The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

Ninety percent of schools have increased the number of substitute teachers on staff or are trying to, according to a July 2022 RAND report, but schools are struggling to find new hires, feeding into an overall perception of shortages. Credit: Terra Fontriest for The Hechinger Report. The stories are scary.

Survey 132

Survey Report Elementary Data 132

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

Facial recognition software deploys neural nets to leverage pixel data from millions of images. Since at least 2006 , technology leaders and mathematicians have argued that data is the new oil. Importantly, students have reported actually enjoying data science courses. They run on the same fuel: data , and lots of it.

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Data Analysis Report Course 137

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

classrooms, from city college campuses to suburban elementary schools. The University of Utrecht analysis of all the mixed results of 114 studies from 2006 through 2016 found that flipped classrooms tended to increase student learning by a small amount. Over the past decade, flipping has spread across U.S.

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Flipped Classroom Study Classroom Analysis 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

He’s held a teaching credential in the state since 2006, based on passing the state’s biological sciences and geosciences teaching exams, state records show. I n a 2019 survey of the state’s school principals, 81 percent reported they could find few or no satisfactory applicants for middle-school science jobs.

Survey 115

Survey Report Data STEM 115

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Now, as has been reported , a number of districts have opted to move back to laptops from iPads. The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity. As has been reported , a number of districts opted to move back to laptops from iPads. So, what happened?

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iPad Laptops Classroom Report 98

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. billion on elementary and secondary education. But the opportunity comes at a cost: larger class sizes for third-graders. Not anymore.

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Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 62