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. Buffalo educators hoped Eve’s new program would give more children — particularly children of color — a chance at enrichment and advanced learning. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Inequity is the norm.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 23, 2023

In today’s increasingly diverse and interconnected world, conversations about race, diversity, and inclusion have become essential components of education. As teachers and educators, we bear the responsibility of facilitating these critical discussions with our students. Be ready to explain these concepts in age-appropriate ways.

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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. We use schools as polling stations and for neighborhood association meetings. Many students have fun on the playground when the school is closed.

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Meeting Training Elementary Report 135

edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2021

By combining the small group focus with short cycles of improvement, schools can truly create a system where every child is receiving the best possible education. In other words, the school leaders are continuously developing new approaches to their equity issues and engaging in cycles of iteration and innovation to meet their goals.

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Learning Conference Outcomes Elementary 98

Waterford

AUGUST 9, 2022

8] Send an email or text within the days leading up to school so that you have at least some connection before you meet them.[9] Use these first day of school read-alouds to teach social skills to your elementary students: David Goes to School by David Shannon. NSW Department of Education. Educational Review, 2001, 53(1), pp.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Related: Refugee students languish in red tape as they seek to resume their educations. In 2004, while working as a café owner near Atlanta, she stumbled on a group of boys playing soccer. Schools that cater to special populations like refugees can also educate students at grade levels that are years behind their age.

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Education Report Policies Elementary 91

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Even before her son started kindergarten, Ashley Meier Barlow realized that she might have to fight for his education. Instead, the educators told Barlow that they wanted her son to attend a classroom across town meant for children who are profoundly impacted by their disabilities. “If

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Assessment Policies Accessibility Report 115

MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2022

However, the educators we speak with time and time again tell us that conventional algorithmic approaches are leaving students behind. 2004), and referenced as a tool to understand DNA structure (Bodner & Shaw, 2004). Bar Graph Bridge. Final Thoughts.

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STEM Outcomes Data Analysis 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

“Data shows if it’s not going to be a quality program, then it’s not going to impact children and families,” said Nancy Hanna, an associate superintendent of Greenbrier County Schools who oversees early childhood education. Related: Sending your boy to preschool is great for your grandson, new research shows. His speech has improved.

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Pearson Elementary Data Report 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

When Ashley Park was converted from an elementary school to a K-8 a decade ago, over the objections of the community, it was the bus ride, with its noisy, chaotic comingling of kids, that many parents feared the most. David Rosenberg, Education Resource Strategies. They said, ‘don’t do this to us again.

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Elementary Report Secondary Study 118

Philly Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2013

Overflow crowd from the August 15, 2013 SRC meeting. I am called in November and am placed at an elementary school in Southwest Philadelphia. My colleagues and I survive a number of meetings with various District staff who have no answers about the future of our jobs or our school community. Here is a run-down: 2001. June 2013.

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Education Meeting Elementary Classroom 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Glenn Gustafson, CFO of the Colorado Springs School District, talks to Christina Butcher, the interim principal of Queen Palmer Elementary School. Gustafson, the district’s CFO and — according to his wife — the “world’s only extroverted accountant,” had dubbed the meeting the “St. Sarah Butrymowicz/The Hechinger Report. spends less.

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System Elementary Report Meeting 95

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 36(4), 476–500. A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. Review of Educational Research, 81(2), 201–233; Headden, S. Postsecondary education descriptive analysis report.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

In elementary school, Matthew Peterson struggled mightily with math. Alex Belous, education portfolio manager for the Cisco Foundation (which has supported MIND Research Institute since 2004), says that when he initially reviewed their program, its installation and training strategy was predominantly in-person, which wouldn’t scale.

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Meeting Software Outcomes Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. Both parents figured Caleb would return to his neighborhood elementary school before too long. “We Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Elementary school students clap and spell words after school. Unfortunately, the free, public part of education ends when the bell sounds. In 2016, the online education news outlet Chalkbeat reported that only 18 percent of children nationally are served by before- and after-school programs. In 2004, the parents of 15.3

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2019

One of the big justifications for gifted-and-talented education is that high achieving kids need more advanced material so that they’re not bored and actually learn something during the school day. Their academic needs cannot be met in a general education class, advocates say. Higher Education. Choose as many as you like.

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Survey Study Exercises Report 112

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity. 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. The iPad does not direct the education—the teacher does.

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iPad Laptops Classroom Report 97

MindShift

DECEMBER 23, 2019

This story about Fugees Academy was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In 2004, while working as a café owner near Atlanta, she stumbled on a group of boys playing soccer. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Education Policies Report Elementary 42

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Parents and educators are confused because they have to deal with scientific progress in real time. As an education reporter who covers quantitative research, I began to devour public health studies and try to make sense of them. Some education experts were pushing back against the fears. I will be meeting with them!!!”

