Merit Software Dispatch
views and opinions regarding education and technology
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As businesses and schools adjust to a slower economy, debate is growing about the need, willingness, and ability to help adults sustain and develop their literacy skills. A recent article in the Calgary Herald highlights different sides of the issue.
Twenty-six states have now adopted the Common Core standards in English language arts and math developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, and all but two states have expressed interest in following suit.
Are Common Core standards an effective tool to reform U.S. public schools?
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A newly published report claims that English-language learners academic progress is jeopardized because of flaws in California’s English-language programs.
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Almost one third of students are failing a requirement at an Ontario university that they pass an exam on English language skills. The failure rate has jumped five percentage points in the past few years.
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The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) released a paper earlier this month, “What Is Career Ready?” The paper was created to broaden the discussion around the term “career readiness.”
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Last week a new report, “Writing to Read – Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading,” was released by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Alliance for Excellence in Education.
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The U.S. Department of Education released its final guidelines for the $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grants.
A new study finds that those students’ who text regularly improve their literacy skills. The researchers say text language uses word play and requires an awareness of how sounds relate to written English.
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Reading interventions can lead to positive physical changes in lower level students’ brain structures, according to research by scientists at the Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging at Carnegie Mellon University.
Chris Mac Dougall, a UCSB student on his way to a teaching credential in English, published a video review of Business Letter Punch on YouTube.
The review praised the program’s clear, simple, user-friendly features. Click here to watch it.
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