Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

The image above from Google Trends helps demonstrate how popular the phrase has become in the intervening months. Facebook said it would work with the ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise to teach digital skills. Why was so much ed-tech “fake news”? What Do We Believe? And yes, this article is over 6000 words.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, first enacted in 1987 and expanded in 2001, requires that districts take specific actions to help unstably housed students complete school. Districts must waive enrollment requirements, such as immunization forms, that could keep kids out of the classroom. Is this actually what we want?’”.

Analysis 69

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

South Carolina has seen its highest number of educator vacancies this year since the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement started tracking the trend in 2001. Their absence in classrooms is deeply felt, especially in states like South Carolina where almost a fifth of students are Black.

Education 133

Education Elementary Data Dropout 133

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom. It was the latest big-fix trend in K-12 education, and Gist, a favored daughter of Silicon Valley philanthropists, offered up the nation’s smallest state as a laboratory mouse. The George W.

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