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“Ambitious growth” is needed to accelerate learning recovery

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The report evaluates trends in growth patterns and grade-level placements for students who may require the most support to get to grade-level or develop essential prerequisite skills for later grades. But for these same students, meeting Stretch Growth led to 89 percent achieving grade level.

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How video coaching inspires teacher self-reflection

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Matt Prusiecki, the return on investment has been “tremendous” because “the entire district team is more reflective on practice, we’ve increased teacher retention, and most importantly, raised student achievement by improving the quality of instruction.” Department of Education looked at video-based coaching in about 100 elementary schools.

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Austin Independent School District Selects IXL to Support Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning

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IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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Riverside Insights Wins Excellence in Equity Award for Accessibility Features

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Equity is foundational to our mission of elevating the potential of all learners,” said Dr. Sarah Holman, a former special education administrator and bilingual evaluator who now serves as a marketing director for Riverside Insights. “We in addition to a number of submissions from around the world.

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4 educator reflections on the 2023-2024 school year

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But it’s not all bad–educators found success as they dedicated their efforts to improving student engagement and achievement, creating community-based approaches to learning, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners. Looking ahead, I anticipate these positive trends to continue into the next school year.

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AI is the solution to costly and ineffective dyslexia programs

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Even lengthy evaluations by specialists have all the same limitations. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse for literacy does not contain any study that has a significant positive effect on broad reading achievement for this group. 29 Schools cannot afford to evaluate all at-risk students in this way.

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10 schools to pilot new digital courseware

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Citizen Schools will develop the program at schools across four states that are currently using digital courseware during the expanded day. The schools are: 1. Greenleaf Elementary School (Oakland, Calif.). Joseph George Middle School (San Jose, Calif.). Joseph George Middle School (San Jose, Calif.).