eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The technology company has developed a robust, clinician-designed online therapy platform for their own network of teletherapy providers, and made a version of it available to schools during the pandemic. Our many support offerings help meet the unique needs and learning styles of clinicians.”. About Presence.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

When we meet with school counselors, one of the things that we share out is the data regarding Bachelor’s degrees that are being conferred in this country, and the number of jobs that are available. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. Today the company serves 157,000 in 30 states. At Stride Inc., Stride Inc.,

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

According to Hoori Kalamkarian, a researcher at the Community College Research Center who also spoke Thursday, technology-assisted advising could play a role—provided that any data collected doesn’t algorithmically reinforce biases. For instance, which groups of students are getting flagged more, or which students receive more kudos.)

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 12, 2022

2 Data Mining and Tracking. All images and information are being tracked by big data companies. Our children and students are now data points being tracked throughout their entire lives. Data is big money these days. I say this all the time, “You must both fear and respect Google (and Facebook, etc.)

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Monday, March 4, 5 p.m.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Attending trade shows seems like an absolute must for educational publishers; the cost, personnel, and logistics can be obstacles for even the larger companies. First, since no company can attend every event, staff should meet to discuss event strategy every year ahead of trade show season.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the summer of 2020, Talbott and her colleagues asked for a meeting with the charter school’s leaders to discuss racial justice at Lusher, one of the city’s most coveted for families and teachers alike; they also created an antiracism group for teachers. “A Yet early data suggests that the pandemic is aggravating the leaky bucket problem.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

After a career working at tech-centric companies including Google and Quora in product roles, Liu Huang joined CZI in 2017 to oversee the product development, notably the Summit Learning platform. CZI aims to be a different type of philanthropy looking to integrate grantmaking, advocacy and technology to serve others.

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Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. One tutor, Kingsley Esezobor, 38, is a graduate student in computational data science and engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

What they lack is college-educated relatives, counselors, role models or mentors to make sure they take the courses and meet the deadlines they need to, or who encourage them to think about their further educations. Siembra, a for-profit company that’s paid by participating school districts and colleges, has only early results to share.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. While effective, these methods were unsustainable, because teachers had to do much of the data tracking and analysis manually, according to the paper.

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Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

When “families can speak in their native tongue, they feel more connected to school—no longer a guest, but part owner, like they have stock in the company,” said Dr. Van Heukelum. Leaning on local advocacy groups or representatives for regular updates saves time and keeps you informed. Data can be your best friend, said Dr. Louters.

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Advocacy Education Learning Digital Divide 104

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Jahliel Thurman (Vice President of Uplift Entertainment) and Shalon Bell (Director of Strategic Alliances at the Atlanta Voice)—will discuss how despite limited monetary capital, these institutions continue to boost students’ potential in graduate education, entrepreneurship and advocacy through human capital. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. During a district board meeting, Ms.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 129

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Responding to Changing Needs and Funding Opportunities. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

At least we’re at the table now,” said Carly Wright, advocacy director for SHAPE. “It The idea that young children need to move a lot is fairly intuitive to anyone who has ever spent time in the company of a child under age eight. Now, he wants his students to know about personal fitness long before they become overweight adults.

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Exercises Elementary Report Study 106

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” says a new report published by the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. “Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

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MindShift

MARCH 29, 2018

What they lack is college-educated relatives, counselors, role models or mentors to make sure they take the courses and meet the deadlines they need to, or who encourage them to think about their further educations. Siembra, a for-profit company that’s paid by participating school districts and colleges, has only early results to share.

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Company Report Study Advocacy 31

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Of those who do enroll at universities on the island, fewer than half earn degrees, even after six years , the advocacy group Excelencia in Education reports, compared to more than 58 percent of college students nationwide. Related: New data show some colleges are definitively unaffordable for many.

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Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. One tutor, Kingsley Esezobor, 38, is a graduate student in computational data science and engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.

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Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

A recent New York Times investigation found that many companies receive such precise, extensive data on their users that they—and anyone else they share this information with—could easily identify a single individual and pinpoint their location. Harder still is uncovering the trackers that reveal how the data is being shared.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Our online school and EdOptions Academy, Edmentum Services, has really provided us with the flexibility to meet the needs of families as soon as they arrive. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 She has spent numerous hours advocating for school libraries at the state level with many trips to the state capitol to meet with lawmakers.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 108

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Kitty and Lindsay are among the eight founding members of the recently launched kidcasting advocacy platform, Kids Listen , a new grassroots organization of advocates for high-quality audio content for children. Whether it’s music, science, bedtime stories, or literature, we crave feedback from teachers on the front lines.

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Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts. It’s a ton of data entry, but none of it has appeared on students’ report cards, which still include traditional numerical grades. And, like Lee-Winship, she finds the data entry meaningless.

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Learning Report System Case Study 111

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

GoGuardian, a K-12 EdTech company dedicated to maximizing each student’s learning potential by providing solutions that enable more productive and safer digital learning, today announced a merger with Pear Deck, an award-winning and market-leading student engagement platform. www.goguardian.com.

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Classroom Outcomes Company Digital Learning 114

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. They received large donations from tech companies aiming to diversify the industry. Who Isn’t Being Served?

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Industry STEM Education Survey 141

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., The 10th through 12th graders are fully remote as well, save for a weekly advisory meeting.

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Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

Former teacher Emily McMahan Teachers Are Not OK For months, advocacy groups, including the National Education Association, the country’s largest union, have been driving home the point that teachers are not OK. The fear that burnout will contribute to a mass exodus of teachers isn’t overblown—but it isn’t supported by enough data yet.

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Survey Company Exercises Data 213

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

Even in the age of online lectures and digital courseware, college advising has remained relatively low-tech: sketching out degree plans with a pencil and paper during one-off meetings between students and advisors. Better data-sharing across campus. Not all of the other platforms work as well together, explains advisor Drew Brabant.

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Tools Mobility Data System 106

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Do you know where your data is stored? With the increased emphasis on student data privacy, many school leaders might think they have a handle on cyber security. Manheim Central School District (PA) Superintendent Dr. Peter Aiken said they partnered with a company to educate their staff about email threats.

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Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. K-12 market.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 57

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Known as online program managers, these companies have been hired largely to connect universities with customers who want graduate degrees. Though the faculty teach the courses and the universities control admission standards and confer the graduates’ degrees, much of the work of building and managing the courses is done by the companies.

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Company Education Industry Course 58

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Our Voice Nuestra Voz, a non-profit education advocacy group in New Orleans, analyzed the school performance scores data and found that approximately 15,000 students attend these failing schools. And failure is trending. They also found that one student was restrained or secluded 160 times at Success Preparatory Academy in New Orleans.

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Advocacy Analysis Survey Report 86

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

According to the most recent federal data, more than 60 percent of fourth-graders in the United States are not proficient readers. ” The Gibsons gave APM Reports an audio recording of the meeting where they discussed the test results with staff at their son Eddie’s school. And, oh, we don’t agree with it.’

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Training Report Groups System 78

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

To offset all this double counting, there is the separate issue of the many “whole course” OER that OTL refuses to index because they don’t meet the OTL’s definition of “textbook.” The data in the Kernel Development report shatter this illusion. These are huge companies that compete directly with each other in many ways.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Coaches help students develop the noncognitive abilities required to address these challenges — skills such as self-advocacy, time management, critical thinking, and communication. Unlike predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics takes situational data and tells you what to do in a given situation to change the outcome.

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