The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2018

In most states, the aid program comes from the general fund, and once it’s gone, it’s gone,” said Sarah Pingel, senior policy analyst at the Education Commission of the States. At least 1,000 students who had initially been awarded a Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant, only to have it cut, didn’t return for the 2016 spring semester.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

SEL should be integrated into the materials; Develop inclusive discipline and dress code policies. Provide access to integrated wraparound services and supports, which should include partnering with community officials like law enforcement and hospitals to ensure that students receive support wherever and whenever they need it.

Education 67

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

They did not respond to questions about their policies regarding shortened school days, but said they followed state guidance. Experts say that’s common, and parents often don’t realize what rights their children have when it comes to accessing a full day of school. In 2016, following requests from her group, the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

Nationwide, access to quality childcare is an issue that keeps parents out of work or puts children in subpar centers. Leila Schochet, research and advocacy manager for Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress, said Head Start is not only important for families, it’s also critical for rural economies.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

Despite popular rhetoric along the lines of “you can’t learn from materials you can’t afford,” their rather ingenious experiment showed that increasing access to learning materials by adopting OER instead of traditionally copyrighted resources (TCM) will almost never measurably improve learning. Research at CMU.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2018

Head Start centers make up one-third of the center-based child care programs available in some of Mississippi’s most rural areas, providing critical child care services, access to health care, and early intervention services that children may not otherwise get, according to a new report. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter.

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam: I think that one of the things that particularly — in states like Virginia where the resources that localities have access to can be wildly different. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Languages, she said, are especially able to be adapted “to content in other fields — global health, environmental studies, public policy.”. percent decline in course offerings between 2013 and 2016. The drop coincided with a policy that let students pick courses online over the summer. It is every day.”.

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Course Study Report Policies 88

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. Cindy Aden has been the Washington State Librarian since 2016.

Libraries 56

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

Bullying – including cyberbullying – can have tragic consequences for individuals, families, schools and entire communities,” added Theresa Nguyen, MHA Vice President of Policy and Programs. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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Software Digital Citizenship Handbook Libraries 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The college with the biggest experiment in ISAs is Purdue University, which in 2016 became the first major public college to offer ISAs. Such claims have caught the attention of consumer-protection advocacy groups like the Student Borrower Protection Center, which has found marketing language that it contends is deceptive and predatory.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities. In 2015 and 2016, the city spent $6 million to roll out a new math curriculum featuring games, building blocks, art projects and songs. Experts say that there are ways that all schools can make math instruction more accessible.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Texas A&M University at Texarkana has one of the lowest retention rates of public higher-education institutions; 55 percent who started in 2012 were gone by 2016. billion a year collectively, according to a review of 1,669 institutions by the Educational Policy Institute , or $13.3 Photo: AP photo/Jeannie Nuss.

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Dropout Report Policies Data 97

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

So unrelentingly are the cards stacked against them that only 694 high school graduates from all of Puerto Rico went to college on the mainland or abroad in 2016 , the last year for which the figure is available from the U.S. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”.

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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. “It is essential that every child in our country be able seamlessly access digital resources.

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Advocacy 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

1:00 - 1:30 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) Connecting the Community - Digital Inclusion : Dianne Connery Nitty Gritty Policy Makeover : Jennie Garner Winning Grants for Small & Rural Libraries : Stephanie Gerding Park It Right Here: Creating Welcoming Grounds at Rural Public Libraries : Angela Gonzalez and Winona B.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. Cindy Aden has been the Washington State Librarian since 2016. Toledo, and Dianne Connery.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

“This is just another systemic disadvantage that we put in front of low-income kids and kids of color,” said Andrew Nichols, director of higher education research at The Education Trust, a nonprofit advocacy organization. The grade-point average of students at private high schools who took the SAT climbed between 1998 and 2016 from 3.25

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Report Study Advocacy Policies 101

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

As a result of this new attitude, at least 14 state legislatures considered new laws in 2016 that would increase the amount of physical education or recess schools are required to offer or raise the bar for qualifications for physical education teachers, according to a 2016 report by the Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE).

