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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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for children from low-income families after voters approved a historic property tax increase in 2022. The referendum raised the budget of the program seven-fold — from $3 million to $21 million a year for 20 years.

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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. A lot of people talk about the issue of hiring. It’s not an issue. It’s not an issue.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In a 2022 study , Rose found that social exclusion is a far more common form of bullying than physical or verbal aggression. From the students’ perspective, self-advocacy, self-determination, goal setting and knowing how to be assertive without being aggressive is key,” Rose said.

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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. Portland, Ore.,

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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

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Fast forward to September 2022, and I am finalizing modules on Canvas, our learning management system, to continue to deliver the same quality professional learning, but in an entirely different format.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2023

HMH was acquired by Veritas in April 2022. Veritas is a proud steward of national assets, improving the quality of healthcare while reducing cost, advancing our educational system, and protecting our nation and allies. Goldman Sachs & Co. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP also acted as legal advisor to NWEA.

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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. Comer Memorial High School in the Talladega County School System, who plans to attend Jacksonville State University.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2023

We’ve gone from serving three school districts 40 years ago to working with 10,000 school districts in 2022. Veritas is a proud steward of national assets, improving the quality of healthcare while reducing cost, advancing our educational system, and protecting our nation and allies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Our hope is that it can serve as a guide to other institutions as well, and all those working to leverage the power of technology to rethink and transform their education systems.”. About SETDA The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association representing U.S.

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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. This system enables education leaders to make strategic, data-based decisions about SEL within their organizations. Charlotte N.C.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Our existing K-12 system does a good job at stabilizing the gaps, but does not succeed at closing them. Simply put, the early years gap is the greatest source of inequities in our education system, and arguably in our society. The health and learning readiness gaps that build up before age 5 fuel the achievement gaps in K-12 education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Her advocacy for rich and juicy text and her support for the highest standards in language instruction has inspired not only the Great City School staff and membership, but teachers and researchers the world over. received the award in 2022. “We Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice. Bobby” Scott (D-Va.)

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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. Even before the pandemic, multi-lingual learners lost more ground than their peers during the summer when they were out of school,” said Eric Rodriguez , SVP of Policy and Advocacy at UnidosUS. Portland, Ore.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., Visit NWEA.org to learn more about how we’re partnering with educators to help all kids learn.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As world leaders return home from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP27 ), an annual international climate meeting that was held in Egypt this year, they have many action items to attend to. There is a coalition of children's rights and children's advocacy groups that has been at COP, led by UNICEF.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. It’s been up and down, too, for many others involved with Cleveland’s school system, who are on edge about what comes next. Still, the research on these efforts is mixed.

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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 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. She published more than 30 research papers and two books.

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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 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. She published more than 30 research papers and two books.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

students in July 2022, when the Emergency Connectivity Fund expires – with no concrete plan to extend it. There’s plenty of data showing that student performance has been negatively impacted [by the pandemic],” said Phillip Lovell, associate executive director at the education advocacy nonprofit, All4Ed. Subscribe today!

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

In May, Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, called for increased child care solutions at Child Care Aware of America’s 2022 Symposium in Arlington, Virginia. Business leader associations and advocacy groups are also pushing for child care solutions. Marshall Plan for Moms also released a new report in May, with McKinsey & Co.,

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2024

Gale discovered she would have to move two HVAC systems, which could cost $12,000 apiece. But the child care subsidies for essential workers ended in October 2022. Her advocacy has started to take on a larger role in her life: She recently accepted a position as the executive director for the West Virginia Women’s Alliance.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Mike is the Director of the Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center and serves on both the CAST Accessible Educational Materials and Center on Inclusive Technology and Education Systems (CITES) Advisory Boards. © Shake Up Learning 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Feliza Ortiz-Licon, chief policy and advocacy officer at Latinos for Education, a nonprofit group, said that administrators and educators who want to address racial disparities in college completion need to look at the entire system and take responsibility for their part in it. “To That’s another barrier right there,” she said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2022

Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries | Deaf History Month Free Symposium APRIL 21, 2022 - 1:00PM - 3:00PM ROSA RODRIGUEZ, ALICE L. If you have never submitted before you will have to follow the instructions in order to log into the system and set up a password. More below.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Oregon joined this list, beginning with the 2022-23 school year, when then-Gov. The same is true for the University of California system, the University of Arizona and other institutions across the country. Michigan and Montana have had waivers available for Native students for almost half a century.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It was inadvertently codified in school systems through influential studies led by British psychiatrists Michael Rutter and William Yule on the Isle of Wight in the 1960s and early 1970s. The same thing happened when Chittenden requested another evaluation when her daughter was in first grade. For the child, the results were wounding.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

These strategies range in impact and difficulty, and some have been more practiced in the children’s advocacy world than others. In total, the revenues will bring the city an estimated $6 million annually by 2022. Enlightened local officials know that the future of their communities ultimately depends on the success of their children.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

In this blog entry -- the first of a two part series -- I discuss how the limitations of a traditional grading system led us to SBG, and ultimately, Empower Learning. While it's fictionalized, it's based on the reality I have faced in the past as a classroom teacher in a traditional grading system. Thank you for the practical advice!"

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized … and students play absolutely no role.” The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized,” he said, “and students play absolutely no role.”.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

During the edLeader Panel, “ Leading Learning in the 2022-2023 School Year: Ready, Set, Go ,” superintendents discussed how they’re preparing for the upcoming year, the main challenges they’re facing, and what they’re doing to move their staff and students forward with optimism and excitement. Key Challenges for 2022-23.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Meanwhile the pressure schools face to prevent violence is real: In 2022 there were 285 school-shooting incidents in which a gun was brandished or fired, or a bullet hit school property, the most of any year since at least 1970, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database compiled by the Naval Postgraduate School.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Credit: Bianca Vázquez Toness/Associated Press “This was about balancing the number of students in schools,” says Tiffany Fick, director of school quality and advocacy for Equity in Education, a policy organization in Atlanta. Then, in Summer 2022, the school unenrolled her children because their lease had expired. It was no joke.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. Cleveland came into her position under challenging circumstances, including a teacher strike that delayed the start of the school year in August 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Robert Mills Lusher had been a tax collector for the Confederacy and had resigned as state superintendent of schools in Louisiana rather than oversee a system that would not remain 100 percent segregated. (In s worry, expressed shortly before his death, that he had integrated Black Americans “into a burning house.”

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