The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. A longtime administrator in Rio Rancho, Aaker led the district-wide transition of elementary students to online learning when Covid struck. It wasn’t just a mother’s intuition.

Elementary 94

Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 94

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

In 2020, Nidhi Hebbar, a former education lead at Apple who later studied racial bias in ed tech at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, co-founded the Ed Tech Equity Project. Oftentimes tech companies didn’t really seem to understand the experience of Black and Brown students in the classroom,” Hebbar said.

EdTech 118

EdTech Company Data Software 118

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2020

Thousands more work for transportation companies that contract with public schools, colleges and private employers. 210,000 — The number of bus drivers working directly for elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. For drivers anxious about getting sick, the patchwork of state guidelines has raised more questions than answers.

Guidelines 132

Guidelines Analysis Elementary Secondary 132

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

— As kids and teens return to the classroom, some for the first time since the pandemic hit in 2020, parents and educators are concerned about how the children will interact with each other and their teachers. To learn more about Wizards, please visit our company website and social channels (@Wizards on Twitter and LinkedIn).

Classroom 86

Classroom Guidelines Tools Libraries 86

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

.” Eventually, the School Superintendents Association, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and groups representing charter and independent schools joined forces to urge school leaders to contribute. A software company called Qualtrics did the analysis.

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Report Strategy Policies Data 42

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The E-rate program is funded through the federal Universal Service Fund and administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), under the umbrella of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Make sure you're updated on any changes to FCC guidelines for the distribution of E-rate services during distance learning.

E-rate 52

E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT. JUNE 28, 2020 · 7:23 PM | EDIT. JUNE 9, 2020 · 3:18 AM | EDIT. MAY 19, 2020 · 8:08 PM | EDIT. MAY 4, 2020 · 1:16 PM | EDIT. Thanks so much. Michael Gorman (mjgormans@gmail.com).

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

MindShift

JUNE 29, 2020

— The Academy Acting Company (@AcademyActingCo) June 23, 2020. The nonprofit Mudlark Theatre in Evanston, Illinois, is hoping to be able to open for summer camps, according to state guidelines, by late June or early July. We are excited for a week of workshops and virtual performances!

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Training Guidelines Groups Meeting 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2022

Responding to some of EdSurge’s coverage in the Biz newsletter, Atin Batra, founder and general partner at 27 Ventures, an early investor in companies like the livestream tutoring platform Fiveable , wanted to offer an alternative perspective. Companies are down an average 30-50 percent from their 52-week highs. Just in the U.S.,

EdTech 126

EdTech MOOC Company Industry 126

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Diane Myers, Ph.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

In April 2020, as the death toll from COVID mounted across New York City, an elementary school teacher at P.S. 343, the Children’s Lab School, in Sunnyside, Queens, organized a virtual dance party to give her second-grade class some levity. Ibrahim, who lives in the South Bronx, struggled to cope after his mother died of COVID in 2020.

Training 93

Training Report Analysis Elementary 93

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

It outlines innovative and interdisciplinary projects using social interaction media; offers creative strategies for producing media with elementary students and developing global education projects integrating media and health skills. Guidelines on how to take part and the tasks to be solved and the digital products to create will be shared.

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Secondary Conference Survey STEM 73

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Private companies and donors would contribute to the fund and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit in return. This represents change only for those people who want to make a change,” she said, adding that schools can choose between using that money to fund elementary, secondary or pre-K programs (though that last one is up for debate ).

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Guidelines Advocacy Secondary Policies 63

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The company said it believes “the topic of climate change is a critically important one” and its newer editions “reflect current settled science regarding climate change.” The 32 print and digital books we examined were published between 2012 and 2020, although most – some 84 percent – were released in 2015 or later.

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Pearson Guidelines Company Study 130