The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2020

Related: An analysis of achievement gaps in every school in America shows that poverty is the biggest hurdle. I know the fear of our babies becoming the victims of another tragic school shooting — and of course we have worried, and we continue to worry. Schools nationwide should follow suit.

Advocacy 102

Advocacy System Policies Resources 102

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Rodriguez’s placement test scores dictated at least a year of these low-level math courses. A Hechinger Report/inewsource analysis of California community college data yielded stark results. The course covers the same material as the regular statistics class but requires two more hours of class time per week.

Report 111

Report Course System Data 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

The practice of holding on to students’ transcripts prohibits them from enrolling in another college, which will need proof of courses taken, and can result in the loss of a job offer. Black women earn just 61 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts, according to analysis by the nonprofit advocacy group Equal Pay Today.

Libraries 97

Libraries Report Advocacy Policies 97

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It will take Chinchon an extra semester to earn his degree, and that’s even after he took courses in the summers to catch up. For these and other reasons, some take courses they don’t need, pick majors they will later change and don’t know what to do when the resulting problems leave them on the brink of flunking out.

Course 125

Course Report Policies Study 125

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

They are able to do so because they receive 70 hours of training over the course of the year — more direct training than many adult counselors doing these jobs receive. In the policy world, there are few programs that don’t involve some kind of cost-benefit analysis. The math is not just about increasing matriculation percentages.

Training 73

Training Policies Advocacy Accessibility 73

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

At a time when parents, politicians and universities all want more students to go to college and graduate on time, the idea of letting them take college courses while in high school seems a great solution. The issue is, are we doing something educationally marginal, maybe even fraudulent, when we assert that these are college courses?”.

Course 84

Course Policies Report Study 84

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2019

His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. In that role, he actively recruited hundreds of black students into the space program. Institution.

STEM 93

STEM Industry Data Survey 93

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Over the course of the 2020-21 school year, 15 graduate students worked up to 20 hours a week, with some earning $14.70

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Study Data Report Elementary 136

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

In order to target these deficiencies, LPS launched a new math course to help students who were performing below grade level get back on track. While effective, these methods were unsustainable, because teachers had to do much of the data tracking and analysis manually, according to the paper.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

“This is just another systemic disadvantage that we put in front of low-income kids and kids of color,” said Andrew Nichols, director of higher education research at The Education Trust, a nonprofit advocacy organization. But many admissions offices don’t have the resources to do that level of analysis. GPAs rose from 3.25

Report 101

Report Study Advocacy Policies 101

Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

The teacher facilitates the work, of course, but leaves as much of the decision-making as possible to the students. For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. Of course, a few quick lessons on how to find and evaluate information may help.).

Advocacy 69

Advocacy Examples Survey Groups 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Over her 25 year career in education research, she has conducted research and evaluation examining blended and online professional development, global education, dual language immersion, and STEM curriculum initiatives, including analysis of international, federal, and state education policy.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 49

MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Over the course of the 2020-21 school year, 15 graduate students worked up to 20 hours a week, with some earning $14.70

Study 42

Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

Data shows that their trauma symptoms, including anxiety, anger and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are reduced by nearly half over the course of one school year. (Emily Tate / EdSurge) For Ryder and other children who have faced immeasurable hardship, the program, by and large, appears to be working.

Training 178

Training Classroom Report Groups 178

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

“We’re happy fewer kids are being held back, but they should track that data to see how well kids are doing [after they are held back],” said Monty Neill, executive director of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (also known as FairTest), the advocacy group that has long fought against the widespread use of standardized tests. “In

Elementary 75

Elementary Training Advocacy Strategy 75

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

One nonprofit advocacy group calculates that 10 states spend more on employee pensions than on higher education; in Illinois, more than half of the $4.1 This hasn’t stopped universities and colleges from trimming what those students get for their money, said Thomas Harnisch, director of policy analysis AASCU.

Education 40

Education Policies Report Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2022

Attending classes with my mother introduced me to advanced concepts at an early age and empowered my mother to advocate for my access to advanced courses. Black and Latino students often lack access to advanced courses altogether. In some ways, I was lucky to attend advanced classes in isolation.

Course 115

Course Accessibility Advocacy Outcomes 115

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2016

When students are underprepared for preliminary courses required for their degrees, they’re typically placed in remedial classes. But a better solution for helping them catch up is to enroll them in co-requisite college courses and provide additional support. Traditional remedial courses can be discouraging.

