The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Districts must waive enrollment requirements, such as immunization forms, that could keep kids out of the classroom. They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness.

Analysis 71

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 71

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

State officials and financial experts across the country warn that taxpayers ultimately end up paying millions more each year than necessary, which can lead to new tax hikes or result in less money for classrooms. percent of their bond principal in fees, significantly greater than the 1 percent average costs the study found.

Report 75

Report Industry Company Conference 75

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Over the decades, however, local PTAs shifted their attention and efforts away from advocacy work to fundraising for individual schools. Additional support for citywide giving was provided by the 2017 study, which suggested that early fears that the central fund would diminish parent contributions were exaggerated. Credit: Dawn Larson.

Elementary 145

Elementary Education Report Groups 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Gobert is trying to get Kinsley in an early learning child care facility so she can work full-time and study to get a degree in health care. Sylvia Levy, a 64-year-old instructor at Beary Cherry Tree, reads to a six-week-old in the infant classroom. Christian Gobert poses with her daughter Kinsley, who turned 1 in January.

Policies 40

Policies Report Comparison Advocacy 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Social studies teachers will adore these! Historical Thinking Chart.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” ” The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy has thoughts on the pushback , making the comparison between Zuckerberg ’s corporate and philanthropic efforts and inBloom. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. “Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google Are Fighting a War for the Classroom,” Edutechnica wrote in June , with a look at how many colleges have adopted their competing “pseudo-LMSes.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities. It’s very common to face backlash in the classroom.”.

Pearson 130

Pearson Guidelines Company Study 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

While at Yale Law School, she added an extra year to her studies to take courses in child development. As a young attorney, she worked for the Children’s Defense Fund, an advocacy group. A major study tracking children who attended Head Start in the early 2000s found that their academic achievements plateaued by third grade.

Policies 59

Policies Advocacy Study E-rate 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

They struggle with facts about social studies. As Kristina Rizga wrote in Mother Jones this year , In 2011, all federal funding for civics and social studies was eliminated. By comparison, just 19% of Democrats believe that colleges’ and universities’ effect is negative.). This too has been a long time in the making.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71