eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. Pemmasani, M.D., About UWorld.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Between 2003 and 2015, the number of campus child care centers declined precipitously, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. In 2015, 44 percent of community colleges offered on-campus childcare, compared to 53 percent in 2003. The shrinking number of on-campus child care centers was also an issue pre-pandemic.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

Between 2018 and 2019 the number of leagues that facilitate esports in schools nearly doubled. Educators know that taking part in extracurricular activities boosts student success. They do better in math and reading and more often aspire to higher education. They care more about their education. More likely to graduate.

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ExcelinEd

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Mississippi has significantly increased the percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In fact, Mississippi fourth graders ranked 29th in Reading and 23rd in Math on the 2019 NAEP—up from 48th and 49th, respectively, in 2003! Learn more below! NAEP [link].

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2023

Editor’s note: This story about education in Nepal was produced by Global Press Journal and is reprinted with permission. Dilip grew up speaking Awadhi at home, the mother tongue of half a million Nepalis and millions more in northern India, so adjusting to Nepali as a language of learning was a major challenge.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 26, 2021

A new white paper published by MIND Research Institute, “ Spatial-Temporal Math: Underlying Scientific Concepts and Mechanisms ,” explores the concept of spatial-temporal learning, and describes the design concepts and mechanisms behind MIND’s award-winning ST Math program. Spatial-Temporal Game-based Learning. 2014, 2019).

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

By many measures, schools here made big gains under Gordon and the ambitious 11-year effort to overhaul the education system that he helped create. The effects of poverty on education make further gains a daunting challenge. Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon meets with colleagues at his office.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 23, 2023

Through research-backed insights, this post will unpack the multifaceted world of sight words, demystifying their role in early literacy development and providing practical, effective strategies to enhance learning outcomes. Contrary to popular belief, sight words aren’t just learned by sight. So, what exactly are sight words?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Prior knowledge is one of the key concept in educational research that fundamentally reshape our understanding of how learning occurs. Declarative Prior Knowledge Declarative prior knowledge refers to the ‘what’ of learning—it’s the factual information and concepts that students bring to a new learning situation.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Credit: Cavan Images The research on early childhood education can seem as messy as a playground sandbox. Children who didn’t go to preschool still learn their letters and catch up. Some studies show that preschool produces remarkable academic and social benefits for low-income children, and some don’t. college and university.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 26, 2019

I was saddened to hear news of the passing of Professor Gunther Kress (26 November 1940 – 20 June 2019) this week. Gunther was chair of Semiotics and Education in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media within the Institute of Education of University College London. Kress, 2003, p. Kress, 2003, p.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

Empower Learning , a Utah-based developer of a learning management system (LMS), understands this pressure well. Empower is hardly the only education company that has had to adapt its wares to support shifting trends in data interoperability. Students can upload and view their evidence of learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

(CNY) In the spirit of celebrating cultural diversity and love of world cultures, I went ahead and prepared this list of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals that you can share with you students and help them learn more about Chinese New Year and its traditions. Chinese Zodiac Animals 1. If you were born in the Goat year (e.g.,1931,

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

There’s an irony to the uproar over the claim that institutions of higher learning are advancing critical race theory to suppress white people. Over 80 institutions of higher education — including the University of Richmond — have joined the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium , created and led by the University of Virginia.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

The disruptions and changes during the past year have made a return to the industrial education model of the 19th and 20th centuries problematic for school districts committed to preparing diverse students for 21st century careers. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Creating a Framework for Innovation.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

When she started classes at Paul Quinn College in 2019, counselors and school staff constantly encouraged her to visit its mental health clinic. Such proactive efforts help keep more students on track as they learn how to manage challenges in a positive way, officials said. Read the series. READ MORE. “We

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. As the country undergoes a period of historic racial reckoning, with nearly every sector of society examining its role in racial injustice, higher education needs to do the same. In addition, I had $30,000 in student debt.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 11, 2019

