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JANUARY 9, 2017

195 would require all secondary schools located in D- and F-rated school districts to teach home economics to students, based on a curriculum that would be developed by the state Board of Education. The post Mandatory kindergarten and home economics: What Mississippi lawmakers have proposed for 2017 appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Secondary Report Examples Education 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

A 2017 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. A post-secondary degree shouldn’t just help people gain higher incomes. This story about student debt was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Policies 141

Policies Secondary Study Report 141

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. percent or higher in suburban, town, and rural districts,” according to a 2017 report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Policies Report Secondary 111

EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

Zuoyebang, a web and mobile platform to assist K-12 students on homework assignments, received $500M investments over 2 rounds of funding in August 2017 and July 2018; an additional $500M of developmental capital from Softbank is said to be upcoming. in 2017 (PWC Money Tree Report, January 2019). compared to $76.4B

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Trends EdTech Udemy Company 100

EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 30, 2019

An article on the newspaper “The Independent” in 2017 claims that the gap between the number of students from private and public schools to reach university has never been larger. Seneca Learning is a free online homework and revision platform that covers most of the secondary school curriculum.

EdTech 207

EdTech Adaptive Learning Comparison Groups 207

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. The post OPINION: Ending the stigma for college students with learning disabilities appeared first on The Hechinger Report. This is no accident.

Learning 110

Learning Advocacy Report Secondary 110

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Almost all of the PreK to 12 programming clustered in the Little America hotel, while the post-secondary, workforce training and company suites clustered in the more opulent Grand America across the street. This split was almost reinforced physically, in a way. Perhaps that’s a sign of where the dollars and funders are gravitating these days.

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Pearson Microsoft Company EdTech 78

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. Our first go-to is not suspension.

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Report Survey Data Comparison 93

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

“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. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S.

Secondary 91

Secondary Report Advocacy Elementary 91

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2017

James Lawrence, a 2017 graduate of the Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine, holds wooden duck decoys he made for an art credit his senior year. James Lawrence planned to open his own welding business after his 2017 graduation from the Robert W. Photo courtesy of Susan Johnson. Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine. Sign up for our newsletter.

Classroom 88

Classroom Secondary Personalized Learning System 88

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Not unlike the college search, when quality primary and secondary educational opportunities are seen as scarce goods, some parents employ strategies that will significantly increase their children’s likelihood of admission to the prized schools, even at the expense of other children. Sign up for our newsletter.

Policies 95

Policies Secondary System Report 95

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Credit: Austyn Gaffney for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Austyn Gaffney for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Austyn Gaffney for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Austyn Gaffney for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Austyn Gaffney for The Hechinger Report. Their home was barely spared by the rising flood waters.

Elementary 75

Elementary Report Secondary Robotics 75

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. Expenditure Transparency It’s important to know how money is spent and where it goes.

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Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 123

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

He declined to disclose the value of the deal, but said the price reported by The Globe and Mail—under $30 million—is in the ballpark. For Nelson, this sale marks its first step in its “strategic decision to withdraw from the post-secondary market,” it said in an announcement. Estimated revenue for the U.S. billion in 2018.

Knewton 125

Knewton Company OER Pearson 125

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2018

Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. In the October, 2017, preschool study , published in Frontiers in Psychology, six researchers looked at two Montessori schools in Hartford, Connecticut. They finished their secondary degrees at the same rates with similar grades and final exam results.

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Study Education Secondary Training 87

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

ExcelinEd

MAY 11, 2020

A recent report from Goodwill Education Initiatives surveyed students who are also parents. In the survey, 73% of student-parents reported an increase in their children’s academics; 78% were employed or in college; and their average wages increased $17,000 after graduation. It just needed to be applied in a new way.

Policies 72

Policies Industry Survey Secondary 72

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

If those citizens blindly share unvetted information, intentionally ignore the facts, refuse to correct themselves when they realize they are mistaken, and report things as truth because they “hate” the other side, well, that country is in trouble. A gullible public is a danger to its country. Who stopped to ask who was planning the rallies?

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Social Media Facebook Digital Citizenship Handbook 334

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. In 2017, Mississippi identified four subjects and teaching specialties and 41 school districts as “shortage areas,” meaning there are not enough qualified teachers for those subjects or positions in elementary and secondary schools.

Elementary 97

Elementary Secondary Training Report 97

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S. were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” says a new report published by the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools.

