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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

eSchool News

If funds are allotted, however, districts can request an extension to use them through March of 2026 in some cases). How to assess your edtech Assessing whether a district should continue using—and paying for—a tool is dedicated work involving backend data collection and surveying teachers and students for their thoughts.

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Texas Education Agency Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment as an Approved Grade 7 Reading Instrument

eSchool News

. — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments. Results from the reading assessments will help inform additional reading instruction and intervention for students. “To

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Data literacy skills: what they are and how do we teach them to our students?

Neo LMS

We have access to more information than ever before. As we assess students or gather data in an experiment, for example, we use it to make decisions in our teaching practice or other work. Our instruction is often informed based on the data we receive from assessing students in a variety of ways.

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Confronting chronic absenteeism

eSchool News

The White House Council of Economic Advisors found that chronic absenteeism significantly contributed to drops in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, accounting for 16 to 27 percent of NAEP score declines in math and 36–45 percent in reading, notes Jeremy Glauser , founder and CEO of eLuma.

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K12 Learning Revolution: eTextbook Platform Unleashed

Kitaboo on EdTech

billion by 2026, with a CAGR of 9.1% from 2018 to 2026. Digital textbook platforms are channels that help learners with eBooks or digital textbooks and offer access to educational resources online or on their devices. Provide Secure Access to Online Resources Security is foremost when it comes to digital resources.

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Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 Renews Longterm Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Science Education

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 (Geneva CUSD 304) today announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5 through the year 2026. Editable ready-to-use worksheets and assessments are also available in both English and Spanish. “In Discovery, Inc.

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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Manuel Orbegozo for The Hechinger Report Pelican Bay students are given laptops to help with their schoolwork, but they don’t have open access to the internet. Humboldt’s provost, Jenn Capps, said she agreed with that assessment but pushed on because the program “makes people safer.” Are you sure?” she said she asked them.

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