The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

And it has everything to do with the policies of the states.”. The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 72

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 72

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Limiting which Native students get financial assistance is especially significant, given the rising cost of post-secondary degrees. Perrantes now works as a program manager for Mother Nation , a Seattle-based nonprofit that focuses on cultural services, advocacy, mentorship and homeless prevention for Native women.

Groups 89

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 89

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Our mission is really to educate our kiddos, and in order to do that we need them in school,” said Lori McKenna, Albany’s assistant superintendent for secondary instruction. The state requires that alternative instruction must be “substantially equivalent” to what the student would get in a regular classroom. That’s not what happens.”

Report 97

Report Survey Data Comparison 97

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In the run-up to a new school year, I was proud to contribute $100 to the parent teacher association at my son’s school for classroom supplies. AP Photo/Ted S. It seemed an uncontroversial ask — of course I wanted his class to have the supplies they needed for the year. Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

Secondary 70

Secondary Report System Advocacy 70

Reading By Example

APRIL 12, 2017

Four years ago, I shared my attempt at revising our homework policy at my former school. It was more policy than practice – we briefly discussed it, then moved on to something related to literacy, I’m sure. She is participating in Genius Hour in her classroom. These absolute policies also result in absolute thinking.

Policies 37

Policies Secondary Analysis Examples 37

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 49

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Ragan Toppan, a junior at Deering High School, took part in a walkout last fall to protest a change in the school’s grading policy. The result today is a patchwork of local policies, with pockets of proficiency-based grading surrounded by schools that have stuck with traditional methods of evaluating students — or reverted to them recently.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

We [didn’t] want this to be a Band-Aid fix,” said Jordan Mickens, a Leadership for Educational Equity public policy fellow who served as #OaklandUndivided’s project manager until August 2021. The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group that works with underserved communities, also joined the partnership. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2019

Related Resources Music education gives students an exciting and creative reason to be in the classroom. She oversees advocacy efforts for the CMA Foundation at the state and federal level, which includes working with more than a dozen community partners to elevate the cause.

Advocacy 271

Advocacy Industry Secondary Elementary 271

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants with the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that foster in students the will and the skill to tackle problems of real-world significance locally and globally. Lunch is included. More information on our featured speakers is below.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Graduation from Montpelier no longer depends on hours logged in a classroom; instead students now need to check off a certain number of proficiency-based credits in subjects like English and math. The rubrics and learning targets are now fixtures in each Montpelier classroom. Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. percent to 89.1

Learning 85

Learning System Report Outcomes 85

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. Principal Rod Ruth was named South Carolina’s 2023 Secondary Principal of the Year.

Edmentum 98

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 98

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Imagine, for instance, a classroom art teacher who wants to mount an exhibition of student artwork. But Tom Loveless , a California-based education researcher and former director of the Brookings Institution’s Brown Center on Education Policy, advises caution. “It’s not ‘baseball appreciation,’” Mehta said.

How To 34

How To Learning Advocacy Study 34

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education. Currently, Amanda serves as President of NCTET.

System 55

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 55

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

That lack of support, according to advocates, comes from the fact that colleges don’t give the same kinds of support to students who have learning disabilities that elementary and secondary schools are required to provide. More funding and a new bill in Congress might change that. One in five U.S.

Policies 152

Policies Outcomes Advocacy Meeting 152

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

Erika Stump , a research associate at the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation at the University of Southern Maine, has written seven reports on proficiency-based education in the state. Asked how it’s going so far, Stump replied: “It depends on how you define ‘it’ and how you define ‘going.’”.

Education 0

Education Report Course System 0

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2020

You can’t just stick these kids in the corner,” said Elena Silva, director of PreK-12 for the Education Policy Program at New America, a Washington, D.C., At the Sarah Greenwood School, 58 students with disabilities learn in isolated classrooms and are ineligible for the dual language program, according to district data.

Elementary 143

Elementary Secondary Policies Advocacy 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Related: A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom The nation’s patchwork of solutions to homelessness dates to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Congress’s first significant response to the problem. The National Alliance to End Homelessness, an influential Washington, D.C.,

Elementary 123

Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 123

edWeb.net

JUNE 25, 2021

Step 2: Develop and Communicate a Districtwide Policy for Accessibility, Including Guidelines for Accessible Purchasing. Dr. Salvatore, who is the former superintendent of Long Branch Public Schools (NJ), said, “As a superintendent, I started to realize that we had significant policies coming about, particularly around accessibility.”

System 58

System Learning Guidelines Policies 58

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

Issues we used to consider secondary or tertiary (religion, language, ethnicity) have become primary. African refugees are pouring into our state – usually they are secondary migrants (first stop was another U.S. University research and policy in an era of advocacy philanthropists and agenda-setting organizations.

Education 100

Education Secondary STEM Policies 100

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

This represents change only for those people who want to make a change,” she said, adding that schools can choose between using that money to fund elementary, secondary or pre-K programs (though that last one is up for debate ). Do you support them in that advocacy as well?” billion from her department. Green asked.

Guidelines 62

Guidelines Advocacy Secondary Policies 62

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We work with teachers and administrators to create life-long learning patterns in students, whether that’s by curating resources for classroom research projects or by coming into the classroom to teach a lesson on how to do research themselves. What does a modern library look like?

Libraries 91

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 91

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But some of them, like the explosion in startups offering private student loans, suggest something is happening quite contrary to the narratives of “free and open,” not to mention to a tradition of publicly funded education or the policies of federal financial aid. ” So congrats, ed-tech vendors.) The Procurement Problem.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. The Flipped Classroom". For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Educare Arizona classmates Nathan Jaramillo, far left, Esteban Cuevas and Melissa Gordillo “read” books during free time in their toddler classroom. Care is lagging behind, so kids are lagging behind,” said Patricia Cole, senior director of federal policy at Zero to Three. It’s a pretty threadbare system.”.

Report 85

Report Policies Data Trends 85

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Confederate flags displayed in classrooms. As with the Illinois bill, Louisiana students who violate free speech policies twice would be expelled or suspended. A bill signed into law in Utah that defined free speech policies for campuses, adding that those who violate these can face legal action. Nooses left in public places.

Technology 58

Technology Education Social Media Groups 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Arguably, there is no better example of this than the ongoing push that “everyone should learn to code,” led at the K–12 level by the industry-backed advocacy organization Code.org. weird that, eh?) .” ” (Ha. ” “Everyone should learn Salesforce.”

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59