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How to ensure digital equity in online testing

eSchool News

JULY 6, 2022

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. As the trend toward wholly online testing continues, education leaders must consider how to ensure digital equity for the students taking these exams.

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5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Although I love teaching all subjects, I always choose English/language arts and social studies, in part because I love the challenge of engaging young leaners in these important subjects. However, the digital resources are not enough—they need to be applied within the context of effective, classroom-tested strategies.

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Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

million people (equal to the population of France), speak a language other than English at home, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. When it comes to taking tests not in their first language, these groups can be at a notable disadvantage – especially for tests that influence a test-takers’ future.

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What I learned building an AI tool for my own kids (and millions more worldwide)

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Study the existing literature on the intersection between childrens learning and advanced tech features. Others were the kids of my wifes clients, and we also posted in Bay Area Facebook groups inviting parents who were interested in having their children participate in early tests.

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National Lexile Study Shows Accelerated Reading Growth Across Ethnic Groups

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2021

Red Bank, NJ, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Lexile Study, a respected and recognized independent research analysis conducted by MetaMetrics®, the creators of the Lexile® Framework, was released today by Achieve3000. Achieve3000 and MetaMetrics have partnered to produce the National Lexile Study for the last two years.

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Can VR help multilingual students better grasp science concepts?

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

New methods of teaching may help close this gap, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. In the United States, English is the main language used in classrooms. All the students’ scores improved after playing the game, and multilingual students performed as well as their English-speaking peers. In the U.S.

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Study: Instructional Mode Played No Significant Role in COVID-19-Related Learning Loss in Indiana Public Schools in 2020-21

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

What Contributed to COVID Learning Loss in Indiana’s Schools? ,” a recently published study from Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), utilized Indiana Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) test scores from Spring 2019 to Spring 2021 as a measure of learning for Indiana public K-12 schools.

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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond. Today’s technology presents us with answers.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

Alabama state law previously required students to take at least four years each of English, math, science and social studies to graduate from high school. Students who opt for the workforce diploma will not have their ACT test scores included in their schools public reports. I wouldnt have the credits, Giles realized.

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The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2025

These aren’t online tools or books, but mental conscripts that will get you where you want to be with more efficiency and less pain: The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster Mastering a new language can be a transformative journey, opening doors to new cultures, opportunities, and personal growth.

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How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Odette guided Esther as she wrote her answers in English. “I She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers.

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School libraries are disappearing when students need them most

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

I sought to bring that same joy of reading to my high school history and English students. Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes.

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Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

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Riverside Insights Continues to Lead Innovation in Assessments for English Learners

eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This early childhood solution continues Riverside’s strong tradition of developing leading assessments to support deeper understanding of English learners (EL), who are often over- or under-identified for special learning accommodations. “We Bateria IV : A comprehensive assessment system to evaluate native Spanish speakers.

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This Toolkit Helps Take the Stress Out of State Testing

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

If you’re an educator, the weeks leading up to state testing are likely some of the most stressful and demanding days in your year. You’re focused not only on test preparation, but also on each student’s specific needs. 10 Tips for Testing Success. Ace the Test with Study Island. Assessment For Learning.

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Ohio drops PARCC, calling it a ‘damaged’ brand

eSchool News

JULY 14, 2015

“The word PARCC became synonymous with a nightmare test,” said chair of state senate education committee. The longer, tougher PARCC school tests, criticized by many as too time-consuming and full of technological glitches, are gone from Ohio after one year — before students and schools even know their scores.

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Emergent Bilingual Students Using Lexia English Scored Higher than Their Peers on California’s English Language Proficiency Assessment

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

Department of Education stated that the number of Emergent Bilinguals – also known as English language learners – in U.S. The study focused on 2,034 emergent bilingual K-5 students across 21 schools in a mid-sized northern California district. Across all student groups, Lexia English users scored higher than non-Lexia English users.

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How to Prepare K–12 Students for Online Testing

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2022

Last month, the College Board, which develops and administers the SAT, announced that the test would move entirely online by 2024. Many states already have an online option for standardized tests, which allowed students to take assessments digitally during remote learning.

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Why Oregon teachers despise the Smarter Balanced tests

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school.

