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Are We Assessing What Really Matters in Education?
Assessments have the power to shape educational outcomes, but are we truly measuring what matters? Ensuring that assessments are fair,
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EdWeek: Reading Interventions for Older Students May Be Missing a Key Component
It’s a well-worn adage in education that students first learn to read, and then read to learn. At some point,
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K-12 Dive: Older struggling readers can benefit from explicit decoding instruction
Early and targeted interventions are critical in helping these students understand increasingly complex tests, a study finds. Struggling readers in
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The74: New Study: Many Older Students Struggle to Push Beyond Reading ‘Threshold’
To comprehend what they’re reading, many middle and high school students still need decoding support, researchers say. New research shows
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New Research from AERDF and ETS Reveals Decoding Threshold is a Key Barrier to Reading Proficiency in Older K-12 Students
Study highlights the importance of foundational decoding skills and their impact on reading comprehension beyond elementary school, offering new insights
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Developing Ed Tech With a Focus on Students, Teachers and the Research
The need for innovative solutions to help students recover from pandemic learning disruptions and an unpredictable future of work has
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NCTM Features AERDF EF+Math Program
Every student is a powerful learner capable of success in math. And, every student brings core innate assets into the
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‘Talking Out of School’ podcast: How to create inclusive philanthropy models
Seeding scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) for the future of education… I think people get excited about that.
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Struggling Teenagers Left Out in New Push to Overhaul Reading
The New York Times interviewed Rebecca Kockler, who leads Reading Reimagined, an Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF) program,
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RAND and AERDF Release New Report: What’s Missing from Teachers’ Toolkits to Support Student Reading in Grades 3–8
RAND and AERDF released a new report examining teachers’ perspectives on what is needed to help older K-12 students with reading. The
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Why Do Literacy Retention Policies Target 3rd Grade?
We know that every kid can learn to read. The burden is on our system to figure out why 70