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Guidelines Report Study Policies 144

MindShift

AUGUST 16, 2021

When Ashley Park was converted from an elementary school to a K-8 a decade ago, over the objections of the community, it was the bus ride, with its noisy, chaotic comingling of kids, that many parents feared the most. The recent conversions represent a return to old ways of educating early adolescents.

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Elementary Secondary Study Report 64

Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This is the progression of technology integration at CCS lower school since I came on staff in January of 2004 as a part-time related arts computer teacher. To be quite honest, I always thought we were above the curve of what most elementary students were doing regarding technology. We've come a long way baby!

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Technology Digital Citizenship Khan Academy Elementary 40

Philly Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2013

Overflow crowd from the August 15, 2013 SRC meeting. I am called in November and am placed at an elementary school in Southwest Philadelphia. My colleagues and I survive a number of meetings with various District staff who have no answers about the future of our jobs or our school community. Here is a run-down: 2001. June 2013.

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Education Meeting Elementary Classroom 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2020

Louis is principal at SG Reinertsen Elementary School in Minnesota. Host Rebecca Muller, Special Educator and Advocate, Collingswood High School, and special guest this week Debi Vesper. She also feels strongly that parents can and should be part of that process to develop an educational plan for their child.

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Gamification Classroom Conference Learning 36

Graphite Blog

MAY 9, 2018

How is this relevant to my elementary school-level classroom? " Founded in 2004 by a few Stanford professors including faculty director David Kelley , the d.School offers courses to all students at Stanford, no matter their major. They also have made their approach available to a variety of industries, including education.

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Industry Secondary Robotics Meeting 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

A summary of research by the Cyberbullying Research Center on cyberbullying in middle and high school from 2004 to 2016 indicated that, on average, 28 percent of students have been targets of cyberbullying and 16 percent of students admitted to cyberbullying others. What's my responsibility as a teacher in preventing cyberbullying?

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Digital Citizenship Report Survey Resources 74

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2022

“There was always a group or two that wanted [social studies books] to stay as we had had it previously,” said Ed Richardson, who led the state department of education at the time. “No It’s not the first time Alabama officials, educators, parents and politicians have battled over school textbooks and how to discuss history.

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Report Groups Libraries Company 91

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. in education from Maryville University of St.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In fact, it seems as if all eyes are on Higuera and his classmates as they pioneer what the superintendent of Dysart, Gail Pletnick, calls “the future of education” — a personalized learning environment that puts students in control of what, when and how they learn, with teachers as their guides. Right now, most do not. Photo: Jamie Martines.

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Personalized Learning Classroom Data Learning 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

A summary of research by the Cyberbullying Research Center on cyberbullying in middle and high school from 2004 to 2016 indicated that, on average, 28 percent of students have been targets of cyberbullying and 16 percent of students admitted to cyberbullying others. What's my responsibility as a teacher in preventing cyberbullying?

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Report Survey Resources 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

A summary of research by the Cyberbullying Research Center on cyberbullying in middle and high school from 2004 to 2016 indicated that, on average, 28 percent of students have been targets of cyberbullying and 16 percent of students admitted to cyberbullying others. What's my responsibility as a teacher in preventing cyberbullying?

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Report Survey Resources 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. That is, Internet speeds of 100 Mbps per 1000 users.) ” Among them: an $8.71

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

My mentor and collaborator, Seymour Papert, was a brilliant mathematician, a distinguished computer scientist, an innovative learning theorist, a humanitarian and a visionary for technology-based education change to empower every children. Constructionism. Playful Learning and Hard Fun.

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Robotics Software Video System 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

The guide also noted that starting in elementary school, all students take Spanish, art and music classes. It’s where districts and schools decide to spend their money,” Worth, a veteran educator who has also taught in Greene County’s traditional public schools, explained. Department of Education. Board of Education decision.

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Report Company Data Meeting 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Since that time, the district has run into a slew of new troubles, which could result in the removal of Jackson School Superintendent Cedrick Gray after the school board meets on Friday. Cutting your nose to spite your face is a common practice in education reform. JPS has problems: 21 failing schools, a 67.7 I don’t believe that.”.

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System Groups Resources Meeting 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Whether it’s used for homework-assignment web searches, streamed video tutorials, educational apps or collaborative multimedia projects, fast internet at home is rapidly turning into a necessity for America’s students. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

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. ” Parents and educators are scrambling to understand why kids seem to be more anxious and how to help them.

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Survey Mobility Groups Strategy 53