The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. The retention policy is part of a state law passed in 2021 that was meant to boost long-lagging reading scores and stem pandemic learning losses. Third graders work through a reading assignment at Harpeth Valley Elementary School in Nashville.

Elementary 106

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report After ruling out stressors in Antonio’s family environment, the Yale team learned more about the challenges he was facing at school, including severe learning difficulties in the classroom and bullies outside of school. Department of Health and Human Services invested $1.6

Advocacy 97

Advocacy Report Study Training 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students are not actively involved in shaping their learning journey. That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses and set learning goals in partnership with their teachers. They should be.

Competency Based Learning 113

Competency Based Learning Policies Advocacy Report 113

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We created the Sister Schools Program to connect and enrich learning for students at predominantly Latino-serving schools across North America including our territorial affiliate, Puerto Rico,” said ALAS Executive Director Dr. Maria Armstrong. By the year 2026, Latino children will make up 30 percent of the school-age population.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Professional Learning Elementary Policies 52

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2022

Building on that advocacy, EducationSuperHighway has established the No Home Left Offline Coalition. To join, email Scott Quinn, Director of Government Affairs and Policy, at scott@educationsuperhighway.org. The No Home Left Offline Coalition will. The No Home Left Offline Coalition will.

Broadband 52

Broadband Digital Divide Advocacy Policies 52

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

However, I am hopeful that this year we will witness a renewed commitment towards providing resources, policies, and initiatives that cater to English Language Learners and promote multilingualism in schools. To do this, teachers will need to incorporate renewable energy into lessons and provide hands-on learning opportunities for students.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

She shared that when he was in third grade, school officials had used a so-called discrepancy model that compared intelligence quotient (IQ) with reading performance to rule that he didn’t have a learning disability. “I continue to use an iteration of the discrepancy model to test children for learning disabilities.

Learning 145

Learning Study Report Elementary 145

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. CORE is a subsidiary of Pivot Learning. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif.,

Professional Learning 96

Professional Learning Elementary Advocacy Outcomes 96

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

At the camp in Benton, Illinois, students will learn about the plan and how to advocate for it, along with participating in typical camp activities like swimming and using the ropes course. Learning about the warming planet left her feeling like she “was being suffocated,” she said. There are reasons to be optimistic.

How To 77

How To Advocacy Learning Policies 77

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist. This is dire.

Education 107

Education Policies Advocacy Outcomes 107

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

She spent many of her weekends this past fall at an elementary school in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, alongside 83 other peers, including fellow classroom teachers and other educators. Together, they learned yoga and meditation techniques, along with philosophy, anatomy and social-emotional learning strategies.

Exercises 167

Exercises Education Learning Advocacy 167

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

” The two schools in the study are an elementary school and middle school in Schiller Park, Illinois, which reflect similar demographics to many schools across the country. Provide supplemental learning time for targeted retrieval practice 2. Create opportunities for self-directed learning 9.

Study 77

Study Strategy Advocacy Assessment 77

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. MANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s a view that’s catching on.

Competency Based Learning 138

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 138

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The awards program honored 17 individuals for their extraordinary education advocacy and leadership. Latino National Principal of the Year – Carmen Vargas, Principal, Uriah Hill Elementary School, Peekskill City School District, NY. The 2022-2023 honorees are: ALAS Awards.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Education Elements Professional Learning Elementary 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It also enables the school to focus on providing tailored social-emotional learning. On a phone call with EdSurge, Monarch School’s CEO said that social-emotional learning was the school’s priority. That includes Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a nonprofit focused on homeless education advocacy.

Advocacy 172

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 172

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rivera also serves as the Past President of the Board of Directors for the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), a nonpartisan organization of public officials who head state departments of elementary and secondary education. Dr. Frank Rodriguez, Director, Region 7 Southeast.

Secondary 83

Secondary Advocacy Future Ready Elementary 83

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

This is the third post in a short series meant to highlight the great work of many nonprofit organizations that are working diligently to support students’ learning on a daily basis. The Alliance also has run Digital Learning Day for the past five years. ASCD. Connect: www.ascd.org , @ASCD.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready Secondary Advocacy Elementary 100

eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2022

. — April 14, 2022 — As we approach the end of the third straight year of learning disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. For many students—particularly those that are historically underserved—the summer break from learning perpetuates inequitable achievement gaps. public schools.”. public schools.”.

