The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

The Altus network relies on a self-paced, independent study program and a personalized, blended learning model they’ve built up over a quarter century. Students spend 80 percent of their time learning from home. Most do the majority of their work online, though some choose to learn with a standard textbook.

Dropout 98

Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

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. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

Especially during the past two years, the interest and necessity of online learning have skyrocketed. . Students have continued pursuing their studies despite prolonged lockdowns through platforms such as learning management systems (LMSs) and video conferencing software. Intelligent learning platform benefits for K-12 schools.

LMS 345

LMS Gamification Learning Dropout 345

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, had already overcome an array of obstacles on her nearly five-year journey. “No No matter how much I studied, I was failing,” Hernandez said, recalling the pediatric and medical-surgical care course that almost felled her. “I I couldn’t study the way I wanted to.”.

Study 97

Study Report Course Dropout 97

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For them, there’s no substitute for in-person learning, “So, they’re not going to respond to anything or even log in,” Choudhury said. Choudhury, whose job is to problem solve, attributed his district’s progress to its early recognition that it had to closely monitor daily attendance and student learning online.

Elementary 143

Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 143

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

A children’s hospital isn’t a place where families expect to find outstanding learning opportunities. But PedsAcademy adds personalized learning to the personalized medicine at Nemours. Rethinking school offers results. The value of this work can seem clearer for people so close to the job market.

Robotics 81

Robotics Report Personalized Learning Study 81

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Over the past decade, school officials in Fulton County, Georgia’s fourth-largest school district, have experimented with so-called personalized learning , tried integrating English language learners into mainstream classes, and introduced high school-level courses in middle school. Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report.

Report 111

Report E-rate Study Training 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2017

“For kids, captioning is almost a waste of time,” said Harley Hamilton, a computer scientist at Georgia Tech affiliated with the Center for Accessible Technology in Sign (CATS) , a joint project of the university and the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf.

Assistive Technology 66

Assistive Technology Blended Learning Report Data 66

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. If the past few years have taught us anything,” Taylor said of the pandemic and its aftermath, “it is that regular in-person learning is critical to a student’s academic success.”.

Dropout 101

Dropout Analysis Policies Report 101

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We We are speaking about an equal right, an equal opportunity to access education,” said Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Compared to white and affluent students, low-income and minority students have less access to nearly every type of educational benefit. Some studies suggest achievement gaps that exist beyond the third grade are difficult to close regardless of the intervention. Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning.

Blended Learning 197

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 197

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2016

It’s a decision, studies show , that carries long-term negative consequences, such as a high likelihood of involvement in the criminal justice system and a lifetime of lower earnings. He realized that some students don’t succeed on the conventional academic path, and ran a school for dropouts on Arena Boulevard.

Dropout 96

Dropout Report System Meeting 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

NEW YORK — Social studies teacher Karen Rose stepped out of New Rochelle High School last month for what will likely be the last time. Karen Rose, a social studies teacher at New Rochelle High School, with Daniel Delgado, one of her former students. She worries about the students she hasn’t heard from. Photo: Courtesy of Karen Rose.

Broadband 139

Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 139

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Compared to white and affluent students, low-income and minority students have less access to nearly every type of educational benefit. Some studies suggest achievement gaps that exist beyond the third grade are difficult to close regardless of the intervention. ’” Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning. "This

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

After a year of hospital stays and rehabilitation, Jumani was well enough to resume his studies. Having access to a social network of other people who have dealt with similar experiences is very beneficial.”. Luke’s Hospital told police he would likely die. With his spleen split and skull fractured, Jumani spent 23 days in a coma.

Learning 73

Learning Handbook Training Report 73

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff. Related: PROOF POINTS: Pace of learning back to normal during the 2021-22 pandemic school year but student achievement lags far behind, data shows. She plans to stick with her “beautiful” kids and see them through graduation.

Learning 82

Learning Report Elementary Dropout 82

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. It looks unlike any school I ever attended. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

Personalized Learning 97

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 97

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The gifted program at Eve opened two years ago as a way to increase access to Buffalo’s disproportionately white, in-demand gifted and talented programs. Buffalo educators hoped Eve’s new program would give more children — particularly children of color — a chance at enrichment and advanced learning. There are gifted dropouts.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

And in high school, Aneudy often came late to school as he juggled playing on the baseball team, babysitting his siblings, working as a cashier and studying for tough AP courses. It was touch and go at first; Aneudy spent a lot of time in detention.

Report 73

Report Training Study Course 73

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

School is very important to me because I want to keep studying,” she said. “I Even in 2017, before Hurricane Maria, about a quarter of the island’s children lacked internet access and half lacked computers at home. It is difficult to study when all the adults around me are always worried,” he said. “I I am always on alert.”

Elementary 102

Elementary Report Dropout System 102

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” ” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.” 9 things to know from the state’s first study.”

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” Let’s not worry that there are many people who do not have access to electricity, let alone Internet, let alone digital devices.). “ Is Homework Compatible With Personalized Learning? ” asks Edsurge.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

Some of the reasons for the decrease include teens waiting longer to have sex, increased access to contraception and popular reality TV shows such as “16 and Pregnant,” which depicted the struggles of young moms. But these same students who don’t have access to medically accurate, up-to-date information have to live with the consequences.

Report 134

Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 134

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the state was late submitting required annual financial statements for the third year in a row. “ Can personalized learning prevail? .” $100,000. Probably not.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : NYC schools Chancellor Richard “Carranza unveils capital plan with $750 million in fixes for disability access.” How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” Via Getting Smart : “Extending Social Emotional Learning into the Home.”

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It has shaped the administrative imaginary – and that in turn has shaped how schools have built capacity (or much more likely outsourced capacity ) and defined capacity altogether – notably in response to what’s been consistently framed as the challenge of access and the necessity of choice.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55