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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the evaluation of Eureka at MCPS, which found that while teachers liked it for on-level students, it did not work well for students who were either behind or advanced, or students with special needs or English language learners.  Combined, that makes up a large share of MCPS students.  Unless the updated version solves those problems, continuing with it would be problematic.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/sharedaccountability/reports/2024/Eureka%20Math%20Evaluation%20Report%20FINAL2.pdf[/quote]

There isn’t going to be one model that works for all and they should offer different things to different groups based off need. [/quote]

I’m a math content coach in a Title 1 school and this is exactly right. Eureka works great for our students in compacted math but is a disaster for our ELD students who make up the majority of our population. There is no boxed curriculum which can deliver the same high standards and rigor to below grade level students who are also struggling with language and students who grew up advanced. Test scores are not going to be fixed with a new curriculum. We need standards that are more reasonable and to drop standardized testing in elementary. Children should be encouraged to learn and be celebrated for growth rather than just stating that they are failures for not meeting rigorous standards.[/quote]

ELD students are placed in a differentiated class for math, aren't they? I think that happens at the secondary level, but it sounds like it would be helpful at the ES level as well.[/quote]

Wait, where does this happen?  At least in middle school, I believe EML students are all in the same mainstream classes as everyone else except for English, even the very beginner EML students.  [/quote]

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