Advocacy 56

Advocacy Policies Study Data 56

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

It’s time to acknowledge and address this narrative that adversely affects our youth’s learning experiences and the education system. Providing a safe dialogue space helps students learn how to communicate effectively, build empathy and establish trust with their peers and teachers.

Advocacy 102

Advocacy System Accessibility STEM 102

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NWEA — a not-for-profit, research and educational services provider serving K-12 students — today released new research that illustrates the scale and disproportionate nature of the disruption in student learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. PORTLAND, Ore.,

Outcomes 94

Outcomes Education Advocacy Policies 94

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. Remote learning didn’t hold their attention.

Policies 80

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 80

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Someone would need to pick her up before noon every day, even as the rest of her peers continued learning and playing together. This year, millions of students have had their schooling curtailed, prompting serious discussions about the effects of lost learning time. This story also appeared in USA Today.

Pearson 145

Pearson Education Learning Report 145

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

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. There are schools across the country that are putting in policies that are supportive for their transgender, non-conforming and LGBTQ students.

Policies 142

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 142

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated. children ages 3-5 were not fully “healthy and ready to learn.” The health and learning readiness gaps that build up before age 5 fuel the achievement gaps in K-12 education.

Education 193

Education Survey Advocacy Outcomes 193

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

What kids learn today shapes the world we live in tomorrow, and we know kids learn best when their schools reflect their cultural identity,” Justin Steele, head of Americas at Google.org, said in a statement. as they build out more inclusive classrooms for diverse learners.”

Classroom 157

Classroom Google Advocacy Robotics 157

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This new normal of distance learning can feel like the blind leading the unseen. Some schools are trying proven tactics like “ acceleration ” to address learning loss. The post PRINCIPAL VOICE: How Zoom features and bureaucracy kneecap distance learning appeared first on The Hechinger Report. We’d like to as well.

Learning 132

Learning Advocacy Survey Report 132

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

After lunch, she went to her computer, looked up the term, and quickly came across a description of the learning disability, which impacts a child’s ability to process numbers, retain math knowledge and complete math problems. “I I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is my kid,’” Jackson said. There are often obstacles to getting help.

Report 130

Report Training Elementary Strategy 130

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States. Passing Legislation Is One Thing.

Training 152

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 152

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. I heard the quote that, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” Students just turn in work.

How To 236

How To Twitter Moodle Elementary 236

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

That year, 2019, the district changed its policies to allow Indigenous students to wear cultural items along with their caps and gowns. A staff member who was unaware of the new policy had confiscated Paoli’s cap. “I Cournoyer said that state legislation can help local districts craft more inclusive graduation policies.

Policies 145

Policies Advocacy Report System 145

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 system, the context for OER will vary across states and districts, across institutional types (regular public schools, charter schools, and private schools), across school levels (elementary, middle and high school), and across technological reliance and sophistication of schools (online/blended programs versus more traditional classrooms).

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

billion of their federal pandemic recovery funds on after-school programs, according to FutureEd, an independent think tank at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. After-school learning has had fairly limited impact and yet the law requires schools to spend money on it,” said Phyllis Jordan, associate director of FutureEd.

Analysis 91

Analysis Advocacy Instructional Materials Examples 91

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2017

What Tom Learned when he quit high school his junior year. I heard the quote that, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” I think it goes back to where the pacing of our teaching has to be determined by the learning of our kids, not by a calendar. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e210.

Twitter 259

Twitter Company Elementary Advocacy 259

ExcelinEd

APRIL 25, 2019

Raines Mosteller talks to Jessica Hammonds, National Director of Advocacy. Raines is in fifth grade and the son of James Mosteller, Advocacy Associate. Today I met Jessica Hammonds who helps manage the advocacy team and has worked here for almost two years. Kinsey Pageau talks to Claire Voorhees, National Director of Policy.

Advocacy 48

Advocacy Policies Social Media Elementary 48

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2019

Particularly for educators in early and elementary education, they have a chance to set the course for how families imagine school and family connections. As I’ve communicated with other families across the United States, I have learned that they too yearn for opportunities to build stronger partnerships with teachers.

Advocacy 76

Advocacy Elementary Report Policies 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. But new research suggests colleges’ policies around unpaid balances may also be contributing to the decline while creating lasting financial harm for the institutions and students.

Dropout 104

Dropout Policies Data Report 104

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA). As parents fearful of coronavirus’s spread and frustrated with their schools’ forays into remote learning seek other options, they are increasingly turning to virtual for-profit charter schools like the one Nemergut chose.

E-rate 125

E-rate Pearson Company Report 125