EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study. In Illinois, Cicero Public School District 99 was able to utilize E-rate funding to provide individual Chromebooks to students as part of its one-to-one education program. .

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E-rate Case Study Strategy Report 236

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. In some cases, they tout student growth that their own studies admit is not statistically significant.

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Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity. Jennifer E. Dolan’s 2016 research “ Splicing the Divide ” tackled this equity piece with data way before COVID-19 reached U.S. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 138

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

OHDELA gets an F rating from the Ohio Department of Education, receiving failing marks on measures including students’ performance on state tests, academic growth and graduation rates. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 127

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Why spend a year studying information in a print textbook that doesn’t match the thinking or values of the school and its students? But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK.

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eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 188

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Urban Institute researchers calculated graduation rates by race and ethnicity in Virginia and Connecticut and found that white and Asian students graduate at higher rates than black and Latino students at most colleges. Blacks and whites with the same smarts and money ought to be graduating at the same rates, right?

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E-rate Data Policies Report 96

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But studies do point toward which strategies are most effective, how they can best be implemented — and what approaches might be a waste of time and money. Studies show it has produced big achievement gains for students when the tutoring occurs every day or almost every day. No catch-up strategy can possibly benefit all students.

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Study Elementary Training Strategy 144

techlearning

MARCH 19, 2018

During the 2016-2017 school year, five public school districts in Rhode Island used STEMscopes NGSS in their elementary schools. The 2017 NECAP results show that the districts that used STEMscopes outperformed the rest of the state on their fourth grade proficiency rates in science.

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Assessment E-rate Elementary Data 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. FY 2016 $0 (President Obama’s request: $200,000,000). 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). ”) Richard Culatta, the director of the U.S.

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Web filtering is required by law, as long as schools wish to receive e-rate funding to supply their digital classrooms. From 2007-2016, the number of students who experienced bullying roughly doubled from 18.8% to create a good balance between recreational and study time. Cyberbullying & Self-Harm Detection.

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Social Media E-rate Facebook Elementary 100

eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

In demonstration of this theory, one study found that students who receive adaptive testing paired with individualized instruction show significantly better performance than their peers who receive more generalized instruction (Huey-Min, 2017). #3: Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. Pape, Karen E. Bergan, J.

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Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

These learning centers look less like classrooms and more like co-working spaces, with lounges, group meeting rooms, individual study spaces, playgrounds and makerspaces. When we win a Golden Globe, it helps us sell more shoes,” Bezos said in 2016.

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Education Company E-rate Industry 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention. RCCC’s e-Text initiative has saved students up to 50 percent on the cost of their course materials, and has increased classroom engagement and retention. And it’s a good thing she did.

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Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Fulé and her colleague Don Carter, the university’s director of e-learning, launched the. Peak Performance Mathematics Bridge Program —a six-week summer course for students who place below the first math class in their chosen field of study. 2016 Institutional Awards. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards. Apply here.

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Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 82

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Student simulation tasks (RSIC study). Wikipedia: Helpfulness vs. citability across the grade-level cohorts (RSIC Study).

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In the fall of 2016, increasingly frustrated by his inability to motivate his students despite his energetic teaching style and popularity inside the classroom, he was drawn to the idea that addressing emotional barriers might help them. Wolcott encouraged Gallin to carefully study his students’ work and look for clues.

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E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 109

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

There is a disconnect between the type of students who are going to the schools and the curriculums and services provided to them,” Dr. McEachin, the co-author of the study, tells EdSurge in an interview. A study published in 2015 by Stanford University showed a consistent rate of low achievement from online students across 17 states.

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E-rate Policies Report Analysis 73

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

In their July 14, 2019 article “ Why Teachers Quit ,” We Are Teachers summarizes, “A recent study by the Learning Policy Institute shows that if a teacher receives mentoring, collaboration, and extra resources, and is part of a strong teacher network, first-year turnover is cut by more than half. K., & Bruegmann, E. 24) Jackson, C.

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 236

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. It was a week before Mardi Gras 2016.

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Strategy Education E-rate Report 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Cayanne Korder, 18, studies in the Red Wing High library before heading to a local hospital for an internship. The ratio of school counselors to high school students in Minnesota was 681-to-1 in 2016, according to state data. In Minnesota, that ratio was 681-to-1 as of 2016, according to state data , among the highest in the country.

