The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

The way we access information and interact with each other is new. Girls everywhere need access to STEM learning beyond the classroom that gives them the freedom to be curious and explore and gain confidence in STEM. We are growing up in a world completely different from that of our parents, teachers and leaders.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s leadership and vision for equitable healthcare access have been instrumental in expanding access to healthcare services for students across the district. Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 131

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities. A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers.

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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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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 168

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

But when it comes to policy that expands access to computer science education, legislators tend to be interested and in agreement. That, plus rapid tech adoption by schools and a major push from advocacy organizations, explains why nearly every U.S. Across individual U.S. In other words, more policies equals more programs.

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Policies Advocacy Report Survey 151

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2022

Kids in about two dozen elementary schools across Dane County and Waukesha County in Wisconsin empty out of classrooms at the end of the day and make their way to gyms, cafeterias or media centers. According to the Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy group for after-school programming , 7.8 Subscribe today!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

And school districts face an escalating threat of parent lawsuits, or even federal investigation, if they don’t take language access seriously. The special education system can be “incredibly difficult for everybody,” said Ramona Hattendorf, director of advocacy for the Arc of King County , which promotes disability rights.

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Meeting Training Advocacy Accessibility 145

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

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Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 153

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. We need to change that.”.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

But it’s also important to note that the whole range of scale scores was represented in the survey results, so we did have some students who reported frequent or extreme anxiety about climate change.” One potential source of relief for climate anxiety among youth might be doing something about climate change. That can come in many forms.

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Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 178

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report. Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. Before kindergarten, Jennifer Choi’s son was denied special education services despite a diagnosis of ADHD.

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Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report Speaking comes naturally to most children, being a gift of human evolution, but reading and writing are inventions that must be consciously and painstakingly learned. Dyslexia is now understood to be related to the way the brain handles the connection between letters and sounds, not IQ.

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Learning Study Report Elementary 144

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2021

“Between cooking meals to feed my children throughout the entire day, keeping up on household duties, ‘mommying,’ doing my own college courses, and teaching … there was never enough time,” says Memoree Skinner, an elementary special education teacher, graduate student, and mother of three. Student Mother Struggles Nearly 10 percent of U.S.

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Policies Strategy STEM Advocacy 183

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

They didn’t have a high-tech classroom with fancy equipment — in fact most students didn’t even have laptops or access to the internet. At the start of the program, students are given an inexpensive smartphone with internet access, which they get to keep once they complete the program. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Learning 144

Learning Advocacy Report Google 144

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The company’s mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable, and through an online platform. Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Schools’ struggles to engage English learners’ families during the pandemic partly stem from another pre-pandemic inequity — gaps in access to digital learning devices and the internet. The post OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

6] Students who are characterized as “difficult” or “bad-mannered” may be overwhelmed with toxic stress and unable to access the support they need because of the way others view them. In fact, one-fifth of all children report that they worry a lot.[14] The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy.

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Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. College leaders and faculty must continue to help students with disabilities develop the self-advocacy skills and self-determination they need to be successful.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Experts say that’s common, and parents often don’t realize what rights their children have when it comes to accessing a full day of school. Other parents report simply being called almost every day to pick up their child early. In 2016, following requests from her group, the U.S. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall.

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Pearson Education Learning Report 145

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. You had some experience in research and advocacy for privacy before you started there, while you were a student.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Black teachers were more than twice as likely as other teachers in the winter of 2021 to say they planned to leave their jobs at the end of the 2020-21 school year, according to a report released by the RAND Corporation. That is concerning from a workforce diversity perspective,” says Elizabeth Steiner, the co-author of the report.

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Report Meeting Groups Data 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Photo: Iris Schneider for The Hechinger Report. Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. Photo: Iris Schneider for The Hechinger Report. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

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Groups Advocacy Report Study 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

Research repeatedly indicates that schools and students with access to high quality music education perform better in a multitude of academic, social and emotional ways. Music teachers need your advocacy and your help. appeared first on The Hechinger Report. This has been a nice shift in focus for us.

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Online Learning Learning Advocacy Personalized Learning 144

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

But that hasn’t stopped Diaz from advocating for parents like her to have better access to and understanding of school data. Both attend Dover Elementary School where student achievement in math and English decreased significantly during the last year. For people to go into the library to be able to access that data, that’s hard too.

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Libraries Data Learning iPhone 100

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. As defined by the CoSN report, accelerators are megatrends that drive change.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 79

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. She studies how burdensome paperwork and processes often prevent poor people from accessing health benefits. Inconsistent cell phone access isn’t uncommon among low-income Americans. He was no longer enrolled, they said.

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Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 78

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? ." Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? ." Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to a CoSN report , more than half of school districts and about one-third of public schools in the United States are in rural areas. Rural communities have unique challenges, ranging from poverty and vast travel distances to a lack of affordable internet access. Challenges. Matthew Dillon is a native of Columbia, Mississippi.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. RELATED: Psst!

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Elementary Learning Data Report 106

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. A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem.

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Dropout Policies Data Report 101

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As librarians, our job is to not only give students and teachers access to resources they need to succeed, but to be their guide when choosing these resources. Holzweiss said she avoids outdated book report questions and formats. Who is the modern librarian?

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

Photo: Stephanie Strom for The Hechinger Report. Now, some school districts are pushing this job exploration into middle and even elementary school, convinced that helping students connect what they are learning to careers will not only deepen their engagement but also help them make more informed decisions about their educational paths.

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Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

This story about twice exceptional students was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report ). Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. That’s essentially what happened to Choi.

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Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge. on March 18, 2020. Mackey Pendergrast.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Hispanic or Latinx, Black, African American and multiracial students, on average, reported dealing with more obstacles than white or Asian students. This story about social workers was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 123

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A student leaps during a game at Horizons Elementary School. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. Florida and Rhode Island now mandate 20 minutes of recess time a day for elementary school students. At least we’re at the table now,” said Carly Wright, advocacy director for SHAPE. “It Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

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Exercises Elementary Report Study 105