Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2024

The job fairs are already at capacity — the company has an attractive offer of benefits, a 401(k), and paid time off — and expects more than 750 new jobs to come to the area , including in manufacturing, operations, human resources and administrative roles. Gale and children working at a raised garden bed. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Gale.

Policies 143

Policies Industry Accessibility Advocacy 143

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based learning. Why are we so stuck in an age-based, grade-based era?

Advocacy 87

Advocacy Learning Conference Common Core 87

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

In particular, many students, for whom these efforts intend to protect, are still unaware of their rights when it comes to how their online footprints are tracked—whether by third-party companies or sometimes the school districts themselves. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A.

Social Media 116

Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 116

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

As the title of the document makes explicit, the framework aims to contribute to the conversation about the sustainability of OER: “Toward a Sustainable OER Ecosystem: The Case for OER Stewardship” It’s a valuable contribution to that conversation. .” I’m not sure that the document recognizes this.

OER 60

OER Company Pearson Resources 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

Report 130

Report Training Elementary Strategy 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

Students need to have an option to reply where they can briefly indicate why they were absent and, if they are in crisis, be automatically redirected to on-campus (ex: counselling center) and neighborhood assistance (immigration advocacy). But companies might not be attuned enough to how the user experience shifts from one device to another.

Mobility 88

Mobility OER Technology BYOD 88

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

E-rate 42

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

Even with that, financial documents show, the company has yet to turn a profit , thanks to the high cost of recruiting new students. The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to mandate training for graduate mentors and advisors.

Report 104

Report Survey Study Strategy 104

RafranzDavis.com

JULY 10, 2016

It would be years before I found “my voice” again in my teaching and advocacy. Time and again, with every tech company that I encounter, the feedback is real. When I moved to High School as a Geometry teacher, all of that creativity seemed to change when I was handed a binder and told to teach from it verbatim.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Training System Robotics 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The spread of information and advocacy is increasing awareness around dyslexia, and many who have experienced reading struggles are beginning to find their way through school—and life beyond it—more easily. For many dyslexics, the road to academic and career success isn’t off-limits but more about taking a different path.

Learning 46

Learning Elementary Advocacy Training 46

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. Gray is an educational innovation consultant working with schools, organizations, and corporations.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts. So far, none of the academies are in Maine.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The documents include lots of data and even some infographics to make a lasting impression about CTE! You have a golden opportunity to take your celebration and advocacy to the next level by getting your students more involved! This post on CTE Month originally appeared on iCEV’s blog and is reposted here with permission.

Social Media 52

Social Media Advocacy Data Groups 52

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. You had some experience in research and advocacy for privacy before you started there, while you were a student.

Data 144

Data Learning Advocacy System 144

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.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The company, which is based in Oakland, counts LinkedIn and PathSource among its competitors. They are a collection of all the documents the company has compiled on a single scientific concept. Forefront offers in-person trainings, ranging from teaching companies about implicit bias to helping them recruit better.

Personalized Learning 124

Personalized Learning Learning Company Policies 124

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

He’s put $100 million of his own money into his company Kernel (which I guess means we’re supposed to believe it’s a real, viable thing) with the promise of developing computer chip implants that will bolster human intelligence. ” An ed-tech trend in the making, investors hope.

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Most school districts don’t have a municipal bond expert on staff or on their board, leaving them at the mercy of financial companies to guide them through the bond issuance process. Why the district made these decisions is unclear — curiously, no documentation of the advice that led to these actions could be located by state auditors.

Report 73

Report Industry Company Conference 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. Students must document their experience in a video essay for submission.

Epson 52

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 52

techlearning

JUNE 18, 2018

To enter the Challenge, students were required to document their experiences in video essays for submission. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., They then completed a research-based and standards-aligned activity, which inspired the development of community action projects to counter hate.

Video 40

Video Education Advocacy Professional Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Zovio, Ashford’s parent company, declined to discuss Baca’s case unless he signed a waiver, but generally denied assertions that it improperly told veterans they were not eligible for GI Bill benefits. Formerly Bridgepoint Education, the company now called Zovio has raised eyebrows for years. Former Sen. Photo: Scott J.

Report 69

Report Outcomes Company Training 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Whatever the Justice Department decides to do, disability advocates are prepared to pursue the GNETS case as a class action lawsuit if necessary, said Alison Barkoff, advocacy director at the Center for Public Representation , a public-interest disability law firm. Leslie Lipson, counsel to the Georgia Advocacy Office.

Education 80

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 80

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

But much of the remaining data comes from the universities and colleges themselves, a fact that may not be evident to consumers who use the Scorecard; to find out, they’d have to click on a link at the bottom of the page, and then open and read the highly technical “Documentation Report.”. Some observers complain that’s not enough.

Data 80

Data Policies Report Study 80

MindShift

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Childcare, work, documentation status, and the many “hoops” students have to jump through to get a college degree are often some of the biggest barriers. They document work experiences related to school, post writings and the readings, and upload everything to an online platform. And that’s how regular college felt to me.”

Course 28

Course Competency Based Learning Meeting Advocacy 28

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2016

The clearinghouse was in the news recently when ProgressOhio, a liberal advocacy group, charged that officials of Gov. Another Lager-owned company, IQ, was hired to provide an online interface for the program and was paid $1.2 million to make it work with the clearinghouse.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Academic Standards Company Resources 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Lake Oconee Academy was the brainchild of the Reynolds Lake Oconee real estate company. The charter was the creation of a real estate development company that is also the county’s largest employer, Reynolds Lake Oconee. Company officials and their allies sit on many of the county’s most important boards. GREENSBORO, Ga.

Report 112

Report Company Data Meeting 112

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” ” Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein on his company’s new event series, The Empirical Educator Project. The digital flash card company has raised $32 million total. million from the testing company ACT.

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Researchers have documented widespread food and housing insecurity among students across the country, and the purchasing power of the federal Pell Grant, which can help cover living costs, is at a historic low. Lumina is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report, which co-produced this story.).

Education 96

Education Policies Course System 96

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“The 72 OSERS Documents Rescinded by Betsy deVos ” – by Liz Ditz. ” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. No disclosure in this or its Class Central article that it shares investors with these MOOC companies.).

MOOC 47

MOOC Education Company Coursera 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

It pores over dense financial documents to examine how the university handles its money. billion endowment in companies controlled by donors and alumni. Ian Robinson, president of the Lecturers’ Employee Organization at the University of Michigan, which analyzed the university’s finances as part of its pitch for salary increases.

Report 97

Report Groups Libraries Data 97

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

A child’s experiences not only determine what information enters her brain, but also influence how her brain processes information,” explains a succinct and well-documented summary of the first three years of brain development posted by the Tennessee-based Urban Child Institute.

Report 86

Report Policies Data Trends 86

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

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The company, according to its website, is intended to help school board members keep their districts “ ideology-free ,” but critics say it is meant to transform public school districts along the lines of the right-wing Hillsdale College. “If If we don’t make the most of this chance,” he said, “we’re not going to get another one.” “It

Policies 141

Policies Education Elementary Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2018

Only about one in five of 2016 graduates got full-time jobs in legal offices, the advocacy organization Law School Transparency reported. The standoff between the federal government and the states comes as DeVos has appointed several for-profit college industry executives to high-level positions overseeing their former companies and others.

Company 69

Company Industry Advocacy Report 69