The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

The trend accelerated with that summer’s Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd. Caroline Condren, a 2013 English BA recipient from Colorado College, works as a senior development and communications manager at a documentary film company that melds content production and social advocacy.

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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.

Company 144

Company Assessment Report Gamification 144

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments. percent to 22.5

UDL 169

UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 169

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade.

OER 170

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

I work on a freelance basis, turning your company's data into earned media coverage by telling compelling, data-driven stories through graphics and text. Her broad experience in the education field has included sales, marketing, and administrative positions with prominent companies such as Kaplan, Inc.

Trends 36

Trends Handbook Kaplan Company 36

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

As a district, understand what your success criteria is before engaging with edtech companies. Choose a company whose experience meets your needs The edtech market is complex, which can make potential choices seem overwhelming. Don’t be distracted by features when deciding between various providers.

EdTech 153

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techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

and New York, NY) — The Education Technology Industry Network ( ETIN ) of the Software Information Industry Association ( SIIA ), the largest non-profit software industry policy and advocacy association, announced today a partnership with StartEd Inc., to New York, and hosts more than 200 regional and national ed tech companies.

Industry 41

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Subscribe today! They are more likely to graduate from high school and are less likely to be held back.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Data Report Groups 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“One of the great paradigm shifts that has occurred with colleges that are really making headway is they no longer consider the students to be broken who come to them,” said Sugar, who was a co-founder of the advocacy group Complete College America. Related: Graduation rates for college students could fall again due to coronavirus. “I

Advocacy 95

Advocacy Policies Training Accessibility 95

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Seeing the trend of work-from-home opportunities increasing throughout the US, Rural Community Alliance’s Just and Thriving Remote Futures Initiative hopes to bring remote work opportunities to students in rural communities throughout Arkansas. They drive public conversation, craft policy, and inspire action through education and advocacy.

Classroom 105

Classroom Social Media Mobility Advocacy 105

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The number of institutions that have adopted this approach “is still a small group,” said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future, or JFF, which has announced a $5 million competition to develop more rapid-reskilling programs that reduce training time by at least 50 percent for well-paid occupations.

Training 136

Training Industry Report Company 136

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. EducationSuperHighway’s advocacy supported the district’s efforts perfectly. Choose as many newsletters as you like.

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 49

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

SHOW LINK BIO: Angela Maiers has been creating and leading change in education and enterprise for 31 years, teaching every level of school from grade school to graduate school and consulting with companies around the world. As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount.

Classroom 36

Classroom Advocacy Learning Conference 36

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 18, 2023

They were curious if framing employees’ work by their results (instead of “you have to be at your desk from X to Y”) would improve both company outcomes and employees’ experiences. Founding CultureRx , home of the Results-Only Work Environment, Thompson and Ressler have helped other companies shift to this sort of a model. Run with it.

Classroom 52

Classroom Company Course Outcomes 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In late October, education policy and advocacy group iNACOL opened its annual conference with a bang. The company has since been acquired and the domain is no longer active. A few years ago, the math tutoring startup Zeal shelled out a six-figure sum to purchase its short, memorable domain name, according to its founder.

Education 82

Education Advocacy Conference Laptops 82

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 9, 2015

So while education continues to be the biggest part of the state budget, it seems that all of the funding trends are negative, not positive. Roark is correct about our tone but I will also note that educators’ current policy advocacy is not working. We are falling further behind rather than catching up.

Policies 100

Policies Advocacy Social Media Conference 100

Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

It is for all these reasons that many of the experts at the Blockchain Summit predicted that companies and institutions new to blockchain would first deploy private (permissioned) blockchains , at least until they are more comfortable with the technology.

Education 281

Education Industry Sony Policies 281

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 problem threatens not just colleges and local economies, but the national economy as well.

Industry 57

Industry Report Training Advocacy 57

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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. His advocacy for early literacy has been a driving force in shaping curriculum and programs that empower young learners.

Education 132

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 132

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

In a trend that has been widely lauded, the proportion of high school graduates who go straight to college has increased from 63 percent in 2000 to 70 percent now, the Department of Education says. These trends together mean that there are nearly 2.9 or a solid B, according to the education consulting company Civitas Learning.

Dropout 99

Dropout Report Policies Data 99

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

The disparity serves as an extreme example of similar trends across the United States, where the children of higher-income families go to better colleges than those from lower-income ones. The principal sponsor was Amgen, one of several biopharmaceutical companies that have plants in Puerto Rico. “We

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

At least we’re at the table now,” said Carly Wright, advocacy director for SHAPE. “It The idea that young children need to move a lot is fairly intuitive to anyone who has ever spent time in the company of a child under age eight.

Exercises 105

Exercises Elementary Report Study 105

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2023

A version of this story appeared in USA Today But someone has to do all that charming, and not everyone has the magic touch, explains Tim Berry, vice president of human resources for the Dollywood Company. We have to be more to them than just a job,” Berry says, noting that the Dollywood Company views its staff as its “differentiator.”

Company 132

Company Policies Advocacy Accessibility 132

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 123

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 123

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2023

This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Child care providers are not big, multinational companies making tons of money. They’re small businesses existing on razor-thin profit margins.

Advocacy 87

Advocacy Survey Data Study 87

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

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

All the talk of the importance of “emotion” in education reflects other trends too. 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.

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

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. And educators want to know what actually worked in remote instruction. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Is That Avatar Annoyed or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me?

Survey 151

Survey EdTech Tools Training 151

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver. based education reform advocacy group.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Artificial intelligence was a trend among the for-profits that presented. 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. Those singular locations are called “folios.”

Personalized Learning 131

Personalized Learning Learning Company Policies 131

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. But the program, which offers occupational, physical and speech therapy, is more than an hour’s drive away from Linskens’ home.

Advocacy 116

Advocacy Report Trends Industry 116

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Our Voice Nuestra Voz, a non-profit education advocacy group in New Orleans, analyzed the school performance scores data and found that approximately 15,000 students attend these failing schools. And failure is trending. They also found that one student was restrained or secluded 160 times at Success Preparatory Academy in New Orleans.

Advocacy 85

Advocacy Analysis Survey Report 85

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. K-12 market.

Tools 57

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 57

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Decide who will talk to the various stakeholders: the parents, teachers, media, police, insurance company, state bureau of investigations and other involved parties. Learn about broader cybersecurity trends and practices. Avoid partnerships with companies that want to sell a product. What will the public message be?

Software 78

Software Future Ready Advocacy Social Media 78

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

He runs the Future Trends Forum video chat. They want to start contributing to either a company or broader society, and they don't feel that they need that four to six years of coming of age. So, we start with employer partners— companies like Spotify, Lyft, Warby Parker, Uber, Casper and a whole bunch of others.

Gamification 91

Gamification Company Course Outcomes 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine — As the silkscreen printing company where she’d worked for five years became more and more short-staffed, Vanessa Moody found herself putting in 60 hours a week, starting at 6 a.m. Vanessa Moody worked at a silkscreen printing company until she was turned down for a raise after routinely putting in 60 hours a week.

Training 140

Training Company Industry Report 140