The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This back-to-school-season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama. Statewide, 30 percent of students scored proficient in math.

Data 125

Data Elementary Groups Report 125

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This story also appeared in Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. Agua Fria Union High School District had just 6 percent of in-school suspension days assigned because of attendance problems in 2021-22, compared with 40 percent in 2017-18. Students got out of the habit of getting to school on time or going consistently at all.

Elementary 144

Elementary Report Analysis Policies 144

eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2017

These tactics are highlighted in the report, From maverick to mainstream: Takeaways from the 2017 Blended and Personalized Learning Conference , out this week. For example, Jonathan Hanover of Roots Elementary in Colorado described how his school has wrestled with balancing personalization with the communal experience of school.

Competency Based Learning 184

Competency Based Learning Blended Learning Conference Personalized Learning 184

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. For example, Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor, Mich., Digital civility lessons sometimes occur indirectly as well.

Digital Citizenship 303

Digital Citizenship EdTech Elementary Smartphone 303

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. For example, Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor, Mich., Digital civility lessons sometimes occur indirectly as well.

Digital Citizenship 303

Digital Citizenship EdTech Elementary Smartphone 303

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Black elementary students in North Carolina tended to score higher on annual math tests when they were taught by an HBCU-trained teacher, but not necessarily a Black teacher, according to an unpublished study from a Stanford University graduate student. Credit: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

Study 145

Study Training Elementary Report 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2023

This story also appeared in The Boston Globe Mejía and her husband, Spanish-speaking immigrants from the Dominican Republic, only later learned that Joangel, now 7, would have been an ideal candidate for one of the four elementary schools in Boston that teach students in both English and Spanish, Joangel’s first language.

Elementary 111

Elementary Report Groups Data 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It didn’t matter that he’d likely never have to teach the geometry concepts that kept tripping him up (Anderson hoped to teach elementary school). That was in 2017. “It Latiker points out, “but he couldn’t teach elementary education because of his performance on the Praxis math exam.” It began to become emotionally draining.

Assessment 162

Assessment Analysis Trends Study 162

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The burned remains of the Paradise Elementary school as seen Friday, November 9, 2018, in Paradise, California. Josie Chelotti, vice principal and athletic director for the Plumas district’s Greenville Elementary and Jr./Sr. Josie Chelotti, vice principal and athletic director for Greenville Elementary and Jr./Sr.

Elementary 142

Elementary Education Report Groups 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question. Third graders work through a reading assignment at Harpeth Valley Elementary School in Nashville. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Elementary 113

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 113

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For example, $500,000 in handbags is less than 1 percent of Cardi B’s estimated $80 million net worth. The Clayton district’s efforts to develop more engaging and relatable lessons for math instruction began in 2017, Clarke said. appeared first on The Hechinger Report. The initial idea draws them in,” Clarke said.

Data 118

Data Trends Report Examples 118

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

And, yeah, the other thing that I would just mention as we have our orientation , is to remember security issues from an IT perspective because, for example, phishing is becoming such a problem, P-H-I-S-H-I-N-G, and ransomware for schools and you’re only as strong as the weakest link. And just taking care of those details. .

Elementary 378

Elementary Course STEM Meeting 378

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school. For example, a 2019 study found that social media use doesn’t harm adolescent well-being.

Study 140

Study Social Media Elementary Smartphone 140

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Graphic by Peter D’Amato/The Hechinger Report. My Hechinger Report colleagues have written many stories about how low-income students don’t get nearly as much help as wealthy students do when it comes time to apply to college. Graphic by Peter D’Amato/The Hechinger Report. schoolchildren receive.

Data 145

Data Report Trends Outcomes 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

A prominent anti-vaccine campaigner, Heckenlively made world news in 2017 when he was denied entry to Australia for a lecture tour to encourage parents to stop vaccinating their children, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This story also appeared in USA Today. Data show many of the 69,000 U.S. Department of Education.

Survey 116

Survey Report Data STEM 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Ravenswood City School District, which has about 1,600 students in its elementary and middle schools (excluding charters) in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, saw chronic absenteeism spike from just 471 out of 2,549 (18.5 This one district is just one example of a nationwide issue. percent) in 2021-22. In 2021-22, 6.5 In 2021-22, 6.5

Meeting 183

Meeting Data Elementary Policies 183

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students. Photo courtesy of Winchester.

Learning 167

Learning Elementary Academic Standards Policies 167

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

In January 2021, 40 percent of adults reported experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety—three times more than the rate in the first half of 2019. Among teens, 46 percent of parents reported a new or worsening mental health condition in their child since the beginning of the pandemic. A Three-Headed Crisis 1. That’s not wrong.

