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Ability Grouping

by Laura Maniglia | Nov 18, 2021 | academic standing, attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, learning, public schools, student engagement, students, study skills, teacher effectiveness, teacher training, teachers

Ability grouping/selection is generally well accepted in our society. Imagine the rigorous selection process for professional athletes. Or consider admission to an elite University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example has an acceptance rate of only...

The Nation’s Report Card Delivers Dismal News

by Laura Maniglia | Oct 19, 2021 | academic standing, instruction, learning, math, NAEP, PISA, reading, teacher effectiveness, teachers

The nation’s report card, NAEP, recently released a study showing the performance of students over the last 50 years, and the results are disheartening. The test was designed “to improve the effectiveness of our Nation’s schools by making objective information about...

An Alternative to Grade Levels

by Laura Maniglia | Aug 26, 2021 | classroom management, enrollment, instruction, learning, public schools, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness

American schools typically organize students by age, However, with the pandemic, more students were learning from home. So emphasis shifted by necessity to more personalized learning. Under normal conditions, pupils generally travel from grade to grade with the same...

Mix it Up!

by Laura Maniglia | Jun 24, 2021 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, metacognition, mindset, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness

When students learn related topics in a subject like math or a language, they may benefit from using a technique called “interleaving.” Also called mixed or varied practice, “Interleaving is a process in which students mix multiple subjects or topics while they study...

Are Charter Schools Helping?

by Laura Maniglia | Jun 15, 2021 | academic standing, Charter schools, instruction, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness, teachers

A previous article defined charter schools and how they differed from district-run public schools. Because charters reflect the communities they serve, they differ from one another as much as they differ from public schools. Thus, data about their performance...

Charter Schools

by Laura Maniglia | Jun 9, 2021 | academic standing, Charter schools, enrollment, instruction, parents, pods, student engagement, teacher effectiveness, teachers

Charter schools are alternative public schools that are tuition-free and open to students outside their local districts. According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, “The charter school model empowers teachers to provide innovative, high-quality...

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