The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. during the 2015-16 school year were women. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. “It’s because we’re mostly women,” she explained.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

In 2015, Vanessa Ford’s 4-year-old came out as transgender. In March, at ASCD Empower, which is a conference for educators with a focus on equity, she presented with Becca Mui, an education manager at GLSEN , an LGBTQ advocacy group focused on schools. Even though she had spent 14 years as an educator at D.C.

Policies 138

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 138

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Thousands of Mississippi’s third graders will sit in front of computers later this month to take the statewide reading test, but the eyes of teachers and administrators at Finch Elementary School will be intensely focused on a dozen students at this Wilkinson County school. Sharon Robinson, principal of Finch Elementary. In 2015, 52.4

Elementary 79

Elementary Training Advocacy Strategy 79

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. The district is using multiple measures from the classroom to district level across internal and external categories to determine if students are college and career ready.

Education 67

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

Elementary 108

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Teacher Travis Olsen has an exercise bike in the back of his seventh-grade science classroom that kids are welcome to use whenever they feel the need. During a group science lab in Giebel and Jolma’s class, Anna Wang, 13, sat on one of the wobbly chairs the school purchased for classrooms this year. “It

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Exercises Elementary Report Study 107

edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

To meet these goals, they start with the perspective of advocacy for all, especially BIPOC, high-poverty, LGBTQ, religious, and other populations within their schools. Culturally relevant pedagogy is “good teaching” that must be implemented in each classroom. Each student should have mirrors and windows. Dr. Helen Nelson Grant.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Amesse Elementary at Denver Public Schools. Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, in his classroom with students at William J. Amesse Elementary. HackSchool launched at STRIVE Prep – Excel in Denver in 2015 through a Kickstarter to provide students of color with more access to STEM opportunities.

Accessibility 87

Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 87

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 72

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 72

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A critical topic for schools, communities, and most importantly, our students, is what teachers do in the classroom to nurture ALL students, create a sense of belonging, and keep educational standards high. She is a 2015 Milken Unsung Hero Fellow and a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow. ” You Can’t Look Away.

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 19, 2015

He has been the voice of reason for years, combating the negative influences of standardized tests, grades used as carrots and sticks, and classroom motivation tactics. In outstanding classrooms, teachers do more listening than talking, and students do more talking than listening.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

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Kaplan Policies Report System 142

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom. Technology allows teachers to expand their lessons outside of the classroom and make connections beyond their communities. Imperative 1: Strengthen District Leadership and Communication.

Technology 40

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

. — NCTE (@ncte) November 22, 2015. As an elementary principal, I cannot remember the last time I attended a conference for administrators. This will be a short post, because the answer to this question/hashtag is simple: All educators need to know literacy. It all comes back to literacy.

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Conference Elementary Meeting Study 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Her two youngest, both attending Vancouver’s Washington Elementary School, had struggled with remote learning and still lagged their peers in basic math and reading. At Washington Elementary School, in the Vancouver school district in Washington state, 16 students were identified as homeless in 2021-22.

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Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 128

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

“In the mornings when students came into the classroom, they would write that they’d brought their lunch or that they were going to purchase lunch in the cafeteria,” she said. When Billy Gibson, 18, was in elementary school, he couldn’t spell his own name. Students at or above proficient reading level.

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Training Report Groups System 78

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

By March of the 2015-16 school year, school officials had reported 27 arrests, more than four times the number they recorded during the entire 2013-14 school year. Four states — Mississippi, Indiana, Florida and Pennsylvania — passed such legislation in 2013, in the months after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. .

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Report Training Handbook Study 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

But it’s down from the record-setting year in 2015 – down by about $1 billion. These inequalities affect what sorts of education technology appears in the classroom and how these products are used. Number added to the “ed-tech dead pool”: 4. The amount of investment is up from last year by over $1 billion.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL), stated, “We were not as prepared as we could have been to have made that shift in terms of our practices and pedagogy.” Still, the virtual program has seen children thrive who failed in a brick-and-mortar classroom so that personalization became even more critical.

