last year, as tallied by a recent federal report. Damage from disasters like flooding, cyclones and wildfires can shutter schools for long periods, a Brookings Institute report says, or cause students to miss school due to illness or damage to their homes. The report authors were particularly concerned about repercussions for girls.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

They found 144 studies involving nearly 80,000 students, from elementary school through university. In Bureau’s analysis of the nearly 150 underlying studies, a sense of competence rose to the top for helping kids feel motivated to learn. (By Two conclusions jumped out. The three needs are competency, belonging and autonomy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Forecasts report that computer science skills will be essential for the future workforce, creating a need for K–12 experts to work harder to incorporate such lessons into the curriculum. . At Lucerne Valley Elementary School, students are able to pursue their own projects in a special SmartLab classroom, Victor Valley News reports.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This story also appeared in Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. The first-of-its-kind analysis found nearly 47,000 suspensions for missing class over a five-year period, with Black, Latino and Indigenous students frequently receiving a disproportionate share. Students weren’t showing up, and educators had to act.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. Some of the key findings from 2023’s report include: TikTok continued to captivate with children spending a global average of 112 minutes daily on the app – up from 107 in 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report There are teachers who should have aides, but don’t. The plan is that the $2.7

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

She wonders what would happen if little kids were less scheduled in elementary school. This story about extracurricular activities was written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. One question Caetano has concerns timing.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The National Reading Panel conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis involving 52 peer-reviewed studies that examined the efficacy of phonemic awareness (PA) instruction (Ehri et al. ’s meta-analysis strongly validates the indispensable role of PA instruction in fostering reading skills, with increased efficacy under certain conditions.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Martin said that the survey showed that high schools should stress “reasoning and critical thinking skills, decrease the emphasis on specific mathematical topics, and increase the focus on data analysis and statistics.” A diversion to data analysis risks putting students at a disadvantage. Understanding statistics was high on the list.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

Cottingham, associate director of strategic partnerships at Stanford University’s Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), who recently co-authored a brief urging school districts to use this summer to develop clear guidance on AI use, said there’s little evidence right now that AI detection tools are effective. Benjamin W.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering prepare to drop a paper bag with an egg inside off a railing at the school during engineering week. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report. The third graders at A.J.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

News & World Report released its first-ever rankings of public elementary and middle schools in the United States. Moreover, not all families have the opportunity to choose a desirable elementary or middle school without moving to a new neighborhood. State and local school report cards already do this. Last week, U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

And those that are planned aren’t taking place in person, according to a recent analysis from the Center for Reinventing Public Education, or CRPE. “A A lot of the schools are still doing virtual summer school,” says Sean Gill, a research analyst for CRPE who co-authored the report. “I

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

An analysis of test scores in California and South Carolina found that students had lost almost a third of a year in reading. A national analysis of the test scores of 5.5 Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2023

The school year ended at Washington Elementary at 2:35 p.m. Malaysia Robertson, 9, outside of the closed Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., The lobby of Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — on Friday evening, July 28, 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Credit: Patrick Wall for The Hechinger Report Now, Louisiana is one of a few states seeking to combine its data sets in order to track students from preschool into college and careers. Education Department spokeswoman said — despite a law requiring states to report students’ post-CTE outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It didn’t matter that he’d likely never have to teach the geometry concepts that kept tripping him up (Anderson hoped to teach elementary school). Latiker points out, “but he couldn’t teach elementary education because of his performance on the Praxis math exam.” That was in 2017. “It It began to become emotionally draining.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction. Here, the former elementary classroom teacher and math teacher advisor shares her thoughts on personalizing learning for individuals’ needs—and her school’s preferred platform for doing just that.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I embarrassed myself early enough into the game to recognize I needed to do what I always did in elementary school gym class: fade into the background until no one noticed I was sitting on the bench. If this is what they’re doing when they play a game, imagine the level of analysis that goes into watching one.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The study, “ The Effects of Writing on Learning in Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics: A Meta-Analysis ,” was published in the April 2020 issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Review of Educational Research. The post PROOF POINTS: Evidence increases for writing during math class appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2020

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was one of the book giveaway programs that obtained “impressive” results for early childhood literacy in a May 2020 analysis by international researchers. An analysis of 44 studies of book giveaway programs concludes that free stuff does work. Sign up for our Proof Points newsletter.

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