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Thomas Maffai

Posts by Thomas Maffai

Gaining Ground: What is propelling MPA Primary’s reading growth?

In April, we released a new report entitled “Gaining Ground,” which looked at student literacy progress on the i-Ready assessment and highlighted the top 10… Read More

Peer-to-peer conversations and high-impact tutoring lead to big gains for English Learners

In April, we released a new report entitled “Gaining Ground,” which looked at student literacy progress on the i-Ready assessment and highlighted the top 10… Read More

Gaining Ground: How one OUSD elementary’s dual immersion program prioritizes Black student achievement

In April, we released a new report entitled “Gaining Ground,” which looked at student literacy progress on the i-Ready assessment and highlighted the top 10… Read More

GO families design a new digital map to connect our community

If you’re looking for homework help for your child, after-school tutoring, an ESL class for your father, or access to free diapers and formula for… Read More

OUSD is prioritizing early literacy, but falling short of its goals / OUSD está priorizando la alfabetización temprana, pero no alcanza sus metas

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OUSD has set an ambitious goal that 80% of kindergarteners will be able to identify 20 or more letters in… Read More

OUSD invests in new assessments that could pay off for Oakland kids / OUSD invierte en nuevas exámenes que podrían ayudar a los niños de Oakland

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Families deserve to know how their child is performing academically, but too often students take assessments and families never see… Read More

Remembering Dirk Tillotson

This weekend, Oakland suffered the immeasurable loss of Dirk Tillotson – father, son, husband, friend, and fierce advocate for education equity. Words cannot begin to… Read More

Ask your child’s teacher for this new personalized report about your child’s progress / Pídale al maestro de su hijo este nuevo informe personalizado sobre el progreso de su hijo

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After so much disruption to student learning, are you curious about what your child’s strengths and areas of growth are… Read More

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