The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

It gave states a deadline of the 2013-14 academic year to have 100 percent of their students demonstrating proficiency in reading, writing and math — a noble, if statistically improbable, goal. But scores dipped in almost all grades and subject areas on the 2015 test compared with 2013. Monday, Sept. Photo: AP Photo/J.

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Education Policies Learning Report 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The annual cost of servicing this accumulated debt more than doubled, from $21 billion in 2003 to $48 billion in 2012, the most recent period for which it has been calculated by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Last year alone, colleges and universities borrowed a record $41.3 That’s up from $28.7 billion a decade ago.

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Report Data Study Analysis 58

The Jose Vilson

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

By the time I got my rejection letter from Georgetown University, he shrugged and told me, “You’re in good company, sir,” listing all the other kids who didn’t get in with me, all of the others white. In 2003, as a junior in college, a group of us drove down to Washington D.C.

Policies 60

Policies Groups Elementary Company 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

In 2003, before the Great Recession, Whitmore Lake was like thousands of other school districts across the country. In addition to the housing development falling through, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, one of the region’s major employers, pulled up stakes in Ann Arbor. Its school buildings were outdated and overcrowded.

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Report Elementary System Data 89

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. Some individuals, government agencies, community-based networks, non-commercial organizations, and for-profit companies share these values.

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999. A recent and exciting challenge transpired as co-facilitator of the virtual participants in the 2013 Flat Classroom Conference in Yokohama, Japan. Father Goose).Sea

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 31, 2017

He began his career teaching overseas, and in 2003 founded a New Tech Network school in Davis, CA. He joined BIE as a National Faculty member in 2007 and has served on staff since 2013. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Learning Company Trends Twitter 46

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

And if for some reason you need more ideas than what’s here—or if you’re just feeling nostalgic, as is befitting this time of year—take a look at our lists from 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009. I am also much more satisfied with their customer service than I was with the other company. Board Games.

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Exercises System Software Comparison 40

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Only 8 percent of high school students were interested in fully online learning in 2013. Since fall 2003, almost 4 million K-12 students, parents, teachers, librarians, principals, technology leaders, district administrators and members of the community have shared their views and ideas through Speak Up.

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Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Zovio, Ashford’s parent company, declined to discuss Baca’s case unless he signed a waiver, but generally denied assertions that it improperly told veterans they were not eligible for GI Bill benefits. Formerly Bridgepoint Education, the company now called Zovio has raised eyebrows for years. Former Sen. Photo: Scott J.

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Report Outcomes Company Training 71

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

He received, among many global awards, the million-dollar TED Prize in 2013. In 2003, before the existence of YouTube, she founded ProjectExplorer.org, a free multimedia website designed to educate primary and secondary school students about global issues and world cultures and histories. airing on Discovery in 2020.)

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

content farm or content mill : a company that employs a staff of freelance writers to create content designed to satisfy search engine retrieval algorithms with the goal of attracting views and advertising revenue. Hoax-Slayer : Australian Brett Christensen has been debunking email and social media hoaxes and spam since 2003.

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Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Cleveland State had added $600 in collection and late fees and eventually, as required by state law, had passed the debt on to the state attorney general’s office, which then sent it to a for-profit debt collection company and then to a private law firm. At each step along the way, interest was tacked on. Credit: Linda Bippus.

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Policies Company Report Advocacy 140

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

That spending, in turn, produces more than 2,600 patents and 400 companies a year, according to the National Science Board. The real estate company CBRE ranks the city as the country’s top small market for attracting tech talent. billion allocated annually by the federal government for research. It’s the future of the state.”

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Industry Trends System STEM 85

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The legislation also ordered telecom companies to provide their services to all public schools and libraries at discounted rates – from 20% to 90% off depending on the services provided and number of students receiving free and reduced school lunches. The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that CIPA does not violate the Constitution.

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2017

This is part three of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” As an education technology writer, I’m often chastised for considering student loan companies as part of my analysis. Student loan companies are “not really ed-tech,” some people still try to insist. percent to 11.5

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Technology Education Industry Company 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Frustrated with the slow resolution of loan forgiveness claims at the Department of Education, two borrowers have filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and loan servicing company Navient in federal court.” Testing, Testing… Via Chalkbeat : “Fired testing company seeks $25.3

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Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. If that’s what “technology” means, then every company is in the technology business – a useless distinction. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40