eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

In a typical Georgia school, kids like Sean Prisk would have to abide by a kind of classroom speed limit, forced to learn at the same pace as others his age. The school’s computer-based approach could be replicated across the state if education reformers appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal get their way.

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic. Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A Center for Public Integrity analysis of district-level federal education data suggests roughly 300,000 students entitled to essential rights reserved for homeless students have slipped through the cracks, unidentified by the school districts mandated to help them. based nonprofit focused on homeless education. Data disclosed in U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But when schools shuttered for the coronavirus last spring, Vaughn gained a slew of new responsibilities, like helping her kids access virtual classrooms and coordinating the special education services they receive. Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In 2017, Thorne’s last year as a high school teacher, he was one of only about 1,436 Black male teachers in South Carolina, or less than 3 percent of the total teacher workforce, according to the state’s department of education. Four years later, Black male teachers still made up less than 3 percent of teachers in the state.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This story about special education services was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Once those services resumed, Vaughn said sessions were shorter than the time mandated by her children’s individualized education programs.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump looks on as Betsy DeVos, his nominee for Secretary of Education, speaks at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education has financed dozens of national, state and local elections to push what has been proven to be harmful education policy.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Lillian Renfro, 5, “roasts” a “marshmallow” during free-play time in her preschool classroom in Clinton, Oklahoma. Higher Education. The difference in student performance, she writes, could not be explained by differences in class size or teacher education. Photo: Lillian Mongeau. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom. Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Higher Education. Weekly Update.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Are you seeking personalized, bold education options that build on your children’s strengths rather than conventional curricula? Friday, February 27th - Sunday, March 1st OZeLive 2015 Conference , Australian Educators are keen to share their innovative ideas and projects with the world. Librarian Team , Classroom 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2021

Casagranda said in one classroom at Seward High School there’s a “huge leak in the ceiling panel.” Department of Education estimated the total cost of needed repairs at $197 billion, or around $220 billion in 2021 dollars. Mike Dunleavy, a former educator. to purchase what would have cost $100 in 2001 , he said.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This is part one of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Last year, I started this series – my annual review of the year in education technology – with an article on wishful thinking. ” Many educators were angered , insisting that this wasn’t their fault. I get that.

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