The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2021

In Texas — where the energy system failed those who depend on it — and elsewhere, our infrastructure is only as good as the technology that supports it. Build company-specific programs that focus on recruiting and/or customized training. economy, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Training Dropout STEM Company 114

Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

NSLA states summer learning loss “ is one of the most significant causes of the achievement gap between lower and higher income youth and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout rate. Students were also exposed to careers through company tours and guest lecturers from the field.

Strategy 120

Strategy Dropout Robotics Learning 120

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Although everyone wants magic solutions that can transform high-school dropouts into Google engineers in six months, this rarely happens. Employers need to be willing to invest in this talent after they hire them—and to recognize that the companies might need to change the way they train managers and onboard teams.

Adobe 98

Adobe Dropout Company Training 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Collectively, college dropouts owe a staggering $1.35 In just one year (2010), the cost of college dropouts was $4.5 In just one year (2010), the cost of college dropouts was $4.5 These numbers show that we have placed the emphasis on access at the detriment of attainment. trillion in loans.

Dropout 60

Dropout Company Examples Data 60

GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. Dropout rates increase, test and project scores dip, and – worst of all – learning becomes synonymous with boredom. Creativity and the classroom. Too Much Information?

Technology 67

Technology Classroom Learning Dropout 67

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2016

Statistically, almost half of school dropouts do so because they don’t see the relevance. Nepris , a cloud-based platform that connects STEAM subject experts (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) with teachers and classes, wants to turn that around. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

Flipped Classroom 150

Flipped Classroom Industry Dropout Common Core 150

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For two years we’ve had sort of a petri dish of experimenting with learning online,” said Anant Agarwal, chief platform officer of the online program management company 2U and former CEO of edX, the online provider created by MIT and Harvard and sold last year to 2U for $800 million.

Education 76

Education Survey Dropout Learning 76

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization. Today’s youth culture lives in apps—not for the sake of the technology itself, but for the rich social, psychological identity-driven mash-up that define a person, group, interactions and opinions.

Social Media 115

Social Media Dropout Training Smartphone 115

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. It impedes access to institutions they might be qualified for, because it’s not being accepted.”. How is it going to be accessible?

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

PORTLAND, Maine — The ergonomic chairs, glass-walled conference rooms, ubiquitous technology and smell of new carpets and fresh paint scream well-funded startup. The Roux Institute opened last year in borrowed space in this tech company building on the Portland, Maine, waterfront to teach computer science and other subjects.

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Report Dropout System Company 114

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. The number of college dropouts swelled during the tight labor market; an additional 2 million people joined their ranks from only a year and a half earlier in 2018. As with many dropouts, Floyd had unpaid student debt to resolve. It’s kind of funny.”

Dropout 124

Dropout Survey Study Report 124

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

On a laptop in the nearly empty office, he worked on code for a webpage he was developing for his employer, the learning materials company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In half an hour, he needed to join a conference call about changes to the company’s website. He had been at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for four months. Degree inflation.

Company 112

Company Survey Report Training 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Access to talent is their number-one competitive priority.”. Creating access where it doesn’t exist today and hasn’t existed for many people ever is going to be crucial in the recovery.”.

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Survey Laptops Dropout Report 138

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Some students don’t have internet access or the computers they now need to do their coursework. And even without technology problems, catastrophic job losses are plunging some families into economic peril. Students who lived on campus are trying to keep up their grades at home, some in cramped or emotionally tense living conditions.

Study 144

Study Survey Course Company 144

EdNews Daily

JULY 2, 2016

I grew up in my parent’s motel and attended local urban public schools, which had a dropout rate of 40 percent. I closed a deal with Mark for $250,000 in exchange for a 20 percent equity stake in my test-prep company. Since working with Mark, the company has expanded into 20 new sites throughout the country.

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Meeting Strategy Course Dropout 185

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Greenville County Schools has begun partnering with companies in the area, such as BMW and Michelin, to develop courses in mechatronics and automotive research.

Industry 127

Industry Elementary Education Robotics 127

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

UPCEA’s eDesign Collaborative ), I spent hours doing my own personal research on my university’s open access policy and scouring the library website. The collaboration allowed the bookstore access to the library’s online catalog to see which materials in faculty’s course packs were readily available in library journals.

OER 60

OER Libraries Dropout Case Study 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. The full stack of technologies and frivolous thrills one might expect to find on today’s college campuses were on full display at Educause, the. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. Switches, routers, panels and projectors.

