eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

March 17, 2022 — The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and Committee for Children strongly applaud the passage of the FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act which provides increased funding for a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Initiative to support SEL and “whole child” approaches to education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Canadian experts say a host of factors contributed to the country’s eventual success in taking large-scale federal action on early learning.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning.? Subscribe today! In the same time period, an additional eight states fully launched at least one of the policies.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. Meet four of them below. Brenda, Ms. A lot of people talk about the issue of hiring.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

About 23 percent of Latino adults between the ages of 25 and 29 have a bachelor’s degree, compared to 45 percent of their white peers, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center report. It has six campuses in Michigan along with its online program.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2022

June 17, 2022— The Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) recently presented Ayana Askew, a 2022 graduate of Virginia’s Norfolk Public Schools, with the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Scholarship for Educational Courage and Justice. Askew was the valedictorian of her 2022 senior class at Booker T. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The honors were announced during a reception at the 2022 Ohio School Board Association’s (OSBA) annual Capital Conference in November. The firm specializes in designing future-ready learning environments through the lens of design, research and advocacy in pursuit of life-long, life-wide and life-deep learning.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Then, in September 2022, the family experienced a dramatic shift in fortune. The new Canada-wide system was “very much situated in the context of economic recovery,” said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada. Related: The child care crisis is reaching crisis proportions nationally.

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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.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

To improve career readiness outcomes for students, American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit that changes the way kids learn about careers and navigate a path to postsecondary education and career success, today announced the expansion of its free suite of digital resources that advance career readiness by launching EvolveMe TM.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

The post Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey interviews Mike Marotta, co-author of Inclusive Learning 365. Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Every teacher should fight exclusion!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One of the easiest, fastest, simplest and most effective things teachers can do is implement social and communication skills as a learning objective into their already-made lesson plans. In a 2022 study , Rose found that social exclusion is a far more common form of bullying than physical or verbal aggression.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

As of fall 2022, Stony Brook is one of 33 higher ed institutions where students can apply for money through a local FAST Fund to help cover an education expense or address a basic life need. Learning Conditions as Working Conditions FAST Funds are driven both by student need and by the concerns of college faculty and staff.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Excited for the opportunity to focus on their learning, teachers find their seats and start to chit chat about the lesson plans they’ve left for their students. This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

June 7, 2022 — NWEA — the not-for-profit, research and educational services provider serving K-12 students — in collaboration with the Region 7 Education Service Center (ESC 7) announced today a new partnership to better serve districts. Learn more about MAP Growth here. Portland, Ore., About NWEA.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The report supplements the survey findings with interviews of leaders in a number of states to spotlight their efforts to support digital learning. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders. For more information, please visit our website [link] or Twitter @setda.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2022

An educator guide accompanies the Virtual Field Trip and features student activities to take the learning further. You can learn more about STEM Forward at DiscoveryEducation.com/STEMForward , or within the Discovery Education K-12 learning platform. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

CORE’s OERA course is a 10-week intensive professional learning experience rooted in the science of reading and focused on accelerating reading achievement. CORE is a subsidiary of Pivot Learning. Visit NWEA.org to learn more about how we’re partnering with educators to help all kids learn. Portland, Ore.,

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

She specifically focused on social and cognitive processes in language learning, cultural differences in language learning behavior, sources of variation in learning, and primary language retention and loss. received the award in 2022. “We To learn more about the CGCS, visit CGCS.org. Bobby” Scott (D-Va.)

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2023

Learning technology company HMH and NWEA , a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, announced today they have signed an agreement for HMH to acquire NWEA. Both teams are deeply focused on helping all children learn and serve millions of K-12 educators and students across the globe.”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

She shared that when he was in third grade, school officials had used a so-called discrepancy model that compared intelligence quotient (IQ) with reading performance to rule that he didn’t have a learning disability. “I continue to use an iteration of the discrepancy model to test children for learning disabilities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Our first Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2023

Our first Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Passing Legislation Is One Thing.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers. One of their leaders held a Science of Math event in Pennsylvania in 2022 and is planning another in 2023. She’s an advocate of active hands-on learning with tactile objects, what educators call “manipulatives.” Timed tests?

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2023

Learning technology company HMH announced that it has completed its acquisition of assets from research and educational services organization NWEA. This will enable them to better understand how students are growing academically and how to maximize that growth with content specific recommendations that advance student learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

March 16, 2022) — The SEL Providers Association (SELPA) has named Aperture Education’s Chief Executive Officer, Jessica Adamson, to its board, serving in the role of treasurer for the organization. Visit selproviders.org to learn more about the SEL Providers Association. To learn more about Aperture Education, visit [link].

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2022

Earlier this month, as thousands of early childhood educators and advocates gathered in Baltimore for the 2022 National Head Start Annual Conference, attendees exchanged first-hand accounts and anecdotes from the field, sharing what the last couple of years have been like for them and what it’s like right now.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

children ages 3-5 were not fully “healthy and ready to learn.” The health and learning readiness gaps that build up before age 5 fuel the achievement gaps in K-12 education. With a majority of our children not fully “healthy and ready to learn,” we are shattering much of our human talent potential as a nation.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Twice a week, Rofiat Olasunkanmi, 22, heads back to Brooklyn to her alma mater, Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School. During the 2021-2022 school year, the latest year for which data is available, the nationwide average was 408-to-1. ASCA recommends a ratio of 250 students for every one school counselor.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

A new research review finds inconsistent benefits for students with disabilities who learn alongside general education peers. Many disability advocates balked at the findings, published in December 2022, on social media. We ought to know more about how to best help them learn. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2022

April 14, 2022 — As we approach the end of the third straight year of learning disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. For many students—particularly those that are historically underserved—the summer break from learning perpetuates inequitable achievement gaps. Portland, Ore. public schools.”. public schools.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Over the last several months, public discourse about learning to read and reading instruction has significantly increased. Yet progress is now being made in many schools of education, with concerted efforts to help teachers understand the cognitive aspects of learning to read and the ways to provide research-based classroom instruction.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

May 11, 2022— Curriculum Associates recently sponsored the 2022 School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA) scholarship program to help recognize and support students and educators throughout the state. To learn more about the SSA scholarships sponsored by Curriculum Associates, visit [link]. To learn more about SSA, visit [link].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 27, 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 ). She works closely with at-risk teens and fosters a love of reading and learning with her innovative programs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 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 ). She works closely with at-risk teens and fosters a love of reading and learning with her innovative programs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

We've just announced the keynote panel for our Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We hit the 2,000 registration mark today, so we're anticipating a great event!

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