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Reading & Literacy New Tool to Evaluate Reading Programs for 'Knowledge-Building'
The guidelines can help measure whether curricula help build kids' content knowledge using text sets, discussion, and embedded writing.
Sarah Schwartz, November 1, 2023
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Assessment Opinion What Federally Mandated State Tests Are Good For (And What They Aren鈥檛)
Spring 2021 testing is happening. That can be a good thing鈥攊f the goal is about more than school accountability.
Stuart Kahl, May 5, 2021
5 min read
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Assessment Opinion Did One Program Really Cost Students 276 Years of Learning? (Spoiler: No.)
You should be skeptical about how education research is translated, explain RAND researchers John F. Pane and Matthew D. Baird.
John F. Pane & Matthew D. Baird, July 3, 2019
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Standards & Accountability Opinion 5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of an External Program Evaluation
The leader of an educational support program shares lessons learned for doing program evaluations the right way. Contributed by REL Northwest.
Urban Education Contributor, October 5, 2017
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Standards & Accountability Opinion Evaluating Education Programs Effectively: What Researchers Should Keep in Mind
A researcher's experience of and takeaways for evaluating educational programs. Contributed by REL Northwest.
Urban Education Contributor, October 2, 2017
3 min read
School & District Management How to Find Evidence-Based Fixes for Schools That Fall Behind
As states and districts grapple with how to develop and use evidenced for school improvement, several new resources are rolling out to help them.
Sarah D. Sparks, September 27, 2016
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Fourth grade students Emily De Dios Alvarez, left, and Tara Patterson, laugh with each other during a 鈥渂rain break鈥 at Lemmon Valley Elementary School in Reno, Nev. The Washoe County school district鈥檚 comprehensive social-emotional learning efforts span all grades.
Fourth grade students Emily De Dios Alvarez, left, and Tara Patterson, laugh with each other during a 鈥渂rain break鈥 at Lemmon Valley Elementary School in Reno, Nev. The Washoe County school district鈥檚 comprehensive social-emotional learning efforts span all grades.
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Student Well-Being Students Help Design Measures of Social-Emotional Skills
The Washoe County, Nev., district is working to develop sophisticated measurements of its comprehensive program to keep students engaged and on track to graduate.
Evie Blad, April 12, 2016
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Jessica Scherer, right, leads a one on one microcredentialing session with Katie Schlueter at Kettle Moraine Middle School on March 23, in Dousman, WI.
Jessica Scherer, right, leads a one on one microcredentialing session with Katie Schlueter at Kettle Moraine Middle School on March 23, in Dousman, WI.
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Standards & Accountability Can 'Micro-Credentialing' Salvage Teacher PD?
Advocates say the movement offers an opportunity for schools to shift away from arbitrary credit-hour requirements toward a system based on evidence of progress in specific instructional skills.
Stephen Sawchuk, March 29, 2016
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Science teacher Corey Skinner, second from left, works with three students at the Rochester International Academy, from left to right: Saleh Saif, Abdiaziz Mahad, and Ali Al-Mansoor. Skinner worked on the district鈥檚 1-to-1 initiative.
Science teacher Corey Skinner, second from left, works with three students at the Rochester International Academy, from left to right: Saleh Saif, Abdiaziz Mahad, and Ali Al-Mansoor. Skinner worked on the district鈥檚 1-to-1 initiative.
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IT Infrastructure & Management Academic, Tech Staff Team Up for Rochester's 1-to-1 Rollout
Years of planning have gone into the upstate New York district鈥檚 evolving efforts to put computers into the hands of nearly every student.
Denisa R. Superville, March 28, 2016
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Reading & Literacy Is Common Core's Effect on Achievement Fading?
The common core's impact on student achievement in states may have peaked early and now appears to be tapering off, argues a new analysis of NAEP scores.
Liana Loewus, March 24, 2016
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Central Surry High School junior Cesar Landeros, above, welds metal plates together during a class assignment at Surry Community College, in Dobson, N.C.
Central Surry High School junior Cesar Landeros, above, welds metal plates together during a class assignment at Surry Community College, in Dobson, N.C.
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College & Workforce Readiness Federal Grants Boost N.C.'s 'Early College' High School Push
Funds from the Investing in Innovation program have helped some rural high schools in North Carolina to ramp up their dual-enrollment efforts.
Alyson Klein, March 22, 2016
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A teacher keys in student data during a meeting of educators at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. Noble High School is testing its Building Assets-Reducing Risks (BARR) program with i3 funding.
A teacher keys in student data during a meeting of educators at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. Noble High School is testing its Building Assets-Reducing Risks (BARR) program with i3 funding.
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Every Student Succeeds Act Investing in Innovation: An Introduction to i3
The ins and outs of the main "innovation pipeline" for promising pre-K-12 programs, which received more than $1.3 billion from the U.S. Department of Education since 2009.
Alyson Klein & Sarah D. Sparks, March 22, 2016
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Standards & Accountability Opinion The Fatal Flaw of Educational Assessment
Different education tests are built with different purposes. So why are we using them interchangeably? asks W. James Popham.
W. James Popham, March 22, 2016
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Reading & Literacy Study Tracks Instructional Shifts Under Common Core
A new survey report finds that the Common Core State Standards have fostered instructional changes in U.S. classrooms, but offers less clarity on specific strategies that boost student achievement.
Ross Brenneman, February 16, 2016
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