The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report This year, Harpeth Valley flagged just 12 third graders as needing extra reading support, but the requirements of the expansive Tennessee law could put far more students at risk of retention. But students who are in third grade now were most affected. We have to do more.”

Elementary 113

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 113

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2017

State leaders are collecting reams of data on students, but they must do more to put that information into the hands of parents and teachers, according to a new report. School leaders must work to provide data in a format that makes it easy to understand and act upon, the group says. “We appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Data Advocacy Policies Blended Learning 89

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. It just goes against everything we know about child development and what’s best for children,” said Josh Golin, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. LeMya Vaughn completes an activity on her kindergarten readiness program, UPSTART.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Data Report Groups 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Brentwood Union Free School District gave out 466 long-term suspensions from 2017-18 to 2021-22. Credit: Sarah Butrymowicz/The Hechinger Report New York state allows students to be suspended for up to 180 days — an entire school year. He wouldn’t be allowed back until the next school year.

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Report Survey Data Comparison 101

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2023

DeSmith, 19, is part of a small group of students pioneering what is meant to become a national initiative that recognizes growing impatience with the time it takes to get through college. Credit: The Hechinger Report Lori Carrell, chancellor of the University of Minnesota Rochester, with the Mayo Clinic visible outside her window.

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Survey Course Report Advocacy 93

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Photo: Emily Hanford | APM Reports. But in many states across the country that’s not happening, according to an examination by APM Reports. Scores of people responded to the report, sharing stories of frustration with their schools. schools about the reading disability. schools about the reading disability.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Training Report Analysis 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the summer of 2020, Talbott and her colleagues asked for a meeting with the charter school’s leaders to discuss racial justice at Lusher, one of the city’s most coveted for families and teachers alike; they also created an antiracism group for teachers. It did not go over well. Credit: Mariana Sheppard. Racial stress fatigue.

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Report Meeting Groups Data 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. Jenny Muñoz does a small-group reading session in her second grade dual-immersion Spanish class at Southwest Primary School in Hickory, N.C. Credit: Ariel Gilreath for The Hechinger Report. Reading Remedies. READ THE SERIES.

Elementary 145

Elementary Report Training Advocacy 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

Mary McLeod Bethune with a group of students after resigning as President of Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. You have teachers who give everything for children — sometimes spending more time than parents — but society doesn’t respect or pay teachers what they are worth,” Michelle Santos told the Hechinger Report.

Secondary 95

Secondary Report Advocacy Elementary 95

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. However, the desire to prove that the quality of such distributed offerings is equal to the quality of on-campus programming often results in comparisons of achievement between the two groups of student participants. That’s a pretty tall order.

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OER Outcomes Comparison Study 153

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report Photo by Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on. Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report. Who is the school board really representing?” said Mendoza.

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Kaplan Policies Report System 139

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 9, 2023

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Libraries 41

Libraries Advocacy Accessibility Groups 41

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored a National Education Policy Center report on for-profit charter schools. At Stride Inc.,

E-rate 130

E-rate Pearson Company Report 130

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Jahliel Thurman (Vice President of Uplift Entertainment) and Shalon Bell (Director of Strategic Alliances at the Atlanta Voice)—will discuss how despite limited monetary capital, these institutions continue to boost students’ potential in graduate education, entrepreneurship and advocacy through human capital. Monday, March 6 9:30 a.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Students who obtain a two-year associate’s degree typically complete a whopping 22 excess credits, according to a July 2017 report by Complete College America , an advocacy group that tracks these figures. The post Wasted time and money on undergraduate classes appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Course 80

Course Advocacy Study Report 80

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Learn a simple advocacy technique that gets members of the community involved in a relevant legislative/policymaking process. Please see data compiled by the Louisiana College Access Coalition at [link] or the Cowen Institute’s Future of TOPS report at [link]. Objectives: Change the qualifications for TOPS. Photo: Cheryl Gerber.

Advocacy 54

Advocacy Data Report Accessibility 54

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 27, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Garcia-Febo has a long history of service with library associations.

Libraries 70

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 70

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Garcia-Febo has a long history of service with library associations.

Libraries 68

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 68

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 31, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Garcia-Febo has a long history of service with library associations.

Libraries 73

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 73

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2019

Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report. she asked the group. She’s been working with this group and 20 other preschool teachers and directors in the area since the beginning of the school year. Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report. Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report. SAN JOSE, Calif. Crying ones,” one responded. “We

Training 111

Training Report Survey Strategy 111

MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

This story about twice exceptional students was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report ). Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. That’s essentially what happened to Choi.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

New York City, for example, began offering its 1 million public school students free breakfast and lunch in 2017. This story about tracking student poverty was written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Data 98

Data Analysis Advocacy Policies 98

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

In classrooms around the building, the school’s ninth-graders whizzed through an online mental health survey that would soon deliver real-time data to the group in the conference room. The 2017 version found that 17% of Colorado middle and high school students reported considering suicide and 7% reported making one or more attempts.

Survey 53

Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

Worried about having to take classes online or not sure how they’ll pay, for instance, 10 percent of high school seniors planning to attend a four-year college or university before the pandemic now say they’re going to do something else , the consulting firm SimpsonScarborough reports. Credit: Eric England for The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 118

Dropout Report Policies Study 118

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Teachers usually have students team up or rotate, so one group hops on the dashboard while the rest of the class works on other tasks.

Elementary 109

Elementary Learning Data Report 109

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

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. He graduated in 2017, and was working for PSA Airlines when the pandemic hit, forcing him to return to Purdue to teach.

Comparison 214

Comparison Study Data Advocacy 214

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

And in fall 2021, 13 percent of responding institutions reported significant declines in new graduate student enrollment. King, consultant for research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Rebecca Hines consented to lead its relaunch in 2017, but on her terms. “I

Training 148

Training Trends Social Media Policies 148

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Photo: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Hechinger Report. Rodrigo Chinchon changed his major two years into college and ended up 15 credits behind.

Course 123

Course Report Policies Study 123

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). On report cards, grades are presented in the new system, but on transcripts the school provides a conversion to a traditional letter grade — an element that has meant grades are easy for parents to understand.

Learning 88

Learning System Report Outcomes 88

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. Mary Nadeau, principal of Nokomis High School in Newport, poses for a photo in a hallway of the school on Friday, June 2, 2017. Elderkin says she used to routinely miss key skills and do poorly on tests.

Education 0

Education Report System Course 0

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report. Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report. Of those who do enroll at universities on the island, fewer than half earn degrees, even after six years , the advocacy group Excelencia in Education reports, compared to more than 58 percent of college students nationwide.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

MindShift

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This story about youth activism was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report). Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on. Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report). OAKLAND, Calif.

Kaplan 41

Kaplan Learning Policies Report 41

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. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

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 Pennsylvania is one of eight states in which per-student public funding is down by 30 percent or more since the start of the recession, the CBPP reports.

Education 40

Education Policies Report Advocacy 40