2013, Academic Standards and Assessment

Renaissance Learning Buys Freckle Education to Expand Math Offerings

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2019

At a time of major change at educational software and assessments provider Renaissance Learning executives decided to add one more item to their to-do list. Founded in 2013 and formerly known as Front Row Education, Freckle currently claims more than 700,000 teachers and 10 million students have used the platform across 75,000 schools.

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How Mississippi made some of the biggest leaps in national test scores

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Since 2007, Mississippi has attempted to raise the bar for students; as a result, the state has succeeded in posting some of the greatest score increases on the NAEP , according to a new report by the National Assessment Governing Board, which examines the steps Mississippi took to go from flailing to becoming a leader in NAEP score improvement.

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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Academic standards were the next to go. This across-the-board decline in academic quality has been accompanied by fewer educational choices.

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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Open Up Resources offers two of the highest-reviewed curriculum for middle-school math and K-5 English, according to EdReports, which evaluates textbooks for rigor, usability and alignment to academic standards. Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5 million in investment to date.

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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States. The state proved a bright spot on the most recent Nation’s Report Card. Third, involve other stakeholders.

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Trouble With the Curve: Estimating the Size and Growth Rates of K-12 Markets

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. By 2013, 28 states required teachers to be formally evaluated every single year, and 41 states required teacher evaluation models to include student achievement data.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. Schools are supposed to revise the IEP document annually in partnership with the student’s parents and conduct a barrage of assessments to reevaluate the child’s disability classification every three years. He graduated in 2013. But he still struggled.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. “They completely made sense to me.” Related: When a hyped school model proves difficult to replicate.

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The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 1, 2015

Ed note: This post has been republished from a 2013 article. Even the transparency and apparent relevance of a classroom activity factor into the “value” of a learning experience as much as how cleanly that activity aligns with an academic standard. The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions. by Terry Heick.

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Mississippi accountability ratings gloomy for Jackson schools

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2016

. “These are the first set of scores in which the baseline has been re-established from 2013. That part of the story is over, and the new part of the story (is one) with a new assessment and a more typical life cycle.”

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20 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Teachers

TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 22, 2015

Until parents have a better understanding of what pure academic work looks like–from the content to the assessment to the reporting–every single bit of this is on the shoulders of teachers. What academic standards do you use, and what do I need to know about them? Your shoulders, then.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Dr. Morton Sherman has more than 30 years’ administrative experience in raising academic standards, closing achievement gaps, and uniting stakeholders He has served in public education for over 40 years, 25 as a public school superintendent of schools. In addition, Domenech has served on the U.S. Dr. Morton Sherman.

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After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

In addition, kindergarteners who took advantage of state-funded pre-K in Quitman ranked among the top five performers on an assessment of school readiness skills, state data released in November show. In 2013, he introduced legislation embedding a uniform set of requirements, based on quality standards , into the state’s preschool program.

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13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

In 2013, most elementary schools are simply diminutive high schools, with a balance of reading, writing, mathematics, geography, and other “core” skills, while character training supplements academic work. Connectivity could represent a new kind of assessment. The elementary school might evolve.

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In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

In 2013, the legislature passed Act 77, the “Flexible Pathways Initiative,” which encourages schools to expand opportunities to programs like work-based learning, increase access to virtual learning experiences, and amplify the number of dual enrollment courses.

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Renaissance Learning Buys Freckle Education to Expand Math Offerings

How Mississippi made some of the biggest leaps in national test scores

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