The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. She has worked for Yates County since 2012. Janessa Esquivel Library Media Technician Sr.,

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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. ” he asks. can make political donations.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? Others don’t.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Texas A&M University at Texarkana has one of the lowest retention rates of public higher-education institutions; 55 percent who started in 2012 were gone by 2016. or a solid B, according to the education consulting company Civitas Learning. Photo: AP photo/Jeannie Nuss.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

That’s one reason schools have avoided using the word dyslexia, according to Fran Bowman, a former special education teacher who now runs an educational services company that works with school districts to train teachers. Most of these laws have passed in the past few years partly due to parent advocacy groups pushing for change.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2023

I entered college in 1989 with an interest in human rights advocacy, planning to be a lawyer. I’m president at Minerva University , established in 2012 and one of the few institutions of higher education that, in recent memory, has asked the question, “What would we build if we could build it from scratch?” Quite the opposite.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

Source: EducationSuperHighway But back in February 2012, when Marwell started the nonprofit, hitting those marks was almost unthinkable, says Jennifer Bergland, director of governmental relations at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), a nonprofit. In 2018, that number ticked up to 98 percent. Our value add is largely done.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Our Voice Nuestra Voz, a non-profit education advocacy group in New Orleans, analyzed the school performance scores data and found that approximately 15,000 students attend these failing schools. And failure is trending. They also found that one student was restrained or secluded 160 times at Success Preparatory Academy in New Orleans.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

It closed its child care center in 2012, citing low demand. based advocacy group Excelencia in Education, said universities need to go beyond that sort of passive outreach, especially for students who may be hesitant to seek out help. “We Debra Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education. But Debra Santiago, CEO of the D.C.-based

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

It’s also looking at the potential changes, said Dr. Gabe Soumakian, CEO and Founder, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, like what happens when a software or hardware company goes out of business. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Zovio, Ashford’s parent company, declined to discuss Baca’s case unless he signed a waiver, but generally denied assertions that it improperly told veterans they were not eligible for GI Bill benefits. Formerly Bridgepoint Education, the company now called Zovio has raised eyebrows for years. Former Sen. Photo: Scott J.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 14, 2020

As a Senior Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers during the 2011-2012 academic year, Dr. Cook worked on the eurozone, financial instruments, innovation, and entrepreneurship. As an executive, Howard was the CEO of a public television operation and several television production companies, and a state government official.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Child advocacy groups and other non-profits, who often oversee the deals and sometimes serve as guarantors, say the arrangements encourage officials to embrace interventions with good track records. It does not require a license for general education preschool teachers, and it did not establish preschool standards until 2012.

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

” Or it dates to the Gates Foundation’s funding grants and political advocacy in the early 2000s. How much of “personalized learning” as imagined and built and sold by tech companies is precisely this: metrics, marketing, conversion rates, customer satisfaction? Take your pick. Take your pick. He argued that.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Campbell’s loan is a tiny fraction of the more than $30 million owed to Florida Career College’s parent company, the International Education Corporation. The company doesn’t care whether she and thousands of others ever pay it back. Ashley Harrington, federal advocacy director, Center for Responsible Lending. Hidden Debt Trap.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Lake Oconee Academy was the brainchild of the Reynolds Lake Oconee real estate company. The charter was the creation of a real estate development company that is also the county’s largest employer, Reynolds Lake Oconee. Company officials and their allies sit on many of the county’s most important boards. GREENSBORO, Ga.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” “ Daniel Greenstein , who has overseen the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ’s work on postsecondary education since 2012, announced Monday that he would leave the foundation next month,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

In 2012, for instance, researchers found that only 26 percent of low-income teens attending a science and technology camp wanted to become chemical engineers. Keith Krueger, chief executive officer of the Consortium for School Networking, a technology advocacy group, calls the digital divide in the US “the civil rights issue” of our time.

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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. million in 2012. Related: Switching sides in the teacher wars.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. What sorts of companies and what sorts of products do venture capitalists like, for example?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 24, 2019

Derek put his education into practice in Washington state, first as a business consultant for McKinsey & Company, where he helped businesses, non-profits, and government agencies run more efficiently. Derek served in the Washington state House from 2005 to 2007 and the state Senate from 2007 until he was elected to the US House in 2012.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2019

Derek put his education into practice in Washington state, first as a business consultant for McKinsey + Company, where he helped businesses, non-profits, and government agencies run more efficiently. Derek served in the Washington state House from 2005 to 2007 and the state Senate from 2007 until he was elected to the US House in 2012.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

. “Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes -- think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. Via NPR : “ Notre Dame Must Vacate 2012, 2013 Football Wins Over Academic Violations.” ” More via CHE.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The company said it believes “the topic of climate change is a critically important one” and its newer editions “reflect current settled science regarding climate change.” The 32 print and digital books we examined were published between 2012 and 2020, although most – some 84 percent – were released in 2015 or later.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. ” The former Chicago Public Schools head pleaded guilty to fraud charges last year. .

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