We’re excited to join education leaders from across the state today at #COSA2025! After attending “The 5 Pillars of Exceptional Teaching,” dive into what we’ve learned about the impact of strong #LiteracyLeadership across systems: bit.ly/3SLCx6B #ScienceOfReading

55% of managers think employees have AI mastery but only 43% of employees agree. (2025 ETS Human Progress Report) 📊 The gap is real, and fixable. See what skills employees want next: ets.org/human-progress… #ETS #AILiteracy#ArtificialIntelligence #SkillsDevelopment

"Without studies like this, federal policymakers, state authorities and school communities are at a significant disadvantage." KA's Rachel Dinkes wrote The New York Times about the impact of eliminating data like the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten. nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opi…

National #SummerLearningWeek is almost here! We’ll share insights from the District Summer Learning program. What do you have planned? Learn more and get involved: bit.ly/4mJkWKm #SummerLearningWeek #KeepKidsLearning #NSLA #FreeResources #MakeSummerSmarter #DSLN

🛠️ New tool: Adapting Reflection Prompts to Client Types helps education consultants tailor deep, meaningful reflection for different situations. Practical, research-informed, and ready to use. Get it here: buff.ly/ToUHOAy #ConsultingTools #SchoolImprovement

Curriculum Associates Extraordinary Educator Leadership Summit was amazing! I connected with passionate educators, added to my blazer collection 😉, and gathered valuable info to bring back to my school. I’m expecting a phenomenal year ahead! #ExtraordinaryEducators #LeadershipSummit

What we're advocating for: ✅Restoring vital Federal education research work ✅Working collaboratively to make research infrastructure more effective and efficient in the long term ✅Ensuring critical information and resources reach students, educators, and parents

To better understand its three unique preschool models, City of Seattle DEEL partnered with our team at Education Northwest and American Institutes for Research for a mixed-methods process evaluation. educationnorthwest.org/case-briefs/se… American Institutes for Research

Covering it all ≠ students learning it all. What if going slow is actually the most efficient way to teach? Explore the brain science around pacing learning. buff.ly/Ezkcz3p #ScienceOfLearning

Mass layoffs U.S. Department of Education put the core functions of the Department at risk. Knowledge Alliance's Rachel Dinkes spoke with The Washington Post about what it means to lose centuries of collective experience, and how students, families, and educators will pay the price: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

☀️ As summer begins, so does "summer slide"—when students can lose up to 20% of their school-year reading gains. Learn how Oregon is leading the way with targeted, engaging summer learning efforts that support #literacy and help close opportunity gaps. 🔗 bit.ly/4ekmRkF

"In the agency’s Institute for Education Sciences, which oversees the Nation’s Report Card program, the 90 percent staff cut is 'going to lead to a wasteland of knowledge,' said Rachel Dinkes, president and CEO of the Knowledge Alliance." washingtonpost.com/education/2025…

Knowledge Alliance President & CEO Rachel Dinkes will be featured as part of a roundtable hosted by Suzanne Bonamici, focused on the vital role of the Institute for Education Sciences (IES). Register to join the conversation on Thursday, 7/24 at 12:00 PM ET: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…