Secondary 67

Secondary Report System Advocacy 67

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Common App, a shared application accepted by more than 900 colleges and universities, reports an increase in the total number of students submitting it this year. The foundation is among the funders of The Hechinger Report, which produced this story.) But I see it impacting low-income students the most.”.

Report 143

Report Company Accessibility Secondary 143

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

A Foundation of Research You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the pandemic-era panic, but online education for elementary and secondary schools is not new. and Pearson, reports the Snapshot 2020 annual report from the Digital Learning Collaborative. Department of Education’s 2017 National Education Technology Plan. (A

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 212

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Researchers attribute their findings to the secondary effects of SEL programs, such as higher academic self-esteem and a more positive attitude towards school itself. Teachers who experience higher stress are less effective at implementing effective SEL (Schonert-Reichl, 2017). Technical Report. 1, 2017, pp. Ross, K., &

Learning 117

Learning Analysis Secondary Accessibility 117

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

Although associate degrees are sometimes called “two-year degrees,” very few students who earn them do so within two academic years, according to the 2016 “Time to Degree” report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Institutions also should help students get connected to public benefit programs, Welton says. “If

E-rate 136

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 136

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Teaching ranks among the most stressful professions, according to Gallup research from 2014, in which about half of teachers reported high daily stress at work, tying medical professionals for the most-stressful jobs. The biggest reason non-retiring teachers leave the classroom, the report noted, is dissatisfaction at work (55 percent).

Training 111

Training Elementary Report Exercises 111

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

One year ago we launched the Massachusetts Digital Connections Initiative in partnership with Governor Baker’s Office, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), and MassIT. Last year, EducationSuperHighway delivered a comprehensive report on school connectivity across Massachusetts.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide E-rate Secondary Classroom 40

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Researchers attribute their findings to the secondary effects of SEL programs, such as higher academic self-esteem and a more positive attitude towards school itself. Teachers who experience higher stress are less effective at implementing effective SEL (Schonert-Reichl, 2017). Technical Report. 1, 2017, pp. Ross, K., &

Classroom 92

Classroom Learning Analysis Secondary 92

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur

Dropout 72

Dropout Secondary Course Report 72

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Steve Friess for The Hechinger Report. The school has two full-time school counselors, but in 2012 laid off a staffer whose sole focus was guiding students to college or other post-secondary options. Steve Friess for The Hechinger Report. Steve Friess for The Hechinger Report. Steve Friess for The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Accessibility Secondary 111

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

And focusing on digital makes the secondary textbook market even less attractive, since students have to buy access directly from Pearson to get course materials. A report by investment bank Macquarie estimated that print titles made up 45 percent of U.S. The company reported that 55 percent of its $1.3

Pearson 163

Pearson OER Company Knewton 163

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

Accessibility 57

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 57

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

The 2017 version found that 17% of Colorado middle and high school students reported considering suicide and 7% reported making one or more attempts. Soon after VanIwarden took the wellness coordinator job in the fall of 2017, Murray proposed the idea of a universal mental health screening.

Survey 53

Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The non-profit organization Mentor, which works to ensure that everyone “has the supportive relationships they need to grow and develop,” conducted a national survey in 2014 of youth aged 18 to 21 and found that one in three reported growing up without a mentor of any kind. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Company Academic Standards Report Secondary 106

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success in improving graduation rates and sending more students to college. Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. Research found that a $3.5

Dropout 79

Dropout Secondary Data Report 79

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Photo: Ariane Kunze for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Ariane Kunze for The Hechinger Report. The increase included $753,687 more than was spent in 2017-18 for accompanists, instruments, travel, entry fees and uniforms, among other essentials. Photo: Ariane Kunze for The Hechinger Report. PORTLAND, Ore.

Elementary 100

Elementary Trends Survey Data 100

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It does show, however, that the prospect of free tuition inspires students to enroll in college who might not have considered it before; 15 percent of Chilean beneficiaries would otherwise not have sought a college education , even if they had access to a scholarship or loan, the University of Chile Student Federation Research Center reports.

Policies 135

Policies Study Report Accessibility 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2018

In this May 12, 2017 photo, registered nurse Samantha Marz checks a student at Rundle Elementary School in Las Vegas. While numbers have grown over the years, among the 125,000 plus primary and secondary schools in the U.S., AP Photo/John Locher. only slightly over 2,300 have a school-based health center. We want that for all children.

Case Study 76

Case Study Secondary Accessibility Study 76