Outcomes 0

Outcomes Course Analysis Training 0

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In his application, Shahan predicted that Arise’s test scores would increase by 10 percent each year over the course of five years, starting at 40 percent “proficiency” on state tests and stair-stepping up each year, until its students reached 80 percent proficiency in the school’s fifth year. At the time, the projection seemed realistic. “I

Elementary 66

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 66

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

There were no Advanced Placement courses, for example, and little help was available with college and financial aid applications, said Ben, who is Black. “I It found that students who took an ethnic studies course in ninth grade were more likely to enroll in college. It’s just the way society is.”

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Report Study Accessibility Data 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A Center for Public Integrity analysis of district-level federal education data suggests roughly 300,000 students entitled to essential rights reserved for homeless students have slipped through the cracks, unidentified by the school districts mandated to help them. Credit: Zoë Meyers for the Center for Public Integrity.

Analysis 68

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 68

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Source: Mursion and Future Workforce: “ VR Changes the Game for Soft Skills Training ” Of course, money talks. While calling all this variety “a well-meaning attempt to give teachers and students more options,” LearnPlatform CEO Karl Rectanus said in the analysis that, “instead, it creates a confusing landscape for everyone involved.

Survey 134

Survey EdTech Tools Training 134

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

Of course you do! I’ve seen more activity in this area in the last year than in the last 10 years,” said Christine Keller, vice president for research and policy analysis of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, or APLU. Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley. Photo: Alison Yin/Hechinger Report.

Survey 40

Survey Policies Report Data 40

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks.

Pearson 106

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 106

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

U-46 was one of 53 districts across the United States that spent a statistically significant amount less state and local money on high-poverty schools than on lower-poverty schools, according to a new Hechinger Report analysis of how districts disburse funding. And, of course, there is the coalition. We are inequitable.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. It holds true for my work too, of course.)

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

EDGENUITY WORLD LANGUAGE LIVE LESSONS ( www.edgenuity.com ) Edgenuity is implementing live lessons for its virtual World Language courses. The subscription plans include courses in Game Design, YouTube Creation, and music production. The subscription plans include courses in Game Design, YouTube Creation, and music production.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Though the faculty teach the courses and the universities control admission standards and confer the graduates’ degrees, much of the work of building and managing the courses is done by the companies. GMU is one of a number of schools across the country that have faced challenges from faculty advocacy groups over these partnerships.

Company 56

Company Education Industry Course 56

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

They’re pulling a bait and switch on students,” said Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of the advocacy group Complete College America. While 90 percent of entering students in a nationwide UCLA survey say they’ll graduate within four years — the most basic promise made by a university or college to consumers — only 45 percent of them will.

Report 137

Report Dropout Survey Advocacy 137

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

This new partnership will let Canvas users gain a streamlined process for curriculum mapping, course building, content collection, and progress monitoring. HOONUIT’S NEW COURSES ( www.hoonuit.com ) Hoonuit announces the launch of accredited professional learning courses. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017.

Tools 71

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Second, they need to use a variety of resources: individual evaluations, work over the course of a school year, input from other teachers, etc. During her administrative tenure, Dr. Removcik has led professional development trainings on several state initiatives including Common Core Standards, educator effectiveness, and data analysis.

Online Assessments 52

Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A Hechinger analysis of federal data provides additional dimensions to the picture of student debt. Americans amassed trillions of dollars in student loan debt in the course of just a few decades. There are many ways to look at the types of people loan forgiveness would benefit: Should we consider household income?

Policies 124

Policies Data Report Advocacy 124

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BLACKBOARD AND READSPEAKER ( www.blackboard.com ) & ( www.readspeaker.com ) Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve course content accessibility. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks. Incorporating end user feedback, the 10.0

Epson 52

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

household incomes by 5 percent by 2060, according to one analysis. Over the past three years, they have introduced an induction ceremony for freshmen (like the inverse of a graduation ceremony), a redesign of introductory courses and a handful of other initiatives. Related: More Hispanics are going to college. The bad news?

Dropout 107

Dropout Laptops Study Report 107

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” Of course, when all these narratives about “social emotional learning” get picked up by education technologists and education entrepreneurs, they don’t just turn policy mandates or even into TED Talks. “If kept,” of course, is the operative phrase there. The analysis is also relevant to education.

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67