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PROOF POINTS: Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Staff/ The Hechinger Report Education journalism is chock full of stories touting some brand new idea that could fix schools. A February 2024 report about a research-and-development program inside the Department of Education makes this truth crystal clear. Almost 150 of them reported results with more than 20 still unfinished.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

So, it should not be surprising that only 27% of 8th and 12th-grade students earned a score of proficient in writing in the last report published in 2011 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Writing to read: Evidence for how writing can improve reading: A report from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Key Thoughts from 2011 Horizon Report

The 21st Century Principal

This past week, The New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative release the annual Horizon Report. To check out an online version of the Horizon Report 2011, see here. What does the report have to say to our current circumstances in educational technology? Educational Technology'

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Where the Need for Bilingual Teachers Has Changed Over 20 Years

Edsurge

All districts in all three metro areas report a shortage of bilingual teachers. That figure grew to nearly one-third of districts during the 2020-21 school year.

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Must Read for School Administrations Who Want to Be Technology Leaders: Horizon Report 2011

The 21st Century Principal

One of the documents I would recommend as a “must-read” for administrators is the annual Horizon Report, developed ever year by the New Media Consortium. While this report is not predictive, it does provide valuable information that administrators can use to develop a vision for technology’s role in their schools or districts.

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HE Challenges: Combating declining completion rates

Neo LMS

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) released a report in 2017 , demarcating the specifics of the “drop out” or (more polite phrase) completion rate problem among colleges. The report covered the six-year completion rates of the cohort of students (which the study refers to as the 2011 cohort) who began college in 2011.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

3] Engaged families report trusting teachers more and understand more clearly the role school plays in their child’s life.[2] 2011, March). 2011, June). Connecting individually with parents and caretakers increases not just the level of family involvement but also the quality.[3] Sources: Hong, S. Harvard Education Press.

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