Pivot Learning and CORE are collaborating with two researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to develop guidelines for identifying and addressing reading difficulties, including dyslexia.

Most students with reading difficulties, including those with dyslexia, can be taught how to be strong readers. But before research-based instruction and intervention can take place, educators must identify which students are struggling and why. During this hour-long on-demand webinar, Dr. Michelle Hosp, whose research focuses on reading and data-based decision making within MTSS, will provide insights into assessment for reading difficulties.

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It is critical that schools provide African American children the same opportunities to achieve academic success as other children. In this webinar, Kareem Weaver, Member of the NAACP Oakland Branch’s Education Committee, provides insights into how to address the persistent issues that create the achievement gap, particularly the lack of quality, evidence-based reading instruction.

This report investigates how two districts—Los Banos Unified School District in the Central Valley and Chino Valley Unified School District in the Inland Empire—have been able to use the flexibility of the LCFF to serve students who are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs).

Monica Ng, Pivot Learning’s Director, Education Programs, recently shared details of Pivot Learning’s collaboration with Monterey Peninsula USD and Lancaster SD to pilot an innovative peer-to-peer learning model. Leadership teams from these two districts were provided the opportunity to learn strategies for leveraging multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) models to address the needs of at-risk student populations from educators in Sanger USD, a national leader in the use of MTSS.

EdSource asked more than 40 education leaders from across California’s education system to share their thoughts on Gov. Newsom’s sweeping budget proposals, which will set the direction for the state’s education priorities. Arun Ramanathan shared his perspective, encouraging state leadership and support.

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) recently named Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education (CORE), a subsidiary of Pivot Learning, as one of the approved providers for research-based effective literacy instructional professional learning throughout the state.

EdReports provided independent analyses of five ELA foundational skills programs, including whether or not the skills apply research-based practices and are presented systematically with explicit instruction, so that educators can ensure they’re selecting strong, research-based supplemental reading curriculum. Linda Diamond, president of our partner organization, CORE, was a reviewer.

Educate78 recently took a deep dive into 2018-19 SBAC trends in "CRUNCHED: 5 Years of SBAC; 4 Views on Differentiated Assistance." Their analysis found that 32 schools in Oakland did not see positive gains in either ELA or Math. With the majority of schools needing support of some kind, Educate78 reached out to Oakland-based education organizations to find out how Differentiated Assistance can be provided. Pivot’s CEO, Arun Ramanthan, shared Pivot’s approach to school improvement.