The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

For these reasons, college career counselors can learn a lot about postgraduate success from from colleges’ athletics departments. In a 2016 survey conducted by the NCAA, student-athletes were asked what additional topics coaches and administrators should talk about more frequently. Sign up for our newsletter.

Outcomes 83

Outcomes Training System Survey 83

The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2022

Seck instead learned to code in a one-year programming course run by a nonprofit, where he stuck around for an extra year to master more advanced skills. Sophia Aguirre, a student at the Synchrony Skills Academy, who learned enough coding to create a website for her father’s landscaping business.

Training 97

Training Company Sony Report 97

EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

With the wealth of information out there, it is important for us, as teachers, to learn with our students. We need to be comfortable asking questions (such as above) that we may not know the answer to and seek learning and understanding side by side. This is great news for education because now we can focus on the “Why?”

Groups 40

Groups Exercises Study Outcomes 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

But will they actually learn anything? We’ve never really had to demonstrate our learning,” said McCormick. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, called in 2006 for learning to be measured and reported publicly. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images.

Learning 102

Learning Outcomes Survey Assessment 102

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Clear, measurable goals related to his or her postsecondary aspirations. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Weekly Update.

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Education Report Survey 92

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2024

There are few topics in college access and higher education that inspire as much conviction from opposing sides as standardized tests. Related: OPINION: The charade of ‘test-optional’ admissions The SAT and ACT measure a student’s mastery of fundamentals, including the English and math skills they should be learning in K-12.

Policies 111

Policies Report Groups Data 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

The next school day and a just a few floors below, Miller is in the school’s biotechnology lab where students are learning the skills they would need for a job testing specimens for the presence of amalyse, the protein enzyme that breaks down starch into sugar. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Sign up for our newsletter.

Study 81

Study Training Report Industry 81

eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. Yet, it doesn’t match up with new realities like stark learning gaps, worsening mental health crises, significant enrollment declines, and a cooling job market. Here are five on my radar: 1.

Trends 131

Trends Education Mobility Resources 131

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 11, 2018

. — On a recent winter morning at Tesla STEM High School, juniors in Kate Allender’s first-period AP Psychology class are busy preparing for an upcoming unit test, reviewing notes on topics like behaviorism and confirmation bias. At most high schools, however, the book learning and hands-on experiences are kept separate.

Course 102

Course Education STEM Industry 102

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Colleges defend professors’ rights to pursue controversial topics of discussion such as climate change, police brutality, charter schools and pornography. If you want to learn more about racist customs of fraternities and sororities, including the tradition of wearing blackface, just thumb through a campus’ yearbook.

Social Media 100

Social Media Policies Groups Report 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2018

T his story about foster care and higher education was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. KALAMAZOO, Mich.

System 110

System Study Policies Report 110

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

Thanks to a work-based learning program offered through nearby Harwood Union High School, Woods has been able to earn math and science credit by working 15 hours a week at the garage, instead of sitting in a classroom. “I’m Related: In this New Hampshire high school, internships shape the future of learning.

Classroom 88

Classroom Report Academic Standards Company 88

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2021

They chatted about the safe topics she stuck to at work: children, cooking, pets. Related: More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades. Once business owners learned she was female, however, their interest in hiring her evaporated. On the job, Carman struck up a friendship with a male coworker.

Industry 145

Industry Training Conference Company 145

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

I’d recommend Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest by Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum for a deeper consideration of this important topic. Thinking about whether and how such obfuscation techniques might be applied in education by privacy-minded students or educators (in PreK-12 or postsecondary settings) is…hard.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

I’d recommend Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest by Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum for a deeper consideration of this important topic. Thinking about whether and how such obfuscation techniques might be applied in education by privacy-minded students or educators (in PreK-12 or postsecondary settings) is…hard.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Lozano spent learning to give haircuts, manicures and facials was enormous, but the requirement was set by the state, and she didn’t much question it. She’d be itching to practice what she had been learning in class. More than half explicitly mandate instruction in law or business topics. The amount of time Ms.

Training 111

Training Comparison Company Report 111

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Via The NY Daily News : “ Flatiron coding school to pay $375G for operating without a license, making false claims about its graduates.” ” asks eCampus News. Paul School Lunch Debt.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48