Over the past semester, five districts across the U.S. have been piloting a new tool jointly offered by Khan Academy and the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) that combines insights from the MAP Growth tests with in-class learning. MAP Accelerator provides adaptive personalized instruction for learners. After a successful pilot, the organizations released it to the […]
Over the past semester, five districts across the U.S. have been piloting a new tool jointly offered by Khan Academy and…
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