Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

In 2014, when Tennessee unveiled a statewide scholarship to cover tuition expenses at community colleges, the program was praised for making higher education possible for more people. If someone can’t meet their basic needs for food and housing, they’re unlikely to consider post-secondary as an option,” she says. “Or

E-rate 133

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 133

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s a chilly Wednesday in April at the end of his last-ever quarterly meeting with the district’s parent advisory committee. This story also appeared in Belt Magazine “You all know that I call your kids my kids, and they won’t stop being my kids,” Gordon says, wrapping up the meeting. He takes off his glasses, wipes his eyes.

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Education Report System Meeting 100

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The printable Future Ready Librarians Fact Sheet can be a critical advocacy tool. district-wide outline seven tenets relating to digital learning. . We examined the framework and linked it to the things librarians are already doing.

Future Ready 74

Future Ready Libraries Advocacy Digital Learning 74

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Tanji Reed Marshall, a former teacher and current researcher at The Education Trust, an education research and advocacy organization, recently studied how frequently teachers offer students choices in the classroom. In 2014-15, the charter school’s first year, some students went months without working on subjects they didn’t like.

Personalized Learning 110

Personalized Learning Advocacy Study Report 110

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. We all just have to rise to the occasion to meet the needs of the children.”. We all just have to rise to the occasion to meet the needs of the children.”.

Elementary 79

Elementary Training Advocacy Strategy 79

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Once I was speaking in Virginia and some teachers told me I had to meet Pam, that she was a “teacher’s and student’s superintendent.” 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.

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Chromebook Study Company Assessment 190

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Tribes have to meet several criteria in their petitions for federal recognition, including proof they’ve had decades of a collective identity, generations of descendants and long-standing, autonomous political governance. That’s because the U.S. She deferred her loan payments until she no longer could. Her credit score took a hit.

Groups 91

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 91

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The printable Future Ready Librarians Fact Sheet can be a critical advocacy tool. district-wide outline seven tenets relating to digital learning. . We examined the framework and linked it to the things librarians are already doing.

Future Ready 41

Future Ready Libraries Advocacy Digital Learning 41

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

E-rate Broadband Libraries Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. The campaign was able to bring in big donors like Twitter’s co-founder and then CEO Jack Dorsey, who pledged $10 million to help meet the goal. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The printable Future Ready Librarians Fact Sheet can be a critical advocacy tool. district-wide outline seven tenets relating to digital learning. . We examined the framework and linked it to the things librarians are already doing.

Future Ready 40

Future Ready Libraries Advocacy Digital Learning 40

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.

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Course Social Media Study Comparison 71

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

Policies Report Advocacy Analysis 43

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Only then can students, especially immigrant students and students of color, meet their potential and succeed in school and beyond. 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. ” You Can’t Look Away.

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Strategy Policies Advocacy Secondary 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

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. In the 2014-15 school year, the number of student arrests at Terry High School was more than triple that of the year before, increasing from 6 to 20. 06 percent.

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Report Training Handbook Study 40

Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

Carry out the action through letters, talks, meetings with officials, policy proposals, and activities, depending on the specific goals of the project. For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. Step 4—Carrying Out an Action. By Steven Zemelman.

Advocacy 69

Advocacy Examples Survey Groups 69

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

When I went to meet with him, he helped me with studying, with finding more resources and with stress management,” said Shields, 23, a psychology major. By 2014, for lower-income students (those eligible for a federal Pell grant), it reached 51 percent — nearly the same as for non-Pell students.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy System Meeting Report 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

For over two decades, CoSN has provided leaders with the management, community building, and advocacy tools essential for success. Wednesday, April 30th in Binghamton, NY CoSN 2014 New York CTO Clinic , Join us for the first annual New York CTO Clinic! More details and schedule here. More information here.

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Conference Classroom Libraries Common Core 44

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

They tended to cite a combination of their own optimism coupled with pressure from state officials, who in turn were pressured to meet the federal educational goals set in No Child Left Behind. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

Elementary 72

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 72

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 87

Learning System Report Outcomes 87

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. What began as an awareness campaign through a website and documentary video led Yasser and his peers to bring their issue to school board meetings to get the district to hear their demands.

Dropout 42

Dropout Advocacy Groups Strategy 42

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Experts estimate that up to 90 percent should be able to graduate high school meeting the same standards as general education students, ready to succeed in college and careers. When he got to Purdue University in 2014, he didn’t have a system for organizing his deadlines. In the end … a lot of the onus will come back on the school.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 87

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. Still, the biggest challenge for any virtual mentor or guidance counselor is replicating the sort of trusting relationships that builds more naturally when meeting face to face.

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Kate Lord didn’t have a plan when she graduated from Brunswick High School in 2014. Gunn said the district provides professional development for teachers that focuses on transition and has recently begun sending a teacher each month to a regional group meeting to discuss transition topics. Sign up for our newsletter.

Outcomes 91

Outcomes Education Report Survey 91

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2016

Shahid Buttar , Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ) on the crucial importance of libraries in the fight to protect privacy rights and intellectual freedom. Lamanna , Adult Service Librarian at the Cherry Hill Public Library , on "Tor Relays Using Raspberry Pi."

Conference 28

Conference Libraries Survey Advocacy 28

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

By 2014, the latest year for which data is available, that number had risen to 2.7 million in 2014. “We When our kids came out of a meeting with those other kids, we saw a light in them we had never seen,” Eschman said. “We The Census Bureau’s 2005 American Community Survey counted 2.4 million in 2005 to 7.1

Policies 72

Policies System Groups Advocacy 72

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

” The Gibsons gave APM Reports an audio recording of the meeting where they discussed the test results with staff at their son Eddie’s school. “We need to do better,” said Rebecca Rider, who’s been director of special education for the Baltimore County Public Schools since 2014.

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Training Report Groups System 78

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2019

After all, plenty of people who meet the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders enter college without diagnoses and are therefore disconnected from official university disabilities services, according to research published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry in 2014. It gets really exhausting.”

Advocacy 139

Advocacy Meeting System Groups 139

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. It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.”

Industry 126

Industry STEM Education Survey 126

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. When a local school hosts parent meetings, they may provide child care for parents who attend.

Meeting 109

Meeting Resources Accessibility Policies 109

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In Wake County, district leadership intentionally adopted policies and frameworks and provided time and expectations around teachers meeting together as a professional learning team. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Professional Learning 98

Professional Learning Technology Learning Lenovo 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

And a coalition of advocacy groups in New York is pushing for legislation there like California’s. Now, in addition to finally applying to graduate school, Wright-Glenn is considering starting an advocacy organization for other students who can’t get their transcripts. He’s already toying with a name: Free the Grades. “I

Policies 121

Policies Advocacy Course Report 121

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). You may want to follow the embedded links in the previous paragraph to read this long-form piece of digital writing in a chronological order.

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). You may want to follow the embedded links in the previous paragraph to read this long-form piece of digital writing in a chronological order.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

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. In each school year we analyzed, more than 8,000 districts did not meet the one-in-20 guideline.

Analysis 74

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 74

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. But what about texting? Or social media? Or even mobile apps?

Outcomes 0

Outcomes Course Analysis Training 0

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

Prior to being selected as the director of schools for Wilson County in July 2014, she served as the deputy director in two other school districts in Tennessee. Today, Ann works as a public speaker, writer, and education consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 77