The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

Technically, the after-school category also includes extending the school day, but I’m not seeing many examples of schools requiring all of their students to stay late into the afternoon.). Rinehart highlighted promising examples of how some communities are using their pandemic funds for after-school programs.

Analysis 87

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The flurry of new state laws over the past five years is in large part the result of pressure from Decoding Dyslexia, a parent advocacy group with chapters in all 50 states. “Intensive advocacy falls on parents who have nothing to lose but the promising future a good education ensures our children,” said Cooper.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Training Report Analysis 101

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. They had an important role to play in OER advocacy. For example, in Robinson et al. 2014 ), the standardized beta weight for OER effect was 0.03, while the beta for teacher effect was 0.21 – the effect of the teacher was seven times larger!

OER 147

OER Outcomes Comparison Study 147

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

It’s a small but noteworthy example of a new emphasis at colleges and universities on plugging the steady drip of dropouts who end up with little to show for their time and tuition, wasting taxpayer money that subsidizes public universities and leaving employers without enough of the graduates they need to fill jobs. Dickinson stayed.

Dropout 116

Dropout Report Advocacy Accessibility 116

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 98

Advocacy Policies Report Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

He decides whether to tackle a math lesson or a science one, for example, taking into account his own interests as well as his responsibilities. Now, if he finishes a history lesson first, for example, he goes on to the next one – or switches to another subject. Michael likes being able to move at his own pace. “It

Personalized Learning 110

Personalized Learning Advocacy Study Report 110

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Secondly, four examples of virtual reality programming in the classroom. 4 Virtual Reality Examples in Virginia. Example #1: An autistic student using VR. Example #2: VR and Beowulf. Example #3: A student designing fashion in VR. Example #4: Pam’s experience in VR with Field Trips.

Education 247

Education Examples Maker Movement Company 247

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

If her daughter, for example, a Eugene middle schooler, maintains a 3.0 The University of Maine, for example, has had a tuition waiver option since the 1930s. A loan forgiveness program through her work will cut her obligation to roughly $50,000, but the total harms her chances of receiving a loan or improving her credit.

Groups 84

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 84

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In 2014, schools had a new way to give students free breakfast and lunch, paid for by Uncle Sam. New York City, for example, began offering its 1 million public school students free breakfast and lunch in 2017. Participation in the federal lunch program is used to track student poverty rates. Photo: Tovin Lapan.

Data 89

Data Analysis Advocacy Policies 89

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Example of a letter sent home to students in a California experiment that failed to boost attendance rates. Lee, and Todd Rogers Example of a letter that didn’t motivate students to attend school more in a California experiment. . In 2014, Carly Robinson, a Ph.D. In 2014, Carly Robinson, a Ph.D.

Study 82

Study Groups Advocacy Conference 82

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. Some people need a hearing aid, for example; others require voice-activated note-taking software or screen-readers for college. Photo: Meredith Kolodner.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Training Software System 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. 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.

Chromebook 190

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 190

Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

For example, as I described in my book, one group of students at Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest, Ill., While many of the examples are about giving time or money, any of them can be expanded into larger efforts for substantive change. focused on solutions to the problem of repeated flooding in their neighborhood.).

Advocacy 69

Advocacy Examples Survey Groups 69

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

For example, if we try and apply a new practice and find it successful, our beliefs can shift so that we are discontinuing the less innovative practice. A personal example: when I was teaching 5th and 6th grade in a multi-age environment, I leaned on the reading anthology series during the literacy block. One influences the other.

Examples 70

Examples Assessment Strategy Resources 70

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Learn how students are teaching each other drone piloting and other examples from Albemarle County, Virginia with Superintendent Pam Moran. 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.

Elementary 188

Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Enrollment at the beginning of the academic year just ended was up 13 percent from 2014 , to 2,038. That comment came in response to a rare endeavor by a higher-education institution: a survey emailed to 10,555 of them in 2014 by the University of Washington to learn why some students left before graduating. Nobody noticed.”.

Dropout 99

Dropout Report Policies Data 99

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Melanie Tucci calculated that she would have to work about 30 hours a week as well as take out loans to make it through college when she started at Temple in 2014. Nearly 40 percent of them get no credit for any of the courses they have completed and lose 27 credits on average — or about a year of school, according to a 2014 federal study.

Course 66

Course Social Media Study Comparison 66

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 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. Abdi was at the top of her class, and Collins had worked with about 200 students like her in a new virtual advising program by College Possible , a nonprofit founded in 2000.

