Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2023

The typical teacher works a median of 54 hours a week, according to a nationally representative survey from 2022 administered by the EdWeek Research Center. That’s echoed in the Texas report, which cites studies showing that teachers report spending hours a week searching for instructional materials.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year. . While 63 percent of teachers responding to ReadTheory ’s survey believe mental wellness throughout the pandemic adversely affected instruction, a third reported they rarely or never teach SEL skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year. While 63 percent of teachers responding to ReadTheory ’s survey believe mental wellness throughout the pandemic adversely affected instruction, a third reported they rarely or never teach SEL skills.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Twenty years after the reading panel’s report, a second meta-analysis came out in 2022 with even fresher studies but arrived at the same conclusion. A third meta-analysis was presented at a poster session of the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

The vast majority secured teaching positions in schools using the instructional materials written by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell or Units of Study, from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. If we are truly to reconsider efforts to improve reading instruction, I offer two ideas.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The first report, The State of Student Learning in 2022 , analyzes reading and mathematics data gathered from nearly two million Grades 1–8 students during the 2021–2022 school year via the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool. KEY FINDINGS. Recovery is occurring, with student learning in some areas approaching pre-pandemic levels.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

10, 2022) – The personalized literacy solution Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) from Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has received the highest rating of Tier 1 from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). A committee of Louisiana educators reviews the materials. BOSTON (Feb.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2022

June 17, 2022— The Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) recently presented Ayana Askew, a 2022 graduate of Virginia’s Norfolk Public Schools, with the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Scholarship for Educational Courage and Justice. Askew was the valedictorian of her 2022 senior class at Booker T. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

WILMINGTON, DE – August 4, 2022 – A new survey reveals that while teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

January 27, 2022— The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved universal literacy and dyslexia screener for the 2022–2023 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., To learn more about i-Ready , visit CurriculumAssociates.com/i-Ready. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Science materials from 65 publishers were reviewed for adoption by the Instructional Materials Advisory Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, district administrators and community members. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2022

January 31, 2022— The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) recently named Sonya Coleman, vice president of strategic partnerships at Curriculum Associates, as the corporate representative on its Board of Directors. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., To learn more about Curriculum Associates, visit CurriculumAssociates.com.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

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. For additional information on 95 Percent Group, please visit: [link].

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shift 1: Moving to Transferable and Conceptual Teaching A 2022 University of Texas study analyzed more than 200 word problems from the PARCC assessment and the Smarter Balanced math test in elementary and middle school. Including high-quality instructional materials—lesson plans, pacing guides, assessments, and rubrics—is essential.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

September 23, 2021— The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Approved Universal Screening Tools for Risk Factors of Dyslexia list for the 2021–2022 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., To learn more about i-Ready , visit CurriculumAssociates.com/i-Ready.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

March 17, 2022— Whether students are prepared for grade-level learning matters more to their progress over the course of the pandemic than whether they were remote or in school, according to a new report released by Curriculum Associates. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,March in school or remote) as a proxy for learning location.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

BEAVERTON, Oregon, July 27, 2022 — Vernier Software & Technology has launched Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit 6.1 Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Third graders’ reading scores rose in 2022 and 2023, equivalent to an extra 25 percent of a year of learning, compared to students in schools that weren’t eligible for the settlement payments. A pair of Stanford University education researchers studied whether the settlement made a difference, and their conclusion was that yes, it did.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Kajeet , a provider of IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to nearly 3,000 customers, announced the launch of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant Program. The new Add-on – known as KIT Merge – premiered within the Google Workplace Marketplace in January 2022.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2023

So it’s no surprise that a January 2022 survey by the RAND Corporation showed that 85 percent of principals are experiencing job-related stress. The role of a school administrator is demanding. Administrators are the go-to problem-solvers for students, staff and parents, and they’re responsible for reporting to district leaders.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

received the award in 2022. “We About Curriculum Associates Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice. Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) See CGCS.org.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Take, for example, the recent California Science Test (CAST) scores released in October 2022 that showed 29.45 For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? percent of students met or exceeded the Science standards.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2022, Utah joined a growing number of states to realign reading instruction to structured literacy, grounded in the Science of Reading. The Utah State Board of Education convened a panel of experts to oversee the process of implementing a requirement that districts use materials backed by the Science of Reading.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. Cleveland came into her position under challenging circumstances, including a teacher strike that delayed the start of the school year in August 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Students in 2022 are performing at a level last seen two decades ago.”. “These are some of the largest declines we have observed in a single assessment cycle in 50 years of the NAEP program,” Daniel McGrath, the acting NCES associate commissioner, said in releasing the scores. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Experience Chemistry earned top honors in the “Science Instructional Solution” category, which recognizes the best science instructional materials that provide deep learning experiences for students, support standards alignment, and reflect current curriculum practice.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2022

July 13, 2022) — West Ada School District in Meridian, Idaho has adopted Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics as the primary math curriculum support material for Grades K–5 for the next seven years. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO — January 12, 2022 — Kiddom , the first all-in-one education platform for high-quality digital curriculum, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing. Its key features are in alignment with the five key features of OpenSciEd’s instructional materials, including: ?

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

May 11, 2022— Curriculum Associates recently sponsored the 2022 School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA) scholarship program to help recognize and support students and educators throughout the state. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., To learn more about SSA, visit [link]. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

With this approval, schools across the state can start using the award-winning Diagnostic in the 2022–2023 school year to screen students’ reading skills and receive actionable criterion-referenced and normative data to deliver impactful student instruction. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Further detail about its development can be found in Digital Promise’s reports, Designing Edtech that Matters for Learning: Research-Based Design Product Certifications (2020) and An Overlooked Indicator of Edtech Quality: The Use of Learning Sciences Research (2022).

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — March 16, 2022 — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, launched today several new summer learning solutions to support school districts in addressing unfinished learning in math and literacy.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

August18, 2022— The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has added Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Grades K–12 to its approved list of Gifted EducationAssessment Measuresto identify students’ eligibility for gifted education programs in the achievement domain. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

Personalized student support: Kiddom provides personalized support for student learning journeys, allowing teachers to differentiate learning for students and prioritize equity in classroom instruction and assessment.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2022

April 3, 2022— The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its approved list of dyslexia screeners. 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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