The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers. Credit: AP Photo/Kantele Franko.

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 119

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. on March 18, 2020.

Learning 68

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. She studies how burdensome paperwork and processes often prevent poor people from accessing health benefits. Records show Tameka rarely called back.

Policies 81

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 81

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

Despite popular rhetoric along the lines of “you can’t learn from materials you can’t afford,” their rather ingenious experiment showed that increasing access to learning materials by adopting OER instead of traditionally copyrighted resources (TCM) will almost never measurably improve learning.

Khan Academy 106

Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Who Does Online Education Really Serve?

Social Media 102

Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 102

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It It became clear quite quickly that an investment in stuff, in boxes that plug in, is not really going to pay off with a lot of learning or classroom innovation unless there’s somebody to guide that process.”. Often, she backs up these introductions by co-teaching a class or two. “It

Future Ready 111

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 111

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 9, 2011

Join onTRACK Advocacy Group in Epsilen for announcements about onTRACK roll out: [link] OnTRACK overview Online learning tools (lessons) for students in math, science, ELA, and social studies developed to increse student preparedness and performance on STAAR high school assessments leading to a higher degree of College and Career Readiness.

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Resources Tools Advocacy Course 45

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5

Edmentum 121

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 121

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A New Hampshire student shows one of his assignments to his mother, biology teacher and math teacher during a personalized learning meeting. Photo: Emily Richmond for The Hechinger Report. When it comes to influencing education policy and cultivating innovative schools, all eyes are on the states.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Policies Education Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

But while many districts around the country have moved to remote learning platforms like Google Classroom, Coe was using the school’s copy machine to put together printed packets for his students to take home. In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families.

Accessibility 144

Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 144

edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

Every year, CoSN awards a school district with the Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity to encourage and recognize those districts that are working to eliminate inequities and narrow the digital access gap. That can mean anything from helping with startup funding to meeting unexpected needs.

Advocacy 87

Advocacy BYOD Accessibility Strategy 87

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., During the in-person instruction days, the district would seek to maximize opportunities for outdoor learning.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Equal access to online learning opportunities has continued to be a challenge, with the focus expanding beyond access to devices and hotspots and now including high-speed access for all students. He brings a vision for learning that emphasizes the importance of collaboration and engagement.

Technology 90

Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 90

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform.

Learning 125

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 125

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Dr. Wright serves on the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel.

Learning 80

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 80

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Smartphones don’t equal home access: Students may have a phone, but that doesn’t mean they have home WiFi, unlimited data, or live in an area with a strong signal. Teachers have access issues too: Not all teachers have high-speed internet or unlimited data either. Adjust access and support accordingly.

BYOD 63

BYOD Smartphone Accessibility Advocacy 63

edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

In Meriden Public Schools (CT), they are committed to promoting anytime, anywhere learning. Educational content needs to be available outside of the classroom and easy to access. Over the last ten years, Dr. Van Heukelum has secured over $15 million in grants for innovative ideas that meet the emerging needs of our future society.

Learning 54

Learning Blended Learning BYOD Professional Learning 54

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

The Hechinger Report visited schools in India recently and talked to experts about blended learning – which includes an element of online learning with in-class instruction – and the potential it has for helping both teachers and students in the world’s second-most populous country.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Learning Tablets Training 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But when schools shuttered for the coronavirus last spring, Vaughn gained a slew of new responsibilities, like helping her kids access virtual classrooms and coordinating the special education services they receive. Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

Education 145

Education Advocacy Policies System 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests. Choi wouldn’t put a target on further expansion.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. Caleb Hacker revisited the campus of one of the several GNETS schools he attended; at this one, some classes were held in trailers. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.

Education 80

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 80

MindShift

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The cohort of 16 students meet once a week for three hours to discuss readings and how their individual projects connect to the theories they’re learning. Any time they meet in person the school provides childcare and food to make sure everyone can come. People say online is flexible and that’s what’s good about it.

Course 28

Course Competency Based Learning Meeting Advocacy 28

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” Via The New York Times : “Moving to Make Amends, Georgetown President Meets With Descendant of Slaves.”

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here, some of the nation’s poorest and blackest school districts struggle to recruit qualified and experienced teachers, expand access to learning experiences that can give students more opportunities to succeed in college, and raise the money needed to fix or replace run-down buildings. The town square anchors downtown Lexington.

Outcomes 141

Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 141

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, our obligation is not just to go “back to normal,” but to build a new workforce development system designed to meet the needs of today’s dynamic economy. It would facilitate learning while earning. What would such a program look like? But that’s only the beginning.

Policies 127

Policies Advocacy Mobility Accessibility 127

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

After this past school year ended, the superintendent acknowledged that 31 percent of teachers, counselors, and education leaders left the district, and scores of parents pulled their children, opting for homeschooling, online learning, or enrolling in another district. Hall’s campaign signs were later tagged with rainbow stickers.

Elementary 137

Elementary Report Meeting Policies 137

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?”

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Muslim students tried to meet with a lawmaker. ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46