The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

Credit: Grace McConnell for The Hechinger Report Gordon is getting a lot of that: plaques, thank-yous, T-shirts, goodbye hugs from parents, teachers and current and former students. The graduation rate in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. Student outcomes improved.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Following full-scale implementation of a proficiency-based system in 2011, postsecondary enrollment increased to 71 percent by 2018, up from an average rate of 59 percent over the 10 years prior to the district’s shift to personalized, competency-based learning. Related: OPINION: Post pandemic, it’s time for a bold overhaul of U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. ” Teaching aide Hannah Chancey faces the same problem in second grade classrooms at Rehobeth Elementary School in a small low-income community in southeastern Alabama, a state with reading scores near the bottom nationally.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The series is part of an eight-newsroom collaboration between AL.com, The Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The Fresno Bee in California, The Hechinger Report, The Seattle Times and The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, with support from the Solutions Journalism Network.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem. who started kindergarten in 2011.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

Researchers analyzed the records of about 1,300 students, drawn from a nationally representative sample of children across the country, who started kindergarten in 2010 and participated in a gifted program for at least one year during their elementary school years through fifth grade. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

This story about science instruction was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report). Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

Department of Education, called the Institute for Education Sciences, commissioned a report to wade through all the studies on education technology that can be used at home in order to find which ones were proven to work. Another improves reading comprehension among older elementary school students. The other two do exist.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2021

To make it easier for families to find providers for their children, in 2011 I created the Office of Great Start to organize the state’s various early childhood initiatives. Rick Snyder served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. And these are just some of the benefits teachers are reporting. As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. This article was originally published on The Conversation.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

Only 58 percent of middle schools and 25 percent of elementary schools offer a foreign language in 2008, according to a 2017 report by the Commission on Language Learning, which was formed in response to a request by Congress to look deeper into foreign language learning in the United States. Most students in the U.S.

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Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

3] Teachers who prioritize teaching emotional intelligence report lower levels of behavioral issues, classroom bullying, and chronic absenteeism.[13] Five-Minute Mindfulness Meditation : This age-appropriate meditation teaches elementary students how to clear their minds and focus on the present. Sources : Brackett, M.A., Rivers, S.E.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A report in March from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education showed that the number of people completing a teacher-education program declined by almost a third between the 2008-09 and 2018-19 academic years. In 2018, 57,000 fewer students nationwide earned education degrees than in 2011. Credit: Ellen M.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Scholars applaud New York City’s plan to stop testing 4-year olds and wait until later in elementary school to identify students. “As A 2011 study in the Southwest found that gifted and talented programs throughout the district generated no discernable impact on math or reading. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2023

The small slice of Black teachers has actually shrunk slightly over the past decade from 7 percent in 2011–12 to 6 percent in 2020–21, while Black students make up a much larger 15 percent share of the public school student population. But this Michigan report points to systemic problems that hinder the development of future Black teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2024

Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report Created in 2011 by Black and Hispanic social workers at the nonprofit organization Youth Guidance , WOW’s goal is to build a healthy sense of self-awareness, confidence and resilience in a population that is often underserved by mental health programs.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Our experiences in the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative confirm this: Every school in the initiative we’ve talked with reports positive learning and social outcomes for their students. When kids come back into a classroom from outdoor lessons , they are more focused and better able to absorb content, researchers have found.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

JUNE 13, 2014

Here are some graphs from Statistics Canada: Summary Elementary and Secondary School Indicators for Canada, the Provinces and Territories, 2006/2007 to 2010/2011. How much should a collective ‘WE’ spend on creating the best possible public education for ALL of our children? Catalogue-no-81-595-M-No-099-Statistics-Canada ).

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2020

Literacy experts have long known that reading to toddlers, even babies, can make a big difference in children’s reading abilities later in elementary school. This story about book giveaways was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

Educational customers listed on the company website include Mercury Mine Elementary School in Phoenix, Oakland Academy in Portage, Mich., According to a report from Common Sense Media, an education nonprofit, headset prices have dropped significantly over the years. The Common Sense report found that while one in five U.S.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. Mystery Science had raised just $4.5 million in outside capital.)

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 24, 2016

Ed tech can help students develop critical social and emotional skills and character traits, but the market for such tools is currently underdeveloped, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum and the Boston Consulting Group. to encourage turn-taking), encouraging students to adopt different perspectives (e.g.,

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

A Hechinger Report investigation reveals that the national picture is quite different. That amounted to nearly a third of all punishments reported by those states. Meanwhile, according to state survey data, students were less likely to report feeling unsafe in school. Last year, Gov. It takes effect this July.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2022

And, according to a new report I co-authored for Just Equations , the benefits of that elevated standing are starkly apparent: Based on data from surveys and interviews, “ A New Calculus for College Admissions ” reveals how deep-seated preferences for calculus weigh heavily in decisions about who gets admitted to college.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Teachers have long spent their own money to outfit their classrooms — on average, teachers spend $459 out of pocket on school supplies annually, according to an analysis of 2011-12 data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. How would she set up those screens in the first place? Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2023

In the last five years, according to government data, rates of class repetition among elementary school students in Banke were higher in areas such as Nepalgunj, Narainapur, Duduwa and Janaki, where the proportion of non-Nepali speakers is higher. were non-Nepali speakers. were non-Nepali speakers. 2021 census language data was unavailable.)

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2021

Principal Margot Zahner’s vision for summer enrichment at Waterman Elementary School in Harrisonburg, Virginia, grows clearer every week. Margot Zahner, the principal of Waterman Elementary in Harrisonburg, Va., million through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. That program ended in 2011.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

Papay cited his own 2015 study with Matt Kraft , along with a 2017 study of middle school teachers in North Carolina and a 2011 study of elementary and middle school teacher s. The post PROOF POINTS: Debunking the myth that teachers stop improving after five years appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Their first 2012 report tracked changes from 1987 through 2008. That’s up from 17 percent non-white teachers and 44 percent non-white students in 2011-12, the school year in the previous report. There’s been a lot of hand-wringing over the fact that the U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

This certification was awarded by Digital Promise , a non-profit established by the US Congress in 2011 to develop research, practice, and technologies to drive education equity, in partnership with the EdTech Equity Project.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

After a 14-year career in student & worship ministry, public speaking, and starting churches, in 2011, Chris began working for Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX as a 4th and 5th Grade Math and Reading Special Education Teacher at J.W. Norwood Elementary School. But there's another thing.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Noah Canton teaches 6th, 7th and 8th grade science at Hillcrest Elementary in Oakland, California. Canton started to teach it in 2011, even before the state adopted a set of standards for how and when to do it. “I Caroline Preston is an editor at the Hechinger Report. They’re supporting your family.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2021

To prove his point, Jackson studied more than 150,000 ninth graders in Chicago public high schools from 2011 to 2017. Students report how much effort they believe they put into their school work and how they feel about their relationships with peers. I think what we’re showing here is that they do require attention.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2019

To that end, the Wallace Foundation spent $85 million on a five-year project to improve school principals in six cities and large urban counties, from New York to Denver, beginning in 2011. The Wallace Foundation is also among the funders of the The Hechinger Report.) “That has been the missing piece.”

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