Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

In 2017, Monsignor Paul Tighe may have been the only priest amidst a sea of techies at South by Southwest (SXSW), where he spoke about his past experience serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for the Catholic Church. Think “social media director” for the Catholic Church.) I was lucky.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2017

Alduha Leon takes a quick break while setting up for the travel party he and his business partner hosted in Adair Park in Atlanta on Saturday night, July 29, 2017. This has happened as Georgia officials – like those in many other states – are pushing to increase the number of young residents who have some kind of post-secondary education.

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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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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is).

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Statewide, the number of Hispanic students has tripled over the past decade, from 17,000 in 2008 to 50,000 this year. The number of Hispanic students in Louisiana has tripled over the past decade, from 17,000 in 2008 to 50,000 this year. “We Crescent City Soccer president, P.J. Since 1982, when the U.S. Supreme Court, in Plyler v.

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MindShift

MAY 1, 2019

Excerpted from “ Mindfulness in the Secondary Classroom: A Guide for Teaching Adolescents ,” (c) 2019 by Patricia C. Caffier, & Samson, 2017). 2008; Desrosiers, Curtiss, Vine, & Klemanski, 2014). Used with permission of the publisher, W. Norton & Company. 2014; Spear, 2009). Can I be curious about it?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

In this post, I’ve synthesized the wisdom from these papers into actionable insights and examples for educators looking to hone their classroom management skills. TD-OTR refers to strategies that allow teachers to gauge student participation and understanding continually (Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017).

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Under the fiscal 2017 budget, approved by lawmakers in April, allocations for the state’s public schools will still be about $172 million below what is considered full funding, according to figures from the state Department of Education. Related: “Education costs money,” says state superintendent in Mississippi.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2016

Apparently, so do most parents, 94 percent of whom take the government up on its offer of free education starting at age 3, according to government data. In England, the country at large is instead investing in the education of young children right from the start. We think of it as common sense.”. Like the U.S., and the U.K.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This guide will walk you through what you need to know about the importance and benefits of art in education. Then, we’ll cover what you can do to make art education part of your curriculum and a few educational art activities for young learners. Why Is Art Important in Education? Where Did the Arts Go?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

She’d been one of the first graduates in a new charter school landscape that many in New Orleans believed could fix a broken education system. But she wasn’t sure how she’d make it out of New Orleans until 2008, when she met a skinny white guy from Washington, D.C. Her uncle turned around in the front passenger seat.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2017

The federal government, in concert with the states and institutions, could do more to increase transparency and enhance market account- ability in higher education. Despite being the object of constant tinkering, federal data collection and reporting still fail to answer basic questions regarding the purpose of higher education.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

They reported only districtwide averages, making disparities across districts the primary fodder for conversations about educational inequities. The data was from the 2018-19 academic year, with the exception of Nevada, which has released only the data from 2017-18. Credit: Courtesy of Corey Dixon/2017.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks. These new deals cut to the core of the academic enterprise.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. While teachers may understand the need to collect the information, they resent inputting the same data over and over again in every learning management system, educational application, and state and federal accountability report.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The United States faces a serious educational crisis. In the first ten months of 2018, public educators quit at an average rate of 83 per 10,000 on staff. What subjects are losing the most educators? In addition to educational disruption, what are the costs to school systems? By Franklin Schargel.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2022

Our first 2022 LearningRevolution.com mini-conference: " The Microschool Summit - Changing education, one small school at a time! " Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. is being held online (and for free) this Thursday, May 19th, 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

“Since my parents didn’t get much education, it’s hard to talk to them about my schoolwork and applying to college, or how to plan my time and get everything done,” says Mariano Almanza, 18, pictured speaking with his Coronado High School guidance counselor, Colleen McElvogue. billion originally authorized for the program in 2017.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Education at the University of Kansas Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. Yong Zhao, Ph.D

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2019

That would help return the United States to first in the world in the proportion of its population with the credentials needed to sustain an economy increasingly dependent on highly educated workers. At this rate, the target won’t be met until at least 2041 , the research arm of the nonprofit Educational Testing Service, or ETS, predicts.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Whether that reason is to pursue a religious education, escape the diversity of the public school system, to pursue a special curriculum or to learn within the confines of a particular socioeconomic, gender or racial identity, some parents are comfortable paying twice — through taxation and tuition — to enroll their child in private school.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Thoughts on how this might effect education from Inside Higher Ed , from NPR , from Internet2 (via Bryan Alexander), from The Washington Post , and from Edsurge. Via Education Week : “President Donald Trump has tapped Frank Brogan , who served as former Florida Gov. Education in the Courts.

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