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Every month, we share expertise on best practices in standards-based grading, how to streamline assessment systems, and tips to build a culture of meaningful, data-driven decision-making.

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Are Your Teachers Data Illiterate?

One professional development priority for teachers is data literacy. In today’s education landscape, data literacy is undeniably valuable—teachers must be able to interpret charts, tables, and graphs to understand student performance. However, the challenge is that much of…
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The Case for Instructionally Useful Assessments

In the Information Age, we’re overwhelmed with information. For educators, this reality is especially pressing. The data about our students is endless, pulled from high-stakes tests, classroom assessments, formative tools, gamified platforms, and a growing array of skills-based…
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Unlock the Power of Your DIBELS Results

The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) is a series of short assessments designed to give educators clear insights into students' foundational reading skills. Spanning kindergarten through eighth grade, DIBELS measures essential components of literacy, like…
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