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PROOF POINTS: ‘Right-to-read’ settlement spurred higher reading scores in California’s lowest performing schools, study finds

The Hechinger Report

A pair of Stanford University education researchers studied whether the settlement made a difference, and their conclusion was that yes, it did. The researchers characterized the reading improvements as larger than those seen in 90 percent of large-scale classroom interventions, according to a 2023 study.

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Digital instructional materials outpace print, study says

eSchool News

Study reveals that the digital resource market is growing faster than the overall K-12 market. Teachers now are using more digital instructional materials than print materials in the classroom, according to a new study from Education Market Research (EMR)/Simba Information.

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Choosing Edtech: Three Learnings from Five Districts

Digital Promise

With little existing research evidence for most edtech products and substantial latitude from the Department regarding what counts as evidence in informing spending of COVID aid dollars, districts will be largely left to utilize their own processes for determining which digital learning tools to invest in.

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Utah State Board of Education Approves 95 Percent Group Resources as Evidence-Informed, Recommended Supplemental Programs for Grades K-5

eSchool News

95 Phonics Core adds an explicit phonics strand to the daily reading block to ensure that all K-3 students receive consistent evidence-based and research-aligned phonics instruction to improve outcomes. There are multiple studies that demonstrate its effectiveness. Visit www.LXDResearch.com.

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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

EdTechSandyK

Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. More information than you might ever want to know about the bill can be found on the Texas Legislature website.

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This Student Saw Teachers Lacked a Place to Share Digital Resources. So He Created One.

Edsurge

Bir, who’s now a freshman studying computer science at Diablo Valley College in California, could relate. “As Currently, there are more than 20 contributors who have collected more than 600 resources, according to information on the site. Bir says the site has about 10,000 users.

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Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State? SETDA’s New Guide May Help.

Edsurge

All four are profiled in case studies that detail their policies, funding allotments, adoption processes and notable challenges. In states that mix adoption and local control, like Utah, a commission reviews, vets and ultimately recommends instructional materials, although districts have final say.

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