Curriculum

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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From playtime strategies to budget compromises, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • May 31, 2024
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    Do state assessments need an overhaul?

    A FutureEd report suggests the tests serve incompatible roles of informing accountability versus informing instruction and measuring individual progress.

    By • May 31, 2024
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    Equity in Education

    From early learning to high school, the pandemic impacted equity at all levels of K-12, from persistent and widening achievement gaps to uneven access to school meals.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    STAFFED UP

    Can paying college tutors help drive interest in teaching?

    Compensating college students to tutor in K-12 is expanding the pool — and potentially opening eyes to future careers.

    By • May 30, 2024
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    Opinion

    For students catching up post-pandemic, reading and math are not up for debate

    The CEO of Teach For America writes that it’s time to double down on the basics.

    By Elisa Villanueva Beard • May 29, 2024
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    How poetry can engage students in literacy learning

    Poetry can fulfill all the primary requirements under the science of reading while building students’ confidence through recitation, says one expert.

    By Lauren Barack • May 29, 2024
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    Students need content-rich curricula to improve reading comprehension skills

    Gaining knowledge in multiple subjects and topics is essential for students to better understand what they are reading, a Fordham Institute report says.

    By • May 22, 2024
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    Black and Latino access to certain STEM courses still inequitable

    Black, American Indian and Alaska Native students are least likely to attend a high school with a full range of math, science and computer science courses.

    By • May 22, 2024
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From cybersecurity proposals to progress on school integration, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • May 17, 2024
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    Building mindfulness skills into curricula can help keep students focused

    Deep breathing techniques and adding transition times between classes are among strategies students can use to ease anxieties, one expert says.

    By Lauren Barack • May 15, 2024
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    Summer programming cuts expected despite need for expansion

    Summer programs already offer less academic instruction than recommended, and the end of COVID-19 aid could impact that further.

    By • May 15, 2024
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    How can schools measure tutoring programs’ return on investment?

    Accelerate research offers a new approach for comparing efficiency and cost-effectiveness of tutoring programs.

    By • May 14, 2024
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    Rapid guessing on tests increases after lunch, study finds

    Grade 2-8 students showed increased disengagement when taking low-stakes tests between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., but performance levels didn't fluctuate much.

    By • May 13, 2024
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    Debate and argument can strengthen science learning

    All ideas in science require supporting arguments and evidence, says a Stanford science education professor.

    By Lauren Barack • May 8, 2024
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    When are students ready for Algebra I?

    NWEA recommends schools use assessment outcomes data and guidance for staff to help determine benchmarks for course readiness.

    By • May 8, 2024
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    Accelerating excellence on your journey to a smarter school

    Offering investments in technology and smart infrastructure immediate efficiency and operational benefits while setting the right foundation for a smarter tomorrow.

    By Fred James, Head of Education Markets • May 6, 2024
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    How to increase student engagement and attendance

    Adjusting curriculum is an immediate and tangible way to fix the disengagement that leads to chronic absenteeism.

    May 6, 2024
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    6 questions to advance media literacy, digital citizenship

    Lacking a comprehensive national media literacy framework, schools can draw on several state and association models, NASBE said.

    By • May 1, 2024
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    School districts’ gifted student support, identification ‘mediocre at best’

    A Fordham Institute study finds that universal screening is on the rise, but programs remain limited in scope and with questionable content value.

    By • May 1, 2024
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    Just 18% of teachers report using AI in the classroom

    Instructional use of the tech in learning remains fairly uncommon, with only an additional 15% of teachers saying they’ve tried to do so, a new study finds.

    By • April 24, 2024
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    3 strategies to help students learn to respectfully disagree

    Learning to thoughtfully navigate difficult conversations can better prepare students to think critically and engage with the community at large.

    By Lauren Barack • April 24, 2024
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From school leaders’ views on academic recovery to students’ use of AI in their writing, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • April 19, 2024
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    Number of book bans rose sharply in fall 2023

    PEN America says there were 4,349 bans in fall 2023, compared to 1,841 in spring 2023.

    By • April 18, 2024
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    Opinion

    How a New Jersey charter is prioritizing literacy to close opportunity gaps

    A school leader writes that declines in reading and writing stand to have the greatest impact on historically marginalized populations.

    By Gemar Mills • April 17, 2024
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    Can high school data science courses expand pathways in STEM?

    STEM advocates want more opportunities for the subject in high school but caution that better-defined standards and curriculum are needed.

    By Lauren Barack • April 17, 2024
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    92% of school leaders concerned about academic recovery, NCES survey says

    Though some experts predicted a shift from state-mandated summative exams post-pandemic, about two-thirds of administrators still back the approach.

    By • April 16, 2024