Recent NAEP Test Scores Illustrate the Importance of High-Dosage Tutoring

Two decades’ worth of progress…gone. Just like that. Everyone was aware of the learning loss and intellectual damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores offer grim, sobering insight on just how devastating the pandemic was to education—math and reading scores for 9-year-olds across the United States dropped dramatically between 2020 and 2022, resulting in performance in these subjects dropping to the levels of 20 years ago. NAEP Test Background and Insights For those unfamiliar, the NAEP test is a gold standard colloquially known as “the nation’s report card” and is [...]

2022-10-17T10:38:26-04:00October 4th, 2022|

LIPDRC- October 2022 Newsletter

Happy October! Hope your school year is off to a great start. The Long Island PDRC off to a fresh start with a new revamped newsletter to support instruction in your classrooms - check out our new Math Corner, ELA Shelf, and Tech Updates! Our Math Corner is full of resources and tips for engaging your students in fun ways with math! We are thrilled to be able to share these resources with you and look forward to featuring YOUR class engaging with math. Upcoming Workshops October 27- Differentiation to Enhance [...]

2022-10-21T09:47:21-04:00October 1st, 2022|

Catapult Learning Releases 2022 Learning Bags for Supplemental and At-Home K-12 Student Education

Bags provide cost-effective way to keep young minds engaged throughout summer break PHILADELPHIA, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced the availability of its 2022 Student Learning Bag and Lending Library Catalog, a cost-effective way to supply students with engaging books and activities that encourage learning throughout the summer. With more than 30 themed topics to choose from, Learning Bags promote literacy development and an excitement for education. Topics include social and emotional learning, bilingual education, and [...]

2023-12-08T14:53:45-05:00May 11th, 2022|

Catapult Learning Selected by Illinois State Board of Education to Deliver High-Impact Tutoring for Recognized Nonpublic K-12 Schools

Contract ensures at least 5,000 students attending recognized Illinois nonpublic schools during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years will receive tutoring services CHICAGO, April 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced its selection by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to provide high impact tutoring services for recognized nonpublic schools to assist students who are low-income or were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The move by ISBE will have a profound and positive impact by providing [...]

2023-12-08T14:54:23-05:00April 19th, 2022|

FullBloom Appoints Celeste Chatman as Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Talent Management

Proven Leader Will Help Guide Company’s Mission to Create a More Equitable and Inclusive Work Environment PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FullBloom, a leading provider of special education, instructional intervention, behavioral health, and professional development solutions, today announced the hiring of Celeste Chatman as vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion & talent management. In this role, Chatman will lead the evolution of FullBloom’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) focus and strategy. Chatman is an accomplished human resources executive, with more than two decades’ experience initiating, developing and launching talent management strategies. She is passionate about encouraging diversity in [...]

2023-12-08T14:55:13-05:00September 23rd, 2021|

Catapult Learning Introduces New High-Dosage Tutoring Program To Reinforce Foundational Math And Literacy Skills For K-12 Students

Back-to-school program accelerates learning and boosts social-emotional support August 23, 2021, PHILADELPHIA – Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced the availability of its new high-dosage tutoring offering, an intensive program designed to reinforce students’ foundational skills and quickly recover their unfinished learning. Debuting as students return to school, the program supports academic and social emotional growth during this critical time in their educational journey. It is uniquely designed for grades K-12 and features an acceleration approach that targets key prerequisite and [...]

2023-12-08T14:55:40-05:00August 23rd, 2021|

Catapult Learning To Present Free EANS II Webinar Examining Funding Uses And Eligibility Requirements

Non-public schools and state education agencies will learn how to make best use of new American Rescue Plan funds CAMDEN, N.J., July 28, 2021 – Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced a free new webinar examining the second round of Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools (EANS II). “What EANS II Means for Nonpublic Schools and State Education Agencies” will be held live on Thursday, July 29, from 3-4 p.m. EDT, and offers information on timelines, eligibility requirements and allowable uses. The [...]

2023-12-08T14:56:23-05:00July 29th, 2021|

Catapult Learning Marks 20th Year Offering Missouri Summer Journey Program for K-12 Students

Free turnkey educational program is designed to enrich children’s knowledge and skills with a hands-on, project-based curriculum that reduces summer learning loss ST. LOUIS, July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced its 2021 Missouri Summer Journey is in session. Now in its 20th year, Summer Journey aims to improve K-12 students’ foundational skills and expand their knowledge and problem-solving abilities, all while reducing summer learning loss. Launched in 2001, Summer Journey is a state-funded summer education program [...]

2023-12-08T14:57:02-05:00July 13th, 2021|

Catapult Learning Offers Turnkey Summer Journey Program to Combat Learning Loss for Students

Enjoyable, academically enriched curricula and social-emotional learning tools are designed to keep young minds engaged and equipped to return in the fall CAMDEN, N.J., April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced Summer Journey 2021, a comprehensive suite of programs developed to engage students and reduce summer learning loss. The company will also offer its popular learning and caregiver support bags, a cost-effective way to provide students and families with engaging books and activities that encourage at-home learning. More [...]

2023-12-08T14:57:55-05:00April 20th, 2021|

Catapult Learning Offers Free Webinars for Education Community on New Opportunities Created by COVID-19 Relief Package

Sessions guide public and nonpublic schools, district and state agencies through the Consolidated Appropriations Act CAMDEN, N.J., Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced the launch of three free webinars that will examine the impact of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, on schools, districts and states. The first hour-long session, “What Does the New COVID Relief Package Mean for Nonpublic Schools?”, will be held live Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 3 p.m. ET, explaining how the funding [...]

2023-12-08T14:58:36-05:00January 11th, 2021|
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