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The dangers of attempting to ‘Instant Pot’ educational progress

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Minnesota previously eliminated its graduation exam requirement for math, which resulted in a decade-long slide in student proficiency. Florida is actively looking at removing graduation requirements which include passing a 10th grade English Language Arts assessment and a statewide algebra test.

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Blending Art and Algorithms, Desmos Sets Out to Reimagine Math Curriculum

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It’s an art competition unlike most others. We believe that the line between math, arts and humanities is a lot blurrier than what most people make it out to be,” says Luberoff. Mashing the arts and math is core to Desmo’s belief that education is interdisciplinary by nature, and subjects should be taught as such.

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How to ensure digital equity in online testing

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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam will be taken entirely online next year. Many other states already have fully online tests—and in response to the pandemic, graduate entrance and career certification exams have shifted online as well.

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Introducing Savvas PathMaker, a Complete Learning Solution for College and Career Readiness

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Savvas PathMaker uniquely enables educators to offer a diverse set of personalized opportunities for a wide variety of students’ college and career interests, preparing students for industry certification exams and equipping them with transferable job skills and college credits to chart their own path forward.”

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

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The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

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Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center Adds IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts to List of Evidence-Based Resources for Schools

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— 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. The study investigated hundreds of public schools in Pennsylvania that used IXL Math or IXL ELA.

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How Art and Science Are Making Computer Science Culturally Relevant

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In my course students will be asked to explore the connection between computation and graffiti, through the engagement of people who use code to reimagine this cultural art form. In 2015, the number of students taking the AP CS exam increased by nearly 24 percent. Dr. Gaskins is director of the STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy. .

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