Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Another notable area of growth: the size of the report itself, which has expanded from 66 slides in 2011 to 355 this year , with the number of slides almost doubling in the last year alone. ” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

MindShift

JANUARY 30, 2019

It’s that fewer than one in five adults in the entire surrounding Humphreys County have at least an associate degree, according to census data analyzed by the nonprofit advocacy organization Complete Tennessee. With worker shortages hitting industries nationwide, their companies — and many states’ economies — depend on it.

Industry 28

Industry Advocacy Company Training 28

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Idaysy Briones, left, gets help filling out a federal financial aid form from fellow Valencia College student and “financial learning ambassador,” Karina Concepción. Lance McNeill, a “financial learning ambassador” at Valencia College, talks to fellow students about how to handle their personal finances. KISSIMEE, Fla.

Survey 43

Survey Handbook Report Advocacy 43

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 18, 2016

Half a million, or about one in four, show up on campuses each fall not ready to take college courses in math or English, according to the advocacy organization Education Reform Now. Students whose own parents didn’t go to college tend to be among the least-prepared, according to the testing company ACT.

Course 40

Course Report Common Core Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Future-minded reporting Our free newsletter, Future of Learning, features innovative, original stories every other Wednesday. Districts decide which categories to block, often making those selections without a complete understanding of the universe of websites under each label—information that the filtering companies consider proprietary.

Social Media 69

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Zovio, Ashford’s parent company, declined to discuss Baca’s case unless he signed a waiver, but generally denied assertions that it improperly told veterans they were not eligible for GI Bill benefits. Formerly Bridgepoint Education, the company now called Zovio has raised eyebrows for years.

Report 69

Report Outcomes Company Training 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 14, 2020

In addition to policy and country reviews, the work of the Directorate includes the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), and the development and analysis of benchmarks on the performance of education systems (INES).

Conference 36

Conference Analysis Policies Survey 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Join me Thursday, September 15th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Sam Chaltain, DC-based writer and education activist, on his new book Faces of Learning: 50 Powerful Stories of Defining Moments in Education. psid=2011-09-15.1730.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

Blackboard 44

Blackboard Advocacy Learning Study 44

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” For-profit higher ed company Education Management Corp says it will close 22 out of 26 of its Brown Mackie College locations.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Campbell’s loan is a tiny fraction of the more than $30 million owed to Florida Career College’s parent company, the International Education Corporation. The company doesn’t care whether she and thousands of others ever pay it back. Ashley Harrington, federal advocacy director, Center for Responsible Lending. Hidden Debt Trap.

Advocacy 117

Advocacy Company Report Policies 117

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

.” Via Politico : “Partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement led to the displacement of more than 300,000 Hispanic students between 2000 and 2011, with most of those students disappearing from elementary schools.” “ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom?

Education 55

Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

They have to learn early.”. Related: Blue-collar town leads Rhode Island’s tech-assisted learning revolution. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. They can’t wait until they’re 30 years old.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

. — In 2014, a cash-strapped school district in rural northeast Kansas turned to its residents with a plea: Pay a little more in taxes annually so we can renovate classrooms, update the wiring and give students better spaces to learn. Any teacher will tell you kids can’t learn if they’re not comfortable.”.

Report 109

Report Advocacy Elementary Company 109

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

It’s hard to find money to pay for teachers who specialize in helping kids who are learning English, known in academic circles as English Language Learners — ELLs for short. Between 2000 and 2011, Mississippi’s Hispanic population more than doubled, growing from 37,000 to 81,000. The company, then known as B.C.

Elementary 87

Elementary Training Classroom Company 87

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” ” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. The tutoring company has raised $244.2 million total.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

See, what might be even more significant than how frequently (or infrequently) Americans learn about science news (or how well that science is explained) is how their personal beliefs influence whether or not they believe that science to be valid. ” Sites of indoctrination , not learning. “ Government schools.”

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71