The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its approved list of dyslexia screeners. With this approval, districts throughout the state can now use the program’s online Diagnostic and offline literacy assessment tasks to screen
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New Online Platform from Vernier Boosts High School Students’ STEM Learning with Fun, Interactive Investigations & Projects
Leveraging standards-based instructional content and its award-winning technology, Vernier Software & Technology is announcing Vernier Connections, an innovative web-based platform to engage high school students in hands-on STEM learning and exploration. Vernier Connections emphasizes fun and interactive investigations and projects,
PBLWorks Partners with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on a Four-Year Initiative to Scale Gold Standard PBL across State
PBLWorks is seeking Kentucky educators and leaders to receive Gold Standard PBL training PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Education on a four-year initiative to increase
HOW ECF FUNDING WORKED TO CLOSE THE EQUITY GAP PREK-12
HOW ECF FUNDING WORKED TO CLOSE THE EQUITY GAP PREK-12 .It’s the Emergency Connectivity Fund ECF and we’ll be highlighting Princeton City Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio., We welcome Chris Lockhart, their Director of Technology and we thank Funds For Learning for
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THE US D.O.E. COMPREHENSIVE CENTER PROGRAM
THE USDOE COMPREHENSIVE CENTER PROGRAM :The Department of Education runs Comprehensive Centers across the US. Let’s find out what they do and how they work with schools nationwide with the folks from the Region 5 Center serving KY,TN,VA and WV Learn
A REPORT : THE 2022 ADVOCACY CONFERENCE FOR GIFTED EDUCATION
A REPORT FROM THE 2022 ADVOCACY CONFERENCE FOR GIFTED EDUCATION:A de-briefing of the recent event with NAGC’s David Cutler and the Associate Director of The Mahoney Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas’ Dr. Christine Dietz. ************************** PLEASE VISIT ACE-ED.org where
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Restorative Justice: Authentic Responses to the “Pandemic-to-Prison Pipeline”
By Mark R. Warren, Letha Muhammad and Emma Tynan, originally published on The People’s Think Tank. At Fishers Junior High School outside of Indianapolis, administrators have recently reported seeing an increase in physical aggression including fights within their school. They responded by
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National Report Reveals Mixed Results for K–12 Student Outcomes
How Kids Are Performing analysis shows lower student performance this school year compared to last year but there are encouraging signs that growth is improving Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today released the latest edition of How
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Funds For Learning Praises FCC for Establishing Third Filing Window for Emergency Connectivity Fund
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a third, 15-day Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) filing window for schools and libraries to request funding for equipment and services that enable off-campus internet access. The ECF application filing window will open