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.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In school-provided gloves and masks, they try to meet students and parents outside on front porches or at a neighborhood park to follow social distancing rules. Santiago-Diaz said sometimes they’ll send a private link via Google Meet to students who seem to be having trouble.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Later, during an afternoon session, Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy at Temple University, shared findings from a 2017 study that found more than half of the 33,000 students surveyed were housing insecure, while 56 percent face food insecurity and 14 percent are homeless. “We

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. Caitlin Storhaug, director of global recruiting communications, McKinsey & Company. There’s no trickery.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Once I was speaking in Virginia and some teachers told me I had to meet Pam, that she was a “teacher’s and student’s superintendent.” The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. Date: January 15, 2018. So, that’s kind of cool.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Personalized learning lets Champlain Valley Union High School sophomore Bella Curtis study toward a certificate in horse management. 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.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Credit: Tina Russell for The Hechinger Report Cory Orr’s accelerated training program meets seven hours a day, four days a week; it will take him 22 weeks instead of the usual two years to earn the certifications he needs to become an industrial maintenance technician. That’s much faster than the two years it often takes.

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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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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 4, 2015

Let’s cut Social Studies. Plus we need hundreds of millions of dollars to give to companies so that they can create a dozen or so jobs. State department educational policy advocacy: “Evidence-based” or puffery? After their school day they go to even MORE school, every afternoon, evening, and weekend. Related Posts.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

EdTechTeam is a California Benefit Corporation , dedicated to effecting positive change in schools, and currently supporting a number of advocacy programs including the Our Voice Academy and the nonprofit Student Voice Foundation. An early adopter of iPads Jennifer remains dedicated to using technology in schools for a social purpose.

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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. And another study found that intensive tutoring had major positive impacts on math gains among high school students. Read the stories.

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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. He went to community college to study automotive and diesel repair. “Where do you want to go to college?

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

While socioeconomics, district location, and availability of reliable and consistent WIFI access may seem unsurmountable, rural districts, along with CoSN and companies like Kajeet, are committed to both digital equity and digital equality. Buses equipped with WIFI devices turn ordinarily unproductive time on school buses into homework time.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Telecom companies often forget about rural areas because they don’t have high population density. Jamie Foreman, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Albemarle County Public Schools (VA), said that his schools have focused on culturally responsive content to meet the needs of their diverse community.

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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 Charles Hillman, a kinesiology professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies the connection between the body and the brain, says there’s strong evidence that supports making physical education and recess a priority in schools.

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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. They really don’t even tell you to study for it,” Flores said. “We It’s not a thing.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It was the final day of first-year orientation at Grinnell College, with classes scheduled to start the next morning, and these new students were still finding their way around the campus, meeting neighbors in the dorms and waiting to hear whether they got into the courses they wanted. Students need time to learn and explore, they say.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

However, it also includes several other thoughts that were prompted by my study of the framework, but that aren’t direct responses to the framework per se. But OER are critically different from the commons Ostrom studied in her Nobel Prize-winning work. NOTE: I began this post with the intention of writing about the framework.

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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. He went to community college to study automotive and diesel repair. “Where do you want to go to college?

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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. And another study found that intensive tutoring had major positive impacts on math gains among high school students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

During a district board meeting, Ms. Cleveland recognized the need and became a strong advocate for Hazel Health, a telehealth company that provides mental health services to students at no cost to families. Joey carefully tailored curriculum pathways to meet students’ needs.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In practice, though, it can take many different forms, including independent study, learning communities and online programs. Some were still studying geometry, others had advanced to Algebra II. To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2017

During Global Leadership Week, partner organizations, companies, school districts and individual schools have designed and are hosting virtual or face-to-face events to showcase global thought leadership. Wednesday, April 26 4:00pm A transformational study abroad experience in Costa Rica - Start with UPEACE !

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

One recent study found “widespread acceptance of alternative credentialing programs at American colleges and universities.” Panelists in this discussion will discuss the study’s findings and the evolving attitudes towards alternative credentials in the workforce. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes?

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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 help themselves to a snack — today it’s tacos — and chat excitedly with friends.

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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. Five-year old Nate hosts, when he is not studying hard in kindergarten. We need to know how we can better serve you.

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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. About Pear Deck.

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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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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. ” 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.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Ensure students can complete gateway courses in one year: Proper course sequencing and co-requisite support ensures more students can more quickly enter a course of study, increasing their overall chances of success. Create multiple math options for different degree programs: College algebra should not be the only math gateway course.

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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. There were meetings almost every day, not about students’ mental or physical well-being, but about their test scores.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

So in 2016 she headed back to the 42-acre campus near Gary’s dilapidated downtown to study for a degree in general studies. “I Raoul Contreras, a professor who leads the Latino studies program housed in the minority studies department, notes that in the last year, the school cut a Puerto Rican history class he taught.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

And a coalition of advocacy groups in New York is pushing for legislation there like California’s. His career plateaued, he said; even to get promoted at the long-term care company where he worked, he needed to provide his transcript. He’s already toying with a name: Free the Grades. “I I feel like I won, but then there are 6.6

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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. For several months, Linskens drove her daughter to and from school until she was able to find a transportation company, also paid for by the state, to help.

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