The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks.

Competency Based Learning 139

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 139

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Under these conditions, it is especially difficult to push forward critical information skills and to engage in the kind of collaborations that enable librarians to integrate these skills. 2020) is available on the NCDE website. In some cases, libraries are closed so that schools can space kids out.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to 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. At Creekside Elementary in Durham, North Carolina, kindergarten enrollment is down by 35 students.

Learning 126

Learning Elementary Data Report 126

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. Tameka’s kids have essentially been out of school since COVID hit in March 2020. Tameka’s kids have essentially been out of school since COVID hit in March 2020. He was no longer enrolled, they said. Where did they go?

Policies 77

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 77

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem.

Dropout 100

Dropout Policies Data Report 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. AJ, a student in Colorado’s Jefferson County School District, was moved to remote instruction in September 2020 while administrators conducted a behavior threat assessment. This story also appeared in USA Today.

Assessment 100

Assessment Report Training Guidelines 100

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.

E-rate 121

E-rate Pearson Company Report 121

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2021

Today, Historical Jamestowne Island and Cox Business will present a virtual trip for King’s Grant Elementary School from Virginia Beach, VA. ” The project to connect Historical Jamestowne Island was completed in early 2020 – just in time for distance learning. For more information, please visit www.coxbusiness.com.

Broadband 53

Broadband Advocacy Video Elementary 53

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In Albany, for instance, administrators said that they have focused on putting a variety of strategies in place, such as training teachers on trauma-informed care and de-escalation and putting counselors, nurses and psychologists in each school building. And then, just like that, he was cut off. It really hurt,” he said.

Report 92

Report Survey Data Comparison 92

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Clough takes her daughter, Diane Roznowski, 23, and granddaughter, Carter Gens, 4, to visit Clough’s brother near Juneau, Alaska, in March 2020. But for grandparents raising grandchildren, that’s not possible, said Jaia Peterson Lent, deputy executive director of Generations United, a nonprofit advocacy group. Critical Condition.

Advocacy 116

Advocacy Report Groups Policies 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

Now, some school districts are pushing this job exploration into middle and even elementary school, convinced that helping students connect what they are learning to careers will not only deepen their engagement but also help them make more informed decisions about their educational paths. “In In 2020, the C.E.

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

They started with four squares—learning, community, character, and joy—leading to five principles of practice meant to prepare children to be the global leaders of tomorrow: innovation, data-informed decisions, diversity and inclusion, partnering, and communication. About the Host.

Differentiated Instruction 77

Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Meeting Advocacy 77

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Although the majority of educator-preparation programs saw no or relatively small enrollment changes in fall of 2020 and fall of 2021, 20 percent of institutions saw a decline in new undergrad enrollment that exceeded 10 percent, according to survey data from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. “Our

Training 148

Training Trends Social Media Policies 148

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

Last week , Excel in Ed hosted Commissioner Morat h and Jennifer Esterline , founder and director of Educate Texas’ Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium , for a deep dive into about the state’s COVID-19 strategy and approach.? ? . Texas schools are facing two challenges that Commissioner Morath focused on: .

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

MindShift

JULY 7, 2019

Now, some school districts are pushing this job exploration into middle and even elementary school, convinced that helping students connect what they are learning to careers will not only deepen their engagement but also help them make more informed decisions about their educational paths. “In In 2020, the C.E.

Robotics 44

Robotics Elementary Training STEM 44

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

Kaplan 140

Kaplan Policies Report System 140

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

A bout with Covid in late 2020 had forced Suka, a single mother of seven, to take time off from her job as a home hospice caregiver. Her two youngest, both attending Vancouver’s Washington Elementary School, had struggled with remote learning and still lagged their peers in basic math and reading. VANCOUVER, Wash.

Elementary 121

Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 121

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As the teacher librarian at RCCBA, Michelle also teaches elective courses in technology and information literacy skills to her students. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 In fall 2019, Michelle became the Content Lead for CRCSD’s 32 school libraries. Weinraub had a vision to expand the program to serve all students in the district.

