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As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

eSchool News

Meanwhile, just nine states require that districts adopt high-quality reading curriculum, NCTQ’s analysis found. Other advocacy groups have laid out different priorities for reading instruction. NCTQ’s analysis does not address third-grade retention policies that have been adopted in 13 states.

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PROOF POINTS: $1.5 billion in recovery funds go to afterschool

The Hechinger Report

The Afterschool Alliance – an advocacy group – was instrumental in securing the 1 percent set aside for afterschool and making sure that after-school programs would qualify for learning loss. The analysis also found no improvement in in social and emotional skills, although there was a tiny boost to student motivation.

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Some Students Lose More Ground When School is Out

eSchool News

Our research analysis revealed reasons for both optimism and concern. It showed that ELs had lower test scores than their non-EL peers through their elementary years, but they also made academic growth similar to or at greater levels as their non-EL peers. public schools.”.

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TEACHER VOICE: It’s up to us to replace a culture of fear with a culture of trust

The Hechinger Report

As I begin the new school year, I make a list of all my priorities: Lesson planning, grading, classroom setup, data analysis and new teacher mentorship. Many of the advocacy groups that filed challenges did so multiple times in different school districts. Building relationships with parents is at the top of the list.

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OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners

The Hechinger Report

American schools are overwhelmingly English-only environments — and too often, this can make them hostile spaces for English learners and their families. In a spring survey in California, nearly one-third of Spanish-speaking families said that they could not understand the distance learning information sent home by their children’s schools.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

million in the same period last year, according to an analysis for The Hechinger Report conducted by the consulting firm Kantar Media. million in that period, almost quadruple last year’s spending, the analysis showed. Stride spent about $1.8 million on TV ads in just the first quarter of 2021, up from $1.2

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.

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