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Getting learning mobility right
Learning mobility is the shared infrastructure that lets what people learn open more doors over a lifetime
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This Graduation Season, We’re Celebrating #ProgressInK12
Graduation season is not just a time of celebration, joy, and anticipation for the future, it’s also an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the teachers and schools that go…
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Teacher Appreciation Week: Showing Students the Sky’s the Limit
Rockets that fly 20 miles high. Prosthetic devices created with a 3-D printer. Food scrap that is converted into fuel. These might sound like the work of scientists or maybe…
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Teacher Appreciation Week: Honoring Students Where They Are
Montana teacher Anna Baldwin has received extensive recognition for her culturally responsive teaching. She is the recipient of the 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year award, the 2012 Teaching Tolerance…
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Teacher Appreciation Week: Forming Bonds, Inspiring Success
“If you really want to be an effective teacher, if you really want to reach kids and help them excel, you have to build relationships,” says high school teacher Anthony…
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Q&A: How EdReports.org helps educators identify high-quality materials
EdReports.org is an independent, nonprofit organization designed to help educators identify and demand instructional materials that are effective, reliable, and aligned to high standards.
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New roadmap helps parents support children’s progress
Just as teachers are the experts on learning, parents are the experts when it comes to their children. And just as teachers need access to high-quality tools, so too do…
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Which Tools and Curriculum Help Teachers Make #ProgressInK12?
In the first part of our Progress in Action campaign, we highlighted inspiring stories of educators who collaborate with their peers, ask their students for feedback on their teaching, and try…
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YouthTruth: New Findings on College and Career Readiness
How prepared do students feel for college and careers? Student perceptions are linked to academic outcomes, which makes understanding student feedback vital for student success now and in the future.
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The Passing of the Baton
It has been thrilling from day one—in August of 2007—when I was hired as the director of the K-12 Education team. The team was given one year to assess the foundation’s…