The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

In 2014, Albemarle County students had the second highest SAT scores among 133 school divisions in Virginia in critical reading and the third highest SAT scores for writing and math. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2018

“When these programs were designed, it was an acknowledgment that there were low-income students who had need, and of the importance of going to college,” said Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy at the nonpartisan National College Access Network. Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy, National College Access Network.

Advocacy 94

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

In 2014, Albemarle County students had the second highest SAT scores among 133 school divisions in Virginia in critical reading and the third highest SAT scores for writing and math. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

Elementary 190

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The college with the biggest experiment in ISAs is Purdue University, which in 2016 became the first major public college to offer ISAs. Such claims have caught the attention of consumer-protection advocacy groups like the Student Borrower Protection Center, which has found marketing language that it contends is deceptive and predatory.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

In 2014, Albemarle County students had the second highest SAT scores among 133 school divisions in Virginia in critical reading and the third highest SAT scores for writing and math. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

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ExcelinEd

JANUARY 31, 2019

Since that week was also National School Choice Week, you may have missed the shorthand and context provided by Todd Ziebarth , senior vice president for state advocacy and support for the NAPCS. Last week, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released their annual rankings of charter school laws.

Policies 43

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2019

In 2014, Carly Robinson, a Ph.D. A 2016 study by University of Chicago behavioral economist Steven Levitt and colleagues found that non-financial rewards were more effective in raising test scores with younger students than with older students. The advocacy organization Attendance Works encourages schools to reward good attendance.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense Kids Action, the advocacy arm of Common Sense Media, and SETDA will work together this year and in 2016 and 2017 to encourage digital leaders to file applications for E-rate program funding. Common Sense Kids Action and SETDA will collaborate to help connect every U.S.

E-rate 40

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 7, 2016

“Strategically, this means—in our advocacy work—that we are representing an even larger set of vendors and education providers, and a growing diversity of types of education companies that are moving to digital in some way,” Billings said in a phone interview. Terms of the agreement were not released.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

More than 800,000 people with disabilities found eligible for services received no assistance between 2010 and 2014, according to federal data. But in the Bronx, for example, the average caseload rose to 270 in 2016, up from 222 in 2015. He lives in the Bronx, and in the fall of 2014, he was brimming with hope.

Advocacy 40

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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. Enrollment at the beginning of the academic year just ended was up 13 percent from 2014 , to 2,038. Photo: AP photo/Jeannie Nuss. Nobody noticed.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Overall, the number of students who were held back in third grade dropped from 3,064 at the end of the 2014-15 school year to 2,307 at the end of 2015-16. In this 2014 photo, literacy coach Kristen Wells works with students at Emmalee Isable Elementary in West Jackson. That’s what the state has put in place.

Elementary 76

Elementary Training Advocacy Strategy 76

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

Amal Abdi at her high school graduation in June, 2016. College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016. Photo: Hajira Dahir. Photo: Esteban Gil.

E-rate 40

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A decorated educator of 21 years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety of organizations for her leadership, advocacy, and classroom instruction. Monica is the 2014 Texas Teacher of the Year. She is a 2015 Milken Unsung Hero Fellow and a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

Decades of chronic underfunding is often at the root of the struggles in districts like Cleveland to serve high proportions of Black and Latino students from low-income backgrounds, said Allison Rose Socol, a vice president at The Education Trust, an education advocacy group.

Education 97

Education Report System Meeting 97

Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. 2016 Article | Flint Weighs Scope of Harm to Children Caused by Lead in Water. 2016 Op-Ed | Poisoned Water in Newark Schools. Have students work in small groups to create draft surveys.

Advocacy 69

Advocacy Examples Survey Groups 69

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

While seven of those 27 schools were able to reach 70 percent student proficiency in either English or math in 2016, none had attained 80 percent. At Arise, the school whose name begins with Achievement, not even 40 percent of students were proficient in 2016, based on composite scores for English and math.