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E-rate Report Accessibility Secondary 111

Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Some debated the merits of MOOCs, high attrition rates and the legitimacy of participating without completing a course. There were calls to provide students with incentive to persist in their studies through enhanced forms of interaction (with content, other students and teachers) and more authentic learning and assessment activities.

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MOOC E-rate Blended Learning Flipped Classroom 28

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

According to the ECAR 2016 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 96% of undergraduate students now own a smartphone. The ECAR study indicates that most students (appx 80%) do use their smartphones for one or more classes while only 46% consider them “essential for coursework” compared to their laptops at 93%.

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Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

She has taught English Language Arts, Social Studies, Film, Journalism, and enjoys writing, illustrating, and cooking in her free time. You know, we all remember that teacher that study hall teacher who walked you through your first college application or the social studies teacher who taught you what taxes were and how to file them.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2017

million by March 3, 2016 – priority deadlines for submission of the FAFSA forms that allow students to qualify for additional aid have passed in some states and other deadlines are approaching. Many schools and community organizations try to boost FAFSA completion rates by emphasizing the financial benefits of completing the FAFSA.

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E-rate Policies Comparison Study 51

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. A monitor she is wearing as part of a PE project is going off, informing her she has reached her resting heart rate, and cueing her to make a note of her current activity.

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E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 99

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In a nutshell, CIPA requires that schools and libraries receiving E-Rate funding “block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors).” Establish a digital repository of Internet filtering studies.

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

Amal Abdi at her high school graduation in June, 2016. It’s e-counseling 2.0. Early on, when Abdi assembled her “balance list” of potential colleges, the low acceptance rates and sky-high average SATs of the most selective colleges left her feeling inadequate and intimidated. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016.

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E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2016, two books were published: The Reading Intervention Toolkit , by Shell Education and Read Talk Write: 35 Lessons That Teach Students to Analyze Fiction and Nonfiction , published by Corwin Literacy. Thank you, e Spark for sponsoring this extended episode today. I love it for activities to remain in the eSpark catalog.

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Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 337

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Two chairs by the fireplace sit ready for one-on-one tutoring, a cluster of ottomans nearby can accommodate a study group, and spaces to hunker down with a book or notes abound: a couch by the front door layered with pillows and blankets, a desk tucked into a corner, a fire table on the patio, and a backyard.

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E-rate Study Report Accessibility 117

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

Endiah looked out the window for a while, studying the palm trees and wood-frame houses as they blurred by. Pierre-Floyd looked up from a spreadsheet she was studying. She taught social studies and worked as the “dean of culture,” a role that allowed her to plan field trips and work with families on discipline issues.

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Report E-rate Study Groups 76

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

If E-rate didn’t fund our technology, we didn’t get it,” he said, referring to a federal program that makes telecommunications and Internet access more affordable for schools and libraries. Brown plans to study elementary education with a focus on middle schools. Access to technology is another funding-related struggle. “If

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Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 56

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

More than 75 percent of students, according to a Chinese study from 2016 , spend their evenings or Saturdays with tutors, studying core subjects, or English, or learning sports, coding, or music, either in person or online, one-to-one or in groups. Will there be hardware, new e-books and other e-learning materials?”

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EdTech Company Industry E-rate 149

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The district’s class of 2010 had a 73 percent graduation rate for students in special education and a 13 percent dropout rate — double the dropout rate for the student body overall. The high dropout rate for students with disabilities is a pressing national problem. Covina-Valley has seen its efforts pay off.

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Dropout E-rate Education Secondary 93

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Next, although teachers may have the technology, they might not understand how to use it effectively, especially for remote learning.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

The Wisconsin Hope Lab , a higher education research group, found in a 2017 study that two in three community college students are food insecure, a term that means “the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.”. Census data. It seems to cost as much to have textbooks as to have a roof over one’s head.

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E-rate Guidelines Report Secondary 66

MindShift

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

It is a suspicious coincidence that during the first decade of Starbucks’ life, there was also the birth of a large study in humanistic education by David N. This study spanned the 1970s and focused on student-centered learning, an element of which is student choice. Results from a 2010 study show that when. Aspy and Flora N.

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Learning E-rate Report Common Core 48

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. I hate waking up early.

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 99