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U.S. private sector education appears poised to rebound. This $120+ billion industry—serving the childcare, K-12, postsecondary, and corporate training segments—is a small component (roughly 8.8%) of the estimated $1.37 trillion to be spent on education in the U.S. in 2016. However, we believe private sector education has had a major impact on how traditional providers operate (e.g., greater acceptance of online education). Although annual growth slowed earlier this decade—owing to economic and regulatory issues, among others—we believe growth rates are starting to recover, though not to mid- to high-single digit rates seen in the sector’s heyday last decade.

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whitePaper | November 26, 2022

When you consider a student’s academic achievement, it becomes readily evident that no one person alone contributes to success. This idea is at the core of Joyce Epstien’s theory of parent involvement. Specifically, students are most successful when parents, educators, and community endeavor together to support learning and development (Epstein, 1995).

5 Ways to Use Universal Screening Data to Inform Instruction

whitePaper | January 11, 2023

Universal screening is an essential component of an effective schoolwide literacy model. Assessing all K–8 students three times a year on indicators of essential reading skills supports identifying students who are at risk before they develop reading problems, and identifying struggling readers early enough to successfully remediate their reading difficulties.

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whitePaper | June 10, 2022

This publication sets out the department’s offer and approach to supporting schools and academy trusts to get the best value from all their resources. Our ambition is to ensure every individual responsible for the management of school resources can make the best possible decisions, based on an understanding of best practice

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whitePaper | August 16, 2022

For some time now I have been discussing capability with people in HR, people in L&D, and people with chief executive responsibilities in both the public and private sectors. What I have found remarkable is the lack of consistency in how people use the word capability.

DECODING ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

whitePaper | March 31, 2023

California’s “alternative schools” are publicly funded schools designed to provide a different educational setting from traditional public schools. Students placed in alternative schools include students who have faced discipline such as expulsion or suspensions of ten or more days in a school year; students impacted by incarceration and probation contact; students with histories of missing school; and students in need of credit recovery. Alternative schools may also enroll high concentrations of students with disabilities, students with experiences in the foster system, and students who have experienced homelessness

Education and Training