The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

Of the 22,101 public schools that have closed since 2004, 3,927 (17 percent) of them were in Black-majority census tracts, and 3,395 of those schools (86 percent) were in urban areas. Like the coronavirus, the impact of permanent school closures disproportionately hit Black and urban neighborhoods.

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Meeting Training Elementary Report 136

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In the edWebinar, “ Leading for Equity: Intentionality for Access and Opportunity,” hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , Dr. Gustavo Balderas, Superintendent of Edmonds School District (WA), and Dr. Balderas has been an educator for 30 years.

Professional Learning 98

Professional Learning Policies Groups Accessibility 98

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000). FY 2003 $700,500,000.

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2021

His work in continuous improvement focuses on issues of equity and access. Dr. Betsy Hargrove has been the Superintendent of the Avondale Elementary School District since 2012 after having served as the Assistant Superintendent since March 2009. Mike is a California native who lives in Sacramento with his wife, Julie.

Learning 98

Learning Conference Outcomes Elementary 98

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Over one-half of participating school districts allowed students to take home their laptops by 2004; a second RFP was issued in 2006; and the MLTI program expanded into high schools in 2009. Accessibility: The iPad includes built-in features like text-to speech, dictation, and word prediction.

iPad 92

iPad Laptops Classroom Report 92

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. Neal, III ( @james3neal ) Senior Program Officer, IMLS James P.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

Libraries 50

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The learner in an essentialist, instructivist, pedagogical learning environment, given 21st century technologies, and through instruction of the teacher may: Access information via ebooks and websites, but these often lack any type of interactivity or capabilities for the learner to comment, share, or interact with the content. Education 2.0,

Education 268

Education Learning Resources Tools 268

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes.

Broadband 93

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

In the elementary school, art classes were cut. Whitmore Lake’s school board and administration would be dissolved in the deal, but its students would gain access to opportunities such as additional Advanced Placement classes and foreign languages. The district offered employees buyouts and didn’t fill vacancies. million annually.

Report 90

Report Elementary System Data 90

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 4: Conduct regular accessibility audits.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. We are fortunate to have many innovators in education. I changed the focus from VLEs to open blogs, wikis etc.

Social Media 58

Social Media Mobility Assessment Wiki 58

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Kindergarten students participate in class at Sylvanie Williams College Prep elementary school, on January 16, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lawyers with the Southern Poverty Law Center, an anti-hate and social justice group that fights for equal access to education, agree that charters present a risk. So what’s left to do? “We

System 40

System Groups Resources Meeting 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 17, 2021

This includes the use of case studies, starting at the elementary level, which are standards-based, transdisciplinary, and give young people “voice and choice” in what and how they are learning. Lily, an Ithaca native, served as Principal of Northeast Elementary School from 2015 to 2018. Deborah Ptak.

Policies 96

Policies Professional Learning Elementary Outcomes 96

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2016

Hurley has been teaching nursery classes for 20 years at this state-funded school that we would call a public elementary school. have reached the same conclusion: Universal access is the only way to ensure quality. Right now, whether a parent has access to a high-quality preschool program in the U.S. think tank.

Policies 40

Policies Study System Groups 40

MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2022

So how can we make math learning more intuitive and accessible for students? 2004), and referenced as a tool to understand DNA structure (Bodner & Shaw, 2004). By teaching math the way the brain learns! Teach Math the Way the Brain Learns.

STEM 52

STEM Outcomes Data Analysis 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

One part of that collaboration — ensuring smooth transitions for students from home to preschool and preschool to kindergarten — is what brought Daniel’s teachers from Alderson Elementary, lead teacher Audrey Persinger and assistant teacher Terri Webb, to his home in early May. Audrey Persinger, lead pre-K teacher, Alderson Elementary.

Pearson 96

Pearson Elementary Data Report 96

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. The gifted program at Eve opened two years ago as a way to increase access to Buffalo’s disproportionately white, in-demand gifted and talented programs. BUFFALO, N.Y. —

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

MindShift

AUGUST 20, 2019

In 2004, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that about a third of adolescents (ages 13-18) have been or will be seriously affected by anxiety in their lifetimes. Teachers and parents all over the country are noticing an increase in mental health issues , including anxiety, among students.

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Survey Mobility Groups Strategy 53

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk. Especially in states like Arizona, where families have little access to mental health care, students often turn to school counseling to triage their personal crises.

Survey 145

Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

The guide also noted that starting in elementary school, all students take Spanish, art and music classes. But many of the 747 charters have implemented policies that critics say make it difficult for lower-income families to access them. A slate of new school board candidates ran in the 2004 election. Weekly Update.

Report 112

Report Company Data Meeting 112

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The act called for “universal service” so that all Americans could have access to affordable telecommunications services, regardless of their geographical location. million settlement paid by Inter-Tel in 2004 over accusations of rigging the bidding process. ” Among them: an $8.71

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49