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Exercises Elementary Report Study 104

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

In 2016 Purdue University announced an income-share agreement program as a new guinea pig experiment in which students could get money for college in exchange for a share of their future earnings. Back a Boiler,” it was called, in a nod to the school’s Boilermaker nickname.

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Company Report Survey Industry 69

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As of 2016, Louisiana and 23 other states had alternative diploma or certificate options specifically for students with disabilities, each state with its own system. Candace Cortiella, the director of The Advocacy Institute. They “didn’t bring up his ability to do the work,” Comeaux said of that January 2016 meeting.

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Dropout Advocacy Outcomes Report 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The number of institutions that have adopted this approach “is still a small group,” said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future, or JFF, which has announced a $5 million competition to develop more rapid-reskilling programs that reduce training time by at least 50 percent for well-paid occupations.

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Training Industry Report Company 133

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2024

Massachusetts has seen nine nonprofit colleges close or merge since 2016, giving it the rather dubious honor of being first in the nation for nonprofit college closings. And even if those policies are on the books, they’re not always being enforced. So it’s on both sides of the equation.

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Report Trends Accessibility Advocacy 71

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But courseware and related efforts have been shunned by many in the OER community because during the 2010s much of the community changed their focus from ‘improving access to educational opportunity’ to ‘ensuring that course materials are free for students.’ 2016; Koedinger, et al., 2018 ; Van Campenhout, et al.,

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Strategy OER Education Policies 158

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Whether in response to the students’ arguments or not, the state did, in fact, raise spending for higher education for the coming 2016-2017 year, by 2.5 Dustin Weeden, senior policy specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures. percent, adding to the 5 percent spending increase of the previous fiscal year. billion per year.

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Education Policies Report Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

More than one in five college students are parents , according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and some 42 percent of them attend community colleges. In 2016, Hernandez decided to go back to school for her associate degree in nursing at BMCC. This year, foundations and policy groups put together $1.5

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Study Report Course Dropout 95

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Charisse Taylor , senior director of policy and implementation at NYC Department of Education, will share resources, templates and other activities aimed at helping educators create new CS programs that are “diverse by design.” A Workforce Shift to Alternative Credentials : There’s a lot of buzz around “alternative credentials” these days.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2016

This is a free event on hosted by The Learning Revolution and School of Information at San José State University and takes place online March 16th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). To register click here. To submit to present, see below!

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Conference Libraries Survey Advocacy 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

“There’s a really tremendous gulf,” said Katie Berger, senior policy analyst for higher education at the nonprofit advocacy organization The Education Trust. Related: Economics, culture and distance conspire to keep rural nonwhites from higher educations. “The scope of this problem is huge.”

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Report Company Study Advocacy 81

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

A photo posted by GA Department of Education (@georgiadeptofed) on Jan 18, 2016 at 4:39am PST. I filled out the quick application, and within a few weeks, I was notified that I was selected for the week of January 18-22, 2016. A photo posted by GA Department of Education (@georgiadeptofed) on Jan 18, 2016 at 5:49am PST.

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Robotics Libraries Social Media Education 28

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 4: Conduct regular accessibility audits.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

However, for students transitioning from under-resourced high schools, and without self-advocacy skills, legal knowledge or access to medical resources and insurance, pursuing accommodations in college can be daunting, prolonged and expensive. This flaw in higher education is not obscure; it is codified into federal law.

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Policies Accessibility Advocacy Secondary 68

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” How Philanthropy Shapes “Ed-Tech Trends” It’s hard to overstate how much influence philanthropic organizations have had on education policy, now and throughout US history. Philanthropy today shapes policy. No contemporary billionaire has shaped the policy and the discourse in education quite like Bill Gates.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education. Thurman (D-FL).

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