Edmentum 97

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 97

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Free, online teacher and parent training designed to improve the executive functioning of elementary school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is now accessible across the nation. Aurora, Colo. The availability of this training is possible due .

Training 92

Training Accessibility Advocacy Facebook 92

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The bill , which won bipartisan support from the state’s senate and assembly, would require the New Jersey Department of Education to develop learning standards across K-12 in media and information literacy. Media literacy is often defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information or media.

Digital Divide 125

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 125

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

This year, the Green Lake Parent Teacher Association paid about half that much to cover the cost of the elementary school’s vocal teacher and a portion of a full-time counselor’s salary, among other supports for students. About 3 in 4 students at Rising Star Elementary qualify for subsidized meals. Double click image to enlarge.

Elementary 145

Elementary Education Report Groups 145

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. The world has changed. It is going to be different moving forward.

Learning 77

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 77

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

That lack of support, according to advocates, comes from the fact that colleges don’t give the same kinds of support to students who have learning disabilities that elementary and secondary schools are required to provide. I think the lack of information makes it really difficult for parents to understand their kids,” she adds.

Policies 155

Policies Outcomes Advocacy Meeting 155

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

While there is no substitute to having an attorney or special education director focused on special education legislation, there are additional services that can keep the flow of information coming. Websites can be fantastic tools for providing equitable access to educational information as long as they are coded properly. Dr. Carol L.

Accessibility 55

Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 55

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

For low-income kids it’s really hard for programs to run in person,” said Jodi Grant, executive director of Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group. “It She launched Girlstart At Home in April 2020, beginning with weekly Zoom meetings aimed at maintaining relationships with girls already in their program.

Survey 137

Survey Laptops Accessibility Report 137

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For years, it was a battle getting Guadalupe to his Phoenix elementary school in the Washington Elementary School District. Dysart Unified School District celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2020. Related: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says.

Dropout 100

Dropout Analysis Policies Report 100

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. Last year, a similar data breach of the Los Angeles school district led to thousands of students’ psychological records uploaded to the dark web.

E-rate 109

E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 109

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

During a pandemic, when there’s no uniform way of counting attendance, Hedy Chang, director of the advocacy group Attendance Works, has seen districts rethinking some of these rules, with their ability to do so varying on state flexibility. 14 different emails, all containing potentially vital information.

Policies 141

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 141

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Everyone needs to have the same level of attention to protecting student information. And while a breach may not always steal something as valuable as a social security number, even getting students’ names, addresses, and dates of birth can give a criminal enough information to steal an identity. About the Host.

BYOD 95

BYOD System Data Advocacy 95

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A 2020 report from the University of California, Los Angeles, found that Black and Latino students who experience homelessness in the state are more than one and a half times as likely to be suspended from school as their non-homeless peers. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples.

Analysis 68

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

And — since the 2020 national reckonings about racial injustice, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and ongoing debates about critical race theory — how can we reimagine the U.S. Among them, many agreed that “more education and information about Asian American history and experiences” is the best way to combat racism.

Report 90

Report Survey Advocacy Study 90

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Hank Thiele, Superintendent of Community High School District 99 (IL) added, “As leaders, where this affects us the greatest is how do we make sure that our employees are all informed and ready to respond to these issues, because that’s the easiest way to protect ourselves…when liability shows up”. Legal Requirements.

Strategy 83

Strategy System Data BYOD 83

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community. Coaches, for instance, might have sensitive health information, and clerical staff input student data constantly.

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Policies BYOD 40

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, IL, explained, this isn’t about deciding what technology a district uses. Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students. Create a Common Vision : As Dr. Carol L. Dr. Carol L.

Libraries 41

Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

By the fall of 2020, all Northern Cass students will plot their own academic courses to high school graduation, while sticking with same-age peers for things like gym class and field trips. And when kids should stop going to elementary school and start attending a middle school across town. There’s so much behind music to learn.”.

Report 111

Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

Here are some ideas that seem newly relevant given the constraints of 2020 and beyond. A national survey by the advocacy group ParentsTogether found big gaps by income in the ability to access emergency learning. So there’s even less information to go on in terms of where kids are and what they need.”

Khan Academy 57

Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57