Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

percent for students who started in fall 2014, according to a 2020 report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The measure aims to fix a longstanding problem in American higher education: Many more people start college than finish on time, within six years—or ever. The national six-year college completion rate was 60.1

Advocacy 182

Advocacy Policies Course Accessibility 182

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

School systems, such as rules, policies, and procedures, can cause trauma and harm, for example, harsh discipline policies that refer children to the criminal justice system for behavior in school. I remember simply replying, “Cool, thanks for letting me know!”

Policies 150

Policies Advocacy Examples System 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For the 2017-18 academic season, for example, 71 percent of Common App users who did not submit an application through the platform still attended college within the next academic year, according to the analysis. When filling out financial aid forms, her mother had the needed documents prepared, for example. percent). “I

Survey 199

Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 199

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example: Eighth graders saw a large drop, in math scores especially. This year’s NAEP results confirm the absence of political will in the last two years to do anything revolutionary to change the trajectory for our children’s futures,” a statement from Memphis Lift and Nashville Propel, two Tennessee-based parent advocacy groups said.

Report 142

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments. percent to 22.5

UDL 167

UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 167

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. Meanwhile, he noticed that his bills from the college kept going up. Miguel Agyei.

Advocacy 136

Advocacy Data Trends Report 136

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

After nearly a decade of organizing, advocacy, planning and hand-wringing, we passed a Preschool for All initiative. For example, we asked from the very beginning—and indeed throughout our nine-year effort— “What is best for ALL of our kids, especially those furthest from opportunity now?” We did get the balance right.

Policies 179

Policies Advocacy Strategy Groups 179

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

They were empathetic toward schools in Spring 2020 as educators scrambled to make remote learning happen, she adds. But McKittrick’s analysis of school reopening plans for Fall 2020 revealed little mention of special education programs. McKittrick’s disappointment didn’t just come from her role as a researcher. We're learning at home.

Technology 189

Technology Education Analysis Meeting 189

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

According to the most recent data from 2020-21 school year, two thirds of the 7 million students with disabilities who receive special education services spent 80 percent or more of their time in traditional classrooms. . For example, their psychosocial scores were higher. Who would argue against it? Schools have embraced inclusion.

Analysis 125

Analysis Education Study Policies 125

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?” Kirtley says.

Advocacy 172

Advocacy Survey Study System 172

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Dodson was the Executive Director of SETDA from May, 2019 until her sudden passing on July 22, 2020. Through a broad array of programs and advocacy, SETDA builds member capacity and engages partners to empower the education community in leveraging technology for learning, teaching, and school operations.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy OER Trends Conference 52

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. Miriam Hamburger, a 2017 religious studies graduate from Occidental College, is a good example.

Study 120

Study Analysis Advocacy Training 120

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Consider that the annual cost of K-12 special education is nearly three times that of “general education”: $26,000 vs. $9,000 per student in California, for example. However, societal savings considerably outweigh the initial costs. There are many more since the arrival of COVID-19.

Education 199

Education Survey Advocacy Outcomes 199

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2022

While grappling with pandemic-related challenges and typical college student woes, Black students may be dealing with increased public attention on police brutality and distress in their communities, for example. LGBTQ+ students may face questions about gender, sexuality, identity and acceptance.

Advocacy 99

Advocacy Groups Report Policies 99

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2021

Partially in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, state licensing rules had changed in December 2020. But some experts worry that structural or policy changes made in the name of pandemic realities—relaxed or abandoned teacher qualification requirements for state-funded preschools, for example—will outlast the current crisis.

Education 177

Education Policies Industry Advocacy 177

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

It’s a small but noteworthy example of a new emphasis at colleges and universities on plugging the steady drip of dropouts who end up with little to show for their time and tuition, wasting taxpayer money that subsidizes public universities and leaving employers without enough of the graduates they need to fill jobs. Dickinson stayed.

Dropout 116

Dropout Report Advocacy Accessibility 116

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.”

Study 138

Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

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. Researchers estimate that, from July 2020 to June 2021, some 321,000 community college students accrued a collective $107 million in debt to their campuses.

Dropout 102

Dropout Policies Data Report 102

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

The pathway for kindergarten math displayed on the cover of one binder, for example, begins on a lower left square featuring a giant “20” and the statement, “I can count to 20.” Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. Credit: Daniel Joseph.

Competency Based Learning 140

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 140

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 123

E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2023

A lawsuit that has been playing out in South Carolina offers a powerful example of the systemic issues involved. In fact, in the period from 2015 to 2020, Black students were charged under the South Carolina disorderly conduct law at a rate roughly seven times of their white peers.

Video 108

Video Advocacy System Groups 108

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. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Each topic will be delivered through the following content formats: a three-page publication brief providing foundational elements and promising practices, an online mini-course walking through topic principles and practices, and a webinar showcasing relevant examples from district level leaders.

Future Ready 59

Future Ready Advocacy Resources Strategy 59

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. Back in 2020 I was invited to write a very brief piece about how OER research might inform pandemic practice. They had an important role to play in OER advocacy. For example, in Robinson et al. But that’s no reason not to share it.

OER 147

OER Outcomes Comparison Study 147

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2023

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

Libraries 73

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 73

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. For example, in Virginia, where the use of threat assessment protocols is mandatory, team members are required to get up to a full day of instruction. This story also appeared in USA Today. Credit: Valerie Plesch for the Hechinger Report.

Assessment 102

Assessment Report Training Guidelines 102

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. Her sisters “were an example and I wanted to be like them,” Alvarado said. Deborah Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education.

Groups 98

Groups Advocacy Report Study 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

Libraries 63

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 63

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

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. The center’s database is filled with examples of how districts are trying to keep learning going from a distance. on April 10, 2020.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

Reading By Example

JUNE 22, 2020

As educators, we are part of a collective , responsible to arm our students with tools of agency and self-advocacy. Merry provides an example of how a book, such as The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton, can become an invitation into collaborative knowledge building. This post is part of our 2020 Summer Book Study.

Advocacy 51

Advocacy Social Media Online Learning Strategy 51

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

A sample contract on the Back a Boiler website, for example, notes that “ This is not a loan or credit.”. But payment caps can be as high as three times the funded amount, according to a 2020 report by the Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy group. Credit: Image provided by Lenaya Flowers.

Company 69

Company Report Survey Industry 69

N2Y

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It’s likely that more students will experience a greater degree of regression in the 2020–2021 school year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Examples of when an IEP meeting would be beneficial. For example, if you are concerned that your child has great reading fluency but struggles with comprehension, share this with the team.

Meeting 52

Meeting Advocacy Report Examples 52

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

In addition, all kindergarten through third grade classrooms have classroom libraries with age-appropriate reading materials, with all fourth and fifth grade classrooms gaining libraries by the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Are we doing enough to make our examples of effective practice truly visible to the public?

Resources 106

Resources Libraries Advocacy Accessibility 106

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

JANUARY 27, 2019

It’s that fewer than one in five of adults in the entire surrounding Humphreys County have at least an associate degree, according to census data analyzed by the nonprofit advocacy organization Complete Tennessee. About three-quarters of Colorado jobs will require some education beyond high school by 2020, Baer said.

Industry 96

Industry Report Company Training 96

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. For example, she had trouble finding the area of a triangle and other math involving shapes. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

Study 42

Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

Happy holidays and welcome to 2020! Let me give you an example. To take the simplest example of how this mask conceals more than it reveals, consider that even the scale used to translate a percentage into a letter grade can vary district to district in the same state, or even school to school in the same district. I get it now.

LMS 52

LMS System Course Assessment 52