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Alpha Plus Blog: Alpha Plus News, Materials, Partners, and Education Mateirals

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Our latest press releases, and Oklahoma Education news. Subscribe for our teaching tips and resources for school improvement.

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In Oklahoma history, many times it is surprising where a person’s dreams can take them. One little boy’s dreams led to a lifetime of public service. From Chilocco to Yankee Stadium       As a little boy, Emmett Seeley always had b...

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Congrats to Guymon schools on OAS Growth

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Congratulations to Guymon Public Schools for Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) Growth in 2020-21!  Data from spring benchmark assessments of the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) in reading and math found students in schools using OAS-aligned cu...

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Buyer Beware: Not All Online Program Claims are Accurate

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Buyer Beware: "In fact, out of 10,654 studies included in the What Works Clearinghouse in mid-April, only 188 – less than 2% – concluded that a product had strong or moderate evidence of effectiveness." From USA Today: This story about education soft...

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Decisions Must Address Local Needs Now

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Decisions being made now must address local needs, learning loss.by Jan Barrick, CEO, Alpha Plus Meeting the needs of every student in every class is difficult enough in school – much less, online at home. That said, schools must have distance-learni...

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OSDE: Federal Waiver for 2019-2020 School Assessments

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The U.S. Department of Education approved waivers requested by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) to suspend assessments and Oklahoma School Report Cards for the 2019-20 school year. The waivers mean Oklahoma schools will not administe...

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We Use Data to Help Schools on the Way to an A!

Teachers and administrators can quickly and easily identify students who need more help learning the Oklahoma Academic Standards.

Alpha Plus pinpoints the SPECIFIC OAS objectives or "gaps" students have from previous years, then helps school teams address each objective throughout the year.

That is why Alpha Plus schools have OUTPERFORMED the state average every year of the A-F Report Cards.