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.

Education 113

Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 113

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act , or ESSA, also provides increased access to funding for physical education by including the subject in its definition of a “well-rounded education.”. “At At least we’re at the table now,” said Carly Wright, advocacy director for SHAPE. “It

Exercises 105

Exercises Elementary Report Study 105

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The quote was by Charles “Tremendous” Jones , and the quote said, “The difference between who we are as a person today, and who we will be in five years is determined by the books we read and the people we meet.”. It may be not full of earthly riches, but definitely full of meaning and full of legacy. 140 Twitter Tips for Educators.

Twitter 91

Twitter Flipped Classroom Elementary Advocacy 91

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.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

It’s the only way businesses will be able to meet the demand that this kind of investment creates,” she added, “especially given the challenge businesses were having in finding skilled workers ahead of the crisis, which is also exacerbated. an advocacy group in Oakland, California. “We

Training 112

Training Groups Industry Advocacy 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2023

Instead, Linskens juggled a full-time job while also caring for her daughter, bringing her along to meetings and work trips, and relying on television to keep her occupied. They are the lowest paid teachers, and provide one-on-one around the clock supervision and care, which is definitely needed,” Jordan said. But that took a toll. “I

Advocacy 115

Advocacy Report Trends Industry 115

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.

Company 56

Company Education Industry Course 56

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

It definitely made for a pretty horrible year and a half,” Smith said about the impact of a policy he called “both stupid and shortsighted.” And a coalition of advocacy groups in New York is pushing for legislation there like California’s. He’s already toying with a name: Free the Grades. “I I feel like I won, but then there are 6.6

Policies 114

Policies Advocacy Course Report 114

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.” Developers who are known to be doing this work on their own, with no financial contribution happening from any company” represented only 8.2%

OER 73

OER Course Company Smartphone 73

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. It was designed to meet the needs of larger classrooms while still remaining compact and lightweight.

Epson 51

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Those connections start with one-on-one mentoring, in which teachers meet with students weekly to discuss short-term goals, such as completing a certain number of units in a history course, and long-term goals that stretch into college and career. “My My son comes home so excited when he passes a focus area,” Swift wrote in an email.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Have governments spent enough money to meet the unexpected and very steep costs of the last year? White students could lose four to eight months of learning by June 2021, and students of color could lose six to 12 months, according to a McKinsey & Company report published in December. Credit: Facebook/Patrick Miller. Travers said.

Laptops 128

Laptops System Policies Meeting 128

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. One parent at a public meeting said that a police officer had told her that her son “would get better services in jail” than at her local school. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

“Personalized learning,” according to some definitions, is driven by students’ own interests and inquiry rather than by the demands or standards imposed by the instructor, the school, the state. ” Or it dates to the Gates Foundation’s funding grants and political advocacy in the early 2000s.

Personalized Learning 83

Personalized Learning Learning Course Handbook 83

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” For-profit higher ed company Education Management Corp says it will close 22 out of 26 of its Brown Mackie College locations.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

The expanded safety net, though, doesn’t apply to workers at private companies with 500 or more employees. Katherine Gallagher Robbins, child care and early education director at the Center for Law and Social Policy, an advocacy group for low-income families. I was definitely scared: Will they hire me back?

Industry 139

Industry Policies Advocacy Report 139

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If policymakers are going to close California’s graduation gap, they’ll have to figure out how to meet the needs of students like Mora and Deas. I definitely want to be out of here in four years,” Soberano said. I definitely want to be out of here in four years,” Soberano said. “If Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

Education 97

Education Policies Course System 97

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

“ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom? Via The Outline : “The rise and fall of the company behind ’ Reader Rabbit’ and all your favorite educational games.” The learn-to-code company has raised $6.9 .” Labor and Management. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

Education 55

Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Bootcamp or Bust.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A recent survey by the polling company Socialsphere of 14- to 29-year-olds revealed that top priorities among these voters are gun control, access to higher education, and healthcare reform — all issues that stick in the craw of Republicans. Related: Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home.

Outcomes 66

Outcomes Survey Advocacy Report 66