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.

Academic Standards 85

Academic Standards Policies Assessment Course 85

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Since the biennial test, called the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, was first administered in the early 1990s, student achievement, particularly in math, steadily improved until the late 2000s, then flatlined. . Every state has its own annual assessments, but they vary in difficulty and how they are scored.

Education 111

Education Common Core Report Academic Standards 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

April 27, 2016 Photo: By Michael Clevenger, the Courier-Journal. Most educators agree the Common Core standards are rigorous enough that students who meet these guidelines will be adequately prepared to pursue a career or a college degree after they graduate from the public school system. But we do.”.

Common Core 71

Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 71

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In 2016, Lindsay Unified, a school district in California’s Central Valley, asked the city of Lindsay if the district could locate antennae on the community’s tallest buildings to expand its own network in order to provide free community Wi-Fi. “I came from a grades-based system,” he said. Then they installed hotspots on 500 homes in Lindsay.

Online Learning 138

Online Learning How To Learning Competency Based Learning 138

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

While seven of those 27 schools were able to reach 70 percent student proficiency in either English or math in 2016, none had attained 80 percent. At Arise, the school whose name begins with Achievement, not even 40 percent of students were proficient in 2016, based on composite scores for English and math.

Elementary 79

Elementary Report Meeting Academic Standards 79

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Under this initiative, children who will be starting kindergarten in fall 2016 will receive a free summer subscription to Smarty Ants®, an effective, research-based literacy program designed specifically for young learners. Smarty Ants is not the only Achieve3000 solution currently implemented at Virginia Beach.

Blended Learning 0

Blended Learning Secondary Differentiated Instruction Academic Standards 0

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2016

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.” ” The final accountability ratings for the 2015-2016 school year reflect a new scoring system MDE put in place in September.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Report Assessment System 40

eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

Furthermore, No Child Left Behind’s one-size-fits-all method of evaluating schools has been criticized as incentivizing low academic standards. These harsh punishments lead some districts to “teach the test” and prioritize third party assessment scores over student engagement and learning.

Policies 40

Policies Blended Learning Education EdTech 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Teachers can create multimedia assessments and activities for their students, who record and embed their responses. As the National Center for Education Statistics stated, as recently as 2016, “ 95% of elementary schools and 82% of secondary schools had a library or media center.”

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

There’s a difference between the promises of “personalized learning” and the policies that school leaders enact—whether through changing academic standards, testing tools, teacher accountability and technology implementation—to make them a reality.

Technology 99

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 99

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

Between September 2016 and June 2017, the number of licensed work-based learning coordinators in Vermont increased from 38 to 53. Before students can earn academic credit, they must complete a final project, which is then assessed by a highly-qualified teacher in that content area.

Classroom 96

Classroom Report Academic Standards Company 96