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At a grim time for math test scores, these districts buck the trend

May 15, 2025 by Steven Yoder, The Hechinger Report, Chalkbeat

$Higher achievement in 8th grade math is associated with higher income and more education, and in Tennessee, math test scores are encouraging.$

In early February, seventh grade math teacher Jamie Gallimore tried something new: She watched herself teach class. The idea had come from Ed Baker, district math coach at…

Innovation Insights

Improving literacy through engagement

September 26, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

When educators use edtech tools properly, student achievement and engagement can reap the benefits

In this episode of Innovations in Education, Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation and Research Lead for Logitech details how classroom technologies, if used properly, can increase engagement and…

Teaching Trends

Making the grade: How to spur achievement after NAEP declines

July 6, 2023 by Aaron McCloud, Founder & CEO, Intervene K-12

Declining NAEP scores are a warning sign that a new approach is needed to effectively address learning challenges and student achievement.

For decades, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has pursued a mission to monitor student academic performance, providing insights into educational progress and long-term trends. It’s a…

Curriculum & Assessment

Research points to a widening academic divide

December 5, 2022 by NWEA

Data show that students are now more academically different than their pre-pandemic peers--and an alarming learning gap has emerged. achievement gap

Math and reading scores demonstrate more variability post-COVID, primarily due to a larger gap between low and high academic achievers, according to NWEA, a nonprofit research and educational…

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Redefining what it means to be ‘college-ready’

October 15, 2019October 11, 2019 by Dr. David Schuler

New research is calling for a new definition of what it means to be college-ready, like these graduates walking in graduation caps.

Societal pressures on high school seniors seemingly grow by the year. These days, a student’s level of college and workforce readiness is said to be dependent on their…

District Management

The fetishization of international test scores

November 14, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Not one, not two, but 10 national educational organizations are planning to host a blowout digital event to talk about (what else?) international standardized test scores, the Washington…

At a grim time for math test scores, these districts buck the trend

Improving literacy through engagement

Making the grade: How to spur achievement after NAEP declines

Research points to a widening academic divide

Redefining what it means to be ‘college-ready’

The fetishization of international test scores

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Fighting chronic absenteeism with data-driven insights–and a little fun, too

Books Are Fun and Ignite Reading Deliver Hundreds of Books to Oakland Students at Highland Community School

GEAR UP South Carolina Partners with National Math and Science Initiative to Expand High-Quality STEM Professional Development Across Seven School Districts

Ohio District Awarded CoSN Trusted Learning Environment Mini Seal for Student Data Privacy Practices

Otus Launches AI Advisory Board to Bring Voices of K-12 Leaders to the Forefront of Innovation

Kenneth C. Griffin Donates $2 Million to Nonprofit Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program to Strengthen South Florida’s Teacher Pipeline

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