How one Michigan district achieved alignment with trustworthy dataHow one Michigan district achieved alignment with trustworthy data. Feb 03 21February 03, 2021PDF at NWEA
Timothy Rasinski on fluency and equity in reading instructionNWEA is excited to welcome award-winning reading instruction professor Timothy Rasinski, as well as our esteemed literacy experts Lynne Kulich and Cindy Jiban, for a webinar examining the relationships between oral reading fluency, access to… Oct 29 20October 29, 2020Article at Teach. Learn. Grow.
Engaging students before it’s too late: An interview with Slow Down Sloth On July 19, NWEA released new capabilities to help students try their best on MAP® assessments and reveal when they don’t. When students disengage from assessments, they often exhibit rapid-guessing behavior—answering in a shorter than average time,… Aug 13 19August 13, 2019Article at Teach. Learn. Grow.
Team USA has 10 black athletes at the Winter Olympics. Here's what 2 of them had to say.More than 2,500 athletes will compete in the Winter Games and only 45 of them are black. Ten of those black athletes represent the United States. Four of them are on the women's bobsled team. Reaching the grandest stage in sports is an impressive … Feb 15 18February 15, 2018Article at Upworthy
He's an actor on one of TV's biggest comedies. He's also undocumented.Bambadjan Bamba is a busy working actor, but when I get him on the phone, it's clear he's also a busy working dad. "I have to get my daughter home," he says. "Can I call you back in 15 minutes?" Bamba's toddler daughter happily babbles in the … Nov 29 17November 29, 2017Article at Upworthy
5 years ago, an angry man with a gun killed her son. Here's her message to the NRA.I asked Lucy McBath to tell me about her son, Jordan Davis. She welcomed the opportunity. "Thank you for asking," she says. "Some people say 'Oh, I'm afraid to ask,' I'm like 'No, ask me about him.' It helps keep him alive for me." Jordan was a … Oct 09 17October 09, 2017Article at Upworthy
Mike Pence grew up in Columbus, Indiana. Here's what it's like to be LGBTQ there.Homophobes are made, not born. Mike Pence — basically the homophobe in chief — was made in Columbus, Indiana. It's a pleasant, small town in the southern part of the state. It's home to a destination-worthy ice cream parlor, a putt-putt golf center, … Jun 09 17June 09, 2017Article at Upworthy
2 moms get real about the reality of raising black children in America.When Shila Burney's 17-year-old son Michael leaves the house, she insists that his phone's GPS is turned on. Burney trusts her son and his friends, but she doesn't make this request lightly. The Burneys are black. As a mother of a black son, Shila … May 24 17May 24, 2017Article at Upworthy
What it's like to be black when your state is 94% white.When Cherie Buckner-Webb was 5 or 6 years old, someone burned a cross in the front yard of her Boise home. Buckner-Webb and her family had every reason to leave the neighborhood, or even Idaho, after that. Instead, her mother turned an act of bigotry … Feb 15 17February 15, 2017Article at Upworthy
Being Santa is not a job, it's a calling. Meet the men behind the magic.Doug Keesey and Rick Rosenthal are known in Arctic circles (and greater Atlanta) as Santa Doug and Santa Rick. Rick and Doug are two of Georgia's most popular Santa Clauses, entertaining the young and young at heart at events across the city. I went … Dec 14 16December 14, 2016Article at Upworthy
Their unconventional wedding was the perfect new chapter to this 47-year love story.The bride wore white. Her attendants wore scrubs. It wasn't the first wedding to take place at the hospital, but this was a celebration of love close to 50 years in the making, and nothing, not even cancer could stop it. Photo by John Maniaci/UW … May 26 16May 26, 2016Article at Upworthy
