Curriculum

One country wants to close math achievement gaps by ending academic tracking

For years, much like in the United States, New Zealand has worried about sliding student proficiency in mathematics, as captured by both national and international test scores. Later this month — the beginning of the New Zealand school year — the country is launching an overhaul of mathematics instruction that education leaders hope will reverse the trend. […]

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The arts can help students strengthen social-emotional skills

Articles, News / Lauren Barack

Research suggests the arts can help students develop empathy and compassion — even if they’re only viewing a work or performance. Going to plays and steeping oneself in the experience of another — even through a fictional tale — can boost social-emotional skills like empathy in middle school students when paired with discussions before and after the

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To Fully Realize Horizon Three, We Need New Accountability Systems

Articles, News / Getting Smart

Current accountability models, focused on compliance and standardized testing, must be replaced with systems that encourage innovation and local community participation, aligning with learners’ needs and strengths. Reciprocal accountability ensures all stakeholders, including students, educators, and governments, share responsibility for educational outcomes, promoting continuous improvement and equitable resource distribution.

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AI Demands Human Creativity in Our Education System

Articles, News / Forbes

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores and student GPA across the globe have fallen due to a rocky restart to in-classroom learning, but it wasn’t just closed school policies that brought about this decline. Our current educational system is outdated, rooted in centuries-old methodologies. We still prioritize efficient knowledge delivery, a method of learning in

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More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it

Articles, News / The Hechinger Report

Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs The curriculum, focused on bringing the farm into the school, had an effect beyond the classroom: Primer found that, after learning about and planting ingredients that they then used to make simple meals like veggie burgers, students were excited to try new foods

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How to ensure Native Americans are accurately represented in curriculum

Articles, News / Lauren Barack

With Thanksgiving and National Native American Heritage Month celebrations on the horizon in November, there are ways that schools can look to local organizations representing Indigenous people to ensure lessons and curricula involving Native Americans are accurate. One good place to start is by taking stock of what curricula may already be available before asking a local

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Swish: Teaching fractions on the basketball court

Articles, News / Kara Arundel

Students in two southern California school districts are jumping to understand rational numbers on the basketball court, and the engaging series of games — known as Fraction Ball — are already showing significant results. Fraction Ball uses movement-based activities to help students working at 3rd, 4th and 5th grade math levels make meaningful connections between math lessons

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Personalized Learning And AI: Revolutionizing Education

Articles, News / Cristian Randieri

Significant advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly changing many aspects of our lives, including education. These changes come with benefits and challenges. Targeted learning experiences are gradually replacing once universally considered valid traditional teaching methods. AI enables these new methods to analyze vast amounts of data to personalize teaching. According to a study by Ptatam et al.,

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What Are Micro-Schools and How Do They Help Black Kids Learn?

Articles, News, Resources, Resources for Parents / Hannah Nwoko

New micro-schools may be a solution for a one-size-fits-all education system that many Black parents say doesn’t serve their children properly… Micro-schools like hers offer several benefits that can positively impact educational experiences and outcomes for Black children. One key advantage is the level of support provided, which contributes to improved student outcomes. She outlines

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26 states now require personal finance course for graduation

Articles, News, Resources for Parents / Naaz Modan

Financial literacy continues to become a prerequisite for many states in the USA. Personal finance requirements have ballooned from just eight states in 2020 to 26 states this year, according to Next Gen Personal Finance, which advocates that all high schoolers be required by 2030 to take at least one semester-long finance course before graduation.

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AI accreditation for schools: Why innovative tech requires an innovative implementation framework

Articles, Licensing & Accreditation, News / Christian Talbot

Accreditation emerges from industry-defined standards of quality. To earn accreditation, a school must produce evidence that it meets those standards. (Different accreditors use different language and organize content differently, but we all validate the same essential standards.) And as the Middle States AI advisory team was designing RAIL to enable AI adoption while avoiding “integration,”

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The rise of ‘micro-schools’: Parents opt for alternative child learning amid public education concerns

Articles, News, Resources for Parents / Nikolas Lanum

Micro-schools offer students a small community as well as flexible schedules and assignments “A lot of micro-schools these days focus on project-based and experiential learning, too,” Barham said. “The kids I’ve met are really engaged because they’re not just sitting at desks — they’re out in the community, collaborating on hands-on projects and drawing real-world

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