Education 182

Education Trends Policies Report 182

Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

When parents involve themselves in the classroom, for example, their students are more likely to express self-confidence and a motivation to learn.[11] 3] For example, low-income and minority families are significantly more likely to report that school faculty made them feel uncomfortable or showed them a lack of cultural awareness.[8]

Classroom 299

Classroom Secondary Analysis Strategy 299

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

Common Core 124

Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

A Hechinger Report investigation reveals that the national picture is quite different. million times from 2017-18 to 2021-22. million times from 2017-18 to 2021-22. That amounted to nearly a third of all punishments reported by those states. Last year, Gov. It takes effect this July.

Report 83

Report Data Training Policies 83

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Lalaine Perez Just a short drive away, Mónica Ruiz, principal at Chula Vista’s Montgomery Elementary, was facing her own math struggles.

Common Core 122

Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 122

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report. LINDSAY, Calif. — Ushering in a new model.

Online Learning 128

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 128

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

2] Children who experience toxic stress, for example, are more likely to develop the following mental and physical illnesses later on:[3]. 4] For example, children with toxic stress are more likely to fit the parameters for chronic absenteeism , or excessive school absences.[6] Academic Pediatrics, 2017, 17(8), pp. Depression.

Classroom 239

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2020

districts the organization is tracking were planning to offer summer school for elementary and middle school students in 2020, as of the latest update , on June 9. The study was funded by the Wallace Foundation, which is also among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). Only slightly more than half of the 100 U.S.

Learning 144

Learning Study Report Elementary 144

Waterford

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to school bullying statistics, 37% of children report having been bullied before, but only 31% of this number reported it to an adult.[5] Both bullies and victims of bullying, for example, are more likely to suffer from mental illness later in life.[6]. What You Can Do to Prevent Bullying in Your Classroom.

Social Media 162

Social Media Analysis How To Report 162

MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

This story about science instruction was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report). Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report).

Elementary 39

Elementary Education Survey Report 39

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

For example, we introduced nonverbal cognitive assessments to measure intellectual aptitude among all second graders. The Canopy Project has documented hundreds of examples of what is possible when stakeholders work together to reimagine the future of education. public education, starting now appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Competency Based Learning 101

Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 101

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2023

When I first ran for school board in 2017, I was concerned about climate change personally but honestly didn’t understand what role I could play as a school board member. For example, it took my school district about five years to purchase one electric bus. But making large changes to public infrastructure is difficult.

Mobility 93

Mobility Report System Outcomes 93

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

Kayla Delzer motivates us to relinquish control and empower students with three powerful examples. From student-led social media to students calling parents with score reports and student-led conferencing, these three ideas can help empower students in your classroom. You’re an elementary teacher right? Listen Now.

Classroom 197

Classroom Social Media Conference Digital Citizenship 197

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

For example, student achievement in their classrooms might increase by the same 50 points every year. Papay cited his own 2015 study with Matt Kraft , along with a 2017 study of middle school teachers in North Carolina and a 2011 study of elementary and middle school teacher s. The science has evolved.”.

Study 138

Study Data Microsoft Training 138

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

In a Seesaw Blog Ideas post , Alison Murphy shares several examples for using these games right out of the box or follow instructions to personaliz[ing] your own plan: Seesaw Go! To collect the emoji, they will scan the Seesaw QR code, listen to the video in Seesaw, talk as a team, and cross the emoji off on their game board.

Libraries 54

Libraries Gamification iPhone Advocacy 54

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

These recent A students, for example, posted lower ACT scores than A students from a decade ago. One drawback of the study is that it relies on self-reported grades that students disclose on an optional survey when they register for the ACT. As grades rose, achievement fell. Something interesting is happening in 2016.

Analysis 144

Analysis Study Report Assessment 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 22, 2020

The study tracked a group of 4,700 assistant principals, who constitute the main recruiting ground for principals, from 2001 to 2017 in Texas. The researchers tracked Texas because they had access to the state’s data but the state is not an egregious example of inequity. Forty-five percent of them became principals.

Elementary 145

Elementary Study Data Groups 145

Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2023

While the country didn’t see the sudden mass exodus of teachers that some feared, the toll appeared clear — teachers reported experiencing depression at three times the rate of other adults. Teacher quitting was at a 10-year high in 2021, consulting firm McKinsey & Company reports , and increased again in 2022.

Data 182

Data Trends Social Media Groups 182

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

Education 211

Education Handbook Course Elementary 211

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, Whiteness claims ownership of the soil that is the United States today, but that land was stolen from the Indigenous nations that lived here. It claims ownership of government buildings, for example, that were built by enslaved Africans. Whiteness’ power is expressed in many ways, one of which is as property.

Report 144

Report Examples System Study 144