You can join until July 15, 2019. link] Full Bio As Submitted Angela Watson is National Board Certified Teacher currently working as an instructional coach and educational consultant based in Brooklyn, New York. She has published four books for teachers and has maintained The Cornerstone For Teachers blog since 2003.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Back then, children played in the streets with other neighborhood kids, learning how to navigate the world by interacting with one another. By 2003, that amount of time dropped by another 4 percent. There is a learning value behind play if you just allow it to happen.”. In 2019, organizers estimate 535,690 students participated.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2021

As in most states, would-be educators have to demonstrate their experience, knowledge and moral suitability through recommendations, transcripts, licensure exams and criminal background checks, a multi-step undertaking that can take over a month in the best of circumstances. Credit: Erik Petersen for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

Higher education, as we know from our unwavering focus on inequality at The Hechinger Report, has a long way to go before black students and faculty members are both well-represented and comfortable on college campuses. Oliver Schak, co-author of a 2019 Ed Trust report about black student representation at public colleges and universities.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 11, 2019

MIND’s Chief Data Science Officer Andrew Coulson has made the case time and time again that the “one good study” paradigm is insufficient for edtech practitioners to base decisions on, and that a model of repeatable results at scale is one that should be adopted across the education industry. Dietrich, 2004), to name a few.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The privilege of attending is costly, at $57,642 for the 2019-20 academic year. While rising education costs and more amenities and luxury housing have played a role in pressing up the cost of college attendance, a great deal of college tuition inflation has been driven by an enrollment strategy that relies heavily on tuition discounting.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

My parents always stressed how powerful an education is and how it is the key to success,” Keenan said. In meetings with his academic adviser during the second semester of his freshman year, Robinson said he learned that though his GPA was solid, the school’s computer algorithm saw trouble.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Minnesota ranks among the most educated states in the country, with nearly half of adults aged 25 to 64 holding an associate degree or higher. He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Will jobs go begging? Our future economic vitality depends on this.”.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In 2003, Project Tomorrow, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping K-12 education leaders identify and implement best practices, launched the Speak Up Research Project, which gives K-12 leaders insights into current and emerging dynamics in the education ecosystem—and what those dynamics mean for all the stakeholders within a school district.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Key points: COVID learning loss is still real–here’s how districts are leveraging tutoring strategies Transforming summer school with high-dosage tutoring 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program For more news on tutoring, see eSN’s Educational Leadership page The benefits of high-dosage tutoring can’t be ignored.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

Half of Black borrowers who first entered college in the 2003 defaulted on their student loans within 12 years; the comparable figure for white students is 21 percent. Higher education segregation is specifically why Black borrowers have so much more debt,” he said. Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Effective media literacy education also involves a strong focus on civic engagement and creation, connecting people with the tools to make their voices and perspectives heard. Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Features free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

I was sitting in a circle with other LGBTQIA+ educators when our managers told us we were not allowed to be open about our identity at the school. My time as an educator in Texas is no exception. The provision was part of a national wave of curriculum laws regarding HIV/AIDS education. In 2003, Section 21.06

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes. They saw the charter school as a new way to create a free but essentially private education for the privileged. he Brown v.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See all of the speakers here. Yong Zhao, Ph.D

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

But now, as educators everywhere try to figure out how to do their jobs remotely, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the instability of relying on one counselor, or just a few, to guide hundreds of students through new academic hurdles, prepare them for an uncertain future and triage their mental health crises. It’s also suicide. ”.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I was a little taken aback,” said Sims, who went on to found The Abecedarian Group, a child care and education consulting agency. They found 1,362 fatalities in child care from 1985 through 2003, 75 percent of them in home-based care, both licensed and unlicensed. Wow, I couldn’t find any of them.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But a troubled school system is nothing new in a state that has long failed to provide all of its children with an equal, integrated education. Holmes decision, black students in the Mississippi Delta remain shut out from an equal education. Related : Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids? In Alexander v.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

From 2003 to 2016, the average combined student and parent debt for Parent Plus borrowers was nearly $38,000, according to an analysis by the policy group New America. As the cost of public education rose, more low- and middle-income families began seeking the loans, desperate to give their children a shot at a secure future.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2021

State officials often bemoan a lack of college-educated workers for their economies, yet very few states track this problem. They say that with states regularly cutting education funding, they need the private agencies to retrieve as much money as they can. Her principal balance of $2,712 grew to more than $4,600 by December of 2019.

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