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How are students doing since COVID? Good luck finding out from your state’s school report card

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Test data from many sources suggest students are still behind where they were before the pandemic. They also searched for information about chronic absenteeism or regular attendance , high school graduation rates, and English learner proficiency. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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School district in Georgia creates significant learning gains for Title 1 students

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

MCSD narrowed the gap between its test scores and the state averages on 12 tests this year: third-grade English language arts, science, and social studies. fourth-grade science and social studies. fifth-grade English language arts, math, science, and social studies. eighth-grade social studies.

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Family support is key to closing learning gaps

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Other top causes for learning gaps include mental health and social-emotional struggles (38 percent) and lack of students completing their homework or studying (35 percent). Those higher-performing students that teachers report being at grade level are driving test improvements while students at the lower end are falling further behind.

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Can assessments be used to eliminate inequities in education? AI could help

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Test-optional and test-blind admissions in recent years could mean a radical expansion of access to selective colleges. The patchwork of admission test policies in college admissions underscores a larger challenge—and opportunity—for both K-12 and higher education.

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

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JUNE 16, 2024

Option 1 Science: Design a new experiment to test a scientific hypothesis Science: Write a research paper on an environmental issue Math: Solve a set of problems and explain your solutions in a video tutorial Math: Develop a math game that helps others learn about a mathematical concept or process English : Write an essay analyzing the symbolism in (..)

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Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

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MAY 9, 2025

Not only do these courses offer students a jump-start on credits once they get to college, but they also equip them with skills like time management, critical thinking and study habits that researchers say encourage them to enroll and stay in college. Some states have eligibility requirements, such as passing a standardized test.

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How a major MD district boosted middle math achievement

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A new impact study at Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) found that students in grades 6 to 8 who used Speak Agent Math+Language outperformed their peers who did not use the program. This is the first large-scale study to find a positive, independent effect at a 99.9% ”

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IXL and Fayette County Public Schools Partner to Boost Academic Achievement and Personalize Learning for All Students

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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Student: How a virtual education prepared me for higher ed

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Those complications extend into the higher education world where some colleges accept home-school diplomas and others require GED® test scores as part of the application process. We did our secular studies online and our Judaic classes in a traditional format. When I was in 10 th grade, the school used VHS for secular studies.

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Schools amplify inequity with failed solutions to teacher shortage

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

One study shows that 10 additional teacher absences per year lead to 1.2 6 percent of a standard deviation decrease in math and English test scores, respectively. Every unfilled staff vacancy at a school means that students are not receiving a high-quality education, which has a resounding effect on outcomes. percent and.6

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Most states don’t actually know if teachers are qualified to teach reading

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In fact, one state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. The data brief, False Assurances: Many states’ licensure tests don’t signal whether elementary teachers understand reading instruction , provides the most up-to-date analysis on the quality of elementary reading teacher licensure exams being used by each state.

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With Rising Concerns About Dyslexia in Young Learners, Riverside Insights Introduces First-of-its Kind Playbook to Streamline Evaluations

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The new playbook makes assessments more effective and efficient by providing a recommended process for selective testing and a specific test list for querying the most salient features of dyslexia. Tests recommended in the playbook are tailored to the needs of practitioners working with early childhood, 7+ and ELL populations.

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Why universal screening is a more equitable identifier of gifted and talented students

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This means that teachers or parents nominate their students to take selected achievement and/or cognitive aptitude tests, frequently used as a screener for gifted and talented placement. The study also offered best practices for implementing a universal screening process within school districts.

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This Math Program Helped Students Blow State Test Scores Out of the Water

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

We knew we needed to do something to support all students,” says Perez, “especially English learners and students with disabilities.” We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities. Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL).

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Middle School students use green screens, technology to connect to learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Seventh-grade students in Jeanne Halderson’s social studies and English language arts class and Liz Ramsay’s science and mathematics class are the first to field-test the green screens in the schoolwork. They also used the green screens for social studies lessons, taking an epic selfie with the whole class.

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Pandemic Pivots: Edtech Edition

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Necessity begets ingenuity, and for many businesses no test of survival has been tougher than the current one wrought by a global pandemic. Duolingo Passes Its English Test Don’t worry, the pandemic hasn’t shuttered Duolingo’s popular gamified language learning app. to accept its test scores. Denny’s is selling groceries.

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This Math Program Helped Students Blow State Test Scores Out of the Water

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

We knew we needed to do something to support all students,” says Perez, “especially English learners and students with disabilities.” We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities. Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL).

