Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity. The iPad does not direct the education—the teacher does.

iPad 98

iPad Laptops Classroom Report 98

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam Moran has been a leader in education reform in Virginia over the past several years as the state moved from testing to transformation. Pam, what is an update on what has happened with education reform in Virginia since we last talked? They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

Chromebook 190

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 190

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

The atrium of Whitmore Lake High School, part of a nearly $48 million capital campaign approved by voters in 2006. Nationally, school district debt has grown substantially, from nearly $323 billion in 2006 to $443 billion in 2016, according to U.S. The district has struggled since then to pay off its construction debt. Census data.

Report 86

Report Elementary System Data 86

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 24, 2021

Regardless of family income or background, students whose parents are involved in their schooling are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school (Henderson & Mapp, 2002). Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 653-664.

Outcomes 423

Outcomes Strategy Social Media Groups 423

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Working in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Education and Emmy Award Winning Director, Allyson Rockwell, the Mason-Lake and Oceana ISDs are working on a documentary film chronicling the success in the pilot kindergarten and second grade iPad classrooms in Ludington, Michigan. psid=2011-09-29.1440.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

iPad 74

iPad Blackboard Classroom Elementary 74

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

. — This fall, students at Enterprise Attendance Center in the small city of Brookhaven may get to draw, paint and make crafts in an elementary art class — the first the school has had in 12 years. Related: “Education costs money,” says state superintendent in Mississippi. billion on elementary and secondary education.

Elementary 56

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 56

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Even the best-laid plans will likely remain plans without effective communication and professional development for school faculty and staff, a mechanism for soliciting and truly hearing student voices, and extensive parent education on the goals you are trying to accomplish with your new policies and programs. How much is too much?

Social Media 28

Social Media Outcomes Report Study 28

MindShift

MAY 23, 2016

A group of young women who had graduated from high school between 1997 and 2006 sat at the front of the room crying and laughing about their experiences learning math at Railside High (a research pseudonym for the school). I felt like they cared for me,” said Martha Hernandez, who graduated in 2002 and is now a social worker.

Groups 52

Groups Training Common Core Classroom 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

“Five and six year old children are inheritors of poverty’s curse and not its creators,” Johnson told his audience as he explained that the federal government would be, for the first time, funding education and health services for children living in poverty in the form of a public preschool program. But the U.S.

Study 40

Study Comparison Classroom Meeting 40

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The FCC plays a particularly important role in regulating the telecommunications industry, and as such, it has provided oversight for the various technologies long touted as “revolutionizing” education – radio, television , the Internet. A $21 million settlement paid by NEC in 2006 for price-fixing.

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Board of Education school-segregation decision, Williams saw a post on Facebook shared by an old high-school friend she knew from her days playing trumpet in the Gardendale marching band: The newly empowered Gardendale Board of Education would be meeting in a few hours. Board of Education opinion. Leslie Williams.

Education 111

Education Report Data E-rate 111