EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

More than a third of student respondents to a 2019 survey by the National Association of College Stores reported showing up for the first day of class without any of their assigned texts. And in February, nonprofit advocacy organization U.S.

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Accessibility Pearson Advocacy Course 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Through advocacy on campuses and in communities and ongoing state and federal investment in the real cost of higher education—including housing, food and other supports—we can and should make a firm commitment to students who are doing everything they can to become economically self-sufficient. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

The Digital Equity Act of 2019 would create two new annual grant programs—one formula grant, one competitive—of $125 million each, to be distributed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. DigitalEquityNow [link] — Jessica Rosenworcel (@JRosenworcel) April 11, 2019. The same holds for U.S.

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Digital Divide Broadband Libraries Advocacy 166

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Synchrony has conducted listening sessions and surveys with employees at all levels, including call center employees, to find out pressing child care needs. Business leader associations and advocacy groups are also pushing for child care solutions. That has led the company to expand its child care benefits. on the impact of the U.S.

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Policies Company Survey Industry 178

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Mckell James first applied for child care in October 2019, five months before her oldest son was born. Census Bureau survey of households, more than 365,000 adults reported losing a job because they needed to take time to care for children under the age of 5 in the four weeks preceding the survey. In a late summer U.S.

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Report Survey Industry Advocacy 124

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

In a spring survey in California, nearly one-third of Spanish-speaking families said that they could not understand the distance learning information sent home by their children’s schools. American schools are overwhelmingly English-only environments — and too often, this can make them hostile spaces for English learners and their families.

Education 130

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report Following Meryl’s death, Ketron decided to continue her daughter’s advocacy. Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report Across the country, the number of GSAs is at a 20-year low, according to GLSEN, an LGBTQ+ education advocacy nonprofit.

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Advocacy Report Libraries Policies 131

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

In Fall River, for example, eighth graders surveyed students, put out a petition, and conducted a social media campaign before presenting before the City Council. Along the way, they sought strategic advice from state and national lawmakers, including former congressman Joe Kennedy III.

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Study Survey Advocacy Policies 137

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The organization aims to help students overcome homelessness through education, policy advocacy and practical support to educators. “I million, the report estimates that 420,000 fewer homeless students were identified and enrolled in school compared to the fall of 2019. It’s school.”

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Report Advocacy Meeting Resources 155

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Some 95 percent of district leaders reported in a recent survey that the pandemic caused a shortage of substitute teachers. Around 60 percent of large school districts surveyed by the National Council on Teacher Quality, an advocacy group, increased pay for subs during the pandemic. Covid made a bad situation worse.

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Training Elementary Survey Report 129

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2021

million students, are single mothers, according to a 2019 report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. More women than men have opted to reduce their number of postsecondary classes or have dropped out altogether, according to survey reports by the U.S. The time to take action on behalf of student mothers is now.

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Policies Strategy STEM Advocacy 173

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A 2019 report administered by GLSEN , an organization working to end discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people in schools, found that 40 percent of Texas LGBTQIA+ students regularly hear teachers make negative comments about gender expression. So how can we improve conditions for our students?

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Policies Education Advocacy Guidelines 148

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

According to a 2019 national survey , close to half of American Indian and Alaska Native students reported knowing “nothing” or only “a little” about their cultural heritage. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

Education 114

Education Report Data Survey 114

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Using online surveys to gather data helps leaders understand what their schools are doing well, which specific parts of their programs are effective, and where they have gaps. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Technology 93

Technology BYOD Learning Advocacy 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

At the University of Utah, just 121 students have participated in the school’s ISA program since it started in 2019, at a university that enrolled more than 34,000 last year, Rebecca Walsh, a university spokesperson, said by email. In 2019, Sean Linehan cofounded Placement Holdings. Some of those closing shop report lack of interest.

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Company Report Survey Industry 69

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Generation Hope, the nonprofit I founded in 2010 to help young parents earn their college degrees while readying their children for kindergarten, conducted a national survey of student parents this spring. Generation Hope scholar alumna Lakeya and her two sons celebrating her graduation from Towson University in May 2019.

Policies 130

Policies Survey Advocacy Accessibility 130

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

Teaching may now be the most stressful profession period, according to a RAND survey from June 2021, which found, among other things, that teachers were almost three times more likely to report symptoms of depression than other adults. The last time the association surveyed its teachers, back in August, only 37 percent were looking to leave.

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Survey Company Exercises Data 204

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The conference is being held Monday, November 18 - Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (November 21 in some time zones). In May of 2019, Courtney transitioned from the classroom into education leadership and is now the Program Manager of Culturally Relevant Instruction for the Saint Paul Public Schools district. LOTS of information below!

