The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Fifty-five percent who started in 2015 were gone by the following year, the most recent period for which the figures are available, according to U.S. Department of Education data analyzed by The Hechinger Report. Photo by Ben Smith for The Hechinger Report. That’s up from 44 percent two years before.

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Dropout Report Policies Data 97

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. To answer that question, The Hechinger Report combed through grant databases, legislative records and lobbying disclosures, looking for the forces and funding behind LD 1422. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. The Gates Foundation is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The school tested him, and the report said Dayne had weaknesses “often seen in students diagnosed with reading disabilities including dyslexia.” When children are identified with dyslexia, public schools often lack staff with the appropriate training to help, according to several studies and reports.

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Training Report Groups System 78

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

A recent New York Times investigation found that many companies receive such precise, extensive data on their users that they—and anyone else they share this information with—could easily identify a single individual and pinpoint their location. Since the project began in 2015, the privacy team has evaluated nearly 300 education apps.

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Tools Policies Data Android 124

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. Alongside the state legislature, they finally settled on new tests that were introduced in 2015 to measure performance against the new standards.

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Advocacy Analysis Survey Report 84

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Known as online program managers, these companies have been hired largely to connect universities with customers who want graduate degrees. Even though the companies are often taking the bulk of the tuition revenue the degree programs pull in, the firms still aren’t profitable in many cases.

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Company Education Industry Course 58

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report. Between 2000 and 2015, the number of Latinx college students more than doubled , to 3 million. Between 2000 and 2015, the number of Latinx college students more than doubled , to 3 million. Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report. Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Laptops Study Report 108

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

So the college chose to work with a company called RedShelf, which helps colleges manage inclusive access arrangements with a variety of publishers. Each professor can choose to adopt digital materials from a range of publishers, and then the company helps manage the logistics of buying bulk licenses from each of the publishers.

Pearson 109

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 109

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

He’s put $100 million of his own money into his company Kernel (which I guess means we’re supposed to believe it’s a real, viable thing) with the promise of developing computer chip implants that will bolster human intelligence. ” An ed-tech trend in the making, investors hope. So Why Not in College?

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

The Hechinger Report visited schools in India recently and talked to experts about blended learning – which includes an element of online learning with in-class instruction – and the potential it has for helping both teachers and students in the world’s second-most populous country. “I Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Blended Learning Learning Tablets Training 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Nineteen pilot schools participated in 2015; this year, the number skyrocketed, with 113 more joining the Basecamp ranks. There’s tremendous hype swirling around personalized learning, with money pouring in from foundations and education technology companies eager to capitalize on the trend. Personalized learning is easy to bastardize.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2017

If public education is ever going to meet the needs of low-income students, ideas for change must get beyond the constant war of words fueled by advocacy journalism, partisan blogging and fake news. The Hechinger Report enables me to freely pursue truth. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images. with a financial gift today.

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Report Advocacy Education Common Core 74

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

We’re living in the most costly, expensive times that I’ve lived through as superintendent,” said Gestson, who has been in that job since 2015. White students could lose four to eight months of learning by June 2021, and students of color could lose six to 12 months, according to a McKinsey & Company report published in December.

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Laptops System Policies Meeting 128

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. public high schools (42.5

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. public high schools (42.5

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

His paltry education was much like that of dozens of other children in the GNETS system whose experiences this reporter researched. Most, but not all, reported an absence of the sort of therapeutic benefit implied by the program’s name. Whether the Trump administration will approach the case differently is unclear.

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Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 80

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report. In fact, after the first year, they reported a success rate of close to 99 percent. Goldman received a $260,000 payout; the United Way reported that state and local agencies had saved $281,550 in special education costs. Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report.

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Report Elementary Advocacy Company 64

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Much is provided directly by colleges and universities themselves, with few checks on whether it’s correct — at a time when some schools admit to having falsified information or reported it in misleading ways. The post Colleges provide misleading information about their costs appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Data Policies Report Study 81

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Lake Oconee Academy was the brainchild of the Reynolds Lake Oconee real estate company. Photo: Terrell Clark/The Hechinger Report. The analysis used federal enrollment data for the 2015-16 school year, the most recent year for which that data is available from the U.S. Photo: Terrell Clark/The Hechinger Report.

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Report Company Data Meeting 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Lumina is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report, which co-produced this story.). Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. percent of CSU students now finishing in four years , up from 19 percent in 2015. (

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Education Policies Course System 98

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

“ Lights go out at Education Department headquarters – and may stay off for some time,” The Washington Post reports. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to push ahead with his nomination today, despite the numerous reports now about Brett Kavanaugh ’s history of drunkenness and alleged sexual assault.

Education 55

Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

David Kaup for The Hechinger Report. David Kaup for The Hechinger Report. 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.

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Report Advocacy Elementary Company 110

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Without revenue the company will go away.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. You might read the signals of the health of ed-tech startups in the departure of their founders – both from leadership positions and from their companies altogether. Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. K12 Inc got a new CEO.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” ” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. Via Edsurge : “ BrightBytes Tried to Buy Hapara.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2017

According to reports, as Murray and Professor Stanger exited the building, they were surrounded by protestors, some of whom allegedly attacked the pair and the car they were attempting to leave in. UC Berkeley, The New York Times reported, spent $1.5 The security is necessary. Gee, that last name seems familiar.).

Technology 58

Technology Education Social Media Groups 58

Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

. “Members of Congress are in an unusual position as they demand an explanation for Mylan NV's 400 percent price hike for the EpiPen and focus attention squarely on its CEO: Heather Bresch,” Bloomberg reports. “Coding Startup Treehouse Trims Staff to ‘Cross the Chasm to Profitability’,” Edsurge reports.

Education 40

Education Khan Academy MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Bootcamp or Bust.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2018

Only about one in five of 2016 graduates got full-time jobs in legal offices, the advocacy organization Law School Transparency reported. Corinthian shut down after the Obama administration fined it $30 million in 2015 for inflating its job-placement rates. That was far below the state average.

Company 70

Company Industry Advocacy Report 70

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. ” This story also appeared in The Huffington Post. Are We Ready? Credit: Courtesy of Beatriz López.

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Pearson Guidelines Company Study 128

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. This reporting treats “ed-tech” as a product built in and by Silicon Valley, not as something built in and by public institutions around the world.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

On his first full day in office, the President used a speech at CIA headquarters to call journalists “among the most dishonest human beings on earth,” chastising the media for reports that there had been low turnout at his inauguration. ” Their reporting should not be trusted. Trump claimed that 1.5 Who Do We Trust?

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71