Learning 83

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 83

edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

Educational content needs to be available outside of the classroom and easy to access. Dr. Seibert’s district gave a lot of thought to who the communication is intended for and uses classroom teachers to communicate messages to parents as often as possible. The products that work best for us are the partners we’ve always had.”

Learning 54

Learning Blended Learning BYOD Professional Learning 54

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

Classrooms aren’t easy for Alan, his mother said. (We In a recent survey drawing responses from 1,219 teachers and conducted by the charter schools advocacy organization the Thomas B. Fordham Institute , an overwhelming majority of teachers viewed suspension and expulsion as useful to keep classrooms safe. Discipline follows.

Elementary 142

Elementary Report System Meeting 142

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

. — Using small yellow and orange squares of paper and lengths of yarn stretched between tables and chairs, sixth-grade math students made number lines — including everything from fractions to negative decimals — in a classroom at Walsh Middle School. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 5: Set expectations. Model accountability.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Classroom 2.0 ? Elementary Years ? Alternative Education ? Balancing Home and School ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? College Admissions ? Connections ? Creativity ? Defining Success ? Digital Citizenship ? Educational Technology ? Engagement ? Family & Parenting ? Future of Eduction ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Their absence in classrooms is deeply felt, especially in states like South Carolina where almost a fifth of students are Black. While teacher vacancies are affecting all educators, experts say if South Carolina wants its Black students to succeed, it can’t afford to lose any more Black men in the classroom.

Education 137

Education Elementary Data Dropout 137

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But she was relieved of the duty when Jacob graduated from his Head Start preschool program and enrolled in a Durant Public School District elementary school. Out of 14 scheduled visits, dating from October 2014 to June 2015, the hospital counted Jacob as a “no show” for nine of them. His school was supposed to provide transportation.

Advocacy 83

Advocacy Elementary Report Training 83

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

We’re living in the most costly, expensive times that I’ve lived through as superintendent,” said Gestson, who has been in that job since 2015. A math teacher at Trevor Browne High School in Phoenix teaching online in an empty classroom. Gestson runs the Phoenix Union High School District in Arizona, which has 22 high schools.

Laptops 132

Laptops System Policies Meeting 132

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Students in a Granite School District preschool classroom learn about the letter T. GRANITE, Utah — On a recent winter afternoon, the scene inside Dobrila Hasic-Botic’s preschool classroom in Granite, Utah, seemed typical of a high-quality pre-K. On a day in late fall, Hasic-Botic’s classroom was brimming with activity.

Report 65

Report Elementary Advocacy Company 65

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In the 2015-16 school year, none of the social studies textbooks listed for use in the state’s fourth grade classroom was published before 2005. The Civil Rights Movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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Study Report Analysis Course 90

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

The school’s halls and classrooms are bright and airy, with high ceilings and oversize windows looking out across the lush landscape. The guide also noted that starting in elementary school, all students take Spanish, art and music classes. These schools represented one in 10 charters operating during the 2015-16 school year.

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Report Company Data Meeting 112

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

.” Via Politico : “Partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement led to the displacement of more than 300,000 Hispanic students between 2000 and 2011, with most of those students disappearing from elementary schools.” “ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom?

Education 55

Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Shyra Adams vividly remembers the days after the death of Tony Robinson, an unarmed Black teenager killed in 2015 by police in her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. Since the 2015-16 school year, teachers and staff at Oakland schools called the police more than 9,000 times, according to data included in the new resolution. million.

Report 142

Report Analysis Data Training 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Dan Coder, custodian of Unified School District 377 for 35 years, looks over the broken boiler in the central office building which also houses the preschool and kindergarten classrooms. The research and advocacy organization EdBuild called states’ education funding systems outdated, arbitrary, and segregating. EFFINGHAM, Kan. —

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Report Advocacy Elementary Company 111