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New report underscores education problems in institutions for foster youth

The Hechinger Report

The advocacy groups are calling for greater state oversight of these facilities, which were the topic of an investigation last month by The Hechinger Report/HuffPost. In addition to examining schooling, the study also explores safety concerns at residential facilities.

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5 Free Summer Professional Development Resources from ASCD

The 21st Century Principal

ASCD’s policy page —This one-stop shop for educators interested in advocacy and education policy offers tips on how to get informed, get involved, and make a difference. The full ASCD webinar archive dates back to May 2010 and features ASCD’s collection of targeted, expert-led webinars. Sessions will be archived for later viewing.

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Tomorrow, Wednesday June 17th - "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" Mini-Conference #library2020

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. He was awarded Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” award in 2015 for his library advocacy work.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

edWeb.net

In 2010, he was appointed to the Baldrige Board of Examiners by the U.S. He is passionate about continuous improvement, enjoys engaging in global professional learning networks, and serves on numerous local and national boards. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests.

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How much will it take to reopen, catch up kids, and save public schooling long term?

The Hechinger Report

“The communities that need the most will face the biggest hits,” said Zahava Stadler, special assistant for state funding and policy at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. “If The impact of Covid could be even more dramatic than that of 2008 without serious and sustained federal intervention.

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

The Hechinger Report

Whatever the Justice Department decides to do, disability advocates are prepared to pursue the GNETS case as a class action lawsuit if necessary, said Alison Barkoff, advocacy director at the Center for Public Representation , a public-interest disability law firm. A 2010 state audit of the program reached many of the same conclusions.