The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

Once students are accepted, Sanchez said, Davenport will assess their education and work experience to see what can count toward degree progressions. About 23 percent of Latino adults between the ages of 25 and 29 have a bachelor’s degree, compared to 45 percent of their white peers, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center report.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The highest rates of non-submission were among American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students (as well as students who did not report their race or ethnicity on Common App), and the lowest rates were among white and Asian students. Students who ultimately submitted the Common App visited the platform more frequently.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. The pandemic unleashed “tremendous interest” in revisiting assessments, said Jean-Claude Brizard, president and chief executive officer of Digital Promise, a nonprofit organization that promotes innovation in education.

Competency Based Learning 140

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 140

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our new report, Computational Thinking for a Computational World , draws from research and interviews with leaders around the country to answer the essential question: In a computational world, what is important to know and know how to do? Click here to read the full report. Supporting educators to teach computational thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

18, Richmond received an email from the Jefferson County School District: AJ was suspended while the district evaluated his risk of violence, a formal process known as a behavioral threat assessment. Credit: Valerie Plesch for the Hechinger Report. In 2018 Congress allocated federal funds to train schools on threat assessment.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2018

Head Start centers make up one-third of the center-based child care programs available in some of Mississippi’s most rural areas, providing critical child care services, access to health care, and early intervention services that children may not otherwise get, according to a new report. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

As we’ve reported in the past, some teachers have clearly expressed that tech tools should support and not replace their expertise. She co-founded edtech company LangInnov to address what she saw as a gap in the market for assessing Latino children’s reading abilities. Meanwhile, changing demographics of students in U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

That’s similar to retention rates in previous years — a report from the Tennessee Education Research Alliance shows that around 1 percent of third graders were held back each school year between 2010 to 2020. Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report So, what happened in Tennessee? Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Policies 103

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In March, 2021, Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz first reported on the way that direct-to-student loans were used by for-profit colleges to bolster their business models while ensnaring students in practices that blocked them from getting jobs or transferring to other colleges.

Advocacy 88

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As Rachel’s story illustrates, in addition to being outstanding assessment tools, rubrics perform another, equally important function. For rubrics to serve as a teaching tool, as well as a valid assessment tool, they must meet certain criteria. A Tool for Self-Advocacy. Rubrics as Teaching Tools. Rubrics change that.

Learning 182

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Marshall Plan for Moms also released a new report in May, with McKinsey & Co., The report also offered a four-step process by which businesses can create their own child care benefits and five solution areas for companies to help improve child care options. on the impact of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities. This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. That also trickles down into schools.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. While getting a national picture of the problem is hard, lawyers and advocates in eight of the nine states contacted by The Hechinger Report said they were aware of districts that had put special education evaluations on hold. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Education Assessment Advocacy Report 133

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Nevertheless, teens report that their own mental health is spiraling : Increasingly, they are anxious, depressed and wrestling with thoughts of suicide. As other measures improved, youth also reported feeling less anxiety and depressive symptoms. Fewer teens are taking up smoking. Arrest rates among teens are dropping.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Kanga helps clinicians simplify their jobs with access to new features: Documentation: With goal management, student metrics, session notes, and robust reporting features, clinicians can easily document notes and track metrics to help maintain compliance. It’s been very inspiring to see how student engagement has improved with Presence.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start? A majority of students weren’t mastering the subject, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test that tracks academic achievement. They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report. Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report. NEW YORK — To Eva Santiago, her son’s education has always felt like an impossible dilemma.

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Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report This year, Harpeth Valley flagged just 12 third graders as needing extra reading support, but the requirements of the expansive Tennessee law could put far more students at risk of retention. Because it is just one assessment.”

Elementary 105

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 105

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. The district collects data through a School Climate Survey, a Getting to Know You Survey, and an MPS Cares self-reporting tool.