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

In March 2019, McBride finally succeeded in getting her daughter identified as having an emotional impairment and given an individualized education program, or IEP. A Hechinger survey of 36 states found just one, Oklahoma, that requires data on shortened school days to be reported in such a way that state officials can track it.

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Pearson Education Learning Report 145

MIND Research Institute

JULY 20, 2023

Yet, surveys show that roughly 25% of employees identify as disabled or having a health condition that impacts their lives. Instead, try doing the learning and asking for feedback, creating systems where disabled employees are compensated for advocacy work outside of their job description, and creating proactive accessibility plans.

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Education Advocacy Accessibility Policies 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

adults who went to college strongly agree that the education they received is relevant to their work , a survey by the Strada Center for Education Consumer Insights found. universities in all entered into partnerships with bootcamps between 2019 and the third quarter of last year to offer coding, the education research firm Holon IQ reports.

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Kaplan Training Report Survey 123

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.

Report 92

Report Survey Data Comparison 92

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2021

CU Boulder’s Program in Exploratory Studies began in 2019 for some students and was opened to all students last year. More than a third of bachelor’s degree recipients nationwide said in a Gallup survey that they would go back and change their major if they could. About a quarter of all new undergraduates signed up. “I

Survey 140

Survey Study Report Advocacy 140

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Deb : Using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) data from 2015/2016 school year to the 2018/2019. When we did the state survey it was pretty shocking to see the correlation between the number of universities that prepare school librarians, and the number of actual school librarians employed in schools in that state. .

Study 99

Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities. In a 2023 survey by Education Week, nearly 75 percent of teachers reported that they had received little to no preservice or in-service training on supporting students with math disabilities.

Report 128

Report Training Elementary Strategy 128

edWeb.net

JUNE 26, 2019

A survey of 30 superintendents and CTOs from rural districts revealed four key challenges to implementing technology: broadband access, funding, people and understanding the “why.” The program will begin in the 2019-2020 school year. cosn.org.

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Broadband Advocacy Survey Technology 44

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

In a recent survey drawing responses from 1,219 teachers and conducted by the charter schools advocacy organization the Thomas B. In January 2019, a Columbia, Missouri, girl arrested by mistake after a fight in her middle school’s hallway was jailed overnight. Appearing in a New Mexico court on Jan. Commission on Civil Rights.

Elementary 140

Elementary Report System Meeting 140

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

We did a survey with our teaching staff who had the services from Cara [Brown], and they all say Cara helps with retention here: ‘She helps us want to stay here and be here,’” recalls Prescott. The two met in September 2019 when Prescott was in Washington, D.C, Some years, they lost as much as 25 percent of the staff.

Training 179

Training Assessment Advocacy Classroom 179

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The reasons include a federal law so little-known that people charged with implementing it often fail to follow the rules; nearly non-existent enforcement of the law by federal and state governments; and funding so meager that districts have little incentive to survey whether students have stable housing. Data disclosed in U.S.

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Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Isolated from their friends and teachers, many students cited “feeling depressed, stressed, or anxious” as the number one obstacle to learning, according to a new survey by YouthTruth, a national nonprofit that focuses on student voices in education. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are about 43,190 school social workers nationwide.

Technology 123

Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 123

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

With ed-tech spending expected to reach $55B by 2019 as predicted by market research firm Technavio, schools and districts should ensure they can produce carefully-crafted technology plans that outline how technology will work successfully in classrooms. Christopher Leonardo, the director of research and development at Boxlight.

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How To Advocacy Tools Survey 62

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

Just before this crisis began, Arizona was poised to spend millions more on boosting its thin roster of counselors, thanks in part to the advocacy of students like Kumar. Nearly a third of high school students surveyed reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, according to the CDC. It’s also suicide. ”.

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Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

But at the end of 2019, an asthma-related hospital visit and the death of several extended family members sent Williams into a depression. Among first-time applicants to the Maricopa system, 27 percent fewer ended up enrolling than in fall of 2019. During high school, he took dual enrollment courses at the two-year College of Marin.

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Trends Report Data Course 145

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

But the presenters said they really value surveys, especially the comments section, where they can get more nuanced insights into how the technology is working—or not—for the students and families. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

EdTech 61

EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 61

edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Over time, the need to quickly adapt led to heightened online student engagement, according to a CatchOn survey of 47 school districts from January 2020 to January 2021. Even though many had been using technology in the classroom, they were not ready for the full-on virtual digital learning environment COVID demanded.

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Learning Data Outcomes Survey 97