The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It will take Chinchon an extra semester to earn his degree, and that’s even after he took courses in the summers to catch up. For these and other reasons, some take courses they don’t need, pick majors they will later change and don’t know what to do when the resulting problems leave them on the brink of flunking out.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

He’d made honor roll before the pandemic hit, but ended the 2020-21 school year failing all four courses, Murphy said. logged into CASC classes every day but seemed increasingly disengaged and didn’t complete most of his work, his parents said. This year, the Murphys have decided to homeschool Ernest Jr.; has asthma.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

Freshman Kylee Elderkin works on an assignment in English class at Nokomis High School in Newport on Friday, June 2, 2017. In lower level classes, some would have to repeat the whole course. Mary Nadeau, principal of Nokomis High School in Newport, poses for a photo in a hallway of the school on Friday, June 2, 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

Of students who have changed their education plans, 15 percent say they will reduce the number of courses or the amount of training they take , another survey, by the nonprofit Strada Education Network, found. Of course, many of these decisions about whether, where and how to go to college are being driven by new financial realities.

Dropout 115

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Lake Central again seeks state technology loan of $900k | NWI.com → Each school district is eligible to receive $100 per student as determined by the enrollment at the end of September. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Lake Central again seeks state technology loan of $900k | NWI.com → Each school district is eligible to receive $100 per student as determined by the enrollment at the end of September. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It seemed an uncontroversial ask — of course I wanted his class to have the supplies they needed for the year. Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S. The Title I program identifies what fiscal resources schools need, but Congress hasn’t allocated enough resources to meet those needs.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Teachers visit to observe from around the state and country and the school was featured in videos made for a recent MIT online course , he said. When adopting a proficiency approach, Montpelier teachers jettisoned assignments that once were course staples. percent between 2009 and 2017. percent to 89.1

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

Carry out the action through letters, talks, meetings with officials, policy proposals, and activities, depending on the specific goals of the project. The teacher facilitates the work, of course, but leaves as much of the decision-making as possible to the students. Have students work in small groups to create draft surveys.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2017

Global Education Leadership Week (GLW) is a week-long celebration of leadership through global action in K-20 education, taking place this week, April 24 - 28, 2017, and organized by the Global Education Conference (GEC) Network. We know starting the process can be daunting! Plan International launched to "Because I am a Girl" campaign.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Under the fiscal 2017 budget, approved by lawmakers in April, allocations for the state’s public schools will still be about $172 million below what is considered full funding, according to figures from the state Department of Education. billion under the 2017 budget. “We We’re just trying to make ends meet with what we’ve got.”.

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Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 56

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

In this vision of the world, OER replace traditionally copyrighted, expensive textbooks for all primary, secondary, and post-secondary courses. It might lead one to ask: after two decades and dozens of hundreds of millions of dollars, how many university courses can be taught using OER today? But is 300 a lot or a little?

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

” The Gibsons gave APM Reports an audio recording of the meeting where they discussed the test results with staff at their son Eddie’s school. ” Billy graduated from Jemicy in 2017. “The folks who teach these courses range in their knowledge dramatically,” he said.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Of course, having one-on-one conversations is also important, but in order to move forward—and to get community support—data is key. Similarly, schools used technology to have virtual teacher meetings as needed without interrupting their classes or making them stay after school. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

Have smaller goals for each step of the plan so you can show progress to your community and see where you might need to course correct. That can mean anything from helping with startup funding to meeting unexpected needs. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2020

In the midst of such disruption — with hastily prepared classes delivered remotely, and without professors’ office hours, libraries or advisors — students were demanding the option to pass or fail their courses this semester, instead of getting letter grades. Many universities and colleges agreed. Many never get that far and just drop out.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

Corinne Roller, director of advocacy and public policy for the nonprofit group Girls Who Code , says the proportion of women in computing jobs has actually been trending downward over the last few decades. “If To help meet this need, Girls Who Code has created free curriculum materials built around female role models, called Women in Tech.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2022

He and the Schenectady City School District’s only other diversion social worker hold eight group sessions weekly over the course of four days. By 7:30, he was in his office, going through emails, checking for scheduled meetings, and tying up loose ends from the day before. Credit: Peggy Barmore for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The gap is often stark: In 18 states, graduation rates for students who experienced homelessness lagged more than 20 percentage points behind the overall rate in both 2017 and 2018. In each school year we analyzed, more than 8,000 districts did not meet the one-in-20 guideline. The academic cost is not equally shared.

