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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

MIND Research Institute

A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. Ebook: Demanding More from Edtech Evaluation. Further Reading.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

Evidence-based Investments There is a long-standing interest in spending academic intervention funds on programs with a record of success. To date, these requirements have been more of a compliance exercise than practical guides to good investments. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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OPINION: Black-white disparities in education correlate with teachers’ implicit biases, but it will take more than education reform to solve the issue

The Hechinger Report

Such policies include, for example, mandating that police , healthcare workers and judges receive training to reflect on how their own racial prejudices might affect their work. For example, these biases may affect teachers’ demeanor and warmth toward Black students and their families. Related: Teachers go to school on racial bias.

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Let Evidence Guide the Solutions to Student Absenteeism

edWeb.net

Panelist Phyllis Jordan, editorial director at FutureEd, pointed to the results of the organization’s analysis of states’ 2017 ESSA plans, which require one non-academic indicator for school assessments. Evidence-Based Solutions Examples. Chronic absenteeism emerged as a top indicator that affects students’ educational experiences.

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Michigan School Administrators’ Journey Toward Increased Equity and Inclusion

edWeb.net

Dr. Davis identified some key steps needed at the start of an equity journey, using his work with the diverse Holland Public Schools as an example. And equally important is determining all the assessments and grading are free of bias and accurately reflect student mastery. Starting the Journey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.