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MAY 22, 2011

I have been learning a great deal about the political process since the start of the 2011 Texas legislative session by participating frequently in legislative matters pertaining to public education. There is of course, a great deal of disagreement on how to improve our public schools.

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JUNE 10, 2017

Starting in 2011, several key groups and people in Maine worked to put the state ahead of the pack in terms of legal requirements for proficiency. Former state education commissioner Stephen Bowen was a cheerleader for the idea during his tenure at the Maine Department of Education from 2011 to 2013.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

A 2011 federal study found that although the employment rate within 6 years of leaving high school for special education students (71.1 College-bound students might be instructed to research colleges and fill out college applications — but the plans often don’t include training in other essential skills for college, such as how to study.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

But according to a group of parents, it has a more sinister side: school-based police officers are arresting a rising number of teenagers, most of whom are black. These arrests can have dire consequences, suggests a 2011 report by the Justice Policy Institute. Felisha Dixon, whose son Janerio graduated last year from Terry High School.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Next, although teachers may have the technology, they might not understand how to use it effectively, especially for remote learning.

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MARCH 5, 2020

She recalls that when she got the job in 2011 as director of early childhood programs for the Butler County Educational Service Center, which encompasses Butler and Preble counties, “It was usually a couple of classrooms that we’d be like, ‘Whoa, this is really chaotic.’ Prescott was part of the effort to secure that funding, Kornack says.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Familiarity does not equal experience or understanding: Just because staff have some knowledge about technology does not mean they understand how to scale it for effective digital learning. Administrators need to have a detailed home survey for every student to understand how to serve them.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2023

This group of caregivers actually represents the most prevalent type of non-parental child care in the U.S. I interviewed five women — all Central American immigrants — in Spanish, and with support from Early Edge California , a statewide policy and advocacy organization I interned for, I paid each participant a stipend for their time.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

He learns how to perform daily activities, like sharing meals and keeping tantrums in check. Godfrey Rivera is the co-director of the Autism Initiative Project at Sinergia, a bilingual nonprofit that provides community, advocacy, and outreach for parents of children with autism, especially those who don’t speak English.

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JUNE 14, 2021

The staggering disparity in how much parent groups can raise for their neighborhood schools exists throughout the country. And debates over how — and whether — to narrow those gaps have sparked headlines from coast to coast, from Malibu and Santa Monica in California to New York City. Credit: Kam Yee.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Enhanced teacher training: Professional development has always been a part of edtech initiatives, but there’s a difference between leading small group projects within the same classroom and coordinating them between students at home. in educational leadership in 2011 from Trevecca Nazarene University. About the Presenters.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2016

“It’s disheartening to families, and it fosters the ‘check mentality,’ ” said Carrie Guiden, executive director of The Arc of Tennessee, a nonprofit disability advocacy group, referring to government checks. Last year, Brandon Brown became the executive director of the nonprofit disability group Empower Tennessee, in Nashville.

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AUGUST 7, 2016

While acting as Maya Angelou’s principal from 2007 to 2011, Domenici crafted short, thematic modules that not only met state curriculum requirements but also grabbed kids’ interest quickly — a necessity, since detained students may stay for only a short time. We want school to be a place where they see themselves being successful.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Then, in 2011, Mississippi became a “ model ” for other states when new social studies standards set an expectation that students learn civil rights in depth. Before 2011, Mississippi public school students weren’t required to learn about the Civil Rights Movement at all. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Curt Coy, who was the VA’s deputy under secretary for economic opportunity from 2011 until his retirement in late 2017, said it was hard to find resources for veterans’ educational issues. In a 2011 congressional hearing, then-Sen. At this point, schools are often still able to operate with impunity, and veterans are being scammed.”.

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MindShift

JUNE 6, 2017

He has avoided campus cliques, remaining friendly with disconnected groups, and serves as a resident adviser in one of the student dorms. Some might ask if it makes sense to focus on teaching kids how to get along. Advocacy work and kindness are not mutually exclusive. Why is achievement important? Why is happiness important?”

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OCTOBER 1, 2017

They were among 450 students, teachers, preachers, child advocates and social justice activists from across the country who gathered for the Children’s Defense Fund’s 23rd Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry. The bill was passed into law in 2006 and became effective in 2011.

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MARCH 25, 2021

Ashley Harrington, federal advocacy director, Center for Responsible Lending. The high default rates and low repayment rates — they factor that in as the cost of doing business, and the students are the ones who lose out,” said Ashley Harrington, federal advocacy director for the Center for Responsible Lending. Hidden Debt Trap.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Faye Miller, University of Canberra/Human Constellation - Digital Research Consultancy How Online Tutoring Programs have Developed Global Citizens , Kasey Beck, President, Invictus Institute HOW TO COMBINE MEDIA ARTS AND EXCHANGES IN GLOBAL LEARNING. I am a Google Educator Group Leader and Google Certified Innovator in Mexico City.I

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JANUARY 21, 2017

I may need to know how to use this at some point, and I don’t want to go to college or to a job totally clueless.”. Nearby, a group of seniors exhibit souvenirs they designed and fabricated a week earlier, using a computer-assisted drafting program and the lab’s 3-D printer. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In June, she and other members of the Freedom Youth Squad, a group of Black and Southeast Asian activists, gathered to watch the Madison school board’s unanimous vote to cancel its contract with municipal police and remove all officers stationed at its high schools. Yes, we eliminated the police department. Related: Protecting or policing?

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JUNE 28, 2020

Families who earn more than poverty-level wages but still live on a subsistence budget account for about 33 million American households, according to Laura Bruno, a spokesperson for United for ALICE , a research and advocacy organization focused on America’s working poor. Credit: Photo: Lillian Mongeau/Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

Between 2000 and 2011, Mississippi’s Hispanic population more than doubled, growing from 37,000 to 81,000. Between 2000 and 2011, Mississippi’s Hispanic population more than doubled, growing from 37,000 to 81,000. Francis of Dubuque, a group of nuns from Iowa who operate a tutoring center in town. after fleeing communist Cuba.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

DeVry Education Group got a new CEO." ” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. .” Dale Dougherty returned as the CEO of Maker Media, following layoffs there. The CEO of Safari Books left the company “ amidst massive layoffs.”

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Trying to quantify the cost of regulation is something we’ve talked about for years but frankly we’ve never figured out how to do it.”. Trying to quantify the cost of regulation is something we’ve talked about for years, but frankly we’ve never figured out how to do it.”. The details appear more nuanced.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But at some point, we have to figure out how to clean up this mess. Or rather, according to research from Pew released this year, “how much people know about science only modestly and inconsistently correlates with their attitudes about climate and energy issues, while partisanship is a stronger factor in people’s beliefs.”

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