eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

It also examines survey results and statewide policies to understand the extent to which principals have access to high-quality learning opportunities and the role of policies in increasing access. The study’s authors are Linda Darling-Hammond, Marjorie E. Wechsler, Stephanie Levin, Melanie Leung-Gagné and Steve Tozer.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). “Two hundred, three hundred one thousand,” they probed. Keeping Up.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Millions of students lack the ability to access the internet from home — a problem compounded by increasing expectations from educators that students do so to complete homework and research. . Fourteen percent of children ages 3 to 18 lack home internet access , according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

2023 calculations by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report reveal that fewer than 1 in 5 countries have legislation in place to prevent and act on cyberbullying in school. Cyberbullying in particular is fueled by a lack of proper policies and wide access to smartphones and other devices. school district in 2022-23. .”

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report Kindergarten may be math’s most important year — it lays the groundwork for understanding the relationship between number and quantity and helps develop “number sense,” or how numbers relate to each other, experts and researchers say. “The

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Nevertheless, teens report that their own mental health is spiraling : Increasingly, they are anxious, depressed and wrestling with thoughts of suicide. As other measures improved, youth also reported feeling less anxiety and depressive symptoms. Fewer teens are taking up smoking. Arrest rates among teens are dropping.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2022

And, according to a new report I co-authored for Just Equations , the benefits of that elevated standing are starkly apparent: Based on data from surveys and interviews, “ A New Calculus for College Admissions ” reveals how deep-seated preferences for calculus weigh heavily in decisions about who gets admitted to college.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Enrollment data suggest the effort to make higher-level math accessible to more students had started to yield results before the pandemic.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

While we share the outrage at the terrible behavior being reported, what's more important is that we not let this sensational story distract us from the structural inequities in higher education. Before considering a path to post-secondary education, students need help identifying and showcasing their own strengths from an early age.

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Secondary Social Media Accessibility Trends 162

MindShift

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The condition has numerous names: secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue. One of the handful of studies of STS in schools found that more than 200 staff surveyed from across six schools reported very high levels of STS. How Schools Can Acknowledge Secondary Trauma.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A recent study shows that some students may have started the school year as much as a full grade behind in math , while many still lack full access to high-speed internet, a device , and the guidance needed to use them. Ask your local library about access to free digital or audio books. These challenges are real.

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Learning Secondary Resources Accessibility 245

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The universities walked back the effort this year after experts argued that students were taking less challenging coursework that limited their post-secondary opportunities. State researchers are studying the model and its impact on teaching and learning. Rather, some are introducing the subject as an additional option for students.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2022

In a July 2021 report , the two proposed blurring the last two years of high school with the first two years of college to modernize our secondary and post-secondary education and training systems and connect them “more tightly to the world of work and careers,” according to Vargas who, with Hartung, was among the report’s authors.

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Education Secondary Training Report 124

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

Just because a mandate has been passed, it doesn’t mean there’s necessarily a plan for implementation, access to training or a repository of resources, all of which are necessary to put it into practice with fidelity. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2024

To see the impact in person, The Hechinger Report sent reporters to schools in four cities — San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore and Greenville, South Carolina — to hear students’ stories. Credit: Gail Cornwall for The Hechinger Report No one in Damiana Beltran’s family went to college, so she didn’t picture it in her future.

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Buncee

APRIL 6, 2020

During this uncertain time, we need to turn to online educational tools that offer us versatility, ease of use, and accessibility for all students. Create a digital book report. One of our favorite features of Buncee is that they have partnered with Microsoft to incorporate Immersive Reader, an amazing accessibility tool.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The findings provide further evidence of a trend identified last year by a Hechinger Report/Associated Press analysis of data gathered from 40 states that revealed a racial divide in career and technical education, or CTE. “It Previously, the Department of Education only reported enrollment in CTE career areas by gender.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. But given the trends we’ve seen, we risk backpedaling on that progress if we fail to help those kids find a post-secondary pathway now.”. Gurantz’s study was published in Educational Researcher in February 2021. School is the place where students have internet access.

