Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. This isn't a new story: even PCs, which were widely available in classrooms by 2001, rarely had a real impact on classroom instruction. So, what can be done?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

In their July 14, 2019 article “ Why Teachers Quit ,” We Are Teachers summarizes, “A recent study by the Learning Policy Institute shows that if a teacher receives mentoring, collaboration, and extra resources, and is part of a strong teacher network, first-year turnover is cut by more than half. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Since 2001, the upscale auction, part of Collier County’s annual Naples Winter Wine Festival, has raised more than $176 million for local children’s nonprofits, including dozens that benefit the children of Immokalee’s farmworkers, according to the Naples Children & Education Foundation, which hosts the festival.

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Indiana’s foster care intake has more than doubled since 2001 , the sharpest increase in the nation. She spends part of the school day in a resource room working on her reading skills. She attends a local elementary school, where Matt Rhoda is the principal. In Indiana, where Tessa lives, the situation is especially dire.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this article, I cover some of the key issues related to homework and provide research resources to help teachers and parents learn more about homework. For elementary students, homework should not be tied to any academic grades or achievement expectation. The Elementary School Journal, 60, 212–224. What does homework mean?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., It turned out to be kind of a false promise that we were going to get additional funding, additional resources, support for school improvement,” Cassellius says. “It Monday, Sept.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

With the resources to provide tutoring and extended school day and all the other supports that our kids needed, we were beginning to really see meaningful change. And then you could see the performance begin to decline as we had to cut back on people, human resources and all kinds of things to support our students.”. million in 2001.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Maker Thinking is related to the DIY mindset and refers to a process of thinking through making, emphasizing tinkering resourcefulness. It is where and how they manage their resources, where and how they manage their relationships, where and how they collaborate with each other, and most importantly, where and how they learn.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2021

States concerned about the safety of administering a test during a pandemic may implement shortened versions of assessments. However, there is still a role for testing and assessment. In other words, states should be using multiple assessments to address the range of needs of students and their teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A graduate of Detroit Public Schools and the first in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree, Vaughn adopted a newborn named Daniel in 2001 and, later, his biological younger brother, Jacob. Yet, for schools continuing to teach remotely, resources are getting harder to come by. All these great resources are out there,” he said.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

OIG’s charge was to assess the risk to three offices in the Department of Education: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education , the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services , and the Office of Innovation and Improvement. Related: Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

I think many of us quickly recognized back in 2012 that, despite the AI expertise in the executive offices of these MOOC companies, there wasn’t much “artificial intelligence” beyond a few of their course offerings; there wasn’t much “intelligence” in their assessments or in their course recommendation engines.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2023

She works for the South Texas Pregnancy Care Center in Seguin, Texas, a group founded in 2001 to counsel women against getting abortions. These groups, also known as pregnancy resource centers, began to sprout around the country in the late 1960s as states passed laws legalizing abortion. It has planted a seed of life.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

“Segregated environments breed unequal allocation of resources.” In 2001, Williams graduated from Gardendale High and moved to Huntsville to attend Alabama A&M. Segregated environments breed unequal allocation of resources,” says Johnson, who is working on a book about school segregation. “We

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