The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

But she has no interest in the food industry. A 2011 federal study found that although the employment rate within 6 years of leaving high school for special education students (71.1 For 20 hours a week, she lines muffin pans and preps dessert trays. At this time, the bakery job suffices. an hour, compared to $13.20.

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Education Report Survey 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

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.

Education 0

Education Report System Course 0

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Baum & Company, the same financial firm that underwrote the Fox C-6 bonds, was sanctioned by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for overcharging a school district in 2011. We expect vendors in our exhibit hall to comply with all laws and industry standards.”. In a separate case, Kansas City-based George K.

Report 76

Report Industry Company Conference 76

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

CoSN is a professional association and advocacy group for district technology leaders with a goal of “empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to create engaging learning environments and provide the tools essential for their success”. Organization: Future Ready Schools ® (Part of the Alliance for Excellent Education).

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. The state’s largest district, in Providence, has dramatically increased its spending on web-based instructional programs, from $158,000 in the 2011-12 school year to $928,000 in 2015-16, the latest data available.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

The Hechinger Report

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.

Advocacy 119

Advocacy Company Report Policies 119

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students learn how to use industry-approved software programs and are often granted paid internships at local design firms and research labs, and Greeley’s planning and development departments. They also take field trips to area manufacturing firms. But computers are expensive.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

The nation’s school districts spend about $46 billion less per year on facility upkeep than is needed to maintain “healthy and safe” learning environments, according to a 2016 report from the 21st Century School Fund, a research and advocacy organization. We don’t take that for granted.”. “I

Report 110

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2017

Beyond that, officials have quietly grown a second pot of reserve money from $160 million in 2011 to $524 million in 2016 that has no restrictions. In fact, when I took office in 2011, some projections showed HOPE going bankrupt by 2013. In 2011, fearing a budget shortfall, the Legislature cut HOPE from covering full tuition and fees.

Policies 69

Policies Data Report Advocacy 69

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D Printing.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

The Hispanic population is booming across the South, as newcomers take jobs in the construction, farming and food processing industries. Between 2000 and 2011, Mississippi’s Hispanic population more than doubled, growing from 37,000 to 81,000. after fleeing communist Cuba.

Elementary 89

Elementary Training Classroom Company 89

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. For the last five or six years, education technology has been largely talked about in terms of “startups,” something that helps position the industry as an outsider and an underdog.

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.” ” I’ve updated my calculations on the amount of venture capital funding in the ed-tech industry for the month of May. advertising!

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

And that’s a problem right there, no doubt, as journalism regularly gets scientific research wrong, often repeating the synopses from paywalled articles or the stories that industry hopes it will share: Is chocolate good for your health ? Are standing desks ? Is ESP real ? Do cellphones cause brain cancer ? Should you ban laptops ?

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71