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How students are managing back-to-school-stress

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Many are already feeling the pressures that come with it, particularly the load of homework and studying. percent of students reported having a test, quiz, or exam within their first week of school. percent) expect math to be their hardest subject, followed by English (14.7 percent), studying for tests (48.8

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Arizona Department of Education Selects Riverside’s CogAT for Statewide Universal Screening of all Second-Grade Students for Gifted Education Services

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

23, 2022 – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) selected Riverside Insight’s Cognitive Abilities Test ( CogAT ® ), the most respected and widely used test of student ability, to screen Grade 2 students state-wide for gifted programs. ITASCA, Ill. – About Riverside Insights.

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Is it the school, or the students?

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the preparation and family background of their students as much or more than a school’s contribution to learning gains. Angrist is co-author of a newly published paper detailing the study’s results.

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IXL Approved by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a State-Approved Supplemental Literacy Solution for Grades K-5

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Additionally, studies across 70,000 schools in 49 states show that IXL leads to higher test scores , with schools scoring as much as 17 percentile points higher on language arts on state assessments. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 1 and Tier 2 research shows undisputed favorable outcomes for schools implementing IXL.

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5 tips for teaching preschoolers coding before reading

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

I’m the son of a high school honors English teacher and the husband of an author, but I have learned that teaching coding and computer science to young kids is crucial to lifelong success. Yes, kids should learn to code even before learning to read or write. I’m not arguing that coding and logical thinking are more important than reading.

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Virginia Department of Education Approves the IXL Diagnostic as an Alternative Assessment to the Virginia Growth Assessments

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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I’m a teacher, but I was also “that student”

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This fall, I will return to the classroom for my second year teaching English at Philadelphia’s Excel Academy South , an accelerated high school experience for students seeking a smaller, more personal setting, intensely focused on elevating social skills, emotional wellness, and academic success. . It was about the outside world.

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Newark Public Schools considers new AI tutor chatbot for districtwide use

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

The district was among the first in the country to test the chatbot called Khanmigo, an AI program developed by online learning giant Khan Academy that is designed for classrooms and acts as a tutor for students and an assistant for teachers. Reid studies educational technology products and reviews their efficacy in classroom instruction.

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How to ensure digital equity in online testing

5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction

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Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers

What I learned building an AI tool for my own kids (and millions more worldwide)

National Lexile Study Shows Accelerated Reading Growth Across Ethnic Groups

Can VR help multilingual students better grasp science concepts?

Study: Instructional Mode Played No Significant Role in COVID-19-Related Learning Loss in Indiana Public Schools in 2020-21

How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster

How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

School libraries are disappearing when students need them most

Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students

Riverside Insights Continues to Lead Innovation in Assessments for English Learners

This Toolkit Helps Take the Stress Out of State Testing

Ohio drops PARCC, calling it a ‘damaged’ brand

Emergent Bilingual Students Using Lexia English Scored Higher than Their Peers on California’s English Language Proficiency Assessment

How to Prepare K–12 Students for Online Testing

Why Oregon teachers despise the Smarter Balanced tests

How are students doing since COVID? Good luck finding out from your state’s school report card

School district in Georgia creates significant learning gains for Title 1 students

Family support is key to closing learning gaps

Can assessments be used to eliminate inequities in education? AI could help

Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

How a major MD district boosted middle math achievement

IXL and Fayette County Public Schools Partner to Boost Academic Achievement and Personalize Learning for All Students

Student: How a virtual education prepared me for higher ed

Schools amplify inequity with failed solutions to teacher shortage

Most states don’t actually know if teachers are qualified to teach reading

With Rising Concerns About Dyslexia in Young Learners, Riverside Insights Introduces First-of-its Kind Playbook to Streamline Evaluations

Why universal screening is a more equitable identifier of gifted and talented students

This Math Program Helped Students Blow State Test Scores Out of the Water

Middle School students use green screens, technology to connect to learning

Pandemic Pivots: Edtech Edition

This Math Program Helped Students Blow State Test Scores Out of the Water

How students are managing back-to-school-stress

Arizona Department of Education Selects Riverside’s CogAT for Statewide Universal Screening of all Second-Grade Students for Gifted Education Services

Is it the school, or the students?

IXL Approved by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a State-Approved Supplemental Literacy Solution for Grades K-5

5 tips for teaching preschoolers coding before reading

Virginia Department of Education Approves the IXL Diagnostic as an Alternative Assessment to the Virginia Growth Assessments

I’m a teacher, but I was also “that student”

Newark Public Schools considers new AI tutor chatbot for districtwide use

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