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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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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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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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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

Edsurge

To further complicate matters, statisticians have long warned of the pending “ 2025 cliff ,” which represents the abrupt reduction of potential first-time, full-time freshmen projected to arrive in 2025 to 2026 due to the drop in birth rates between the years 2008 and 2011. Increase the flexibility of instruction, learning and assessment.

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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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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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OPINION: Students are coming to college less prepared during the pandemic. They need our help

The Hechinger Report

That’s left enrollment questions still unanswered for some schools, with many scrambling to fill spots in the Class of 2026, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling. In the fall of 2019, over 18 million students were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in the U.S.

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