The Impact of Selective Secondary Education on Progression to Higher Education

January 30, 2019

The paper considers the impact of selective secondary education on progression to higher education, with a particular focus on progression to highly selective higher education and to Oxbridge. Although further data is required to fully assess all scenarios, the fndings suggest that grammar schools can increase the likelihood of progression for pupils from some traditionally disadvantaged groups.

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Developing K-12 Cyber Defense for a Hybrid Learning Era

whitePaper | December 17, 2021

The job of network defenders in K-12 hasn’t gotten any easier as schools have reopened for face-to-face teaching and learning. Taking the right cybersecurity posture will position your district for maximum flexibility. These do’s and don’ts can make the difference download now to read on.

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Empowering Students with Equitable Access to Career Experiences

whitePaper | August 8, 2022

Aiming to help all students succeed beyond high school, a growing number of K-12 school systems are expanding opportunities for career exploration and experience as well as extending these activities into the younger grades.

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Global development of AI-based education

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

AI-based education is still developing and not yet fully mature. While AI is a hot topic, application of this technology in education industry requires longterm efforts. The initial stage of AI application in education focuses on planning and tentative exploration. Since Allen Newell and Herbert Simon from Carnegie Mellon University invented Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the 1950s, it has evolved to address problems of probabilistic and numeric nature, leading to the incorporation of approaches from mathematics.

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The Link Between Early Literacy and Numeracy Skill Development

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

While early literacy and numeracy skills are normally thought of as separate areas of instruction for educators, research suggests there are important cognitive connections between early literacy and numeracy skill development.

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How Schools Use ZoomTM to Proctor Assessments

whitePaper | August 3, 2020

There’s no getting around the fact that administering assessments during distance learning is tough. However, if you have decided that your district will administer athome assessments in fall 2020, we urge district leaders, building administrators, teachers, and families to work in partnership to create a detailed assessment plan. Your approach to proctoring and administering an online assessment, such as the i-Ready Diagnostic, will be central to this plan.

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The Schools White Paper: Addressing the widening language gap

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

Spoken language* underpins literacy development and vocabulary acquisition. It is central to learning across the curriculum, including in maths.

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