The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And in 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high schoolers, college students, and adults, according to Advance CTE , a professional organization for state CTE leaders. For example, a 2020 analysis found that only 18 percent of the credentials CTE students earn are sought by employers in job postings.

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Outcomes Data Education Report 121

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

public school enrollment in 2020, up from 8.1 Spanish was the most-reported home language among English learners in 2020, followed by Arabic. Already, 26 states have some formal policy in place around microcredentials to support either licensure or professional development. These students made up 10.3 percent of U.S.

Digital Badges 94

Digital Badges Learning Training Report 94

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a result, the district’s 1,900 elementary students will return later this summer to classrooms outfitted with multiple touch screens, motion-tracking cameras, and microphones — part of an uncommon plan to embrace hybrid learning. Randle said it is board policy to refer all media inquiries to Nohelty. The board approved the deal 4-2.

Elementary 113

Elementary Training Laptops Technology 113

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

One of its most notable dangers is increased wildfires, which caused more than 100 school districts to evacuate when they swept the state in 2020. Davis, an assistant professor in the department of public policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. One of those researchers is Cassandra R.

Education 172

Education Analysis Report Elementary 172

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. In the meantime, districts are figuring out how to serve this new, and quite different, age group without a unifying roadmap. But do principals know how to support them?

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Report Elementary Policies Groups 116

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

On July 28, 2020, before the start of fall extracurriculars, Andrews Independent School District held a town hall in the high school auditorium. SERIES: How to reopen schools safely. Here’s how they did it. When the schools shut down in March 2020, Andrews County was prepared to provide computers for all students.

Elementary 69

Elementary Data Report Policies 69

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Since 2020, nine U.S. states have adopted laws or policies requiring personal finance education before students graduate from high school, bringing the total number to 30 states, according to the Council for Economic Education. Since 2020, nine U.S. The Washington, D.C., That figure rises to 14.2

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Learning Course Report Policies 96

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Far too many policy makers, elected officials and “educrats,” my term for educators who are hellbent on maintaining the status quo, protect this antiquated, broken and egregiously dysfunctional system with life and limb. The roll out began with one pilot school with a plan to expand to all schools across the district by 2020.

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System How To Assessment Meeting 109

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. But new research suggests colleges’ policies around unpaid balances may also be contributing to the decline while creating lasting financial harm for the institutions and students.

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Dropout Policies Data Report 104

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr. Only one in five students is reading at grade level.

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Study Elementary Analysis Report 145

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) Administration and Leadership How is all this being negotiated with teachers unions? The American Federation of Teachers has published guidance for education labor leaders on how to handle coronavirus and possible school responses. Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) How will this affect teacher pay?

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Company Social Media Policies Student Data Privacy 132

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

SERIES: How to reopen schools safely. Here’s how they did it. Alongside four other school communities, it was selected because the majority of the district’s students returned to in-person learning during the 2020-2021 school year — and under 5 percent of the student population was identified as a Covid-19 case.

Elementary 75

Elementary Report Data Policies 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mississippi’s elementary reading policies, signed into law in 2013, have drawn national attention. They include improved literacy training for elementary teachers and reading coaches for the state’s lowest performing elementary schools. Related: Mississippi made the biggest leap in national test scores this year.

Elementary 81

Elementary Report Policies Study 81

MIND Research Institute

APRIL 24, 2020

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Signed into law on March 27, 2020, the CARES Act includes four grants and funds that are allocated for different education-related purposes. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund , or ESSERF, $13.2 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. How Long Will it Take?

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Secondary Elementary Resources Meeting 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

Joanna Smith, founder of an ed-tech company that helps schools curb chronic absenteeism, was thinking about how to pivot her company to provide services in a remote learning setting as many brick and mortar schools transitioned online last year. The assembled group also discussed various new design concepts for how to apply AI in education.

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Education Company Robotics Report 145

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Some relief came in 2020 through the CARES Act with an initial $13 billion allotment to K-12 schools. A new funding package from the federal government in December 2020 dedicated an additional $54.3 The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater. billion to public schools, with a wide range of permissible uses.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 168

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

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But Texas’ second-largest district had to fill elementary classrooms and core subjects in middle and high schools. In Alabama, nearly 2,000 of the state’s 47,500 teachers — 4 percent — didn’t hold a full certificate in 2020-21, the most recent year for which data is available. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala.

Elementary 97

Elementary Report Training Examples 97

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

A year ago, I wrote “ The Next Pandemic: Mental Health ” for National Mental Health Month, published in May 2020 in EdSurge. Creativity, persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence are the most-in-demand skills today, according to LinkedIn’s 2020 employer survey. It is now time to update this piece for 2021.

