The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Regardless of income level, access to quality care for 2-year-olds is tight. Since 62 percent of 2-year-olds had working mothers in 2016, according to U.S. Upping the academic standards without corresponding support and training for caregivers could be an exercise in futility. Unapologetic. •

Guidelines 74

Guidelines How To Report Policies 74

eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. For over ten years, districts across the U.S. educational policy: College and Career Readiness. Blended Learning.

Policies 40

Policies Blended Learning Education EdTech 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to data provided by district officials, in spring 2016 (the most recent year available), Webster graduated 75 percent of its seniors, a 22-point increase in just three years. The results have been impressive. Related: Rural schools join forces to make college the rule rather than the exception.

Dropout 79

Dropout Secondary Data Report 79

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sylvester. LONGMONT, Colo. — But school officials are prouder to point to other achievements.

STEM 103

STEM Report Robotics Company 103

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He had the money, at least $13 million raised by July 2016. Esther Wojcicki, the esteemed journalism teacher at Palo Alto High School, joined in 2016 as the company’s chief learning officer. In the agreement with Clark County School District, nine middle schools agreed to the Planet3 pilot program from August 2016 to May 2017.

Education 79

Education Company Chegg Pearson 79

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

So far, the library has since been accessed by around 250,000 teachers, who have made more than 9 million student accounts for the apps, according to the company. In early 2016, it launched Co-Pilot to give schools free 30-day trials of edtech software built by other companies. So far, that includes educators in more than 60,000 U.S.

EdTech 121

EdTech Libraries Software Company 121

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The Obama administration released a regulations package in December 2016 that they called Equity in IDEA. Another important guidance letter that came out in August 2016 was on supporting students who have behavioral issues associated with their disabilities, ensuring that those students have behavioral supports in school.

Guidelines 159

Guidelines Education Academic Standards Policies 159

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

The new policy stands to degrade academic standards and exclude students based on race, she argued, calling it “a backdoor attempt to dismantle the exam school system altogether.” That disparity in access to high-quality elite education is deeply concerning.”

Policies 121

Policies Report Groups System 121

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

There’s a difference between the promises of “personalized learning” and the policies that school leaders enact—whether through changing academic standards, testing tools, teacher accountability and technology implementation—to make them a reality. The process is the same as parsing hyped ads from the unwrapped product in your hand.

Technology 81

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 81

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

During the program, students have access to internships and work experience. In 2013, the legislature passed Act 77, the “Flexible Pathways Initiative,” which encourages schools to expand opportunities to programs like work-based learning, increase access to virtual learning experiences, and amplify the number of dual enrollment courses.

Classroom 88

Classroom Report Academic Standards Company 88

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As librarians, our job is to not only give students and teachers access to resources they need to succeed, but to be their guide when choosing these resources. Prioritizing equitable library access for students As school libraries evolve and best practices shift accordingly, there is one constant to solve for: equity.

Libraries 92

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 92

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2016

While the Clinton campaign has focused on issues that unite the party—such as expanding access to pre-kindergarten programs, raising teacher pay and increasing school funding— a recent fight over the party’s platform, a document that lays out the party’s policy goals, underscores how difficult ending the party’s internal education wars could be.

Education 40

Education Policies Common Core Academic Standards 40