Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized.

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OER Outcomes Comparison Study 147

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. For example, in early 2008, LPS noticed that students were falling behind in math. Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

It’s the first time this kind of data has been compiled and analyzed nationally, and some of the spending gaps are extreme. They reported only districtwide averages, making disparities across districts the primary fodder for conversations about educational inequities. Credit: Brian Hill/Daily Herald. But he’s not surprised.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

While the state’s Department of Education cycled through commissioners (six in six years) superintendents struggled to figure out the law, largely on their own. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. Imported from Alaska. The Gates Foundation is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

You wanna buy a college education? At least, that’s how things turn out for the average American graduate, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Department of Education reports, or 13 times as many as visited a previous federal website without postgraduate incomes listed. Of course you do!

Survey 40

Survey Policies Report Data 40

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. Census data.

Elementary 53

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 53

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

By 2014, the latest year for which data is available, that number had risen to 2.7 Angie Burda, the program’s manager, developed a broad range of services, establishing support groups, educational workshops, and recreational activities for families with children of all ages. The Census Bureau’s 2005 American Community Survey counted 2.4

Policies 67

Policies System Groups Advocacy 67

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. The organizations referenced in this post are also leaders in the field of educational technology. URL: www.christenseninstitute.org/education. Organization: Code.org ®.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

When Congress passed FERPA (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) in 1974, school and district leaders could rely on once-a-year training and reviews to make sure they remained in compliance. Now, when educators could potentially add a new app with a few mouse clicks, managing student data privacy is a never-ending task.

Guidelines 40

Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy PowerMyLearning 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Domenech cited an estimate that as many as 14 million students still don’t have the equipment they need to receive an equitable education in areas where schools may be closed. Returning to in-school instruction for all students will generate additional costs that many districts cannot currently afford.

Guidelines 90

Guidelines Trends BYOD Data 90

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). Who Owns Student Data? Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks. A 2015 regulation by the U.S.

Pearson 116

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 116

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Higher Education. From 2008 to 2017, the share of Latinx students at this commuter school of roughly 4,000 rose from 13 percent to 22 percent — the highest of any public university in the state. Closing this educational divide matters for individual students and for the U.S.

Dropout 108

Dropout Laptops Study Report 108

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

These negotiated sales make up the bulk of money in municipal bond sales, according to data from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, a trade group for broker-dealers and investment bankers. The superintendent took a buyout but admitted no wrongdoing. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Report 74

Report Industry Company Conference 74

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.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

last spring, public schools across the country were forced to grapple with how best to educate their students while still protecting lives. But that initial financial hit was just the beginning, according to some education experts. Related: New data — Even within the same district some wealthy schools get millions more than poor ones.

Laptops 131

Laptops System Policies Meeting 131

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

According to the state Department of Education, hundreds of thousands of parents like Gobert are thought to be financially at-risk and should warrant help from the Child Care Assistance Program, the only state-administered initiative in Louisiana that assists low-income families to pay for care and education for children under the age of 4.

Policies 40

Policies Report Comparison Advocacy 40

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Universities, including Columbia, pay tax on properties they own that are not used for educational purposes.) The state’s tax breaks for nonprofits date to 1799, long before Columbia and other higher education institutions became vast enterprises with billion-dollar endowments. If you look at the budget deficits, they’re massive.”

Policies 117

Policies Meeting Study Advocacy 117

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2022

The number of colleges with Latino enrollment of at least 25 percent has declined during the pandemic, reversing a 20-year trend in higher education, and putting these students at a disadvantage, experts say. Such resources can improve the quality of education for these students and ensure they receive enough support to earn their degrees.

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Groups Report Trends 88

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

It’s one example of the many ways that California is taking on seemingly intractable problems that are plaguing higher education nationwide. Related: Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost. But California, with a higher education budget for 2019-2020 of $18.5

Education 97

Education Policies Course System 97

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

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. The analysis used federal enrollment data for the 2015-16 school year, the most recent year for which that data is available from the U.S. Department of Education.

Report 112

Report Company Data Meeting 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2020

The ability to significantly invest in marketing, combined with the fact that their instruction is primarily online, has put the largest for-profit universities in an attractive position amid a faltering higher education landscape. In recent earnings calls, many companies emphasized the quality of the education they provide.

Industry 91

Industry Company Advocacy Data 91

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Education Week looks at the campaign donations Betsy DeVos has made to “to Senators who will oversee her confirmation.” ” Via Politico : “Trump’s education secretary pick supported anti-gay causes.” Via The Columbia Dispatch : “Group once led by Trump education secretary nominee owes $5.3

Education 40

Education Report Android Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

It’s “a matter of principle,” David Whalen, Hillsdale’s provost, said of the college’s refusal to participate in federal financial-aid programs, which fall under what is known as Title IV of the laws that govern higher education. We consider it a violation of our very founding charter to start collecting data about ethnicity.”.

Report 48

Report Policies Advocacy Accessibility 48

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.

Policies 109

Policies Report Advocacy Meeting 109

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.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

In a state that ranks at or near the bottom in education spending nationwide, it can be a challenge just to maintain buildings and stock classrooms with basic supplies. Related: ‘Heartbroken’ Mississippi educators wonder what’s next after school funding failure at polls. They encourage education 100 percent.”.

Elementary 90

Elementary Training Classroom Company 90

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

I think this school exemplifies some of the enormous problems that we’re having just in terms of getting enough resources to educate our kids,’’ the future president said, shooting a little basketball in the heavy heat of August in a gym with no air conditioning. Secretary of Education John B. told The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 40

E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. Johnson is the principal of Mississippi’s Collins Elementary School, where the paddle remains a staple of the educational experience.

Elementary 144

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 144

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. “What Trump Didn’t Say About Education,” according to The Atlantic.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

This story about climate change and education was produced as part of the This story was produced as part of the nine-part series “Are We Ready? Beatriz López taught seventh grade science in the Lake Travis Independent School District, in Austin, Texas, from 2008 to 2017. ” This story also appeared in The Huffington Post.

Pearson 132

Pearson Guidelines Company Study 132

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The promise of big data versus the menace of Big Brother. Having accurate graduation rates and alumni earnings information may help students, including those who are undocumented, find the right college, said Chad Marlow, advocacy and policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union. Some would look worse.

Data 44

Data Policies Report Advocacy 44