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Renaissance Learning Acquires Schoolzilla to Marry Assessment and School Data

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based provider of instructional software and formative assessment tools that is on a buying spree. In the past, it’s focused on pairing assessments with digital instructional materials. The company bought the myON digital reading platform in March 2018. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Want to Boost Reading Scores? Build Silent Reading Stamina.

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Her desire to incentivize and reward students for their reading diligence was born out of a deep concern for some alarming English Language Arts (ELA) numbers: In 2018, when she became the principal, the lowest-performing 25% of her 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders reached only 46% of their expected yearly growth based on statewide assessments. “I

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How Districts Can Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Remote Learning Come Fall

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The United States ranked 36th in math and 13th in reading among 79 countries and regions that took the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018. Hoping to improve our standing, researchers have been calling for a new approach to education for nearly a decade—one that combines in-person and virtual instruction.

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Mississippi Principal Named Curriculum Associates’ 2023 Inspire Award Winner

eSchool News

Prior to coming to the Laurel School District in April 2018, she served as a teacher, interventionist, and district reading specialist. About Curriculum Associates Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools.

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New Certification Rewards Education Products Backed by Research

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But it wasn’t until late 2018 that the team embarked on a listening tour. One of the companies in the first cohort that earned the certification is Newsela, which takes content from trusted brands such as National Geographic and the Associated Press and turns it into instructional materials.

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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

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Kiddom , a startup based in San Francisco, will offer core curriculum materials from the nonprofit publisher on its curriculum management system. In 2018, Dendtler’s team ditched its previous curriculum management platform in favor of Kiddom, citing a cleaner interface and smoother user experience. million in investment to date.

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

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And because of the range of resources, students and the adults who supervise them (whether teachers or parents) need guidance on how to assess which are the best materials for which purposes. There are a lot of digital materials out there that may not be well-aligned with curricula,” she said.