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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

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/PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

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Redefining what it means to be ‘college-ready’

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These days, a student’s level of college and workforce readiness is said to be dependent on their college admission test scores, completing the most rigorous high school classes possible, and obtaining AP credit. What we really mean is “post-secondary ready.” Societal pressures on high school seniors seemingly grow by the year.

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Senate to tackle NCLB update

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Education Committee will begin reviewing details of a plan to update NCLB. A proposed update to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) would strengthen state and local control and end federal test-based accountability.

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Groundbreaking school blends high school and college together

eSchool News

The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce published a report stating that by 2020, 65 percent of our economy’s jobs will require post-secondary education or training beyond high school. That means that students without these post-secondary milestones will only be applicable for 35 percent of jobs.

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How our changing world is shifting the way Gen Z is influenced by post-secondary marketing

eSchool News

Specifically, it shows how trust plays a part in making decisions about post-secondary education and how creativity makes a significant impact. Suppose post-secondary education institutions can incorporate these key information points in their marketing. The online world is a great place to build that relationship. .”

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10 of the best and worst school systems

eSchool News

For the majority of US families, public education is the only option for their child’s education. Public elementary and secondary education dollars traditionally flow from three sources: the federal, state (state governments contributing nearly half of public-school funding) and local governments. Massachusetts.

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Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?

Cult of Pedagogy

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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