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 148

Policies Industry Accessibility Advocacy 148

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

Report 132

Report Training Elementary Strategy 132

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

In subsequent years, Purdue’s program won a think tank’s award for most innovative public policy proposal, and at least 14 other colleges or universities launched their own programs. But payment caps can be as high as three times the funded amount, according to a 2020 report by the Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy group.

Company 72

Company Report Survey Industry 72

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

But new research suggests colleges’ policies around unpaid balances may also be contributing to the decline while creating lasting financial harm for the institutions and students. 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 105

Dropout Policies Data Report 105

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. But going shouldn’t be booth or bust, though.

Company 54

Company Industry Meeting Advocacy 54

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 124

Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 124

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

We can''t make it happen with state policy. We spend rediculously large sums of money to the same companies every few years for repackaged content. also need to get telecommunications companies to run fiber to rural areas which they are reluctant to do because it is not profitable for them. It has to come from the ground up.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Before "going rogue" in 2007, Kate was the Staff Training Coordinator for The Seattle Public Library. Since then she has trained in and consulted with dozens of small and rural libraries around the Western states and served as the Conference Coordinator and then Executive Director for the Washington Library Association.

Libraries 56

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Before "going rogue" in 2007, Kate was the Staff Training Coordinator for The Seattle Public Library. Since then she has trained in and consulted with dozens of small and rural libraries around the Western states and served as the Conference Coordinator and then Executive Director for the Washington Library Association.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In late October, education policy and advocacy group iNACOL opened its annual conference with a bang. During the early days of rebranding, the organization tried to simultaneously market a service around reserving and renting event spaces for education trainings it did not facilitate, called thinkSpace. “We

Education 81

Education Advocacy Conference Laptops 81

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

BUILD supports students from 8th through 12th grade across the nation in building businesses and confidence to be successful with those businesses through an entrepreneurship program that provides mentors and training to set students up for success. Building 21 – Launchpad (Pennsylvania). WeThrive – EducationWeThrive (Nationwide).

Classroom 98

Classroom Social Media Mobility Advocacy 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

A study funded by the Lumina Foundation that is expected to be published next fall looks at how students are participating in ISA programs at the University of Utah, Colorado Mountain College and the San Diego Workforce Partnership , which provides job-training programs for adults. The company says it has since updated the information.)

Comparison 211

Comparison Study Data Advocacy 211

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

1:00 - 1:30 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) Connecting the Community - Digital Inclusion : Dianne Connery Nitty Gritty Policy Makeover : Jennie Garner Winning Grants for Small & Rural Libraries : Stephanie Gerding Park It Right Here: Creating Welcoming Grounds at Rural Public Libraries : Angela Gonzalez and Winona B.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Before "going rogue" in 2007, Kate was the Staff Training Coordinator for The Seattle Public Library. Since then she has trained in and consulted with dozens of small and rural libraries around the Western states and served as the Conference Coordinator and then Executive Director for the Washington Library Association.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

Philly Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

Before the conversation, we were sent materials about teacher retention policy and research that really didn’t offer anything new or game changing. So many of these factors, however, are not going to be solved by top-down policy from the Federal government.

Edcamps 40

Edcamps Education Policies Advocacy 40

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?” Philanthropy today shapes policy. The policy and the discourse.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Starting several decades ago, several powerhouse groups and individuals invested in recruiting a more diverse teacher workforce, says Richard Ingersoll, a professor of education and policy at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and an expert on teacher demographics. Credit: NEA Foundation.

Report 144

Report Meeting Groups Data 144

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Abshire pointed out that the challenges for today’s district leaders include protecting students’ data and other information, filtering content, and establishing acceptable use policies for students and teachers. She is a past board member and chair of CoSN and is Vice President of Advocacy and Programs for LACUE. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

E-rate 43

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 43

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance. It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance,” said Aponte, who also served as U.S. Department of Education.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Ragan Toppan, a junior at Deering High School, took part in a walkout last fall to protest a change in the school’s grading policy. The result today is a patchwork of local policies, with pockets of proficiency-based grading surrounded by schools that have stuck with traditional methods of evaluating students — or reverted to them recently.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Charisse Taylor , senior director of policy and implementation at NYC Department of Education, will share resources, templates and other activities aimed at helping educators create new CS programs that are “diverse by design.” Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

A new survey on corporate skills training forecasts that a lot more companies will try doing it using virtual reality environments in the next two years. Source: Mursion and Future Workforce: “ VR Changes the Game for Soft Skills Training ” Of course, money talks. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

Survey 143

Survey EdTech Tools Training 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: When states raise minimum wage, child care centers see less staff turnover, better trained employees, and improved teacher-child interactions, according to a study published in June.

Survey 88

Survey Advocacy Data Study 88

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

trillion domestic spending bill released last week includes nearly $30 billion in workforce training and other investments that tradeswomen and workforce experts say could help recruit, train and retain women and people of color, who’ve been marginalized by sexism and racism within the construction industry.

Training 112

Training Groups Industry Advocacy 112

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. Civic Eagle Civic Eagle wants to make it easier for people working in the policy realm to discover, track and analyze legislation.

Personalized Learning 127

Personalized Learning Learning Company Policies 127

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 She is responsible for establishing the district’s partnership with Hazel Health, a telehealth company that provides mental health services to students at no cost to families. The collections also were lacking in materials that reflected the diversity of the students in the Cedar Rapids Schools.

Edmentum 98

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 98

EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

Corinne Roller, director of advocacy and public policy for the nonprofit group Girls Who Code , says the proportion of women in computing jobs has actually been trending downward over the last few decades. “If Every single company in every single industry has a demand for computing jobs.

How To 200

How To Robotics Industry Advocacy 200

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. After months of searching, she landed a full-time role in customer support for an education company. Please don’t do that.’

Survey 210

Survey Company Exercises Data 210

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

.” Of course, when all these narratives about “social emotional learning” get picked up by education technologists and education entrepreneurs, they don’t just turn policy mandates or even into TED Talks. They turn into products. ” – Eric Hoffer. The research is iffy at best.).

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

The reality is that instructional practices and policies tend to emerge from an inherently racist foundation. While some may argue that these are unconscious acts not based in racism, Dr. Tonia Durden emphasized that in fact, because certain practices are based in policy, they are deliberate. “We Is My Classroom Equitable?

Kaplan 98

Kaplan Education Policies System 98

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 7, 2020

Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. I don’t think anyone’s going to say that what we were doing worked or was equitable,” said Meghan Whittaker, the director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Here’s why they’re not.

Education 145

Education Advocacy Policies System 145

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

MindShift

DECEMBER 7, 2020

These students in particular are getting the short end of the stick, and they have been for some time,” said Elena Silva, director of the pre-K-12 education policy program at the think tank New America and the mother of a child with a physical disability. Even with her training, Vaughn ran into problems as she tried to help her kids.

Education 49

Education Advocacy System Policies 49

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 72

Report Outcomes Company Training 72