The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

The number of students expressing interest in fields associated with social justice has seen a monumental increase since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. This story about humanities education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

The research examined MAP Growth assessment scores from six million U.S. In addition, states and districts should be setting up data collection and reporting processes to understand which interventions are succeeding in improving student outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. She had enough to manage with her evening bartending job, so she was seeking a simpler option.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

As temperatures began to dip this fall, Allen Blackwell III says he and his colleagues at Baltimore City Public Schools kept watch on weather reports hoping to see it hit 32 degrees. The organization aims to help students overcome homelessness through education, policy advocacy and practical support to educators. “I It’s school.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The value of the human potential unlocked by early education and social and emotional interventions is more difficult to assess: it is arguably limitless. He found that 56 percent report children being more aggressive, hyper-active or oppositional than they used to be, and 55 percent report children more shy, withdrawn or anxious.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Eli’s mom, Alice Stuart, contacted the school in January 2020 to launch the process to formally evaluate her child for dyslexia and dyscalculia, a math disability. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. AUSTIN, Texas — Eli Clark has been waiting nearly a year for help.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Guilford sent its first batch of tutors to middle schools in November 2020. It’s a long road of recovery.” Your stories.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

The Los Angeles Unified School District, where Lola was enrolled, reported a 14 percent drop, a loss of nearly 6,000 students. The Los Angeles Unified School District reported a 14 percent drop in kindergarten enrollment for the 2020–21 school year, a loss of nearly 6,000 students. Credit: Jenna Conway. And that will take time.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed one-third of fourth graders in the state performing below the basic reading level in 2019. Credit: Ariel Gilreath for The Hechinger Report. Reading Remedies.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. The shift came to the school ahead of a statewide deadline to have proficiency-based graduation requirements in place for all of Vermont’s 2020 high school graduates. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Many parents look forward to the first progress reports that arrive as fall ushers in the hustle and bustle of a new school year. Comments on IEP progress reports usually include language such as Mastered, Making Progress, Some Progress, Not Addressed, or Needs Improvement to describe advancement toward accomplishing IEP goals.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Now the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety is joining with the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association — the nation’s largest education unions, with several million members — in calling for schools to reassess the use of lockdown drills. ” Copyright 2020 NPR. 1 priority.”

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. When the district started their program in 2020, they were able to use Title I funding because they focused on Title I schools.

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JANUARY 1, 2020

Happy holidays and welcome to 2020! He got a 20 out of 100 points on the first big assessment. At the end of the unit, he aced a final assessment with 100 out of 100 points. All that effort at the end and he only got an average of 60 percent in summative assessments. But it was too little too late.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

Go behind the story: Listen to an interview with reporter Emily Tate about her visit to a school working to teach some of the youngest victims of the opioid crisis. Parents and staff, too, report marked improvements in the kids. Alexa Bihner, Ryder’s mother, first noticed these symptoms in her son in late 2018.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

He has published over 250 research articles in academic journals, book chapters in edited volumes, research reports, and editorials in major newspapers. In 2014 he was elected to the National Academy of Education and Phi Delta Kappa honor society, and in 2020 Noguera was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Usually when you get a report back from the school, it’s just a few pages, not a comprehensive report,” she says. Why are we not making assessments in the schools better and more comprehensive?” In late September 2020, the Amherst center still had not resumed bringing in patients.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. His advocacy for early literacy has been a driving force in shaping curriculum and programs that empower young learners.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

She was fielding reports of kids knocking over bookshelves, tables and chairs; hitting their classmates; and causing physical harm to themselves and their teachers. But demand for its services are growing, as teachers in traditional Head Start programs report an uptick in the number of children with trauma symptoms.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., And she hopes educators and families all across the country will try it and see that for themselves.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In 2020, Baltimore County Public Schools was hit with a cyberattack that disrupted the district’s remote learning programs, froze its operations and cost the school system nearly $10 million. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter The post Cybercriminals come for schools — and schools aren’t ready appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

A 2020 high school graduate from Marin City, California, Williams had entered an after-school college prep program, Bridge the Gap, when he was in third grade. Angel Vasquez, 2020 high school graduate from Providence, Rhode Island, of his family. “I Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Nearly 90 percent of the school population is considered low-income and nearly three-quarters are labeled English learners, meaning that the state language arts test assesses their reading and writing ability in a language they’re still trying to learn. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

In math teacher Danielle Bosse’s classroom, three students take assessments (foreground) while their classmates learn and practice different math skills. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. HUNTER, N.D. —

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Optimistically, the report said that if the recommendations were followed, they would help close the achievement gap by 2020. While acknowledging last week that the gap is far from closed, Cardona said many of the ideas in the report are being implemented or have influenced legislation. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The top cybersecurity threats to schools outlined in the CoSN Cybersecurity Report are Phishing, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS), Data Breach, Ransomware, and IoT (Internet of Things) Attacks. After the cyberattack, the crisis response is invaluable to assess why the attack happened and develop new protocols if necessary. “It’s

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. I don’t think anyone’s going to say that what we were doing worked or was equitable,” said Meghan Whittaker, the director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Here’s why they’re not.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

This is landmark legislation,” Corinne Roller, director of advocacy and public policy at Girls Who Code, tells EdSurge. They will begin tracking and recording the information in the 2019-2020 school year, with their first submission due in June 2020. It’s well within the realm of what they’re already asked to report,” she says.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This story about special education services was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Vaughn’s advocacy on behalf of her kids came to a temporary standstill this spring, when she was hospitalized with the coronavirus.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. Holzweiss said she avoids outdated book report questions and formats.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“Assessing Betsy DeVos ’ Rollback on Disability Rights ” by Pacific Standard’s David Perry. ” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. From the Coursera blog : “Building India ’s Workforce for 2020.”

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

Credit: Mike Vanata for the Hechinger Report. This story is one of four produced by local reporters under Hechinger’s inaugural Local News Fellowship project. Credit: Mike Vanata for the Hechinger Report. Some legislators think churches and families should be responsible for conversations about mental health.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2021

million homes, according to the climate advocacy organization Generation180. Aging windows at a Maryland school are pictured in a photo, published in a June 2020 report, taken by investigators with the Government Accountability Office. Twenty-five years later, little had changed. Credit: Government Accountability Office.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2021

Credit: Young Kim for The Hechinger Report. “In This story is one of four produced by local reporters under Hechinger’s inaugural Local News Fellowship project. In December 2020, the high school gym in Homer, about 170 miles southwest of Seward, was closed for weeks, “because it was raining in the building,” Lyon said.

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