Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg may be a college dropout, but that’s not stopping him and Priscilla Chan from trying to help more students access higher education. Today the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a grant partnership with the College Board in an effort to expand access to test preparation tools for assessments such as the PSAT and SAT.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Our elementary and middle schools utilize i-Ready diagnostics to form enrichment and intervention groups,” says Dr. Julia Lamons, assessment supervisor at Greene County Schools. This technology solved another of the district’s biggest struggles—implementing an effective common assessment among 12 elementary and middle schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

We discuss their goals and what they are working on, and if they had an assessment we might talk about that,” she said. Overall, the rise of online learning — from MOOCs to Khan Academy — makes “blended” learning that combines computer and live instruction feel normal to students. They set new goals, including nonacademic ones.

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MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

South Fort Myers High School follows a dropout prevention program called BARR, which stands for Building Assets, Reducing Risks. Use online systems to assess, remediate and individualize learning. ” Khan Academy has seen traffic nearly triple since the pandemic began.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. Meanwhile, the state has cleared the company to become a dropout recovery school.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Inside Higher Ed : “Large-Scale Assessment Without Standardized Tests.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.” ” “Have We Lost Sight of the Promise of Public Schools ?

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