The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

But the annual celebrating of New York City’s feats ignores deeper differences, say educators and education policy experts, who contend that those upstate cities exist in an entirely different world. Related: How one innovative school district has closed gaps on harder Common Core tests. In Rochester, for example, just 6.7

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

1368.3x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice. LA101x: Library Advocacy Unshushed. 1368.4x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. Common Core in Action: Math Classroom Challenges- Using Formative Assessment to Guide Instruction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Brennan McMahon Parton, Data Quality Campaign ’s associate director of state policy and advocacy, recently spoke with him about data literacy for teachers. Josh Parker is an instructional coach at District of Columbia Public Schools. He was named Maryland State Teacher of the Year in 2012.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

For over two decades, CoSN has provided leaders with the management, community building, and advocacy tools essential for success. Wednesday, April 30th at 4pm Free BrainPOP Webinar: ELLs and the Common Core , Are you an ESL teacher struggling to address the Common Core? Learn more and register here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” How Philanthropy Shapes “Ed-Tech Trends” It’s hard to overstate how much influence philanthropic organizations have had on education policy, now and throughout US history. Philanthropy today shapes policy. No contemporary billionaire has shaped the policy and the discourse in education quite like Bill Gates.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In the future, I want to get a master’s in architecture and focus on urban planning, just because I feel like many of the problems we see today are based off of where people live and the policies of residential segregation mainly in cities like Baltimore, Chicago, etcetera. I want to use my master’s degree to change that.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Last year, 74 percent of Summit students met or exceeded Common Core standards for English Language Arts on California’s state tests, compared to 49 percent of students statewide, and 51 percent of Summit students met or exceeded the math standards, compared to 37 percent statewide. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 18, 2016

Half a million, or about one in four, show up on campuses each fall not ready to take college courses in math or English, according to the advocacy organization Education Reform Now. That’s a feat a surprising number of high school graduates fail to accomplish.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The inquiry-based approach is defined within the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, a set of decade-old, Common Core-like guidance for social studies. Some talked about receiving death threats and being doxxed, while others said they were increasingly fearful of losing their jobs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Promoting Innovation and Creativity During the School Day - Philip McIntosh, Math and Science Teacher STEM Can Lead the Way: Rethinking Teacher Preparation and Policy - Marcella Klein Williams Ed.D., Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

IFLA NPSIG training session on library advocacy - Molly Schwartz, NPSIG Co-Convener Creating Reusable Learning Objects - Christinger Tomer, Associate Porfessor Dispelling the Myth of the APA Monster: Information Services in a Digital Environment - Sara Stambaugh Online Learning Materials for a MOOC Course - Dr.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2017

If public education is ever going to meet the needs of low-income students, ideas for change must get beyond the constant war of words fueled by advocacy journalism, partisan blogging and fake news. The pervasiveness of advocacy writing helped usher in a “post-truth” era, where people consumed copious amounts of narrative over fact.

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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. Everything’s a business opportunity.

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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 sale, the FTC contended, would violate ConnectEDU’s own privacy policy, and it requested that users be notified so they could request their data be destroyed.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

The influence of Bill Gates in education and education technology policy really cannot be overstated. An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. It ignores what happens in Seattle: the home of Amazon, Microsoft, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ”). .”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

There was some talk that, despite being vociferously anti-union , Michelle Rhee’s support for the Common Core was allegedly a deal-breaker. Of course, DeVos has supported groups that back the Common Core in the past, including Jeb Bush ’s Foundation for Excellence in Education. She serves on its board.)

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Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

The Jose Vilson

AUGUST 2, 2020

I also understand that the EdSec doesn’t have direct control of schools, but can use their pulpit and federal-level funds to influence and persuade states to adopt different agendas (as was the case with the Common Core State Standards). My advocacy isn’t going anywhere. Oh, and I still have EduColor.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via NPR : “ Trump ’s International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Ed.” More about Trump’s immigration policies in a separate section below. And more about Trump and for-profit higher ed policies in the for-profit higher ed section below. Robots hate the Common Core.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

Testing, Testing… Common Core test scores released and California ’s scores were up a little bit, Connecticut ’s were up a little bit more, and Maryland ’s were better in math. ” More press releases from the Department of Education in the for-profit higher ed section below. .”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Here’s where she stands on a few key issues: DeVos doesn’t support Common Core : “Many of you are asking about Common Core. So what does a DeVos appointment mean for K-12 and higher education in the U.S.? To clarify, I am not a supporter—period,” she tweeted.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2016

Absent were specific policy proposals about the K-12 education system. Almost no speaker, including Clinton, addressed such contentious issues as charter schools, excessive testing, the achievement gap, the technology-access gap, Common Core standards and the current racial segregation in so many of the nation’s schools.

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Common Core Policies Advocacy Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It treats “ed-tech” as the result of markets and industry and “innovation,” and not as the result of policy or history. ” Trump might not have proposed any solutions, but he’s identified the problems: Setting up problems is the most important part of policy work. The Common Core.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

“ Trump and Chief Strategist Pick Bannon Disagreed on Foreign Student Policy,” says Inside Higher Ed. ” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. is disappointed in Common Core.

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