eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? Researchers have offered a range of explanations for this gap, from inconsistent implementation by schools to the possibility that higher-achieving students are simply more likely to stick with the programs.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

Key points: Family involvement provides long-term benefits for students and school communities Unpacking COVID’s lasting academic effects on 5th graders Did the pandemic reopen gender-based math gaps? ” What is your biggest post-COVID concern?

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This process showed me that students flourish not only when they achieve academically but when their mental health, emotional resilience, and relationships are nurtured. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

As insights from neuroscience increasingly inform educational practices, we are seeing old theories and practices, such as whole language, challenged and new approaches more aligned to the science of learning emerge. The effect of Brain Based Learning on academic achievement: A meta-analytical study.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Still, a central challenge remains: How can this shift be sustainable, relevant and, most importantly, achievable for both teachers and students within the current educational landscape? For Stacey King, a secondary math and computer science teacher, the appeal was clear: “I love PD and am always looking for ways to help me be better.”

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This process showed me that students flourish not only when they achieve academically but when their mental health, emotional resilience, and relationships are nurtured. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This program helps students turn frustration into achievement by teaching them how to manage tasks effectively and approach learning with a problem-solving mindset. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. They learn that math isnt just numbersits problem-solving. The IBs interdisciplinary structure plays a key role. That literature isnt just storiesits about empathy.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Students know there will be consequences if they are caught cheating, but they weigh them against the consequences of not achieving. When the pressure to achieve exceeds the fear of being caught, students easily rationalize why cheating is a logical, justifiable choice (Challenge Success, 2021). Affirm students at the starting line.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

The visuals on the board are meant to serve as a reminder of what the future can look and feel like if your students take the necessary steps to achieve their goals. These images should represent their goals and illustrate how they’ll feel when they’ve achieved them.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Are classes like art, gym, and life skills as critical as math and English? narrative prompts allow students to write using clear sequences, descriptive details, reflection, and figurative language. Describe a goal you’ve worked hard to achieve or are still working on. Aligned with CCSS W.7.3,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

If you’re evaluating math programs at your school, a good option to consider is ORIGO Education’s Stepping Stones. Here’s one educator’s story about how Stepping Stones made a big difference with his students’ math skills: How Magnolia ISD has ‘leveled the playing field’ for students in math.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improving math achievement has long been a sticking point for U.S. Now, one Maryland school district is seeing substantial improvements in grades 6-8 math scores. Students who completed 10 Speak Agent learning activities experienced a 10 percent higher mean score than their peers on the PGCPS Math Benchmark assessments.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

New research from FEV Tutor shows that live 1:1 tutoring with a subject matter expert can help students progress and close achievement gaps. The data showed that students who participated in 21 or more online tutoring sessions with FEV Tutor showed greater improvements in ELA and math relative to their peers.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

— June 12, 2022 — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by more than 13 million students, announced it has acquired Curiosity Media , the creator of innovative language learning platforms that empower people to more effectively communicate in Spanish and English.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2024

Just as we don’t become fluent in art, language, or sports through repetitive drills over a few weeks, mastering math requires a different approach. Using this approach, parents can reinforce foundational math skills over the summer with games that help children maintain and retain key concepts in a fun, exploratory way.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2019

Approximately one in seven of our students are English language learners. When we looked at our reading and math scores a few years back, we found that we weren’t seeing the growth we were hoping to see. Starting with the standards.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. IXL also provides test preparation skill plans and personalized study plans for the SAT and ACT.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

. — IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 14 million students, announced that it has been added to Utah’s K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software Grant list by the state’s STEM Action Center.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

BOSTON (March 31, 2025) In recent months, almost 2,000 schools and districts have purchased or renewed licenses for Lexia English Language Development (Lexia English) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand. The numbers show just how much students and educators have needed access to a culturally responsive language learning solution.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Understanding the connection between class size and student achievement, as well as teacher retentions, is critical to the future of our educational system. The Link Between Class Size and Achievement. Research into the impact of class size on student achievement has been ongoing for decades. The Benefits of Small Class Sizes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

BALTIMORE, Maryland — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, has unveiled the findings of a Johns Hopkins University study that affirms IXL Math’s effectiveness in boosting student achievement. ” Visit our research page for more information about IXL’s studies.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

. — MIND Education , an organization dedicated to ensuring that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world’s most challenging problems, today released the results of its annual ST Math Teacher Survey, conducted by MIND Research Institute, its social impact organization specializing in education and neuroscience research.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

We’ve also appointed a bilingual tutor as a liaison to answer questions from families in their native language. To meet the needs of the district, Carnegie Learning is expanding their offerings in Gadsden ISD with new K-12 math and literacy, SAT and PSAT preparation to their portfolio of services.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A truly global community, district students speak 56 different languages and represent 160 countries. Solution: One of the district’s strategies to address student achievement through the use of technology was the implementation of the Digital Convergence initiative. Currently, the graduation rate of MDCPS is 89 percent.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2018

million English language learners (ELLs) in elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. At Compton Unified, ELL students receive differentiated instruction with a teacher and language development through blended learning activities, explained Dawson.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

Jo Boaler started her teaching career in inner-city London—in a culturally diverse school population with roughly 250 different languages spoken—she was tasked with teaching math to students assigned to the bottom track. As far as the school system was concerned, this was the group destined for low-level achievement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Common Core–Math Lesson Plans 141 pages, 20 projects, over 114 Common Core standards, for K-8. 33% off right now through February 3, 2024 How to Achieve Common Core with Tech is a four-volume series that focuses on using technology to meet Common Core standards in Language, Writing, Reading, Speaking/Listening (not yet available), and Math.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Post-pandemic academic achievement is showing encouraging signs of improvement, although not evenly across school years, according to NWEA , a nonprofit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students. But there is still a long road ahead of us and achievement levels continue to be below pre-pandemic norms.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Called Math 11 A and B, these classes, which students take as freshmen and sophomores, constitute a “leaky pipeline,” Weissman says. There are math requirements for those majors. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

. “This course follows a high level curriculum developed in my department to prepare Stanford undergraduate students for math, data science, AI, engineering, and all other quantitative disciplines. They must also submit a recommendation letter from a math instructor, and be under the age of 18.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Common Core–Math Lesson Plans 160 pages, 20 projects, over 114 Common Core standards, for 9 grades (K-8). On sale until February 4, 2023 How to Achieve Common Core with Tech is a four-volume series that focuses on using technology to meet Common Core standards in Language, Writing, Reading, Speaking/Listening (not yet available), and Math.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2019

An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) attempts to not only identify areas of challenge for a student—fine motor skills, language development, reading and comprehension, written and verbal language skills, social interaction, etc.—but Math is his favorite subject, and he enjoys learning it. that are dependent on it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

— IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center (ERC) has added IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts (ELA) to its list of evidence-based resources. ” How Pennsylvania educators use IXL’s award-winning platform. .

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Educators throughout the state can now administer the diagnostic as a beginning-of-year and mid-year assessment to measure students’ overall grade-level proficiency in math and English language arts based on Virginia’s Standards of Learning. About IXL Currently used by 16 million students and in 96 of the top 100 U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2024

They argue that “process conditions are key to the design of effective initiatives for building the capacity of families and school staff to partner in ways that support student achievement and school improvement.” A family member can share with a class how they use math in their medical career, for example.

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