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Explore the latest Achievement Network news to learn about exciting work happening with our school, district, CMO, and organizational partners!

Testing Season: Who Are We Really Testing For? Transforming Assessments from Obstacles to Opportunities

We urgently need a better way to assess student progress and target effective support. The pandemic’s impact is undeniable. Students are behind, and equity gaps have widened. This is our most pressing challenge, and tackling the assessment problem is a crucial step.

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Leading Innovations in Literacy

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 64% of 12th grade students graduate without achieving proficiency in reading (NCES, 2019). Is it too late to intervene and support these older struggling readers?

We don't think so. ANet is embarking on an exciting partnership with Reading Reimagined and Stanford University to identify and teach these students the foundational skills needed to uplevel their reading.

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How ANet Thinks About Literacy

Engage with our latest publications, webinars, and resources on how to support older struggling readers!

How do you help an older student who can't read?

How do you help struggling older readers? Learn about the state of literacy beyond Science of Reading and how ANet, through an innovative partnership, provides support alongside districts to this student population.

Reading Reimagined: We HAVE To Talk About This!

Review key research to support older struggling readers and solutions for change being piloted by a partnership between ANet, Reading Reimagined, and Stanford University.

Empowering Secondary Students with Strategies for Reading Success

This on-demand webinar zooms into morphology and fluency, two essential building blocks for older struggling readers, and strategies educators can use today! 

Strategic Use of Assessments: Using the Right Data to Drive Literacy Results

Our webinar provides educators with expert knowledge on using various literacy data sources to identify the root causes of students’ reading struggles and take action to help your students grow this school year.

Fill the Pothole, Don't Repave the Road

Ensure your literacy data isn't a roadblock to student progress by getting granular in your analysis of what targeted support students need to become stronger readers.

A Dangerous Misconception about Older Struggling Readers

Learn about the important intersection of decoding and reading comprehension as a starting point to provide all teachers with the professional learning necessary to support all readers.

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ANet Gets Results

ANet's multiyear Breakthrough Results Study demonstrates what is possible in system and school improvement. Alongside our research partner, the University of Southern California, and our funder, the Baller Group, we partnered with five diverse districts across the country to identify the most critical elements for boosting student learning. Educators across the country can now apply these learnings to their own school buildings, districts, and systems.

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ANet's Moving the Needle

Learn more about the exciting work happening with our school, district, CMO, and organizational partners!

Education Insight 8/29: Testing in K-12 Schools is Too Frequent

Published data shows that there is an unprecedented amount of testing in K-12 schools. Lacey Kendall speaks with Michelle Odemwingie, CEO of the Achievement Network, an organization that tries to ...

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Testing Season: Who Are We Really Testing For? Transforming Assessments from Obstacles to Opportunities

We urgently need a better way to assess student progress and target effective support. The pandemic’s impact is undeniable. Students are behind, and equity gaps have widened. This is our most ...

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The 74: How 'Bright Spot' Schools in D.C., Delaware Are Getting Their Students Reading

See how one DC school is using ANet assesssments to plan individualized reading instruction for their students!

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Together, Reading Reimagined, Stanford ROAR, and ANet address challenges and create promising solutions to boosting literacy for older students

The majority of American middle and high school students aren’t reading at grade level. Only about one third of U.S...

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EdWeek: Fewer, Better Assessments: Rethinking Assessments and Reducing Data Fatigue

What if teachers and leaders could make sense of data in a way that accelerated learning instead of simply measuring it? Read our blog on EdWeek!

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ANet Gets Results!

There's no magic in education; transformational results for students come from intentional shifts to educator practice with a student-centered mindset. Our new Breakthrough Results study details our ...

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Investing in the future of equitable and empowering education

ANet is honored and humbled to announce that we have received a generous gift from esteemed philanthropist Mackenzie Scott. This gift is a critical catalyst in our organizations journey toward ...

Announcing ANet's new CEO, Michelle Odemwingie

Announcing ANet's new CEO, Michelle Odemwingie

5 Principles to Create Lasting Change for Students; Maximize the impact of your district's ESSE5 R funds

America's schools and districts have an unprecedented opportunity to invest in our students and their futures. For the past fifteen years, ANet has ...

Six Specific Actions to Advance Educational Equity

Today, we and 28 other organizations and researchers invite secretary nominee Dr. Miguel Cardona’s partnership around a bold teacher learning agenda ...

The 74: Taking a Smart Approach to Testing to Make the Most of Precious Time with Students

This year, many school leaders are wondering whether to give assessments and what the implications will be for students now and into the future. At the ...

The Elements: Transforming Teaching through Curriculum-Based Professional Learning

This report explores how professional learning anchored in high-quality curriculum ...

ANet CEO releases reflection on anti-racist action in education

We stand in solidarity with communities of color who work to dismantle systems of oppression. And we believe dismantling the racist systems endemic to ...

Achievement Network launches Breakthrough Results Fund

ANet is excited to announce the launch of our Breakthrough Results Fund, a multi-year collaboration with up to six school systems focused on creating coherent supports for great instruction at both ...

ANet CEO Mora Segal reflects on the state of the org

Dear Friends, It's been over five years since I had the great fortune of joining ANet, and I thought I'd share a bit about our progress, motivated by all that feels at stake in educating our next ...