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Broadband Study Secondary Report 119

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Changing the way calculus is taught, proponents argue, helps more students find math approachable and relevant, making them therefore more likely to succeed while studying it. A study of the course published by its creators suggests it’s been successful in engaging underrepresented students. And I just find that really cool,” he adds.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2023

“My teacher kind of pulled me aside and was like, ‘Hey, you need to go to your guidance counselor, there’s a little bit of complications with signing you up for this class,’” said Maqueo Toledo, who is now a college access fellow at the Education Trust in Tennessee. Six states block undocumented students from accessing in-state tuition.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. An appropriately titled RAND Corporation research report, “ Remote Learning Is Here to Stay ,” finds that one in five U.S. Not surprisingly, the report concludes teachers “need additional professional development and support.” But continuing it after the emergency ends may have appeal.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Nevertheless, teens report that their own mental health is spiraling : Increasingly, they are anxious, depressed and wrestling with thoughts of suicide. As other measures improved, youth also reported feeling less anxiety and depressive symptoms. Fewer teens are taking up smoking. Arrest rates among teens are dropping.

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Smartphone Social Media Trends Report 54

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. Don’t just think about access and enrollment,” Jackson says.

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E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 129

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Related: Black students default on college loans at a higher rate than others, study finds. A 2016 Brookings Institution study found that upon graduation Black college graduates owe, on average, $7,375 more in student loans than their white peers ($23,420 versus $16,046). A 2017 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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Policies Secondary Study Report 134

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2021

Credit: Jackie Mader for The Hechinger Report. A Colorado study found that those who took dual and concurrent enrollment courses were 23 percent more likely to enroll in college than their classmates who didn’t. Dual enrollment also increases the likelihood that students will go to college , research suggests.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For many of these students and others coming from low-income backgrounds, science knowledge gaps exist even prior to kindergarten entry but become gravely amplified in primary and secondary schools. Unsurprisingly, such foundational STEM disparities extend far beyond secondary school education. Program in New York City.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Howard Street Charter School in Salem, Oregon, is a project-based institution that pushes students to achieve excellence in all areas of study. Not only do students get to work at their own pace in MATHia, but its built-in reports also provide actionable data to teachers so they can best set students up for success.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 30, 2019

Seneca Learning is a free online homework and revision platform that covers most of the secondary school curriculum. Crucially, the website is freely accessible by everyone. In this study, pupils were randomly selected for the control group or the intervention group. The intervention group used Seneca Learning on a tablet.

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EdTech Adaptive Learning Comparison Groups 207

Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

In a survey from the International Journal of Education, 97% of teachers reported never or seldom using a flexible curriculum for their students.[2] Content : How the student will access the information. And for older students, you can adjust our book-based study guides to offer personalized lessons on books you’re reading as a class.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Today’s technology makes it easy to collect concrete data and view reports that provide guiding insights. With PLCs, we decide as a team that ‘this’ is really what every student at Benton High School leaving Algebra 1 should know how to do,” says Brandy Beckman, Secondary Math Instructional Facilitator.

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Data Secondary Education Assessment 104

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Related: PROOF POINTS: Shop class sometimes boosts college going, Massachusetts study finds. percent statewide dropout rate, according to 2020-21 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data, and special needs students fare particularly well at voc-tech schools. percent , even lower than the overall 1.5

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Dropout Industry Secondary Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network. Oliver Robinson.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 138

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

SANTIAGO, Chile — So poor was the education she received at her public high school, Pilar Vega Martinez had to take an extra year to study for the Prueba de Selección Universitaria — the Chilean version of the SAT. I’ve had to work while studying to start saving money” for it. Photo Elissa Nadworny. The work paid off.

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Policies Study Report Accessibility 130

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2020

Students of color are less likely to be given access to accelerated opportunities in secondary schools, and more likely to be placed in remediation when they head to college. Faculty decided to start self-guided book studies and professional-development sessions on adult mindset and equitable practices.

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Outcomes Comparison Elementary Secondary 119

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2019

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Rising use of automated technologies has eliminated thousands of jobs in Mississippi, and many more are at risk, according to a recent report by the Brookings Institution. A high school student repairs a car in an automotive shop class. Subscribe today! An average of 47.7

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The course typically teaches study skills, time management and financial literacy, all skills they will need to make it through their education, while also letting them build a support system with other students in similar situations, said Tamika Duplessis, the associate vice chancellor for student affairs at Delgado. .

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