The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2023

Iowa Wesleyan, for example, had an estimated $55.1 Once that dot on our map disappears, there is a huge swath of Iowa that does not have a broad-access higher education institution in it,” Koricich said of the closing of Iowa Wesleyan. It’s a foundational block of strong communities to have access to capital,” Huisman said.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2024

Like car dealerships, schools are nickel-and-diming consumers with huge fees — fees for student activities, fees for athletics, fees for building maintenance, fees for libraries, even fees for graduation, the bills for which arrive just as students and their families thought they were finally done paying for college. Kirk: Yeah.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. The trend peaked during the recession that began in 2008, when UC hiked undergraduate tuition by nearly a third in a single year.

Education 97

Education Policies Course System 97

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. Since 2013, Jennifer Gonzales has been regularly blowing my mind with her thoughtful blend of effective classroom strategies and what’s new on the horizon that you can use in your classroom or library tomorrow. by Jennifer Gonzales. we have failed.

eBook 64

eBook Libraries EdTech Blended Learning 64

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 17, 2014

Some of these ideas include examples, links to free downloadables, and graphics that you can snag & use in your school. If you district doesn''t have any, create a web or wikipage called Homework Helpers and gather some together from your local library system & feel free to nab the national sources listed on our wikipage !

Wiki 78

Wiki Libraries Video Google 78

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

and provide some examples of current pedagogical practice using the Social Web. It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 27, 65-67.

Wiki 62

Wiki Education Facebook Twitter 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I''ve had a Twitter account since 2008. link] Dropbox : I access Dropbox every day as well. My administrative documents library follows me everywhere I go because of this app. Add the iPad and Android apps, and I can access these documents anywhere I happen to be. This is by far my favorite tool as administrator.

Tools 81

Tools Edmodo Handbook Android 81

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2017

This busy day is nothing compared to 2008, when he was forced to drop out of college as his youngest daughter approached her first birthday. “I For example, Cruse said, nearly 40 percent of black women in college are single mothers. “If For parents of younger children, for example, even online classes and homework can be difficult.

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Policies Study Examples Report 84

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Under a little-known state regulation , New York’s attorney general is allowed to sue students if a state public university claims they owe tuition — or overdue library fines or unpaid parking tickets. From 2008 to 2012, the state filed an average of 1,250 lawsuits against students each year, according to data obtained through a FOIL request.

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System Data Report Examples 123

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

“What this whole crisis has done to higher education is just exposed the cracks that have been there for over a decade of financial mismanagement,” said Fernanda Borges Nogueira, senior network program manager at the Roosevelt Institute, a think tank that advocates for making colleges affordable and more accessible.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 15, 2012

I took issue for example with a statement by Rosemary Goring (Literary Editor and columnist for The Herald) who keynoted the CILIPS conference on Monday. She suggested that Libraries should conserve their traditional roles and that any change that took place should be 'geological'.

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E-rate Libraries Conference Training 51

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

ATLANTA — School had already let out for the day, but the teachers at Hollis Innovation Academy in northwest Atlanta were gathered around tables in the library, laptops open, strategizing. In the first year, district leaders were given access to a dashboard version of the big-picture data they cared most about.

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Data Exercises Comparison Trends 67

EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

I think giving a shout-out to these people/resources benefits the entire online educational community by highlighting great resources others may not know about and giving those of us less experienced in blogging and PLN building examples to learn from. Vicki''s blog helped inspire me to start blogging myself.

iPad 67

iPad Twitter Libraries EdTech 67

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Now that the book is appearing in print, I’m publishing the full-text chapter here so that there will be an easier-to-access open access version of the chapter available online. As anyone who has tried to check out a popular book at the library knows, sharing books with others can be a frustrating experience. Type of Good.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. How for example, does this architecture of participation help to scaffold remote learners and how can it promote quality learning outcomes? and Purdon, M.

Wiki 54

Wiki Social Media Software Mobility 54

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A lot of you might have found me through the GTD for Academics series, for example. I've never stopped thinking that I can help higher education faculty with these struggles by sharing what I've experienced and learned since 2008, when I discovered GTD and my life and career were transformed by it. What about Mastodon?

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Social Media Twitter Case Study System 52

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It also brought influential education leaders together at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent. The federal program, signed into law in 1996, helps fund internet access in schools and libraries. By 2012, it had risen to 88 percent.

Digital Learning 28

Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

They don’t charge tuition, but they’ve become exclusive enclaves through other means — for example, by not providing a free or subsidized lunch or bus transportation. Every child would have access to a laptop loaded with software for phonics and numeracy, because Johnson believed children needed a lot of practice in these areas.

Report 106

Report Libraries Elementary System 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2017

Since 2008, Congress has been approving less money with each last-minute renewal. Related: See where public preschool access and quality overlap. For example, in fiscal year 2008, Idaho received $38.7 57 — percentage of Idaho children under age six with all available parents working outside the home. million ($42.9

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Elementary Survey Report Secondary 87

Bryan Alexander

MAY 31, 2016

“Library shelves at Lehman College, part of the CUNY system, have been covered with plastic since a leak three years ago.” “Library shelves at Lehman College, part of the CUNY system, have been covered with plastic since a leak three years ago.” ” Budget cuts : obviously CUNY is reducing spending. .

Education 0

Education Data Trends Course 0

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

The last time schools were fully funded, in 2008, the state spent roughly $2.56 The class sizes at Enterprise Attendance Center are an example of these struggles. Access to technology is another funding-related struggle. “If Related: “Education costs money,” says state superintendent in Mississippi. Schools stand to receive $2.4

Elementary 54

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 54

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

She seemed to fail to grasp some of the basics of education policy – the difference between “ proficiency ” and “ growth ,” for example, and the federal rules surrounding disability rights and education. million to greatly expand its efforts to provide broad access to widely read ebooks.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

The Daring Librarian

MARCH 21, 2010

Work Experience: I was an elementary library media specialist for 15 years before moving into a district level position of instructional specialist for the School Library Media programs unit in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. I have worked in this position for three years. I have worked in this position for three years.

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Libraries Wiki Elementary Social Media 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

" The sustainability of these courses – including the persistence of students’ own work – is precarious at best, as Coursera students discovered when the company informed them it would remove hundreds of old courses, along with their access to their coursework, from its site.

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01 In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website.

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. The company has raised some $77.5 I mean, one of its founders celebrated.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Antioch is, in fact, doing surprisingly well just by still being open, considering it was revived by these alumni after being shut down in 2008 under a previous board of trustees that had diverted many of its assets into a chain of satellite graduate campuses. It had borrowed against its endowment to refurbish the campus.

Report 81

Report Survey Course Study 81

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

During these introductory sessions, by phone or web chat, Kent explains course logistics — for example, how she and the student will meet (virtually) at least once a month and how to upload weekly assignments. After all, I live with a perfect example.”. A week later, there’s a follow-up call. What can be done?

Education 0

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley. Every student should have access to that information,” Griffin said. Photo: Alison Yin/Hechinger Report. You wanna buy a college education? Of course you do! Older or part-time students, transfer students, and others don’t show up. There should be a way to say, ‘You’re charging this much?

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