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

The Way to an A: Daily Reviews Ease Student Stress

Daily Review Eases Student Stress

The Way to an A:

Daily Review Eases Student Test Stress & Improves Outcomes for Kids

It’s hard to believe but the first semester has already reached the halfway point.  In classrooms across the state, teachers are reviewing material ahead of their students’ formative assessments.

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The Common Culprit: National Curriculum Ignores Oklahoma Academic Standards

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There’s an old expression that goes like this: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten.”

While Henry Ford is credited with this wisdom, evidence of it can be seen clearly in public education in Oklahoma.

Like a distinct scratch on a broken record, we recently heard results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show test scores on the decline nationally.

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The Way to An A

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Parents’ Role in Student Success

It’s been said parenthood is the toughest job you’ll ever love. From the time children are born, moms’ and dads’ lives can be simultaneously joy-filled and anxiety-ridden.

Balancing nutrition with busy lives, playtime with reading time and time commitments split between family and friends can all add to the day-to-day chaos many parents experience.

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Help students prove they learned what you taught!

As teachers using the Alpha Plus Model prepare to administer Summative B for their midyear benchmark, we want to remind all that this is a good opportunity to use our simulated state test to teach expected test-taking procedures as well as strategies for determining the best answer to any assessment question.

Download a PDF of our Test-Taking Procedures and Strategies packet that includes student worksheets for reading/ELA and math.  Call Alpha Plus at (405) 842-8408, if you have questions about how to help your students prove they learned what you taught them!

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Alpha Plus first with OAS-aligned math textbooks

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October 3, 2017                                   CONTACT:  Jan Barrick or Wendy Pratt, (405) 842-8408

Alpha Plus first in publishing textbooks aligned to new Oklahoma standards 

OKLAHOMA CITY - Alpha Plus Educational Systems, Oklahoma’s premier school improvement firm, is publishing its Success with OAS: Mathematics series. Books are now being printed and shipped from offices in Oklahoma City to schools around the state.

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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.