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To Combat the ‘COVID Slide,’ Tutoring Program Pairs Elementary Schoolers with College Students

Edsurge

According to an EdSurge/Social Context Labs analysis of 196 school district policies published during spring 2020, nearly two-thirds offered printed instructional materials to families to use for schoolwork, a figure that was higher among high-poverty districts than low-poverty districts.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

A new meta-analysis confirms that the answer is no. The reading panel’s meta-analysis of 52 studies showed that phonemic awareness instruction was almost twice as effective when letters were presented along with the sounds. So it’s impossible to say from this meta-analysis exactly how much sound training students need.

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4 Shifts to Summer School Excellence

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Shift 1: Moving to Transferable and Conceptual Teaching A 2022 University of Texas study analyzed more than 200 word problems from the PARCC assessment and the Smarter Balanced math test in elementary and middle school. The analysis revealed that using a keyword strategy (i.e.,

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PROOF POINTS: ‘Right-to-read’ settlement spurred higher reading scores in California’s lowest performing schools, study finds

The Hechinger Report

The state initially agreed to give an extra $50 million to 75 elementary schools with the worst reading scores in the state to improve how they were teaching reading. However, before the courts resolved that legal question, the litigants settled the case in 2020. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The settlement itself was noteworthy.

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Brand-New Savvas Essentials: Foundational Reading Program Earns Highest Rating from EdReports   

eSchool News

The highly regarded, independent nonprofit seeks to improve education by providing reviews of K-12 instructional materials and applying evidence-based analysis in evaluating programs. This is a pivotal year when students are transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn,” Forsa said.

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches E-Book to Support Hands-On Science Learning for Middle School Students

eSchool News

Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work. Vernier creates easy-to-use and affordable science interfaces, sensors, and graphing/analysis software.

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

The Hechinger Report

This figure makes after-school programs the fourth most popular way to spend federal funds to address learning loss, behind summer school, software and instructional materials. The analysis also found no improvement in in social and emotional skills, although there was a tiny boost to student motivation.