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Competency-Based Learning Puts Students at the Center. It’s Perfect for Now.

Edsurge

But even with that assistance, families reported lack of adequate resources; my student Ismail’s family was issued only one device for seven siblings to share. Older students employed as essential workers, at grocery stores and warehouse distribution centers, lost significant learning time. Just as school terms were ending in the U.S.,

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95 Phonics Core Program® Earns Product Certification from Digital Promise for Research-Based Design

eSchool News

In addition, the company also demonstrated its commitment to making its robust research base clear and accessible to the public. Digital Promise’s Research-Based Design Product Certification recognizes the edtech products that incorporate research about learning into their design and development.

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Supporting Teachers: Our Hoover Dam

ExcelinEd

This school year, teachers face an unprecedented challenge teaching students both in person and at home—students who have experienced significant learning loss and trauma. As they invest in technology resources, states must invest equally in teachers.