eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Key points: A new grant will fund research around increasing the academic engagement of students with special needs Teachers will benefit from insights into how to best support students with unique needs who also wish to be independent See related article: What matters most for our special education teachers?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These funds will enable Parallel to accelerate its growth by expanding nationwide, increasing access to special education services for students across the country. With Parallel, evaluations begin within days instead of waiting months and cost a fraction of the price of traditional evaluations which can be upwards of $5,000.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

,” 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. Hicks and Faulk wrote in the study’s executive summary.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

In the coming years, the final funding decisions made by current district leaders will serve as a litmus test to determine if they have proactively addressed the internal capacity needed at the system level to support their chosen allocation of funds. Will they prioritize short-term fixes, or will they root their decisions in sustainability?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

With this release, Riverside is also the first assessment provider to introduce an affordable subscription model that enables continued enhancements of the testing experience – from administration to reporting. It has consistently been the industry standard for early identification, offering the most comprehensive and up-to-date norms.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

Over the last decade or so , we’ve settled into a choreographed dance around large-scale, state-mandated standardized test scores. First, an education leader stands behind a podium with charts and graphs, releases a memo, or otherwise puts the most recent scores out in the world.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

To mitigate the risks inherent in trying out a potentially ineffective product, we suggest the time and effort spent evaluating the evidence should be proportional to the amount of time students will spend using the product. This could mean that the groups of students have similar scores on a state test or a pretest relevant to the study.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2020

Speech and other special-education professionals were already in short supply even when classes were in session. In California, where PresenceLearning is based, acute shortages in licensed special educators have continued even as the percentage of special-needs students has grown. Her team has made some strides.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2020

On one side of the debate, some district and federal leaders argue that it is not possible to meet the demands of laws protecting students with disabilities in their entirety, and therefore online education must either be canceled or postponed pending waivers from accountability to these laws. There is a path forward.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

A Testing Trap I teach in New Orleans, the first American city to forcibly turn all its public schools over to private charter organizations. As part of this system, NOPS periodically evaluates whether private organizations that run public schools should be allowed to continue stewarding public funds , resources and children's futures.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

Key points: About two-thirds of American students fail to meet reading standards every year when tested in 4 th , 8 th , and 12 th grades. These brief screeners use a sample of disconnected test items that are just as likely to miss a student’s problem areas as to find them. Worse, some screeners do not even test students’ skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Stager joins as Parallel’s new Director of Partnerships, with a strong background in building ed-tech partnerships, particularly in the special education space. With Parallel, evaluations begin within days instead of the typical wait of months and cost a fraction of the price of traditional evaluations.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

NEW YORK, NY (MAY 26, 2022 ) – Parallel Learning (Parallel)—the digital health platform that provides a new way to test, diagnose, and empower students with learning and thinking differences—today announced $20M in Series A funding and an expansion to its suite of teletherapy services.

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Learning Evaluation Coaching Special Education 143

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

This is followed by an evaluation section, which is a self-assessment with questions aligned directly with what students will see on standardized tests. AR lets students see things up close or gather background knowledge of topics; it promotes deeper learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind The integration of AI in education has the potential to revolutionize the way students learn, especially for non-traditional learners. Diane Myers, Ph.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

The NCSC alternate assessment evaluates knowledge of Common Core Math and ELA (reading and writing) standards at grades 3-8 and 11. ” Breakthrough incorporated the TAO open-source test delivery system for the NCSC assessment, which runs in current web browsers without requiring users to download any software onto local computers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Some have had too much screen time and it’s changed the way their brain works and we’re seeing more students qualifying for special education services and needing help. Technology will be better equipped to evaluate threads across time as well as single point-in-time measures. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

In today’s educational landscape, the emphasis on inclusion and creating the least restrictive environments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) has significantly reshaped classroom dynamics.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments, has launched a new dashboard reporting tool designed to make it easier for educators to take advantage of the insights provided by the market-leading Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®) to promote educational equity. About CogAT.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Historically, students have been evaluated primarily on the basis of test scores and subject matter mastery. More specifically, how is SEL associated with attendance, behavior and course performance (ABC)—and how do these associations vary across student demographics or educational contexts?

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2017

But in education, technology threatens no one. It allows for individualized learning paths for all children and can evaluate what works and what doesn’t. So we started Istation with the goal of supporting teachers, students and the education system. If you get that information in February for an April test, it's too late.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

They will be able to log in to one place and access the test results more easily. The different data results will break down the meaning of each [test result] while visually representing the data in a similar way. What measures do you take to continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of data-driven practices?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Some have had too much screen time and it’s changed the way their brain works and we’re seeing more students qualifying for special education services and needing help. Technology will be better equipped to evaluate threads across time as well as single point-in-time measures. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Buffet Institute—a private-public partnership that got its start six years ago with a donation of an undisclosed sum from Susie Buffett, daughter of billionaire Warren Buffett—assists in program design and evaluation. The kindergarten teachers at Belleaire say they don’t talk that much to the preschool teachers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

As a special education teacher, I work with students who struggle academically. Over the years I’ve become familiar with the ideas and theories commonly advocated for in special education practice. Scientists test their ideas about the world around them and there is always a method to their efforts. Why is that?

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

KidBizBoost®, TeenBizBoost®, and EmpowerBoost® for Tier 2 and 3 Response to Intervention and special education in grades two through 12. The program continuously evaluates each student’s exact skill level, learning temperament and learning pace. ELA Test Challenge Courses. Upcoming LevelSet Writing Assessments.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Our teachers found ways to collaborate with one another to create multiple means of assessment to evaluate these different depths of mastery from observation based qualitative data gathering to performance based tasks coupled with traditional tests.

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Learning Middle School Middle School Schools 111

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

I wouldn’t point blame or send him to the office; instead, I would allow him to talk out what he was feeling, re-evaluate how he reacted, and create a plan for the next time he felt upset. He could use a calculator during tests, but he had to learn a strategy for tracking those negative signs. you’re awesome.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2016

We were even able to share video with our principal for evaluation purposes, which helped him so he didn't have to visit our classrooms as much. This teacher has high populations of special education students as well as students from low income families. Istation Reading — Written by Celeste, principal of a Texas KIPP school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind The integration of AI in education has the potential to revolutionize the way students learn, especially for non-traditional learners. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 21, 2024

Nearly 79% of schools struggled to hire teachers for the 20232024 school year, and 70% of educators say that their school is understaffed. Meanwhile, new job vacancies are constantly opening up as the demands of public education, especially special education, growworsening the shortage even further.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The second type of curriculum consists of the set of plans made for guiding learning, which includes the learning experiences and interactions that students have with the content, materials, resources and the process for evaluating mastery of the objectives (Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead & Boschee, 2019).

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Elevate k12

JUNE 15, 2024

Or, if you value ongoing teacher education, you might list unique opportunities that set your district apart. While teaching specialties range from special education to vector calculus, branding helps you find teachers with a deeper connection to your schools overall mission.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

How does online learning affect standardized testing and college admissions? Reputable K12 virtual schools prepare students for the same standardized tests (CBSE, ICSE, NIOS, SATs, etc.) Its not uncommon for children to face difficulties adjusting to online education. How is learning progress tracked in an online K12 school?

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Additionally, the school should provide: Academic advisors Technical support teams Special education services, if needed Mental health counseling options Student success is significantly enhanced when online schools prioritize strong, timely teacher-student interactions and offer comprehensive support systems.

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