The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A fourth-grader makes a puppet while his teammate works on writing a script at Mountain View Elementary School in Longmont, Colo. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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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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Secondary Data Course Survey 106

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs.

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Elementary EdTech Case Study iPad 74

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 212

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

In the days following December 14th, 2012 school administrators, educators, law enforcement personnel and parents have undertaken the most comprehensive look at school safety since the Columbine massacre of 1999. Anyone with access to the building can carry an arsenal of weapons or explosives into the school and unleash an attack from inside.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access. She suggested beginning with a clear mission statement.

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Equity of Access Accessibility Elementary Instructional Materials 40

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

6] Students who are characterized as “difficult” or “bad-mannered” may be overwhelmed with toxic stress and unable to access the support they need because of the way others view them. In fact, one-fifth of all children report that they worry a lot.[14] Pediatrics, January 2012, 129(1), pp. A Few Common Causes of Student Stress.

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Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Credit: Jena Brooker for The Hechinger Report. In a survey , since the start of the pandemic, 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health, 35 percent said their family relationships were worse and a majority reported feeling “lonely” and “anxious.” Credit: Sarah Garland / The Hechinger Report.

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Classroom Exercises Survey Elementary 145

EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. Smartphones trail at 45% (up from 39% in 2012). Eighty-eight percent (88) of 13-17-year-olds have access to cellphones.

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Dropout Smartphone Tablets Report 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

Students can access all sorts of misinformation on Twitter and TikTok, she reasons; plus, they’re just kids. More than 150 teachers have graduated from the program since it started in 2012. “I The post As science denial grows, science museums fight back by teaching scientific literacy appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Training STEM Elementary Classroom 120

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The video’s simplicity and accessibility is the point for ReadyRosie, which offers parents ways to turn a chore like putting away groceries into vocabulary practice. Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012. It’s smooth and in the pantry,” the boy says slowly.

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Strategy Video Company Smartphone 121

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. We must work to increase accessibility on college campuses across the country and seek to defeat the stigma that often holds students with disabilities back.

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Learning Advocacy Report Secondary 110

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. ” FY 2012 $0. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S. FY 2013 $0.

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

A 2013 Pew Charitable Trust report examined the impact of shuttered schools on communities across the country and the factors that go into a district’s decision on what to do with the now-vacant structures. The post COLUMN: Now imagine if your school closed for good appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Meeting Training Elementary Report 138

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

Credit: Darcy Sprague for the Hechinger Report. The pandemic has raised awareness of the many roles schools play — providing everything from free meals to Internet access and caring adults — and also of the learning losses that kids experience when they’re out of school. Credit: Darcy Sprague for the Hechinger Report.

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System Report Robotics Accessibility 140

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Photo: Ariane Kunze for The Hechinger Report. Typically, high schools have lower poverty levels than elementary schools because parents are older and able to earn more.). Photo: Ariane Kunze for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Ariane Kunze for The Hechinger Report. PORTLAND, Ore.

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Elementary Trends Survey Data 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. More than 30 years ago, Rockville Centre began a gradual but determined effort to do away with gifted classes in its elementary schools as well as many of the tracked classes at the middle and high schools. The Hechinger Report is an independent unit of Teachers College.)

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Report Outcomes System Elementary 136

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 8, 2020

And a lack of easy access to school counselors makes it harder to reach out for help with mental-health struggles. She could have secretly reported me to a counselor or simply ignored my issues. She provided me direct access to LGBT centers and my school’s counseling service. Jaiden Blancaflor, 17. Reggie Eaton, 17.

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Learning Report Online Learning Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Audrianna Lesieur, age 11, smiles after demonstrating the strength of “Confidence” with encouragement from classmate William Maestas as her teacher Val Seamons moves on to assist Billy Sabo at Lake Canyon Elementary School. Photo: Gail Cornwall for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Gail Cornwall for The Hechinger Report. GALT, Calif.

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Learning Elementary Report Personalized Learning 86

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Experts say that’s common, and parents often don’t realize what rights their children have when it comes to accessing a full day of school. Other parents report simply being called almost every day to pick up their child early. In 2016, following requests from her group, the U.S. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall.

