Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

. — When Mary Fair became a teacher in 2012, her classes often contained a mix of special education students and general education students. Placing children with and without disabilities in the same classroom, instead of segregating them, was a growing national trend, spurred on by lawsuits by special education advocates.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Course 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The district is at a pivotal moment now that a federal court has released it from decades-long supervision of its policies for educating students of color. It has made progress to topple the barriers still holding black and Hispanic students back from the same academic success as white students. Board of Education decision.

Policies 55

Policies Data Elementary Academic Standards 55

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, briefs President Barack Obama for an interview in the Oval Office July 22, 2009. Former Education Secretary John King has voiced concern about her commitment to protecting civil rights, and the organization he now runs, Education Trust , is firmly opposed to her nomination.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Advocacy Academic Standards Secondary 40