The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Part of the appeal of project-based learning is the perception that there’s more freedom, a welcome antidote to the pressures of test prep and meeting Common Core standards.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. BRONX, N.Y. — So far, results are promising.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

In a report published in May, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recommended that districts eliminate tracking in middle school math. Another DeWitt math teacher reported similar numbers. “We appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Now some experts are encouraging school districts to step away from the practice.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2017

The Academy is a magnet elementary school is located in a U.S. Related: Do the arts go hand-in-hand with common core? Bobby Riley is the principal of Integrated Arts Academy, Burlington, Vermont and the 2016 National Distinguished Principal for Vermont, honored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. NEW YORK — It’s 3 p.m.

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

Elementary teachers have been especially challenged for the first time to fit science instruction into their day,” said Kristen Mayfield-Evanishyn, Marketing Manager at Carolina. 2016 to address NGSS, but implementation at the school level has taken time. have reported positive impact on their classes. “I

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2016

McGee teaches kindergarten at Walker Jones Elementary in Washington, D.C. Welcome to kindergarten in 2016. But the first-grade teachers in 1998 reported giving far fewer tests than the kindergarten teachers did in 2010. For now, it’s less pretend time and more reading for the kids at Walker Jones Elementary.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. The company has partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits and provides online monitoring software to schools. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I am now just about booked through the end of March and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. This Research Report will provide you with even more information on this wonderful program. Check out my Booking Page.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The total dollars invested in 2016 are off by about $2 billion from this time last year; the number of deals are down by a third; and the number of acquisitions are off by about 20%. Or lack thereof – see “ The 2016 Ed-Tech Dead Pool.”). These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.).

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Dan Patrick (R) told reporters on Tuesday that he is sending letters to every superintendent in the state advising them not to follow the Obama administration's recently issued guidance on transgender students.” Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

Fifth-graders at Konguta Kool – an elementary school in a small Estonian village – prepare for a math lesson in the computer lab. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news website focused on inequality and innovation in education. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

.” “A new analysis from the Center for American Progress found more than two dozen minority-serving institutions would fail a graduation rate requirement for funding in the proposed House update to the Higher Education Act ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core?

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed into law a measure that requires the state’s public colleges and universities to publish reports of conduct violations involving alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, and hazing at fraternities and sororities.” “ Columbia Drops SAT Subject Tests Requirement,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the Common Core in a video. Via Gawker : “ Black Elementary School Teacher Body-Slammed By Cop and Lectured on ‘Violent Tendencies’ of Black People.”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

They were also given a common planning period to discuss student progress and problems and consider ways to make lessons more rigorous and engaging. There were people who really didn’t believe the reports,” he said. The district also embraced the new Common Core standards, despite controversy elsewhere. percent in 2007.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

There’s less than a month left of the 2016 Presidential campaign and The End can’t come soon enough. According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Presidential Campaign Politics.

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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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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Under a Trump administration: I very much want ed-tech companies and schools to reconsider collecting so much data about students — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) November 10, 2016. Significantly, ESSA mandates the collection and reporting of per pupil expenditure data at the school level. funding) and outputs (e.g.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Students enjoy play, an important facet of their day, in Sara Stevens’ kindergarten class. Students have at least 40 minutes a day to play during what’s called “Play to Learn” time. EVERETT, Wash. —

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MindShift

MAY 23, 2016

Each student in the group has a role: team captain, resource manager, recorder-reporter and facilitator. Collaboration and Equity in the Elementary Math Classroom. — SFComplexInstruction (@SFComplex_Instr) February 3, 2016. If one student can solve the problem in his or her head, it’s not a rich task. Designing Groupwork.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Emily Hanford | APM Reports. This story was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. The problem is that many American elementary schools aren’t doing that. ” But this research hasn’t made its way into many elementary school classrooms. Emily Hanford | APM Reports.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. Charter School opened in 2016 on the former campus of the shuttered Randolph Southern School, a private school that had not enrolled a single black student in 2012, the last year for which enrollment numbers are available.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. The Hechinger Report has spent a year exploring the elements of the Summit model, the extensive training process for schools that are new to the program and the twists and turns of implementation. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is one of the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

NAEP gave arts tests again in 2008 and 2016, but some experts expressed concern that they standardized the tests too much by, for example, over relying on the multiple-choice questions and requiring students to respond to music rather than perform it. Related: Do the arts go hand in hand with Common Core?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Derrick Fields, 9, works on his assignment during a Spanish-language history lesson at Sherman Elementary School in San Diego, California. The evolution in thinking on the value of bilingual education and the specifics of the voter proposition was covered in depth by The Hechinger Report in this story from our archives.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

Over the last three years, the proportion of students passing Common Core-aligned national math and reading tests has inched up, growing from 3 percent to 6 percent. Leave this field empty if you're human: At Gordon Bush Elementary School, pass rates on state tests more than tripled last year. Sign up for our newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2016

During the Republican and Democratic conventions, The Hechinger Report will publish a new story each day, examining what the party proposals might mean for the future of education. Our staff reporters will provide education coverage from Cleveland and Philadelphia. Convention coverage. There was, however, one moment of discord.

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