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Three Things We Learned at Khan Academy Over the Last Decade

Edsurge

In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. I, like many teachers, share a deep belief that we should decide how to best meet the needs of students before turning to technology. classrooms have high-speed internet access. Today, 99% of U.S.

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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. Our main goal is to give access to world-class technical education for folks who may not otherwise have it.” Its graduates have gone on to raise more than $13 billion in total.

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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

eSchool News

The 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress – the Nation’s Report Card – revealed the average fourth-grade reading score was lower than all previous assessment years going back to 2005, dropping back to 1992 levels. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years.

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How to Work Remotely When Your Office Closes for Coronavirus — Or Any Time.

Edsurge

at least half-time grew 115 percent between 2005 and 2017. Are you required to provide your own internet access? Whatever your situation, share those expectations with your friends, family and neighbors so they know you’re not available to meet the water-softener guy at their house in the middle of the day (or the favor du jour).

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Alabama aims for huge pre-K enrollment boost by 2025, despite pandemic setback

The Hechinger Report

Alabama is one of only a handful of states to reach all 10 benchmarks by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University—an organization that annually ranks state preschool programs—and it’s the only state to meet the standards 15 years in a row. In many other states, you could make the case none.”.

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Supporting Multilingual Learners in Early Elementary Education

Waterford

In addition, multilingual families need access to resources that help them feel welcome in school and engaged with their student’s teacher. ” Scientific Studies of Reading, 2005, 9(1), pp. Teachers and school administrators both play an important role in culturally responsive teaching for multilingual students. Bialystok, E.,

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Launching SchoolLibraryNJ (and some models beyond)

NeverEndingSearch

We’re exited to launch SchoolLibraryNJ , a evolving project designed to address inequitable access to resources for K12 schools and libraries and to present the value of librarians in digitally curating resources for teaching and learning. Not every school, not every teacher and not every learner has a librarian.

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