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Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 334

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

By July 2021, 72 percent of undergraduates said that their awareness of social justice issues had increased over the preceding year, and just under half reported that their involvement in social justice efforts was impacting their career choices, according to a survey by Best Colleges. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

Launched in 2019 and established as an independent nonprofit association in 2021, SELPA aims to advance high-quality SEL implementation by bringing together SEL providers for networking, shared learning, collective promotion, and advocacy. I’m proud to serve for a second term on the board of directors for this passionate group of providers.”.

Advocacy 57

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

As temperatures began to dip this fall, Allen Blackwell III says he and his colleagues at Baltimore City Public Schools kept watch on weather reports hoping to see it hit 32 degrees. The organization aims to help students overcome homelessness through education, policy advocacy and practical support to educators. “I It’s school.”

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N2Y

MAY 13, 2021

Note that periodically assessing transition needs is important because they can (and probably will) change over time, and related goals and services will need to be adjusted accordingly. Topics covered include daily living skills, jobs, snack‑time tasks, recreation and games, home reports, and daily sign‑in procedures.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. Now, with far more applicants in the pipeline, “I only see pre-hiring assessment gaining momentum,” Price said.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

And the level of advocacy and support for a solution has snowballed. Marwell said his team is leading pilots in districts and states to refine methods of assessing who needs internet access in a given community. The post They helped all schools get good internet, now they’re focusing on homes appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The research examined MAP Growth assessment scores from six million U.S. In addition, states and districts should be setting up data collection and reporting processes to understand which interventions are succeeding in improving student outcomes.

Outcomes 104

Outcomes Education Advocacy Policies 104

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The value of the human potential unlocked by early education and social and emotional interventions is more difficult to assess: it is arguably limitless. He found that 56 percent report children being more aggressive, hyper-active or oppositional than they used to be, and 55 percent report children more shy, withdrawn or anxious.

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Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

According to student stress statistics, nearly half (45%) of the teenagers polled reported that they’re stressed all the time, and 70% report that anxiety or depression are “major problems” for themselves or their peers.[9,11] In fact, one-fifth of all children report that they worry a lot.[14] Lack of participation in school.

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Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report Speaking comes naturally to most children, being a gift of human evolution, but reading and writing are inventions that must be consciously and painstakingly learned. Dyslexia is now understood to be related to the way the brain handles the connection between letters and sounds, not IQ.

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Learning Study Report Elementary 144

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“One of the great paradigm shifts that has occurred with colleges that are really making headway is they no longer consider the students to be broken who come to them,” said Sugar, who was a co-founder of the advocacy group Complete College America. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. .

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Waterford

APRIL 10, 2020

Over 40% of teachers report feeling high stress every day during the school year, which ties teaching with nursing as having the highest stress rate of any career.[13] Self-Care Tools, Strategies and Assessment. National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, June 2014, pp. Retrieved from ucf.edu: [link]. and Molina, M.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

It has spurred the publication of white papers, launch of incubators and conferences, as well as interest amongst journalists and advocacy groups. Department of Education reports, 50 percent of adult learners who sign up for a federally funded program drop out within 12 hours of their first class — and that is if they can get into a class.

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Mobility Advocacy Data Accessibility 165

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A recent report on reading performance from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that 63 percent of students in 4 th grade are reading at a “basic” or “below basic” level. By Glen Miller. It’s no secret to educators that students are not meeting literacy benchmarks. All they have to do is tap them.

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Policies Education Advocacy Groups 100

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed one-third of fourth graders in the state performing below the basic reading level in 2019. Credit: Ariel Gilreath for The Hechinger Report. Reading Remedies.

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Elementary Report Training Advocacy 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

This is one of the principles championed by Future Ready Schools (FRS), a project of the policy and advocacy organization, Alliance for Excellent Education. FRS helps district leaders plan and implement personalized, research-based digital learning strategies to help all students achieve their full potential. What the program offers.

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Future Ready Advocacy Strategy Personalized Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored a National Education Policy Center report on for-profit charter schools. At Stride Inc.,

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111