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Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 71

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Of course, student outcomes matter, and schools should collect and share data that analyzes the impact of technology. Ann Levett was appointed Superintendent of Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia effective June 2017. They just need to view those requirements through a student lens.

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EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Though the faculty teach the courses and the universities control admission standards and confer the graduates’ degrees, much of the work of building and managing the courses is done by the companies. GMU is one of a number of schools across the country that have faced challenges from faculty advocacy groups over these partnerships.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

At IU Northwest in 2017, Latinx students like Perez had a six-year graduation rate of just 28 percent, while the graduation rate for white students was 35 percent. From 2008 to 2017, the share of Latinx students at this commuter school of roughly 4,000 rose from 13 percent to 22 percent — the highest of any public university in the state.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Liability: Of course, the main concern is with a data breach and the district’s responsibility. Dr. Luvelle Brown was the 2017 New York State Superintendent of the Year. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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BYOD System Data Advocacy 97

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

They’re pulling a bait and switch on students,” said Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of the advocacy group Complete College America. By measuring those over six years, “we’re giving institutions an out, and an excuse for not meeting a four-year graduation goal.”. You can consider yourself a success,” even with low completion rates.

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Report Dropout Survey Advocacy 139

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

She was a successful education leader in Virginia, and Texas before McGraw-Hill recruited her to lead their Urban Markets 2015-2017. Glenn encourages all students to have a voice, not only in building a school culture, but also in designing student-led courses.

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BYOD Smartphone Accessibility Advocacy 64

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The data was from the 2018-19 academic year, with the exception of Nevada, which has released only the data from 2017-18. Credit: Courtesy of Corey Dixon/2017. And, of course, there is the coalition. Longtime advocates of this federal transparency mandate hope the new data will spur more widespread advocacy.

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Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Facebook has not been one of them since 2017, but the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has full access to the Summit Learning platform’s content and traffic data. Since 2017, Summit has revised its middle and high school curriculum and teachers routinely say it’s high-quality. But at Rhodes, Christie doesn’t hear complaints like that.

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Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 123

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

Of course, the most alarming part of this school year is that no one was prepared for the impact of COVID-19. He served as the 2017-18 president of the Washington Association of School Administrators. So, some of their learning programs come with parent licenses so that everyone can take advantage of the resources.

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EdTech BYOD Accessibility Advocacy 61

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

Former teacher Emily McMahan Teachers Are Not OK For months, advocacy groups, including the National Education Association, the country’s largest union, have been driving home the point that teachers are not OK. There were meetings almost every day, not about students’ mental or physical well-being, but about their test scores.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Dr. Chris Marczak is the superintendent of schools for the Maury County Public School system in Tennessee and a 2017 NSBA “20 to Watch” educational technology award recipient. Glenn encourages all students to have a voice, not only in building a school culture, but also in designing student-led courses.

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BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2016

“It’s disheartening to families, and it fosters the ‘check mentality,’ ” said Carrie Guiden, executive director of The Arc of Tennessee, a nonprofit disability advocacy group, referring to government checks. They need more counselors to efficiently meet the demand for services.”. in his undergraduate courses.

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Advocacy Meeting Report Training 40

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. This new partnership will let Canvas users gain a streamlined process for curriculum mapping, course building, content collection, and progress monitoring. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 68

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

By the fall of 2020, all Northern Cass students will plot their own academic courses to high school graduation, while sticking with same-age peers for things like gym class and field trips. Northern Cass’s reforms rely on North Dakota’s 2017 decision to let districts apply for waivers from requirements such as hours of instruction.

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Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 18, 2021

I was introduced to Gerardo’s work through a podcast he co-hosts with Kevin Adams called “Too Dope Teachers,” and his advocacy for equity and antiracism. Sponsored by Advancement Courses and 40 Hour Teacher Workweek. And the types of academic and social-emotional practices that simply don’t meet the needs of most students.

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System Study Classroom Exercises 72

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In 2017, Thorne’s last year as a high school teacher, he was one of only about 1,436 Black male teachers in South Carolina, or less than 3 percent of the total teacher workforce, according to the state’s department of education. During his fourth year, Thorne started teaching an African American Studies course that he designed.

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Education Elementary Data Dropout 135

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The growth has helped it stay competitive within the Ivy League and meet its broader ambitions to become a global institution. I would bet my life that they are nowhere near the end of their growth,” said Andrew Berman, the executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Village Preservation. Liset Cruz and Emma G.

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Policies Meeting Study Advocacy 119