The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The school has two full-time school counselors, but in 2012 laid off a staffer whose sole focus was guiding students to college or other post-secondary options. The shelves were once full of materials about colleges and scholarships as well as other post-secondary options, but the school laid off the center’s staffer amid budget cuts in 2012.

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Accessibility Secondary 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2018

And that could be why just 38 percent fourth grade students performed at or above proficient on the latest National Assessment of Education Progress for science, which was administered in 2015. employment in 2015, according to the U.S. Such jobs made up 6.2 percent of all U.S. Not everyone loved them though.

Elementary 84

Elementary Education Survey Report 84

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur

Dropout 79

Dropout Secondary Course Report 79

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In 2015 Sue received the Central NY Business Journal Not for Profit Excellence award and was invited to present on a panel at the first annual day of Making at the US Capitol in DC. He worked as a secondary educator before joining the Fayetteville Free Library in the summer of 2013.

Libraries 34

Libraries Conference Outcomes Secondary 34

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

About 8 percent of teachers leave the profession annually, and only half of those leaving retire, according to a 2017 report by the Learning Policy Institute, an education think tank. You have to recognize that before you get to the other side of that transformation, your stress is going to skyrocket.”. “I I love my students.

Training 111

Training Elementary Report Exercises 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

The exam, known as PARCC — which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — was aligned to the Common Core, a set of national educational standards for what students should be able to do in each grade in English and math. Massachusetts became a leader in national assessments in math, reading, and science.

Common Core 40

Common Core Assessment Report Groups 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

A 2015 report found that the lack of AP classes may increase the financial burden on college-bound rural students: Students who don’t take AP classes don’t earn college credit that could enable them to graduate more quickly, and such students are “more likely to pay for additional remedial coursework when beginning college.”. compared to a 2.84

Online Learning 73

Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 73

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The increase included $753,687 more than was spent in 2017-18 for accompanists, instruments, travel, entry fees and uniforms, among other essentials. The percentage of secondary school teachers who specialize in art or music instruction grew from 6.7 percent — percentage of secondary school teachers who primarily teach art or music.

Elementary 100

Elementary Trends Survey Data 100

MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

And that could be why just 38 percent fourth grade students performed at or above proficient on the latest National Assessment of Education Progress for science, which was administered in 2015. employment in 2015, according to the U.S. Such jobs made up 6.2 percent of all U.S. Not everyone loved them though.

Elementary 39

Elementary Education Survey Report 39

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

About one in six 16- to 24-year-olds are neither working nor in school, according to Tulane University’s Cowen Institute, which in 2015 calculated the city’s rate of opportunity youth at 18 percent, one of the highest in the nation. Related: Held back, but not helped. My grades were perfect. But I was a chatterbox.”.

Dropout 61

Dropout Policies Report System 61

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

When neither clinician is available, medical triage and suicide risk assessments fall to academic counselors, EMTs, and even, worryingly, school police. LA High can only afford to have a nurse one day a week and a psychiatric social worker, two days a week. ” E.

Report 111

Report Study Elementary Secondary 111

MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

A 2015 report found that the lack of AP classes may increase the financial burden on college-bound rural students: Students who don’t take AP classes don’t earn college credit that could enable them to graduate more quickly, and such students are “more likely to pay for additional remedial coursework when beginning college.”. compared to a 2.84

Online Learning 31

Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2019

Between 2015 and 2018, eight students and one teacher from Olathe Public Schools committed suicide. With those tools in place, Olathe began measuring social-emotional learning (SEL) data and teaching SEL skills in every classroom in the fall of 2017. They also can see the trend data. Let me share a story.

Survey 167

Survey Data Elementary Strategy 167

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies).

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

percent in 2017. Give them more control over the manner in which they’re taught and how their work is assessed and you’ll produce more involved, successful students. percent in 2017. The juniors are more likely to sign up for AP English as seniors than students who take other classes. percent in 2009 to 87.9

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Assessment Study 111

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2017

Karen was the 2015 Tennessee State Teacher of the Year and I interviewed her at the NNSTOY Conference in DC this summer. Thursday, August 24, 2017. She was State Teacher of The Year for 2015. She is the 2015 Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Today’s sponsor is Kids Discover Online. Shownotes: [link].

How To 231

How To Classroom Elementary Examples 231

edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

After starting with individual work, the next phases cover district assessments and audits, designing a district plan, and then providing support and coaching during the implementation of the plan. And equally important is determining all the assessments and grading are free of bias and accurately reflect student mastery.

Professional Learning 66

Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 66

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Nearly 90 percent of the school population is considered low-income and nearly three-quarters are labeled English learners, meaning that the state language arts test assesses their reading and writing ability in a language they’re still trying to learn. Credit: Courtesy of Corey Dixon/2017. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Fellows receive monthly stipends that start at $450 and rise each year, up to $700, in an attempt to combat steep post-secondary dropout rates — 33 percent of black college students drop out after one year of college, often because of financial shortfalls. I had it real bad,” he said. Nathan used to talk for me.

Report 105

Report Elementary Secondary Classroom 105

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2017

And indeed, according to my calculations too, the amount of money invested in education technology companies is up from this time last year and up from this time in 2015 as well. And 2015 was a record-setting year for ed-tech investment.). 2017 vs. Previous Years. The Most Active Investors of 2017.

Coursera 57

Coursera Knewton Company Udemy 57

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

Utah launched a program in 2015 that uses work-based learning to teach high school students about the state’s aerospace industry. For the past four years, Vermont has prioritized broadening work-based education in secondary schools, to include more than what has traditionally been offered in career-technical education.

Classroom 87

Classroom Report Academic Standards Company 87

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. To the entrepreneur who wrote the Techcrunch op-ed in August that ed-tech is “ 2017's big, untapped and safe investor opportunity.” But even without knowing the funding data for the month of December, I can say a lot.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40