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OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners

The Hechinger Report

Until in-person learning can fully resume, family members are the only adults who regularly work with students on distance learning assignments. American schools are overwhelmingly English-only environments — and too often, this can make them hostile spaces for English learners and their families.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

million in the same period last year, according to an analysis for The Hechinger Report conducted by the consulting firm Kantar Media. million in that period, almost quadruple last year’s spending, the analysis showed. Stride spent about $1.8 million on TV ads in just the first quarter of 2021, up from $1.2

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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For ed-tech success, why schools use technology is just as important as how

The Hechinger Report

Schools are often looking at instructional uses,” said Thomas Arnett, a research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and author of a paper chronicling the efforts of these two organizations to co-develop classroom technology to support personalized learning. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching

edWeb.net

A decorated educator of 21 years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety of organizations for her leadership, advocacy, and classroom instruction. She has 20 years’ experience in strategic communications, writing, and policy analysis, primarily in education. Kelisa Wing has been an educator for 12 years.

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How One District Went All-in on a Tutoring Program to Catch Kids Up

MindShift

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

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. Manufacturing Trends.

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