Pearson 60

Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

One way is through acquisitions like the one his university made of the Claremont School of Theology in California, or CST, which is being moved to the Salem, Oregon, campus of Willamette, just as private companies consolidate to increase their size and cost-effectiveness. Will there be more?

Dropout 71

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 71

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

But this scenario is based on technology already development. Instead of enrolling, for example, they might subscribe to college; for a monthly fee, they could take whatever courses they want, when they want, with long-term access to advising and career help. Related: Is California saving higher education?

Course 103

Course Pearson Accessibility Company 103

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Today, students have choices when it comes to their education; technology has enabled new school models and a growing number of students are finding success through personalized pathways. Today, I lead a company that creates online models for teaching and learning, yet my mission is much the same as it was when I was in the classroom.

Dropout 60

Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It “brought to light the stressors students have in their lives,” said Nate Turcotte, an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Technology and Research at Florida Gulf Coast University who is using assessments other than grades. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts.

Assessment 141

Assessment Report Dropout System 141

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

Today, edtech companies are actively working on taking digitization even further by converting the traditional LMS into an intelligent learning platform (ILP). They work as content recommendation tools that facilitate access to personalized educational resources. . Lower dropout rates. Less time spent looking for materials .

LMS 345

LMS Gamification Learning Dropout 345

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

My excitement was palpable given that this fancy piece of technology was (and is) a luxury for most educators. My SMART board’s projector was hanging on by a single screw, much like any hope that this fancy technology would improve my teaching and instruction.

EdTech 218

EdTech Learning Blended Learning Dropout 218

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Kristin Tichenor, vice president for enrollment, Wentworth Institute of Technology. I suspect that, at the macro level, it’s a question of relevance and financial solvency for many institutions.”. Then Covid decimated them.

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Report Course Dropout Training 102

MindShift

MARCH 3, 2017

My wireless company sends me a text alert when I’m about to use up my monthly data. NPR Ed previously covered trials using text messages and emails that prompt college students to sign up for financial aid and reduce dropouts among adult-education students. My bank sends me a text alert when my account balance is low.

Dropout 28

Dropout Study Software Outcomes 28

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. But Chris Munzo, executive vice president of AspirEDU (and fan of metaphors), compares Dropout Detective to a gym membership—it only works if you use it.

Dropout 60

Dropout Comparison Data Company 60

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 16, 2015

1) You’re currently professor of educational technology at the British Open University. My field was ArtificialIntelligence , but I started experimenting with online tutor groups, producing web pages, etc and migrated into educational technology (as many people did). large scale dropouts, superficial learning)?

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MOOC Dropout OER Social Media 28

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2018

I’ve spent 16 years serving on and chairing the board of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and 25 years leading companies that serve schools and students of all kinds. Content —Select and adapt content so students at all levels of readiness can access the same ideas and information. Source: Achieve3000.

Differentiated Instruction 153

Differentiated Instruction Learning Dropout Assessment 153

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

Only a quarter of recent grads in another survey, by the educational publishing and technology company Cengage, said that, if they could do it again, they’d take the same educational path. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report.

Education 143

Education Survey Report Trends 143

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Some of Hayden’s homework hadn’t been reaching his teachers due to apparent technological glitches on the school’s online platform, or in some cases because he hadn’t handed it in ? She figures it would come with some of the same challenges, but with fewer technology issues and fewer legal threats. She’s still exploring this option ?

Policies 141

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 141

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

But access to home support is arguably even more important. A national survey by the advocacy group ParentsTogether found big gaps by income in the ability to access emergency learning. South Fort Myers High School follows a dropout prevention program called BARR, which stands for Building Assets, Reducing Risks.

Khan Academy 57

Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Indeed, despite the buzz around personalized learning, there’s no simple recipe for success, and the common ingredients — such as adaptive-learning technology and student control over learning — can backfire if poorly implemented. Related: A private school with more than $100 million will share its technology with three other schools.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

About one-third of all black collegians earn degrees in either a STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and math) field or in business, according to my analysis of integrated post-secondary education data system (IPEDS), the national dataset of college outcomes. Black students struggle to acquire wealth. percent).”

Dropout 83

Dropout STEM Analysis Company 83

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Only a quarter of recent grads in another survey, by the educational publishing and technology company Cengage, said that, if they could do it again, they’d take the same educational path. If you’re a law school, you’re likely not going to lie to your accrediting agency.

Survey 86

Survey Data Report Dropout 86

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. They are often placed in separate classrooms within public schools and spend large numbers of hours on computers using technology that is not aligned with their specific needs.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right?

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46