Education 186

Education Trends Policies Report 186

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

26, parents from Brooklyn Arts & Science Elementary School (or P.S. 705) flocked to the school for an open house ahead of the fall 2021 semester. SERIES: How to reopen schools safely. In fall 2020, the city started offering hybrid learning, with cohorts of students returning to classrooms for two or three days a week.

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Data Elementary Meeting Report 77

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

The Indiana Department of Education said that school discipline policies were set at the local level. Rhode Island said that it helps school districts in setting discipline policies that “are conducive to a safe and nurturing environment that promotes academic success.”

Report 88

Report Policies Data Training 88

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Caitlin Mercado works with her second-grade students at Ritchie Park Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland. Caitlin Mercado teaches her second-grade students with the help of a document camera at Ritchie Park Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland.

Elementary 73

Elementary Report Training Classroom 73

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 140

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 140

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

The graduation rate in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. And so, no improvement efforts big or small in any city or district could be successful without both understanding historically how that has come to be and addressing it.” Related: How to make Cleveland ‘great again’?

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Education Report System Meeting 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

“Extreme weather is going to increasingly impact and disrupt learning,” said Laura Schifter, senior fellow at the Aspen Institute where she leads K12 Climate Action, an initiative to foster climate-friendly practices and policies within the education sector. Credit: Josie Chelotti. Whether families will remain in the area is uncertain.

Elementary 142

Elementary Education Report Groups 142

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). But as many large organizations return to normal, school districts face a daunting challenge: key federal relief funds are set to expire next September.

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Assessment Outcomes Secondary Exercises 122

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

NEW ORLEANS—Before the 2020-21 school year, Christa Talbott, a 20-year veteran of New Orleans schools, had never considered leaving the profession she loved this early. By the end of 2020, the 44-year-old was agonizing over whether the school year might be her last teaching there. This story also appeared in Time. Into a burning house.

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Report Meeting Groups Data 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2021

In total, 137 Montana schools — 65 percent of which were classified as rural — employed unlicensed teachers during the 2020-21 school year. Nationally, schools employ thousands of educators who are not fully certified in their teaching areas, according to data from the Learning Policy Institute, a national education research nonprofit.

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Report Elementary Classroom Meeting 133

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Chris Chappotin has been serving as Assistant Superintendent for Boyd ISD in Boyd, TX since January 2020. Norwood Elementary School. Stay tuned at the end of the show for how to get a free account for you and your students. Stream by clicking here. Subscribe to the Show. Chris Chappotin - Bio As Submitted.

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Data Meeting Elementary Company 345

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March 2020, the research unit inside the U.S. Another improves reading comprehension among older elementary school students. In addition to immediate feedback, like an answer key, there are optional drills and hints to show students how to solve problems step by step.

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Study Software Learning Analysis 133

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Research by UCLA Health shows that in 2020, the teen death rate due to drug overdose doubled and grew by another 20% in 2021. During the lesson, students will consider how an individual’s decisions can impact an entire community, investigate real-world data, and learn how to create an effective community awareness campaign.

Resources 52

Resources Education Social Media Policies 52

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

But Lynn, right now, you’re excited about what you’re calling TL 2020. What is TL 2020? TL 2020 is our teaching and learning initiative in Salisbury Township School District. We spent quite a bit of time visioning for TL 2020, and continuing to evolve our vision. What can it look like in an elementary classroom?

Professional Learning 172

Professional Learning Gamification Company Elementary 172

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

28040, October 2020. Student achievement at 80 schools in low-income areas that provided parents with information on how to support their children’s education was no better than at schools that didn’t run a parent-engagement program, according to a November 2020 analysis by four U.S. based economists.

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Elementary Report Analysis Meeting 115

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

Long before the pandemic upended their classrooms, educators of students with learning differences knew the value of an instructional minute and how to make each one of them count for their students. Schools are working out how to support educators to implement student IEPs in previously uncharted territory , drafting the rules as they go.

Education 167

Education Learning System Elementary 167

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2020

May 2020 saw the highest number of mass shootings since 2013. We have taught students how to hide quietly while they practice “active shooter drills.” We have taught students and school staff how to administer first-aid in the case of traumatic blood loss from a bullet wound. There’s more to be done on the policy front as well.

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Policies Strategy Report Examples 113

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A student slides on the ice after school at Nebinger Elementary School in South Philadelphia. million in 2020 to Providence, Rhode Island, and recently created a $10 million endowment for public schools. About 56% of the School District of Philadelphia’s local revenue is funded by property taxes. Brown gave over $6.2

Policies 120

Policies System Report Laptops 120

edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2021

First, the district formed a Student Discipline Task Force, charged with looking at the research and taking a deep dive into policies and practices that disproportionately affected specific student populations, especially African American males. Adopt mediation as a restorative practice with specific language on how to use it.

Policies 74

Policies Professional Learning Elementary Assessment 74