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Understanding and mitigating academic regression from summer learning loss

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This phenomenon has garnered increasing attention from educators, researchers, and policymakers due to its substantial impact on student achievement and educational equity. Establishing structured reading routines is paramount, with research showing that reading just six books during summer can prevent a decline in reading achievement.

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Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

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A Research-Forward Approach to Student Success BCS has long been committed to evidence-based strategies, a core pillar of its strategic plan, and to fostering academic achievement through innovative approaches. And, what we learn from throughout the three-year project will be disseminated to educators outside of BCS as well.”

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

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Another study showed that in mathematics, students exposed to brain-based instruction not only achieved higher scores but developed a deeper conceptual understanding of the material. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning.

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AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

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What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? If a learning activity helps you become someone of value in your social group—if it earns you the respect and belonging you crave—you’ll throw yourself into it. They are wired to care about how they’re seen.

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ISTELive 25 spotlights bold innovation

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Keep an eye out for daily activities with local artists who will lead drop-in workshops to get the creative juices flowing. Discover our developed projects and strategies to bring these STEM activities into your classroom. While progress has been made, achievement gaps have widened, particularly among underserved students.

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Most Teachers Are Satisfied With Their Workplace, but They’re Still Burned Out

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times more likely than their peers to be actively seeking a new job, the report posits. Here are some highlights on what teachers said about their feelings on the workplace, student achievement and their futures in the profession. Less than half said they were satisfied with their level of pay and opportunities for advancement.

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AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention

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The “Mississippi Miracle” –a term used to describe the state’s dramatic gains in literacy–and promising 2024 NAEP results in Louisiana , Philadelphia , and Los Angeles illustrate that a commitment to research-backed curriculum can help narrow the achievement gap, though it requires investment and focused effort.

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