Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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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.

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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

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A Pew Research Center poll from 2021 found that adults in Generation Z were more likely than Americans belonging to older generations to have donated money, contacted an elected official, volunteered or attended a rally to try to help address climate change in the prior year. That can come in many forms.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In 2021, the country’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S. In 2021, the country’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S. a proposal in President Joseph Biden’s Build Back Better legislation in 2021 — was dropped from the final version of the act. Could Milwaukee provide the answer?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

million former students as of 2021. Supporting and expanding these initiatives through advocacy and philanthropy would directly benefit the completion rates of historically marginalized students. The recent $100 million gift to Spellman College , three-quarters of which will go to scholarships, embodies this mandate.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Education is an example of what’s called “recovery capital,” something earned that makes long-term recovery more likely. Related: Training people recovering from substance abuse disorders to be part of treatment teams Genevieve Ward, 42, enrolled at Skagit Valley in the summer of 2021 after spending time in prison on a drug conviction.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

. “Students with disabilities have a right to learn alongside their peers, and studies have shown that this is beneficial not only for students with disabilities but also for other students in the classroom,” said Lindsay Lubatzky, the organization’s director of policy and advocacy. It did not.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States. We hope the reach spreads more organically.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Communication and self-advocacy (the ability to express wants and needs). Remember that all of them should be individualized for each student, but these examples will give you starting points. When given a visual cue, Robert will independently turn in homework by the assigned due date in 4 out of 5 trials by April 11, 2021.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

By July 2021, 72 percent of undergraduates said that their awareness of social justice issues had increased over the preceding year, and just under half reported that their involvement in social justice efforts was impacting their career choices, according to a survey by Best Colleges.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

In the spring of 2021, $600 stood between Endele Wilson and his dream of achieving a teaching credential from Long Beach City College. million students from fall 2019 to fall of 2021, according to state data leaving campuses worried about their future and potential students with fewer of the opportunities offered by higher education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

A May 2021 report from the American Foundation for the Blind examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on students with visual impairments. One example she set forth was, pre-pandemic, how to address an issue if her seventh grade son came home crying from school. What if they have a medical issue and can’t wear a mask?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

But in 2021, they returned to in-person classes after learning virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have to get involved in advocacy and stand up for ourselves, and we will see changes be made.” For example, let’s say a learner is performing research for a health class project. A voice is powerful. We have to show up.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 20, 2023

For example, the larger font sizes on your slide deck benefit those with low vision but also those sitting at the back of the room, who forgot their glasses, or who have a headache. For example, our accessible meeting standards already need an update to reflect our new learnings about color and contrast. Own the labor.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

Technically, the after-school category also includes extending the school day, but I’m not seeing many examples of schools requiring all of their students to stay late into the afternoon.). Rinehart highlighted promising examples of how some communities are using their pandemic funds for after-school programs.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. million on TV ads in just the first quarter of 2021, up from $1.2 James Rhyu, Stride’s chief executive officer, on an investor call in August 2021. At Stride Inc., Stride spent about $1.8

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Synchrony, for example, now offers 60 days of backup child care, up from 10 days of backup care prior to the pandemic, says Angie Hu, vice president of corporate communication and public relations. Business leader associations and advocacy groups are also pushing for child care solutions.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Is that academic leadership and advocacy being spread those through universities to their school librarian alumni? 2021, July).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

For example, at my school, I have not taken a class solely about navigating media. She is a 2021-22 journalism fellow at Student Voice, an organization that equips students with the skills to address educational inequity. Related: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics.

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Social Media Advocacy Report Course 98

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. They had an important role to play in OER advocacy. For example, in Robinson et al. For the reader who wants to dig a little deeper, here are some examples of OER efficacy studies that do a better job of controlling for potential confounds.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 73

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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. From September 2020 to April 2021, AJ sat at home, getting on average less than two hours of daily live interaction with teachers. Credit: Valerie Plesch for the Hechinger Report.

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Assessment Report Training Guidelines 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 63

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

The retention policy is part of a state law passed in 2021 that was meant to boost long-lagging reading scores and stem pandemic learning losses. For example, after South Carolina passed its own version of the law, less than 10 percent of the more than 4,000 third graders who failed the test were retained in the law’s first year. “If

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Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 107

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.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

This story also appeared in Oregon Public Broadcasting Hall — who graduated in 2021 with a doctorate in linguistics from the University of Oregon — is the language coordinator for the Coquille Indian Tribe. If her daughter, for example, a Eugene middle schooler, maintains a 3.0

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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.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Effective Advocacy. This has been the core of the open source software advocacy strategy – not appeals to altruism, and certainly not moralizing grandstanding – but a rational, self-interested explanation of why a business would benefit from adopting the open source model. What would higher education do in fall 2021?

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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. Since 2021 at least four have been sued.

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Company Report Survey Industry 71

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. Your stories. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

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Study Data Report Elementary 137

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology.

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