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Supporting Marginalized Students As the Pandemic Continues

In one form or another, virtual learning is likely to shape the upcoming academic year in districts across the country.

Indeed, some of the...

An Investigation of Blended Learning to Support Reading Instruction in Elementary Schools

Use of Lexia® Core5® Reading as part of blended learning instruction resulted in significant reading gains for elementary school students in a charter school network.

Advancing Literacy Through Personalized Learning: An Alabama Core5 Success Story

Incorporating a blended learning program like Lexia® Core5® Reading into the school day can help reduce pressure on teachers while offering each student a personalized learning experience.

Boosting Adolescent Students’ Career and College Readiness

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Study Finds Lexia PowerUp Literacy Up to 5X More Effective Than Average Reading Intervention Program

Results of a recent study evaluating the PowerUp adaptive blended learning program, Lexia's intervention for non-proficient and struggling readers in grades 6–12, showed that PowerUp was up to five times more effective at promoting reading gains than the average middle school reading intervention.

Understanding the Nation’s Report Card: What the NAEP Is and Is Not

When the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores were released in late October 2019, many pundits, journalists, and...

Democratic Presidential Candidates On 5 Key Education Issues

The recent #RedforEd movement has underscored the importance of public education and drawn attention to the critical role educators play in shaping...

10 Costs and Consequences of the Literacy Crisis

Let’s get right to the point: Literacy—or the lack thereof—is a big issue in the United States. Those who lack basic literacy skills (not to mention...

Playful Assessments: 3 Ways to Inject Fun into Measuring Outcomes

Assessing students with standardized testing is a given in public schools throughout the United States—especially in the wake of 2001’s federal No...

Mirrors and Doors: The Value of Choosing Diverse Books for Students

The title of a post from the curriculum and teacher resource site Teaching Tolerance does not beat around the bush: “We Still Need Diverse Books.”...

Beyond the Reading Wars: Embracing the Science of Learning

The so-called reading wars flared up again recently when reporter Emily Hanford released a radio documentary series about reading instruction through...

3 Things Mobile Device Programs Can Teach Us About Educational Equity

In today’s digital age, nearly every aspect of our lives requires working with technology. Among social apps in our personal lives, digital devices...