The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. Already bilingual, he felt comfortable tackling the second half of his education in English. education system.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Since 2019, I’ve worked with students in the metro Detroit area to advocate for sanctuary schools through an organization called MIStudentsDream. These students carried those outside stressors into the classroom when in-person schooling resumed.

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Policies Advocacy Examples System 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When we got into the classroom, the students were shy. Cole-Ochoa is among the educators nationwide who are trying new approaches to social-emotional learning in hopes of helping students deal with the continuing mental health struggles that took shape or worsened during the isolation of remote learning that started in 2020.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Palo Alto, CA– Award-winning STEAM brand, Osmo from BYJU’S, announces Peter Glovin’s appointment as Senior VP of Educational Sales, effective immediately. sales strategy for the brand’s educational sales division, Osmo Education , as well as expand its sales team, targeting the Pre-K to Grade 5 education market.

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Waterford

JULY 9, 2020

As a child, Malala Yousafzai attended her father’s school—one of the few in Pakistan that educated young girls. After surviving a shot to the head by a Taliban gunman while riding to school, she became a passionate advocate for a woman’s right to education. Sophie Cruz. like her parents.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. include: Computational Thinking for Educators from Google (15-30 hours). Introduction to Programming with Scratch in Education from University of Northern Iowa (20-30 hours). Scratch educator meetups. Take an online course.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

Our teammate and Events Director, Al Thomas , a former principal himself, ran the Education Leaders Network Playground, which featured 28 sessions for leaders by leaders, and one session in particular stood out when we talked about it… a session called Leading EdTech Initiatives for Social Good by Jennifer Williams , author of Teach Boldly.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Some teachers in Hickory Public Schools, where Viewmont Elementary is located, have been focusing more on the science of reading in recent years, spurred in part by the influence of a local education college. In North Carolina, reading scores barely budged in the five years between 2015 and 2019. READ THE SERIES.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

Some school districts have started to take the problem seriously, by adding more climate change education and investing in electrified buses, composting and renewable sources for heating and cooling. The Green New Deal for Schools is meant to focus this climate activism on the education system. There are reasons to be optimistic.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2024

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: The pandemic underscored the stark differences in pay, working conditions, and respect between K-12 educators and child care teachers in many communities.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2022

Michelle Kang has spent much of her first month as the new CEO of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on something of a listening tour. She’s visited child care programs to see and hear what providers and educators are facing more than two years into the pandemic. This predicament is not rare.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 9, 2019

EdTechTeam today announced that it has received the Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award in Education. We’re proud of our long history partnering with Google’s education programs over the past 13 years,” said Mark Wagner , CEO of EdTechTeam. This award was presented at Google Cloud Next ’19.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

They didn’t have a high-tech classroom with fancy equipment — in fact most students didn’t even have laptops or access to the internet. These skills not only expand students’ educational landscape but can also become a “game changer in terms of employability,” said Charlie Grosso, founder and executive director of Hello Future.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. Instead, said Duchesneau, educators and staff need to recognize cultural and contextual differences and how they impact students. and “Are they learning enough?”

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Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

The Buncee Bus is on the way to the 39th Annual Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida. Joe and Kristin Merril- Using Buncee in the InterACTIVE Classroom -11AM. Buncee is such a versatile tool that makes it easy for educators to address the ISTE standards and promote student choice. Shannon Miller.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2024

If indeed someone is out, Gale will be the one to step in and take over that classroom at the child care center she owns and runs. In August 2019, she opened Miss Tiffany’s Early Childhood Education House, a child care center run in her home in Weirton, West Virginia. It’s 5 a.m. for breakfast, $3.12 after starting at 5 a.m.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Gifting myself with an education is a part of my recovery,” said Nomi Badboy, 43, one of three students attending this week’s meeting of the school’s collegiate recovery program. Education is an example of what’s called “recovery capital,” something earned that makes long-term recovery more likely.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The challenge of attracting students into and graduating them from education departments at colleges predates the pandemic, experts say, and yet the pressures of the past two years have worsened the situation at some institutions. King, consultant for research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

At Northeastern Illinois, only 11 percent of Black students graduated within six years in 2019. In some states, the graduation rate gaps are particularly acute: At every four-year public college in Illinois and Missouri with data available, for example, there was a gap of at least 14 percentage points between white and Black students in 2019.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

And classrooms needed more books and educational materials. Smith’s teachers were also sponsored to complete the courses required to earn their Child Development Associate Credential, a badge of expertise for early childhood educators. That plan identified preschool as an important first step to improve K-12 education.

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Advocacy Report Social Media Training 77

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

BIHNER REGAINED FULL CUSTODY of Ryder and River, her now-1-year-old, in January 2019. By April 2019, Ryder was enrolled. As it happens, all four factors are hallmarks of Butler County’s TIP program, which serves 36 children across three classrooms, dubbed “A,” “B” and “C.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The school also has a significant number of English language learners and students in special education. While some districts have prioritized the mental health of their students, Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, the director of policy and advocacy for the National Association of School Psychologists, said such districts are the exception.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

The fourth annual Global Leadership Summit will be held on Friday, March 15th, 2019 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm at the Marriott Marquis Chicago at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Participants will walk away with resources and action steps for bringing your ideas to life in your classroom, school, district, or organization. Lunch is included.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Now they are demanding a greater role in school policy and the decisions that shape their educations. They are also seeking to use this moment to educate teens about elections and voting and turn them into lifelong voters. “The Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

He was a sophomore at Long Island’s Brentwood High School, a few days before Thanksgiving in 2019, when he made a post on Snapchat late one night about hiding an AK-47 at Area 51 in Nevada. These numbers don’t include New York City, which prohibited most long-term suspensions in 2019.) BRENTWOOD, N.Y. looking for him.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Jordan Teacher representative of WE, the Caucus of Working Educators, Jessica Way Former Philadelphia school librarian and leader in APPS, the Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools, Debbie Grill Masterman High School senior Kayla Johnson. I am standing here in privilege.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Guide shares best tech practices, insights, and resources from educators, administrators, and technology experts. One educator even contributed excerpts of his how-to article from the February 2016 issue of Tech & Learning magazine.”. . • How educators make their educational technology vendor their partner. •

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 1, 2021

Some may come from backgrounds where violence is commonplace and education is either inadequate or contrasts sharply with the forms in the US. In the United States, we need a better way to assimilate these children into our public schools and get them the education they need. The Mainstream Classroom Environment for ELL.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

That philosophy is also reflected in his district’s emphasis on viewing education through a social justice lens. This involves eliminating and dismantling systemic and systematic discriminatory practices and services that prevent students from receiving a premier educational experience. An educator for more than 20 years, Dr. Baron R.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Before, librarians or education leaders could say, well, we think that most of the schools that have a high number of Hispanic students don’t have school librarians. Many librarians and education leaders will say that we’re losing school librarians because library aides and paraprofessionals are now being hired to run the library.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

littleBits , the inventor of the electronic building block, today announced a partnership and new grant program with National PTA , the nation’s oldest and largest child advocacy association. littleBits has been very successful at reinventing education through play,” said Brad Schenker, senior director, education, at littleBits.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Orr recounts this with surprising good humor, early in the morning in a brightly lighted classroom at the Valencia College Center for Accelerated Training. While conventional education institutions have long offered what they call short-term training, what they often mean by that is “shorter than it takes to get a degree.”

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Training Industry Report Company 137

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

She clicked on icons embedded in the virtual classroom to learn about energy-saving features such as LED lights and super-insulated exterior walls made of concrete-filled foam blocks. Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives.

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