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February 7, 2020
By Scott McConnell, Director of Assessment Innovation With Back to School in 2020, Renaissance will add a new set of measures to our industry-leading assessments of reading and mathematics. Teachers and schools will be able to select Star CBM, which […]
January 2, 2020
When you hear the term “Silicon Valley Start-Up”, what do you imagine? You might picture people who are passionate about changing how we interact with artificial intelligence or someone solving tomorrow’s problems. Yet, plenty of current and former educators are […]
November 11, 2019
Something magical happens when a student finds “that” book—the one that speaks to them, delights them, and leaves them hungry for more. Suddenly, they’re devouring pages, chapters, books, and even whole series. Yet “that” book isn’t the same for every […]
October 24, 2019
Trick-or-treating, homemade costumes, carved pumpkins—Halloween often marks the official transition to fall. While Halloween has roots that can be traced back to the nineteenth century, the holiday has grown to be one of the most popular holidays in the United […]
October 10, 2019
By Billy Spicer, Instructional Coach According to the US Census Bureau, “More than half of the nation’s children are expected to be part of a minority race or ethnic group” by 2020. By my calculations, this is quite soon! Do […]
September 26, 2019
By Carol Johnson, PhD, National Education Officer Every minute of every day, students all over the world learn to read in their first language. And millions of students go through this process in a second language as well. For many […]
September 12, 2019
School can be an exciting, strange, and even scary experience for our youngest learners! One way to help them adjust to the new environment, schedule, and people is with books that reflect their own experiences and emotions. Through these engaging […]
August 22, 2019
It’s that time of the year once again. (Wait, wasn’t it June just last week?) As schools across the nation begin to fill with students, everyone is learning new names and welcoming students to a new grade or even a […]
August 8, 2019
Calling all educators! Want to get the most out of your Renaissance practice and assessment solutions? Looking to highlight your students’ incredible reading and math achievements? Renaissance National Honor Roll recognizes teachers, librarians, and school administrators across the nation utilizing […]
August 1, 2019
By Robin Hojnoski, PhD, Associate Professor at Lehigh University Early literacy and early numeracy are two important skill areas that develop during the early childhood period. Early literacy and numeracy skills are critical for early school success, and children’s performance […]
July 18, 2019
Let’s face it: When talking about brilliant mathematicians, even the most experienced teachers tend to talk about the same handful of figures, from Euclid to Sir Isaac Newton. While these individuals made major contributions to the field of mathematics, they […]
June 27, 2019
What Kids Are Reading is the world’s largest annual study of K–12 students’ reading habits. The 2019 report examines the reading records of more than 8.7 million students across the United States to identify the most-read books in the country. […]