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Learning Loss Is Everywhere. But How Do the Reports Compare?

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Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. What differs is how those reports measure, how many are measured and what exactly they found. Perhaps the most widely reported of the edtech industry’s learning loss reports came from nonprofit NWEA early this month.

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As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

eSchool News

Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. “We We want teens to be safe online,” said Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Meta, noting the company has developed parental supervision tools and other privacy and safety measures on teen accounts. “We

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National Achievement Report Finds Varied Rates of Recovery from COVID-19 Impact

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million students from all 50 states, Renaissance’s midyear How Kids Are Performing report provides targeted insights to help educators accelerate spring and summer learning. Based on comparisons between performance results in winter 2021 and fall 2020, COVID achievement impacts are beginning to shrink in many grades. BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

Consumer Skills – Learning to comparison shop for cars, houses and being an informed consumer. Startup to IPO – Students help take a company from startup to Initial Public Offering (IPO) as students take the role of a consultant. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “ sponsored blog post.”

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The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.

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Does the study design provide a compelling comparison group? It is essential to understand the comparison group (sometimes called the control group) because the strength of a research claim hinges on the extent to which there is a plausible comparison group. It is important to follow the money.

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National Readiness Report: A Look at COVID-19’s Impact on Learner Readiness and How Institutions Can Improve Student Success

eSchool News

Data on how COVID-19 has impacted learner readiness comes out of the National Readiness Report , published by SmarterServices. Through the National Readiness Report, institutions can compare the performance of their students to those of other students nationally. To download your own copy of the report here.

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Report Calls for ISA Investment, Says ‘Discredit Ethical Claims’

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“Momentum is growing around ISAs,” says the authors of a report on how income share agreements could impact the way students pay for college in the future. To ease some confusion, researchers behind the study lay out the major ISA companies, investors and strategies that exist including Vemo Education, Avenue Funding and Lumni.

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