The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

As the leaders of organizations that advocate on behalf of the disability and higher-education communities, we are committed to working together to continue the progress made in recent years to welcome and support college students with a wide range of disabilities. Ted Mitchell is president of the American Council on Education.

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Learning Advocacy Report Secondary 110

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

In order to address education equity, administrators must first recognize the common barriers. Unequal access to external support: Staff can’t just assume students will have access to the same resources at home or that they will willingly talk about what they have and don’t have. I think for the last 20 years,” said Pedro A.

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Secondary Policies Professional Learning Outcomes 60

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

Monsignor Tighe calls his educational profile and path “one of the most disjointed you will ever find.” In secondary school in Ireland, he pursued science, thinking he was heading for a career in medicine. When I arrived in the Vatican around 2007-2008, everything was beginning to happen with digital communications.

Social Media 98

Social Media Secondary Learning Libraries 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan once said he wanted competency-based college programs like Western Governors University “ to be the norm ” rather than the exception. Also: What is a former consultant-turned-technology executive doing running one of the most-cited experiments in higher education?). Former U.S.

Outcomes 83

Outcomes E-rate Accessibility Course 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2018

Higher Education. Residents must enroll in a post-secondary program full-time and meet with academic and family counselors at least twice a month. GPA, and the children must be enrolled in “age-appropriate education.” In 2008, at age 18, she graduated from high school, her class valedictorian. Sign up for our newsletter.

Report 101

Report Secondary Meeting Accessibility 101

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The network links educators across disciplines who are interested in using games and other forms of interactive teaching to improve student success. A Proof-of-Concept Study of Game-based Learning in Higher Education,” published in the August 2016 issue of the journal Simulation & Gaming.

Game-Based Learning 60

Game-Based Learning STEM Secondary Study 60

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.”.

Dropout 73

Dropout Secondary Course Report 73

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Common Sense Education created this essential guide to help your district or school address the key topics E-rate recipients need to teach students, including internet safety, appropriate online behavior, and cyberbullying. What are the educational requirements for compliance? E-rate is complicated. What if I get audited?

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

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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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

Their positions were created by and are funded through Say Yes to Education Buffalo, a local chapter of a New York City-based nonprofit. In Buffalo, a Rust Belt city still grappling with high poverty and an under-educated population , the results of the Say Yes program have exceeded expectations. Because people just didn’t get along.

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Data Secondary System Accessibility 97

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Improvement in post secondary education will require converting teaching from a solo sport to a community-based research activity. At Lumen we’re serious about making improving education a community-based research activity. Simon , 1986). The faculty Lumen work with carry an enormous workload. We need each other.

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OER Outcomes Analysis Assessment 114

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 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. Folks aren’t just asking for higher education to be supported because it’s a nice thing. Since 2008, average tuition increased from $4,700 to $8,400.

Policies 62

Policies Report Study Data 62

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

TARTU, Estonia—Most educators and policymakers can rattle off a list of international educational powerhouses: Korea. Even as educators from around the world flock to Finland to discover its magic formula, Estonia, just a two-hour ferry ride away, has not aroused the same degree of interest. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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Secondary System Survey Study 0

MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

We also learned—and have experienced in our careers as mathematics educators and researchers—that spatial reasoning is a curiously unacknowledged and neglected area of the curriculum. Below we offer our Top Five reasons why, as educators, we should care about spatial thinking when we plan, observe, and assess mathematics in our classrooms.

Pearson 28

Pearson STEM Training Study 28

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.

Elementary 55

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 55

MindShift

MARCH 16, 2016

In the fall of 2008, Ted Gonder was studying economics at the University of Chicago as the world economy melted down around him. “We The juxtaposition led Gonder and some classmates to start a financial education program for high school students in schools in low-income communities. Read more about blended learning.

Social Media 28

Social Media Mobility Blended Learning Gamification 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2021

While the overall proportion of Americans with higher educations has been slowly increasing, the proportions who are Black, Native American or Hispanic — like Navejas — are falling further behind, or staying no better than level. Hispanics remain roughly 25 percentage points behind whites, a difference almost unchanged since 2008.

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Report Trends Survey Comparison 145

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Unfortunately, many schools and districts are still relying on individuals or looking for that magic program rather than developing educational systems that provide a high-quality, modern education for all students. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom.

System 53

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

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.

Policies 40

Policies Study System Groups 40

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. Inclusive access has already gotten up to acronym status,” he said.

Pearson 116

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 116

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.”.

Data 45

Data Secondary Outcomes System 45

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

It’s designed for students new to the University of Virginia—but not entirely new to higher education. So when one student says she plans to study the Bermuda Triangle, the professor recommends that she ask a librarian—maybe the one who talked to the class earlier in the semester—to help her curate a reading list of secondary sources.

Libraries 162

Libraries Study Exercises Course 162

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Please mark your calendars for November 18 - 22 for the fourth annual Global Education Conference ( [link] ). 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!) , but we''re raring to go now, and we hope you are, too! She is a powerful voice for ecumenical understanding. The Charter was launched in November 2009.

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

They reported only districtwide averages, making disparities across districts the primary fodder for conversations about educational inequities. Related: A decade of research on the rich-poor divide in education. Most districts didn’t budget in a way that allowed comparisons of school-level spending. Credit: Brian Hill/Daily Herald.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

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.

Data 40

Data Report OER Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2019

Despite the gridlock that has become synonymous with the nation’s capital, in 2008 Washington, D.C., It rolled out universal free access to preschool and pre-k across the city. Here are three key lessons: Lesson 1: Access to early childhood education sets students on a strong learning path. We can’t stop at access.

Training 84

Training Secondary Accessibility Analysis 84

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. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. He has been recognized as one of the most influential education scholars.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Right now, and into 2023, what I am learning/making/reading revolves around some of the usual topics of teaching, higher education, and technology. I've learned over the years how to find energy, purpose, balance, and satisfaction as a higher education professional, even through the worst of the pandemic and up to now.

Social Media 52

Social Media Twitter Case Study System 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2017

Initially, the 352-student district covered the preschool program, as well as a parent education program, with private funding from philanthropists. Since 2008, Congress has been approving less money with each last-minute renewal. Related opinion: We’re asking the wrong questions about early childhood education.

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Elementary Survey Report Secondary 88

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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Report Secondary Study Analysis 47

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. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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 Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students? ” Immigration and Education.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50