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Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

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BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. Michael Conley Elementary School, Tallahassee. CCC-SLP, Lexia’s chief learning officer.

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Confronting chronic absenteeism

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Curbing chronic absenteeism among students is particularly in the post-pandemic era as educators strive to close persistent learning gaps. As chronic absenteeism rates rise, educators and industry leaders are brainstorming ways to ensure students are in school learning and building important social supports. percent of 12th graders.

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PROOF POINTS: New studies of online tutoring highlight troubles with attendance and larger tutoring groups

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Online attendance is a struggle In the spring of 2023, almost 1,000 Northern California elementary school children in grades 1 to 4 were randomly assigned to receive online reading tutoring during the school day. These were young, low-income children, in kindergarten through 2nd grade, who were just learning to read. Now, some new U.S.

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Schools have struggled to add learning time after COVID–here’s how one district did it

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A year ago, school would have been over around this time, and the students at Columbus East Elementary would be walking out the door. Thomas Kane, a Harvard education professor who has studied learning loss during the pandemic, said “it’s great to see” districts like Cicero adding instructional time. “It

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It’s budget season: How are you preparing for the fiscal cliff?

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The imminent end of ESSER funding has pushed school districts to a critical juncture, compelling them to confront budget deficits for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year before the “fiscal cliff” hits in 2025-2026. For three years, school districts nationwide have relied on a temporary financial cushion to soften the blow from the pandemic.

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The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces New Regional Directors

eSchool News

Rivera also serves as the Past President of the Board of Directors for the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), a nonpartisan organization of public officials who head state departments of elementary and secondary education. By the year 2026, Latino children will make up 30 percent of the school-age population.

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The Idea of a Teacher Salary Minimum Is Gaining Steam in Congress. Where Has This Worked?

Edsurge

The Kirwan Commission was tasked with making policy recommendations and proposing changes to the funding structure that would ultimately help Maryland become a top-performing state for teaching and learning. billion a year — was establishing a statewide salary minimum. So why a salary minimum? Money talks,” Hise says. “It

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