The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. In 2015-16, more than one-third of all retained students were from grades K-3. percent national average.

Analysis 120

Analysis Report Data Policies 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. Since then, the department has eliminated 72 guidance documents that dealt with the rights of special education students. Janae Cantu has dyslexia and thus struggles with reading.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. DeLorenzo screened the candidates, assessing their capacity for change, and six districts were approved , among them the three districts mentioned above that had already begun experimenting with the model. That view is shared by policymakers like Rep.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

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.

Report 111

Report Study Elementary Secondary 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). The company sold The Financial Times and its stake in The Economist in 2015, for example. The company has raised some $77.5

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

OIG’s charge was to assess the risk to three offices in the Department of Education: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education , the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services , and the Office of Innovation and Improvement. Well, according to their response to NYC Comptroller’s audit, they don’t vote. “As

Policies 40

Policies Exercises Report Outcomes 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. This is part eight of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Decades of documents reviewed by the Center for Public Integrity reveal a tightly woven network of organizations that works in concert with the oil and gas industry to paint a rosy picture of fossil fuels in America’s classrooms. In 1960, educators helped revamp API materials that eventually made their way into 25,000 secondary schools.

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Industry Education Company Groups 53

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2016

A 2015 report on the Cleveland Plan’s progress found that 79 percent of children were still enrolled in failing or low-performing district or charter schools. Nearly three-quarters of residents said Cleveland schools were moving in the right direction in a 2015 poll. Most of the graduates didn’t go on to earn a college degree.

How To 40

How To E-rate Report Groups 40