The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Logan Dubin is good with computers. He finds it easy to teach himself with online content as his guide. Many schools embrace technology in the classroom as a route to these students’ hearts. MESA, Ariz.

Learning 121

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 121

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Rinata Williams was an “extraordinary” student, who always wanted to go to college. Lake Pontchartrain glistened as Rinata Williams rode north from New Orleans. Before Hurricane Katrina, just half of New Orleans public school students earned a high school diploma , and few went on to succeed at a university.

Report 109

Report Study Laptops System 109

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 29, 2019

There are so many ways to learn with YouTube channels for teachers and students! When you want to learn something new these days, most of us head over to YouTube. You can learn just about anything on YouTube: how to fix your dryer, how to create a blog, or how to use Google Docs. 30+ YouTube Channels for Teachers!

Video 78

Video Google EdTech Gamification 78

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

One day this spring, Victoria Trice’s high school students in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, peered through virtual reality headsets as part of a lesson on Afrofuturism. For example, the standards direct that students be taught that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

Study 98

Study Course Report Classroom 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

On a muggy fall morning, pre-K teacher Ruth Shows inspected the work of students in her classroom, stepping over a cluster of little learners sprawled on the carpet. One in five residents here live in poverty and only 13 percent have a bachelor’s degree or higher. ?. QUITMAN, Miss. — The state will spend $6.5

Elementary 59

Elementary Data Training Report 59

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

When Texas’ House Bill (HB) 25 went into effect earlier this year, banning transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, I invited teachers at my middle school to stop by my classroom to help with a project to reaffirm our school’s support for trans students. If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a bully.

Policies 175

Policies Education Advocacy Guidelines 175

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The school district welcomed all elementary students back for in-person learning in early December. About 25 percent of superintendents left their jobs last year, according to the American Association of School Administrators. Tonight, she’d find out if she’d have the funding she needed to keep doing that job. So far, Grant has stayed.

Elementary 106

Elementary Report Policies System 106

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Good for you. But that’s not my job. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145