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Liz Rowoldt

Liz Rowoldt is an advocate for high quality instructional materials. She supports Great Minds curriculum resource reviews in IN, IL, WI, MN, ND, and SD.

Liz Rowoldt

Achievement Descriptors and Student Understanding in California

You’ve heard it before: Mastery builds over time. But what does that look like? Eureka Math² California Achievement Descriptors (ADs) detail how...

Data Science: The Importance of Incorporating Data into Everyday Instruction in California Classrooms

Every second, Google processes about 99,000 searches, which is a testament to the amount of data right at our fingertips (Flensted 2024). The amount...

Eureka Math² California earns approval from the California State Board of Education

Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2025 -- The California State Board of Education has approved Eureka Math² California® for kindergarten through Algebra 1.

Classroom Strategies that Build Confident Student Writers

Classroom Strategies that Build Confident Student Writers

From Evidence to Impact: What Susan Neuman’s Research Teaches Us About Product, Partnership, and What Comes Next

For decades, the education field has cycled through the same core questions: What works in reading? How do we close opportunity gaps? Why do so many...

Wit & Wisdom: Research in Action

Wit & Wisdom® is a knowledge-building English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for Grades K–8. Rooted in research and crafted to support all students,...

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