The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) expanded the federal role in school oversight, calling for testing nearly all children in grades 3 through 8 annually in English Language Arts and mathematics to assess their proficiency. For the past two decades, the tests mandated by NCLB and ESSA have driven classroom instruction.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

Students at Barnard Elementary School in Washington, D.C., Nearly 68 years ago as a third-grader, Linda Brown was denied access to an all-white elementary school in Topeka, Kansas. There are two ways to solve this equation: target resources to communities of concentrated poverty, or disperse concentrated poverty.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2001: $450,000,000. FY 1998: $425,000,000.

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

Key components of the strategic planning process include listening to the students, staff, and community members, and then making time to reflect on what has been heard, as well as what has been observed during classroom visits. Cathi has served as an elementary principal for nine years. Cathi Davis.

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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. Beginners in the classroom. It can be.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she’s using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. Other Resources: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom. Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom. Join Merge Cube Mania!

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

In terms of student proficiency, today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. In these classrooms, teachers face a seemingly impossible task -- providing effective instruction to all the unique students under their care. We're "detracking" students previously sorted by ability.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In the run-up to a new school year, I was proud to contribute $100 to the parent teacher association at my son’s school for classroom supplies. The Title I program identifies what fiscal resources schools need, but Congress hasn’t allocated enough resources to meet those needs. AP Photo/Ted S.

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Kalim Rayburn, Principal, Rea Elementary, Calif. Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS), nationally recognized for embracing innovative education technology, first introduced MIND Research Institute’s ST Math in 2010 as a math remediation resource for the county’s Title I schools. Madison Elementary, Calif.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

Key aspects of the innovative model include the use of data and analytics, as well psychometricians and statisticians, to drive instruction that can be enhanced by the use of digital resources and artificial intelligence, which can complement content and help each student spend more time working in a zone of proximal development.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

The presenters also provided recommendations for other educators who are now making the shift from being in a classroom to working remotely with students. Olivia Miller is a 2nd grade teacher at South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This story about mindfulness in the classroom was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Megan Sweet is the senior director of program and impact at Mindful Schools, a nonprofit organization that trains educators to teach mindfulness in the classroom.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Arthur Elementary has also established goals for out-of-school access. She suggested beginning with a clear mission statement. “It WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

A 2020 review of nearly 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring was particularly helpful in reading during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children. Both Obimma and VonSeggen tutored remotely, but some tutors have come back into the classroom along with the students.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Schools can use these online mapping systems to teach powerful classroom content spanning across subjects and grade levels, and they can get started with free resources for online mapping activities from esri.com/schools.

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Learning Exercises Policies Software 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2011

Event and Recording Page : [link] iEARN-USA is a member of iEARN (International Education and Resource Network), the world''s largest, most experienced online K-12 non-profit network that enables young people worldwide to use the Internet and digital media to collaborate on educational projects. Gragert is Executive Director of iEARN-USA.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

School leaders and classroom teachers need reminders that just because a specific program or pedagogy has evidence that it works, that doesn’t mean it will work in every classroom. Step 5 – Tap into Ohio’s new resources. Step 2 – Consider your local needs. Neal, Ph.D.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Liam Frometa, 5, left, and Christopher Ramos, 5, right, play with their classroom’s smart board at Fun Time Early Learning Academy in Naples, Fla. Eliane Lebrun, a kindergarten teacher at Highlands Elementary, a Guadalupe Center feeder school, said the distinction becomes apparent within the first week of school.

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techlearning

MAY 1, 2018

Standards-aligned Operation Prevention interactive resources, available at no cost, help promote lifesaving discussions in the home and classroom. “My The friendly competition allows teens to step outside of the day-to-day classroom structure and work together to use their creative perspectives for good.”

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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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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

A 2020 review of nearly 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring was particularly helpful in reading during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children. Both Obimma and VonSeggen tutored remotely, but some tutors have come back into the classroom along with the students.

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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. It scaffolds classroom learning and helps students reinforce learned skills. For elementary students, homework should not be tied to any academic grades or achievement expectation.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

They have created their own vegetable gardens and raised funds to bring plant beds to local elementary schools. A 2011 study of two EL middle schools and one EL elementary school in New York State found that they fared better at reducing race and income achievement gaps, particularly in English, when compared to similar schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The district says it has tried to prevent the cuts from reaching the classroom by spending its limited funding more efficiently. 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. million in 2001.

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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. Districts must waive enrollment requirements, such as immunization forms, that could keep kids out of the classroom. Is this actually what we want?’”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Some have passed along that data to principals and instructional leaders to guide school improvement work, but few have sent it all the way to teachers, who make the day-to-day decisions in classrooms. It has been used punitively, as a way to point out their shortcomings, threaten their jobs and take away their classroom autonomy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The primary goals of this event are to demonstrate the power of global connectivity in classrooms, schools, institutions of informal learning and universities around the world, and to introduce others to the tools, resources, projects, and networks that are available to educators today. This will take you to the event VoiceThread.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. Maker Thinking is related to the DIY mindset and refers to a process of thinking through making, emphasizing tinkering resourcefulness.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But when schools shuttered for the coronavirus last spring, Vaughn gained a slew of new responsibilities, like helping her kids access virtual classrooms and coordinating the special education services they receive. Yet, for schools continuing to teach remotely, resources are getting harder to come by. Credit: LaTonya Davis.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2017

Arizona ranks 50 th in the United States in elementary teacher salaries adjusted for cost of living with an average salary of about $42,560 only three quarters of what teachers earn in other parts of the country. In wages adjusted for inflation, Arizona elementary teachers are making 11 percent less now than they were in 2001.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

Of course, the “unexpected” occurs all the time – on the road and in the classroom. Robots don’t just roll into the human resources department on their own accord, ready to outperform others. And there are rules as to who gets to be in the classroom, rules about who can teach. Anyone with car insurance.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A study released in 2020 by researchers with the University of Alabama said students who were enrolled in a First Class preschool program were significantly more likely to perform better than their peers on reading and math tests beyond elementary school.

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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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