Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The layoffs ranged from junior-level employees to the very top: Cory Reid, who joined in April 2011 and was named CEO in June 2014, is out. MasteryConnect aims to help teachers plan lessons and track how students perform against academic standards. See our report on edtech venture capital for more details.)

EdTech 114

EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 114

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Breaking up black school boards has more to do with disrupting black power than implementing a proven strategy to improve academic achievement. In 2011, South Carolina established academic standards for what students should learn in social studies classes, including “the economic necessity of slave labor.”.

Policies 78

Policies Academic Standards Groups Report 78

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2018

Photo: Michael Farrell for The Hechinger Report. million fewer college students in the spring semester just ended than at the last peak in 2011, the National Student Clearinghouse reports. Photo: Michael Farrell for The Hechinger Report. She spent her freshman year at Ithaca College and will enter Cornell this fall.

Policies 82

Policies Report Academic Standards Meeting 82

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. Unfortunately, though, there are no reliable ratings or certifications for these products -- no Consumer Reports. So how do you choose?

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In 2016, unintentional overdoses claimed 1,465 lives statewide, up from 613 in 2011. Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. The standard is what’s appropriate,” Mr. Kain says. “If It’s hard to know how Massachusetts’ recovery high schools perform academically.

Report 68

Report Meeting Study Data 68

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. ” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

Elementary 69

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Then, with the larger group, they discussed problems they identified from their classroom visit: kids weren’t sure what they were supposed to be doing during an activity, there was little discussion among students, and the lessons were too general or didn’t reflect the academic standards. Reproduction of this story is not permitted.

Training 76

Training How To Survey Academic Standards 76