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In response to teacher feedback and research-based best practices, we have made a number of revisions to the STARI curriculum for the 26-27 school year. It’s important to note that no content has changed! The texts, skills, and debate questions all stayed the same. The revisions have added supports for students , particularly in the areas of vocabulary and language development, and made the…
I'm Begging: Never Write With A.I., After Losing a Grant, Teacher Turnover
One of the strengths of STARI has always been that it continues to evolve alongside the educators who use it. As teachers implement the curriculum in classrooms across the country, they share what is working, what their students need, and where they see opportunities for improvement. Those conversations directly inform updates to the curriculum. One of the most significant changes to recent STARI…
When Teachers Fear Math, Reshaping Federal Grants, 1st Grade Safety Net
School Spending Equity, Special Education Monitoring, Cognitive Surrender
I started the SERP Stories Podcast with a research question. What does it look like when research and practice truly work together? Clean. Answerable. The kind of question you can build a season around. What I didn't expect was how personal the answer would get. Over seven episodes, I sat with researchers, teachers, curriculum designers, and theorists who have spent their careers inside the…
Invest in Your Practice with Live Virtual STARI Professional Learning This Summer
This spring, I had the privilege of meeting educators from across the state of Minnesota at a series of invited vendor fairs. Their message was consistent and clear: they are searching for evidence-based strategies and materials that support effective literacy instruction for students in grades 6 and up who are still developing the complex reading skills needed for academic success. These…
I’m not a natural language learner. I studied Spanish for six years before living in Spain finally made me bilingual, and I’ve never forgotten how it feels to sit in a room where the language is moving faster than you can hold onto it. That memory is why I became an advocate for students learning English. It’s also the lens I brought when I joined the STARI team here at SERP. STARI is SERP’s Tier…
Hope in New NAEP Scores, The Homework Conundrum, Professional Development That Sticks
