Did the pandemic reopen gender-based math gaps?
STEM gaps in achievement between boys and girls that took more than a decade to close were reopened in just four years, according to a new study from…
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The Superintendent’s Guide to MTSS & District Strategic Planning
Access key resources, expert tips, and real-world examples to help you weave MTSS into your district’s strategic plan, resulting in ... Read more
San Jose Students In Ignite Reading’s Tutoring Program Nearly Triple Reading Growth In Two Months
SAN JOSE – Since the launch of Ignite Reading’s partnership with Alpha: José Hernández School in November, the organization announced ... Read more
And the winners of the 2023 K-12 Hero Awards are…
The K-12 Hero Awards Program recognizes the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration.
Six Key Benefits of Modernizing K-12 Business Processes
With billions of dollars in ESSER funding that must be spent before September 30, 2024, school districts have a unique ... Read more
Technology is key to educating the next generation
After Covid-era shutdowns and rocky transitions to virtual education, we’re facing a crisis in education. The past three years erased decades of improvements in math and reading literacy…
Some Students Lose More Ground When School is Out
Portland, Ore. — April 14, 2022 — As we approach the end of the third straight year of learning disrupted by ... Read more
When it comes to learning loss, don’t reinvent the wheel
As we head towards the last half of our second school year in a pandemic, there is no doubt that the impact of learning loss has exceeded all…
5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration
The incoming Biden administration and Congress should focus on innovation, flexibility and more relevance to teaching and learning when it comes to assessment policy, according to NWEA. Following…
The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships
The NAEP scores released in April set off a flurry of headlines about the sobering state of achievement gaps across the nation. The general consensus? Despite pockets of…
The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships
The NAEP scores released in April set off a flurry of headlines about the sobering state of achievement gaps across ... Read more
2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program
The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning’s 2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program identifies and supports school and classroom leaders developing ... Read more
How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes block grants intended for technology, among other uses. It also opens the door to new state testing systems.
Black, Latino students perform at levels of 30 years ago
Educators are expressing alarm that the performance gap between minority and white high school students continues to expand across the United States, with minority teenagers performing at academic…
Can eBooks help bridge achievement gaps?
As more traditional book content goes digital, educators are left wondering whether technology will make achievement gaps even wider—or whether electronic books might act as a bridge for…