Elementary 68

Elementary Report Meeting Academic Standards 68

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

Between the fall of 2013 and late March 2016, Terry High School reported 53 arrests by school police officers, most for disorderly conduct. Its 2014-15 arrest rate of 1.5 By 2014, 30 percent of public schools had school resource officers, or SROs, the most common type of law enforcement on campuses. 06 percent.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2016

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Smith is not one for silence ( he delivered a TED talk about the “danger of silence” in 2014 , in fact) and has used digital venues including Twitter to encourage others to speak up and recognize how history shapes the present. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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Twitter Technology Learning Advocacy 84

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Dayne Guest graduated from high school in 2016. “We need to do better,” said Rebecca Rider, who’s been director of special education for the Baltimore County Public Schools since 2014. Before this effort began in 2016, the county schools did not have anyone trained to provide this instruction.

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Training Report Groups System 78

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Whether in response to the students’ arguments or not, the state did, in fact, raise spending for higher education for the coming 2016-2017 year, by 2.5 One nonprofit advocacy group calculates that 10 states spend more on employee pensions than on higher education; in Illinois, more than half of the $4.1

Education 40

Education Policies Report Advocacy 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. ori students.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Under a set of new standards adopted by the Vermont State Board of Education in 2014 , the class of 2020 will be eligible for graduation when they’ve demonstrated “evidence of proficiency” in the curriculum. The idea, popular among well-funded education philanthropies and education advocacy groups, is gaining ground across the United States.

Learning 81

Learning System Report Outcomes 81

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next was launched by Google in 2016 in response to the stubbornly low numbers of people of color working in tech — only 3 percent of Google’s tech employees were Black or Latino back in 2014. The 2016 Ghost Ship fire that claimed 36 lives occurred a few blocks from the Code Next lab.

Industry 117

Industry STEM Education Survey 117

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. This group makes up at least 20 percent of the general population. G., & Grigorenko, E.

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Differentiated Instruction Training Analysis Assessment 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Since then, the numbers have slipped to the single digits, with just 5 percent of the class of 2016 finishing within six years, according to a data analysis from the charter school network. The school also tracks college completion rates, with 59 percent of the class of 2012 finishing within six years.

Education 113

Education Report Data Survey 113

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Learning 89

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 89

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

He was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year by ACSA (Association of California School Administrators), Region 18. She began serving as Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools in 2014. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

EdTech 65

EdTech BYOD Accessibility Advocacy 65

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Yet the state left $14 million in federal VR dollars on the table in 2015 and again in 2016, even as the agency temporarily shut its doors to new clients. She had spent 12 years as a senior education advocate at the Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee, advising other parents on how to get through the system.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Meeting Report Training 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

And a coalition of advocacy groups in New York is pushing for legislation there like California’s. Desmond Wright-Glenn registered for the course at Wayne State University in 2016 but then learned that, after fees he hadn’t known about were added, his scholarship wouldn’t cover the full cost. Credit: Desmond Wright-Glenn.

Policies 113

Policies Advocacy Course Report 113

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples. The agency said it has never penalized a state in this manner.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Department of Education Secretary in October 2016. Ann also attended the 2014 White House Connected Superintendents Summit and was named a 2012-2013 NSBA Technology Leadership Network 20 to Watch Educator. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S. degrees from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

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BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 55

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Department of Education Secretary in October 2016. Ann also attended the 2014 White House Connected Superintendents Summit and was named a 2012-2013 NSBA Technology Leadership Network 20 to Watch Educator. In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S.

EdTech 57

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 57

edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Dr. Spence has served as Superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) since June 2014. Garza has been recognized with various awards, including receiving the inaugural Tom Cookerly 2016 Exceptional School Superintendent Leadership Award from The Neediest Kids—a program of the National Center for Children and Families.

Learning 98

Learning Data Outcomes Survey 98

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

He was selected as one of 100 superintendents to attend and present at the #FutureReady National ConnectED Superintendents Summit at the White House, was named to the National School Boards Association Top 20 to Watch, and conducted his first TEDx Talk in 2016 entitled Don’t Buy the Book: Cultivate, Curate and Go Open. Join the Community.

Accessibility 41

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

He has proudly taught physics and calculus to more than one thousand students, chaired a science department, served as an assistant principal in Westport, CT, led Newtown High School in Sandy Hook, CT as its principal from 2008 to 2014, and served as superintendent of the Amity Regional School District. Join the Community.

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