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

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. There’s also something else he brings up—his beliefs, specifically his concerns that educators across the U.S.

Twitter 90

Twitter Technology Learning Advocacy 90

Educator Innovator

JULY 14, 2014

At the end of the 2014 school year, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) honored 24 graduating seniors from 12 different high schools. In each of the above examples, students’ passions led them to express themselves in some powerful way, whether that was video, blog, advocacy, or research.

Dropout 42

Dropout Advocacy Groups Strategy 42

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Sanders, who is African-American, first presented the idea for a dual-language program at Houston to the District of Columbia Public Schools in 2014. The growth has largely been driven by advocacy from white, affluent families, as well as by districts responding to an influx of immigrant students.

Elementary 40

Elementary Advocacy Study Analysis 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Whole language was big in the 1920s, for example, as progressive education became influential. ” Pam Guest, for example, did not have the financial means to send her son Dayne to private school. And that was a big improvement from 2014 when NCTQ found just 17 percent of teacher preparation programs taught all five components.

Training 78

Training Report Groups System 78

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Most charter operators did not come close to hitting their targets, predicting, for example, that they could move students from 50 percent proficiency to 80 or even 100 percent in four or five years. Of the 27 charters that listed clear goals in their applications, not one was able to reach them.

Elementary 66

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 66

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Kate Lord didn’t have a plan when she graduated from Brunswick High School in 2014. If a student likes football, for example, educators may note that he wants to join the NFL. Read the whole series, “ Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here. Sign up for our newsletter.

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Education Report Survey 92

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. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said.

Industry 128

Industry STEM Education Survey 128

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Mike Flom, a parent and co-founder of the advocacy group New Jersey Parents and Teachers for Appropriate Education, said many factors impact inclusion’s effectiveness. She listened to a few descriptions of struggles and then reminded her students that part of their job is to be an example for other teachers.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Course 40

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

The headings I use to organize my thinking come from Appendix A of Regie Routman’s excellent resource Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success (ASCD, 2014). For example, I hosted several technology training sessions for teachers to attend during the school year. Lead the change effort.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

The headings I use to organize my thinking come from Appendix A of Regie Routman’s excellent resource Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success (ASCD, 2014). For example, I hosted several technology training sessions for teachers to attend during the school year. Lead the change effort.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Having just launched in fall 2014, the program’s results were almost immediate. Coaches help students develop the noncognitive abilities required to address these challenges — skills such as self-advocacy, time management, critical thinking, and communication. Begin Addressing the Whole Student.

Outcomes 0

Outcomes Course Analysis Training 0

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2023

I interviewed five women — all Central American immigrants — in Spanish, and with support from Early Edge California , a statewide policy and advocacy organization I interned for, I paid each participant a stipend for their time. I would leave her my card so she could call me if she wished to learn more,” Martinez offered as an example.

Meeting 112

Meeting Resources Accessibility Policies 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For example: “Calling child protective services would not be a severe threat to Black students if racial disparities within the institution itself were less pronounced.”. Research on doubled-up students shows there’s good reason to provide them with help: They earned lower grades, for example, and were less likely to graduate on time.

Analysis 68

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 68

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

At Maury County Public Schools (TN), for example, families can check out WiFi-enabled devices for two weeks at a time. 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.

BYOD 54

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

For example, CoSN counts phishing (sending fraudulent emails from seemingly credible accounts) as a top security threat to schools. Dr. Donna Wright began serving as Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools in 2014. Education programs need to be more comprehensive and ongoing throughout the year.

Strategy 53

Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2016

“It’s disheartening to families, and it fosters the ‘check mentality,’ ” said Carrie Guiden, executive director of The Arc of Tennessee, a nonprofit disability advocacy group, referring to government checks. They say, for example, that the number of residential clients at a training center in Smyrna dropped to about 50 from 150.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Meeting Report Training 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

For example, while Linson’s district avoided grants for most of their initiative, they knew that many teachers would need assistance using the new digital tools. For example, his district decided to stop hosting the tech applications on site and moved them to the cloud. In addition, they’ve transitioned to ebooks to save more dollars.

EdTech 51

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51

eSpark

MAY 31, 2016

For example, in my 9th grade integrated algebra class, I had students with 1st grade math and reading levels and students with 8th grade math and reading levels. I attended a tech conference on behalf of Teach For America in fall 2014 and quickly connected the dots and realized the importance of technology in education.

Technology 40

Technology Education Advocacy EdTech 40