eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

In a typical Georgia school, kids like Sean Prisk would have to abide by a kind of classroom speed limit, forced to learn at the same pace as others his age. Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-based” learning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. Math comes naturally to me,” he said.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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techlearning

JUNE 14, 2018

To learn more about Operation Prevention, visit operationprevention.com. About the DEA Educational Foundation Established in 2001, the DEA Educational Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preventing drug abuse. The foundation supports the DEA through advocacy, outreach, and educational programs.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

program, and help advance rural education advocacy regarding the federal No Child Left Behind law. Secretary McCulloch served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives, from 1995 to 2001. Join the Girls Thinking Global Community.

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techlearning

MAY 1, 2018

About the DEA Educational Foundation Established in 2001, the DEA Educational Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preventing drug abuse. The foundation supports the DEA through advocacy, outreach, and educational programs. Learn more at www.deaeducationalfoundation.org. through May 15, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

This story is a part of Lessons Learned , a series of stories exploring the evidence behind ideas to help children catch up and move ahead after the coronavirus pandemic. Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”. And so we always talk about it as ‘unfinished learning.’ ”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The No Child Left Behind targets, set in 2001, became more flexible in 2011, after U.S. It’s stuff that we learned.”. It’s stuff that we learned.”. Department of Education officials estimated that 82 percent of schools would fall short. Now, we think, ‘The amount of trauma these kids suffered is mind-boggling.’

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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. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples. One state received less than $30 per student.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), today, more than 7 million children, or 14 percent of public school students , are entitled to special services and accommodations to help them learn. Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), today, more than 7 million children, or 14 percent of public school students , are entitled to special services and accommodations to help them learn. Vaughn’s advocacy on behalf of her kids came to a temporary standstill this spring, when she was hospitalized with the coronavirus.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2017

If public education is ever going to meet the needs of low-income students, ideas for change must get beyond the constant war of words fueled by advocacy journalism, partisan blogging and fake news. The pervasiveness of advocacy writing helped usher in a “post-truth” era, where people consumed copious amounts of narrative over fact.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. For years, voters from all political parties have been telling pollsters at the First Five Years Fund, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on early learning, that they are in favor of more funding for early childhood education. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2017

The program was created by Congress in 1998 and greatly expanded in 2001 under President George W. Advocacy groups like the Young Invincibles and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research have argued that expanding campus-based childcare for low-income families would help boost graduation rates.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Patrick Farenga is a leading and unique authority on homeschooling, bringing more than 30 years of fieldwork, advocacy, and personal experience (he and his wife homeschooled their three daughters) to help parents and children learn in their own ways.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2015

" Starting to Homeschool " is concluding its series of six Webinars for those interested in starting the journey to homeschooling, or in just learning more about homeschooling. Webinar #6: Year-Round Learning Opportunities," will be broadcast live from 3 - 4pm US-Eastern Time on Friday, July 31st.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

" Starting to Homeschool " is a series of six Webinars for those interested in starting the journey to homeschooling, or just learning more about homeschooling. Do you know that you don’t need to be a certified teacher in any state in order to help your children learn at home and in your community?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

February 23rd - March 9th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Do you know that you don’t need to be a certified teacher in any state in order to help your children learn at home and in your community?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

“Child care is not funded to serve all children who are eligible and it’s not funded to provide rates that ensure quality care for all eligible children,” said Karen Schulman, the child care and early learning research director at the National Women’s Law Center, which advocates for gender equity.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

He is a member of the Latino education advocacy group Nuestra Voz and a student at Cohen College Prep in New Orleans. What they learn in math, English and science they apply in real life. Taking English and learning about Shakespeare is not just about command over the language but also imparting American and British culture.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2021

Poorly maintained buildings make it harder for kids to learn, research shows , and can cause health problems for both the country’s 50 million students and 6 million staff , who spend a third of their waking hours in schools. to purchase what would have cost $100 in 2001 , he said. It’s happened before.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

See, what might be even more significant than how frequently (or infrequently) Americans learn about science news (or how well that science is explained) is how their personal beliefs influence whether or not they believe that science to be valid. ” Sites of indoctrination , not learning. But what are Americans learning online?

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