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Pearson Education Learning Report 145

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Now, as has been reported , a number of districts have opted to move back to laptops from iPads. As has been reported , a number of districts opted to move back to laptops from iPads. The iPad’s “Reported” Issues The biggest challenges with the iPad as cited by teachers were class management and the need for lesson design.

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iPad Laptops Classroom Report 91

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2019

He recalls feeling helpless watching his cousin’s mother suffer, in anguish without access to a grief therapist in the small town where they lived. We've been offering EBT interventions as part of that model since the 2011-2012 school year. With more accessible data, what have you learned about how interventions impact students?

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Data Case Study Outcomes System 133

eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2016

But even though they’re in schools, our work with teachers has led us to understand that while many of them would like to use iPads meaningfully in their classrooms, they can’t because of time, access, and training. First, a note about who we are. The research on teacher integration and the results are much more limited. Great idea, right?

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iPad Classroom Mobility Training 64

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

Since its launch in 2012, the city’s high school graduation rate has climbed 15 points, to 64 percent, according to New York State education department figures , the highest rate the city has achieved in more than a decade. Since the Say Yes Buffalo launch in 2012, the city’s high school graduation rate has climbed 15 points, to 64 percent.

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Data Secondary System Accessibility 97

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Photo: Kaitlin Gillespie for The Hechinger Report. In its efforts to prevent students from leaving forever, to provide a public space for all residents to use and improve access to nearby natural resources, the school has built a sense of community. Photo: Kaitlin Gillespie for The Hechinger Report. ONALASKA, Wash. Census data.

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Company Report Trends Study 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2016

Without language services, non-English-speaking parents are considered to be blocked from equal access to school information and resources. Syracuse is one of the more proactive districts when it comes to providing language access. Katie Rossi teaches kindergartners vocabulary at Franklin Elementary School in Syracuse, N.Y.

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Meeting Accessibility Elementary Policies 79

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Each year since, they have won numerous awards, including the trophy for Outstanding Production for the best overall elementary school performance three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2017. NEW YORK — It’s 3 p.m.

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 77

MindShift

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

” There are reports, Watts says, of drills getting “over the top” with things like teachers being shot with pellet guns. And yet, the school security industry is worth a reported $3 billion. “When we have a fire drill in a school, we don’t set a fire in the hallway.” 1 priority.”

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Industry Advocacy Training Groups 44

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2017

In 1940, just 2 percent of all black women earned college degrees, and 60 percent of those women became teachers, mostly in public elementary and high schools,” Shetterly writes. For the 2012-13 academic year , 65 percent of bachelor’s degrees earned by black students were awarded to black women. And the country suffers for it. “In

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STEM Elementary Study Outcomes 91

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Such students had fewer opportunities to interact with teachers and peers who could help them practice English, a summer report from the U.S. Families worried about being able to pay for medical costs or accessing care. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights noted.

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How To Learning Report System 62

MindShift

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This story about mindfulness in the classroom was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Similarly, the mindfulness app Headspace for Educators reported that they experienced a 77 percent increase in teacher sign-ups from mid-March to now.

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Exercises Survey Elementary Report 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. BOSTON — When the Boston Public Schools opened the Margarita Muñiz Academy in 2012, it was a first-of-its kind dual-language high school meant to address issues faced by the city’s growing Hispanic population. We have to make space for them to access the content.”.

Learning 111

Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

In 2012, budget shortfalls led Beaverton to axe more than 40 school librarian positions. For example, Tressa Norris, a library media specialist at Joppa View Elementary School, recently worked with second-graders on multimedia presentations about American symbols to bolster a unit about patriotism being taught by their classroom teacher.

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Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 110

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In 2013, BCPS launched a multi-year initiative called Student and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) Katherine Cox, Instructional Coach at Mays Chapel Elementary. For instance, Jessica Wharton, an ambassador and instructional coach at Church Lane Elementary , celebrated teachers via the Twitter handle, @CLETS_STAT.

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Personalized Learning Strategy Case Study Learning 60

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Debbie Abilock’s 2012 Educational Leadership article, “True– or Not?”

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

edWeb.net

MARCH 20, 2019

The question is, are the teachers within a school, grade, or subject area accessing the same toolbox? And even though many of the programs had reports and data, the programs didn’t talk to each other and the data wasn’t comparable. Monica Cougan joined ENA in 2012, where she currently serves as the product marketing manager.

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