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. Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. Stride Inc.,

E-rate 123

E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Companies like LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer, which have created a do-it-yourself model for legal services, and others like Ravel and ROSS that improve lawyers’ research and productivity, have changed the profession and business models. What’s so punishing is that the good days are over. degree, such as regulatory compliance.

Competency Based Learning 98

Competency Based Learning Advocacy Online Learning Training 98

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 141

Policies Industry Accessibility Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2019

It’s that fewer than one in five of adults in the entire surrounding Humphreys County have at least an associate degree, according to census data analyzed by the nonprofit advocacy organization Complete Tennessee. With worker shortages hitting industries nationwide, their companies — and many states’ economies — depend on it. “No

Industry 96

Industry Report Company Training 96

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.

Company 53

Company Industry Meeting Advocacy 53

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

While some districts have prioritized the mental health of their students, Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, the director of policy and advocacy for the National Association of School Psychologists, said such districts are the exception. McInerney said the school tried to be “as cost conscious as possible and save in other areas.”

Technology 125

Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 125

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Examples of Value-Added Services in the Context of Open. Both the wider internet and the narrower education space are filled with companies and organizations that provide value-added services around openly licensed software and content. I omitted these above since I planned to mention them here.)

OER 60

OER LMS Learning Moodle 60

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. For example, she had trouble finding the area of a triangle and other math involving shapes. It’s a long road of recovery.”

Study 138

Study Data Report Elementary 138

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. “Why are there 72 slides about gaming, from a company invested in EA, Zynga, Mobcrush, and Magic Leap?” I admit, I find this both an odd and a striking observation.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

“It’s essentially a vestige of colonialism,” said Roberto Jiménez Rivera, a rare example of a native Puerto Rican from modest means who went to college on the mainland, where he now is an assistant director of admissions at Tufts University. Related: At top colleges that train America’s elite, veterans are an almost invisible minority.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2018

The United States is facing a dramatic shortfall of skilled workers , and the economic-modeling company Emsi says a huge wave of retirements will hit blue-collar industries particularly hard in the next few years. The challenges have pushed rural colleges to experiment with new ways to attract and keep teachers.

Industry 56

Industry Report Training Advocacy 56

Philly Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

It’s similar to how many company retain their top talent: Know their strengths, give them opportunities to shine, celebrate successes, offer opportunities for collaborating and learning with peers, provide top notch, just-in-time training, and compensate them adequately for the work they do.

Edcamps 40

Edcamps Education Policies Advocacy 40

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. For example, in early 2008, LPS noticed that students were falling behind in math. Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. Schools can refer students to state tax collectors to have their tax refund garnished or send them to debt collection companies, which often charge high fees.

Dropout 102

Dropout Policies Data Report 102

MindShift

JANUARY 30, 2019

It’s that fewer than one in five adults in the entire surrounding Humphreys County have at least an associate degree, according to census data analyzed by the nonprofit advocacy organization Complete Tennessee. With worker shortages hitting industries nationwide, their companies — and many states’ economies — depend on it.

Industry 28

Industry Advocacy Company Training 28

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

She was the 2013 recipient of the National Coalition for Technology in Education & Training, NCTET Community Builder Award for exemplary service supporting policies and practices designed to facilitate effective technology integration into teaching and learning across the nation’s education system. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

E-rate 42

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

RafranzDavis.com

JULY 10, 2016

It would be years before I found “my voice” again in my teaching and advocacy. Don’t even get me started on training…especially technology training. No different from content based trainings that assumed that content specialists didn’t have a clue about that which they were hired to teach).

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Training System Robotics 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When children are identified with dyslexia, public schools often lack staff with the appropriate training to help, according to several studies and reports. Whole language was big in the 1920s, for example, as progressive education became influential. “They would say, ‘We don’t use the word dyslexia.’

Training 78

Training Report Groups System 78

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. For example, she had trouble finding the area of a triangle and other math involving shapes. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

Study 42

Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

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 4:00 p.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

million to train additional Alaska school districts and to create a research and development program. To encourage them along, the state offered schools $50,000 grants to subsidize RISC training, Gendron recalled. RISC, meantime, was acquired by Marzano Research and is no longer offering trainings.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

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. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said. Who Isn’t Being Served?

Industry 128

Industry STEM Education Survey 128

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With his transformative efforts, Mr. Hatcher has propelled Akron Public Schools to the forefront of educational excellence, becoming a shining example of how innovative education technologies can truly make a difference in students’ lives. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5

Edmentum 121

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 121

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. For example, one student — a first-generation single mom in the military — falls into several demographic “buckets.”. Begin Addressing the Whole Student.

Outcomes 0

Outcomes Course Analysis Training 0

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. For example, a folio on Cushing Syndrome would gather information such as medical trials and patents on the hormonal disorder.

Personalized Learning 123

Personalized Learning Learning Company Policies 123

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

There are crucial questions in educators’ minds: How can schools train every person part of the security and risk landscape? Awareness can generate some fear, but fear might be necessary, for example, when student data are revealed and sold. Avoid partnerships with companies that want to sell a product.

Software 77

Software Future Ready Advocacy Data 77

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

As manufacturing jobs are replaced by skilled-service positions, Latinx who lack training beyond high school will be increasingly stuck in low-wage and unstable jobs; the resulting lack of skilled workers could depress annual U.S. Closing this educational divide matters for individual students and for the U.S.

Dropout 108

Dropout Laptops Study Report 108

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

The Hechinger Report has spent a year exploring the elements of the Summit model, the extensive training process for schools that are new to the program and the twists and turns of implementation. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s millions pay for every teacher and administrator new to Summit to attend summer training for free.

Learning 123

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 123

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

It’s also looking at the potential changes, said Dr. Gabe Soumakian, CEO and Founder, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, like what happens when a software or hardware company goes out of business. For example, his district decided to stop hosting the tech applications on site and moved them to the cloud.

EdTech 50

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 50

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

For the last two years, Summit has set out to replicate its success, not by opening more Summit schools, but by offering other schools free tools, training and support to transform themselves. Basecamp schools then receive mentoring from and troubleshooting by Summit staff, as well as PLP access throughout the academic year.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

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. Related: In college remedial classes, unprepared students get the least-trained teachers. Department of Education reports , based on recent performance.

Course 40

Course Report Common Core Advocacy 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. The ALP was meant to provide training for veterans in sought-after areas such as coding and cybersecurity.

Report 69

Report Outcomes Company Training 69

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. Trump and Betsy DeVos are examples of why a free press is needed now more than ever. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images.

Report 74

Report Advocacy Education Common Core 74

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Private companies and donors would contribute to the fund and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit in return. The budget proposal requests a funding increase of $200 million for a program that would let teachers choose professional development programs that suit them, instead of attending one-size-fits-all trainings. Green asked.

Guidelines 64

Guidelines Advocacy Secondary Policies 64

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 1, 2019

For example, if the product is marketed directly to classroom teachers, then social media can be a primary focus of the campaign. If a company just focuses on sales messages, educators will tune out. For those just starting out with social media, all presenters advised that companies start small.

Social Media 40

Social Media Education Industry Policies 40

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. The truth of it is, we know how to educate these kids.

Education 80

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 80

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. “Education is going to be a powerful example of the potential of VR,” he said. The new company will be called Touch Press (which was the name of another company that StoryToys acquired last year).

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63