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How Teacher-Collected Videos Topped the Effectiveness of In-Classroom Observation
The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard found in their “Best Foot Forward” study that using video instead of in-classroom observation improved several dimensions of the classroom observation process by: Increasing teachers’ perception of fairness. Reducing defensiveness in post-observation…
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We hire teachers!
Are you a part-time or retiring teacher interested in staying connected to keep making a difference in children’s lives? FACTS Education Solutions hires hundreds of high-quality teachers, tutors, and coaches across the country to be an additional resource to help…
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5 Private School Federal Aid Myths Debunked
Every year, federal funds are distributed to public school districts specifically for private schools, but many private institutions don’t realize they’re eligible for these funds. Here are some of the most prevalent myths. Separation of church and state means private…
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Keep Your Best Teachers After Retirement
When a retiring teacher is well-loved by students, an excellent mentor to new teachers, and has decades of exceptional classroom experience, his or her principal sees the upcoming retirement date as a doom deadline. That’s where FACTS Education Solutions can…
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How to Receive Free Money for Your School
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), there are 23,115 private, faith-based schools educating 4.9 million students. The average private school enrollment is 142 students and more than two million private K-12 students qualify for free or reduced lunches….
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Why Principal Prefers Video Observations
St. Columba is a PreK-8 school with about 250 students. They have one section per grade level, 15 teachers, three aides and a very limited, but dedicated support staff. The principal at St. Columba must serve in all capacities —…
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FACTS Elevate: The Premier Event for FACTS Users
FACTS Elevate, formerly known as the RenWeb Power Conference, will be held July 8-11, 2019 in Chicago, IL. This is the 10th anniversary of the users’ conference, and if you’ve never attended before, here are just a few of the…
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Private K-12 Schools Should Say “Yes” to Federal Programs
A letter is arriving around the holidays — don’t miss it! They’re here — the days that students embrace with glee, teachers face with resolve, and administrators address with trepidation. As soon as the Trick or Treat sugar buzz wears…
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Meet the New FACTS
Four years ago, FACTS and RenWeb united to provide the best experience possible for schools and families. Since then, we’ve worked methodically toward combining our services in impactful ways, like offering the industry’s first streamlined connection between a school’s financial…
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What FACTS Means to Me: FACTS Associate Spotlight
A Conversation With Brad Murphey, Account Manager for FACTS SIS In the spring of 2018, before the FACTS | RenWeb rebrand, RenWeb (now FACTS SIS) announced the company was moving to an account management model for customer support. This change…
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The Impact of UserVoice on FACTS Services
It’s been eight months since FACTS deployed UserVoice, an online product idea forum. We caught up with Megan Higgins and Angela Nielsen on the FACTS product team to provide an update on UserVoice and the impact it’s had on our…
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Supporting Educators is at the Heart of FACTS Education Solutions
Although it’s never been simple, educating children in today’s society is full of complexities, never imagined by our parents or teachers. Where once there was an analog classroom, we have transitioned into the digitized learning setting, supported by high-definition instructional resources. Educators…
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