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Is it the school, or the students?

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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. Conventional ratings, the research makes clear, are highly correlated with race.

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Wow! This inquiry-based, technology-rich school has no tech staff

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Let me explain: Wildwood IB World Magnet School is a top performing K-8 public magnet school. They plan and deliver many school assemblies like Pi Day, and they engage in all sorts of action and service, both inside the formal IB units of inquiry and outside of it. Tools to Support Inquiry-Driven Learning.

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Why combining assessments and LMS technology is essential

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Assessments are more than just measuring how well students are doing in particular subjects in school, and they can actually improve student learning. Testing can help students better retain and recall what they studied, not only for the final exam, but as part of their overall educational development.

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Twig Science Nevada Approved for Statewide Use

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Educators and schools can get started using the curriculum by visiting Twig Science Nevada. Twig comprises a team of teachers, filmmakers, writers, researchers, designers, academics, and students, all working together to create exciting and effective student learning experiences. They can’t wait for the next lesson.”.

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The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.

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In almost any school in the country today, you can find an app or program that claims to change education as we know it. Yet schools are littered with products that have not changed anything beyond teachers’ desktop screens. One recent study of school spending estimated that up to two-thirds of software licenses are never activated.

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What a Summer Prototype Taught Us About Measuring Quality in an Unbundled Education System

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In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. Why focus outside of formal learning time for our design work? The Testing Backdrop.

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Lexia Celebrates 40th Anniversary 

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million students and over 620,000 educators across more than 23,000 schools nationwide. Edwin Cole, a noted neurologist, head of the Reading Clinic at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and founder of several schools for students with dyslexia.

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