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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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Phenix City Teacher Wins Marbury Technology Innovation Award

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He received the 19th Annual Marbury Technology Innovation Award from the State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Eric G. Loreman is the television production teacher who instructs students on writing, capturing, and producing television programs. His classes regularly produce episodes of RDTV, Central High School’s news channel.

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Paper™ acquires MajorClarity to Create a Comprehensive Career & College Readiness Platform

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Those offerings, plus on-demand virtual tutoring and writing review, are currently available to over three million students nationwide. This creates a two-fold challenge for educators. About Paper Mission-driven educators founded Paper to help all students reach their full potential and gain confidence in life.

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Empower Educators to Teach Writing with PD, Practice and Tools That Extend Their Reach

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students to write well goes back decades. Newsweek published its ballyhooed screed Why Johnny Can’t Write in 1975. This past summer, The New York Times chimed in with Why Kids Can’t Write. Who says Americans can’t write?) Legions of parents and educators have their eye on the problem. Turnitin , an Oakland, Calif.-based

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CAE Announces Stacey Sparks as Senior Director of Content Design and Development

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Great content is critical to effective assessments and her in-depth knowledge and experience in assessment, coupled with her outstanding writing and editing skills, strengthen our mission.”. A mission-driven, non-profit organization, CAE is dedicated to helping educators better understand student potential and improve student skills.

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Shocking data reveals Millennials lacking skills across board

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“These findings hold true when looking at millennials overall, our best performing and most educated, those who are native born, and those from the highest socioeconomic background,” writes Irwin Kirsch , Ralph Tyler Chair in Large-Scale Assessment and Director of the Center for Global Assessments at Educational Testing Service (ETS).

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Google Search Results to Include Student Outcomes Data from College Scorecard

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“Hundreds of millions of students and families pursue their college questions through Google, where trillions of searches are made every year,” Secretary of Education John King writes in a Google blog post. “By The additional data will not affect a college or university’s search rankings, Cadrecha says.