As expected, MSA scores went down — a lot
The final edition of the Maryland School Assessment for math and reading in grades 3-8 saw scores drop, as everyone expected.
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FCC modernizes E-rate
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The FCC expanded the 18-year-old E-rate program to provide more Wi-Fi, especially for tablets and other modern devices, less for pagers.
NM (PARCC) sends AIR away
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A protest over the PARCC testing contract with NCS Pearson has been settled. Pearson won. AIR lost. Now we can get back to work.
Taking notes on paper is better than using technology
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Even though most people type faster than they write, there's still a lot to say for taking lecture notes by hand.
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A Hopkins study shows that low-income families who spend less on rent tend to spend more on child-enrichment activities.
IL students selected to national science camp
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Two Illinois students will serve as delegates to the National Youth Science Camp in West Virginia later this month.
How schools work, how to work with schools
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Just because you once attended a public school or your kids are now enrolled doesn't mean you know how they work. A new report might help.
Early intervention benefits Jamaican disadvantaged kids
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A 20-year study shows that growth-stunted toddlers in Jamaica who participated in an early childhood intervention improved their income as adults.
Don't decorate classrooms too much for young children
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New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that young children become more distracted if there's too much "decoration" in a classroom.