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(ILLINOIS) – Four faculty members from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Southern Illinois University Carbondale were awarded the Southern Illinois University System’s 2024 Faculty Collaboration Award at the SIU Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 12. “The SIU System Faculty Collaboration Award was created to highlight and encourage faculty collaboration across SIU campuses,” said SIU … Read more
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Christy Borders is the director of the Illinois Tutoring Initiative, an interagency, statewide program that brought high-impact tutoring to thousands of Illinois students following the COVID-19 pandemic. A statewide tutoring initiative with a tie to Illinois State University has produced demonstrable results in reading and math for students in the past two years, but its … Read more
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ILLINOIS’ NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TUTORING PROGRAM POINTS TO STRONG RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education, in partnership with the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) and Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), have unveiled a report on the Illinois Tutoring Initiative, highlighting accelerated learning outcomes resulting from high-impact tutoring during the 2022-23 school year. … Read more
Read MoreThe innovative program delivers valuable high-impact tutoring from future teachers in seven Illinois colleges and universities to districts throughout the state RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pearl, the research-backed tutor intelligence platform, today announced that it will continue as the partner for a large new expansion of the Illinois Tutoring Initiative (ITI). The pioneering statewide program delivers sustainable, quality … Read more
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Eighth-grader Fischer Killian sat in a Bloomington Junior High School classroom last spring and offered a blunt assessment of remote learning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “It was terrible,” Killian said. Appears InIllinois State: Summer 2022 Top of their game: New head coaches Allie Matters, Ryan Pedon aim to elevate Redbirds FirstWord: Summer 2022 A … Read more
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No changes to COVID-19 policies from end of last year At its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Rochelle Elementary School District Board of Education unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with the Illinois Tutoring Initiative through Northern Illinois University for a tutoring program that is planned to begin next month at Rochelle Middle School. Posted Friday, August 12, … Read more
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(The Center Square) – Illinois school districts are in catch-up mode after the COVID-19 pandemic set back the development of many students. During Wednesday’s Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) meeting, several school superintendents provided updates on methods being used to address learning loss. Last fall, ISBE reported drops of 17% and 18%, respectively, in … Read more
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By Phyllis W. Jordan, Bella DiMarco & Thomas Toch April 5, 2022 Governors’ 2024 Education Priorities: Early Childhood, Curriculum, School Choice, Mental Health Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter This essay originally appeared on the FutureEd blog In his State of the Union address, President Joe … Read more
Read MorePITTSFIELD, Ill. — A new state initiative aims to help students regain learning loss tied to COVID-19. The Illinois Tutoring Initiative offers one-on-one or small group high-impact tutoring, in-person or online, designed to accelerate student learning in literacy and math, with priority given to school districts disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. “We are not replacing … Read more
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COVID-19’s ongoing disruption has taken a toll on the learning and social/emotional well-being of students in P-12 schools – and the Illinois Tutoring Initiative (ITI) stands ready to provide support. One of four state pillars designed in conjunction with the Illinois P-20 Council’s development of a Learning Renewal Resource Guide, the ITI will offer high-impact … Read more
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