Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As someone who has taught high school history, led a school district, and researched the history of school reform along with the use of educational technologies over the past half-century, I found little that startled me in 2017 (with the exception for one event noted below). Differentiating between the two is crucial.

Technology 77

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 77

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students.

Learning 165

Learning Elementary Academic Standards Policies 165

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As times have changed, technology has advanced, and student needs have evolved—so, too, has the role of the librarian. What are the emerging technologies in a library? Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English. What are the new trends in libraries?

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

” The one-year change in admissions policy was prompted by the pandemic and a desire to diversify the selective schools, in which Black and Latino students are underrepresented. New York City’s school district lifted academic admissions screens for middle schools but kept its entrance exam for selective high schools.

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Policies Report Groups System 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And career preparation here isn’t just a buzzword but more like a guiding principle: When the end-of-day bell sounds, some children transition from students to employees of the district, and earn $10 an hour for working on a variety of projects for local technology companies. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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STEM Report Robotics Company 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2016

In most policy areas the Democratic Party and the Clinton campaign want to be seen as the inheritor of the popular sitting president’s legacy, but perhaps no area has divided the party more than K-12 education. The Obama administration embraced much of the testing and accountability policies of the George W.

Education 40

Education Policies Common Core Academic Standards 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This story about school segregation was produced by The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that provides free news, data and events on Texas public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Longview ISD built eight schools, renovated three others and upgraded technology across the district.

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Policies Data Elementary Academic Standards 55