Catch up on the most compelling K-12 news stories you may have missed this week
Every Friday, I’ll bring you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week.
I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to visit eSchoolNews.com [1] and read up on other news you may have missed.
In this week’s news:
Science achievement gaps begin as early as kindergarten [2]
Science achievement gaps present between racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the eighth grade already exist when those children are in kindergarten, according to new research.
How Reading Rainbow is closing the reading gap for the digital generation [3]
Public-private partnerships are expanding Reading Rainbow’s impact for a new generation.
New tool helps middle school students assess college readiness [4]
NWEA’s College Explorer Tool helps students use their Measures of Academic Progress score look for colleges that meet their learning needs.
Rhode Island’s ambitious computer science goal [5]
‘CS4RI’ initiative aims for computer science to be taught in every R.I. public school by Dec. 2017.