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Online program expands to combat early learning disruptions caused by coronavirus closures

The Hechinger Report

Families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (an income no higher than $52,400 for a family of four) qualify to sign up. Nita Norphlet-Thompson, executive director of the Mississippi Head Start Association, on the use of online kindergarten-readiness programs.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

Lachelle Brant) Creating Guidelines for Distance Education The Problem: Sometimes, the greatest solution stems from the greatest need. The journey in Wyoming began with new legislation and funding for the development and implementation of grassroots, K-12 and postsecondary distance education courses and programs.

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National Study Shows Significant Results on an Unprecedented Scale

MIND Research Institute

As a general guideline, most students can complete their grade-level program if they use ST Math for about 20 minutes every weekday, or 90 minutes/week either at home or at school. The report also separately evaluated all 80,000 ST Math students regardless of implementation and found a significant effect size of 0.17.

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Wednesday Interview - Breaking the Cycle of Students' Disengagement by Having Them Leave, to Learn

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He works primarily in the areas of school and curriculum improvement, leadership and organizational development, program evaluation, and applications of technology that support that work. Charlie has served as an independent consultant to education and business since 1976.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

Congress redefined its support of education under a program called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. This included guidelines for curriculum and edtech. Summative Research This is all about outcomes and includes the classic RCT and QED research programs.

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#AskExcelinEd: How are states advancing next generation learning?

ExcelinEd

Using over 50 examples from state programs, State Progress Toward Next Generation Learning identifies seven Key Policy Components for states to consider when designing general innovation or pilot programs. Best of all, the components allow for a completely unique state approach to next generation learning.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

In 2014, the district’s program evaluation department published a study on the reading program’s impact on student learning, as measured by standardized tests. When examining the data, there is a clear indication that SuccessMaker Reading is not improving student growth scores for students,” the evaluation said.

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