The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

And yet, as a recent Hechinger Report article recently highlighted, the state’s data systems make it extremely difficult to distill a clear picture of what is working with English learners. Related: Closing gap for immigrant students under Common Core in Kentucky is a moving target. It’s not just Kentucky.

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Policies Data Common Core Comparison 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

There are other areas that also come to mind including student grouping, assessment, and interest. Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. This Research Report will provide you with even more information on this wonderful program.

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

In 2012, Estonia’s 15-year-olds ranked 11 th in math and reading and sixth in science out of the 65 countries that participated in an international test that compares educational systems from around the world, called the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Secondary System Survey Study 0

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Emily Hanford | APM Reports. This story was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. More than 60 percent of American fourth-graders are not proficient readers, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and it’s been that way since testing began in the 1990s. Emily Hanford | APM Reports.

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

The boom and bust of Common Core standards have left their mark, just as new concerns over media literacy and privacy are doing currently. As a director for Common Sense Education , I’ve enjoyed something of a ringside seat, having edited close to 1,000 edtech reviews written by expert educators.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 18, 2016

The shareholders’ resolution would require that Pearson’s board of directors to “immediately conduct a thorough business strategy review of Pearson PLC, including education commercialization and its support of high stakes testing and low-fee private schools and to report to shareholders within six months.”

Pearson 40

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

Educators prefer to call the new exams assessments, because they’re so different in form and format from traditional standardized tests. It’s very important for arts to be seen as a subject that can be and should be tested,” said Frank Philip, an arts education assessment consultant. It’s a parity thing.”.

Education 40

Education Assessment Guidelines Elementary 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Remind co-founder Brett Kopf was replaced as CEO by Brian Grey, formerly CEO of the Bleacher Report. These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.). Sebastian Thrun stepped down as Udacity’s CEO. Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard. Layoffs at Noodle.com (80% of its marketing and editorial teams).

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40