The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Offering every high school student access to college-level courses while in high school is one critical way to do so. The courses can also provide a confidence boost to young adults uncertain whether college is for them. Related: High schoolers can take dual-enrollment courses for college credit.

Advocacy 94

Advocacy Policies Education Course 94

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It provides an update on national and state-level computer science education policy, including policy trends, maps, state summaries, and implementation data. Ten states have adopted nine or ten policies: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Washington.

Report 93

Report Policies Education Advocacy 93

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 21, 2023

At some point over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) advocacy in US higher education became zero textbook costs (ZTC) advocacy. This is why I refer to this line of advocacy as “free no matter the cost.” There are plenty of practical reasons why this might have happened.

OER 117

OER Advocacy Outcomes Instructional Materials 117

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Absenteeism matters, of course, because students don’t learn as much when they’re not in school. More of her thoughts on what schools can do to address chronic absenteeism are in a blog post she wrote for the Learning Policy Institute on Sept. Correction: The U.S. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Advocacy 87

Advocacy Groups Data Classroom 87

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

In a joint statement , the council’s members advocate that “online learning involves the careful and deliberate development and implementation of courses and programs that are designed to be offered online.

Advocacy 117

Advocacy Groups Education Online Learning 117

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. But this new study notes that even at schools where coding courses are offered, participation can be unequal. They fail, but they learn something new out of that failure.”

Accessibility 193

Accessibility Advocacy Report Elementary 193

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

After nearly a decade of organizing, advocacy, planning and hand-wringing, we passed a Preschool for All initiative. To say we’re proud of those policy achievements would be an understatement. Either way, the research affirms that how we centered these made a real difference in the policy and victory.

Policies 167

Policies Advocacy Strategy Groups 167

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“We want to create a sense of urgency to continue to close those gaps,” said Roberto Rodriguez, assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017).

Digital Divide 91

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 91

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

And the bills acknowledge the fact that other higher ed policy proposals currently on the table, including making community colleges tuition-free , might not be enough to get some students across the finish line. There’s a special emphasis in the new College Completion Fund plan as presented by Sen.

Advocacy 174

Advocacy Policies Course Accessibility 174

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

If you aren’t familiar with the concept of sanctuary schools , the broad understanding is that they are a set of policies to support and protect immigrant and undocumented students and their families. This declaration set forth a series of internal policies to protect undocumented students in the district.

Policies 150

Policies Advocacy Examples System 150

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. We realized that advocacy would be a critical piece of the puzzle. The funding for the ACP is running out very quickly, yet outreach efforts are continuing. So that math doesn’t add up, right?

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Broadband Libraries Policies 101

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist. When Florida Gov.

Education 107

Education Policies Advocacy Outcomes 107

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

Eighth graders who take the course can more easily reach calculus by 12th grade — which can set students up for challenging math classes in college and career paths in science and engineering fields. That could shortchange kids who don’t have a parent who can step in and do that kind of advocacy, Kaufman noted.

Survey 106

Survey Elementary Policies Report 106

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

They were relatively easy to tell apart from one another and advocacy was rather straight forward. As the movement grew and more people began advocating for the adoption of OER in place of traditionally copyrighted materials in classes, some advocates chose to make cost the primary focus of their advocacy.

OER 112

OER Advocacy Policies Libraries 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

Will Hubbard, the interim chief policy officer at the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, said a veteran is different from someone actively serving, but it’s impossible to decouple the two. He said veteran studies is more about the long-term impacts of war than the logistics of arming and deploying forces.

Study 118

Study Advocacy Course Policies 118

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

There are, of course, workforce barriers like the time-consuming mental health professional pipeline and a lack of availability of candidates in any one region. Gilmore is associate dean of equity and inclusion for student success and retention at Washington State University’s College of Education.

Resources 163

Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 163

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

As she made progress toward her major, chemistry, and needed fewer courses directly related to that degree, the state grant she relied on covered fewer of her credit hours, leaving her with thousands more dollars to pay. That meant she couldn’t sign up for courses for the upcoming semester. Of course I said yes.” She felt stuck.

Advocacy 166

Advocacy Survey Study System 166

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One of those classes is offered as a concurrent enrollment course with Utah Valley, so students can start earning college credit toward a teaching degree even in high school. We’re trying to build a pathway for them to take these classes and connect with them early, and maybe even enroll them in our program early,” Harward adds.

Advocacy 119

Advocacy Robotics Training Elementary 119

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

A first-generation student, Williams relied on loans to fund her college and hopefully, help change the course of her family’s lives. Now a doctoral student in education leadership policy at Texas Tech University, Williams often thinks about the student loan debt she is still accruing. The reality of her debt finally hit her.

Report 132

Report Policies Advocacy Mobility 132

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. Tools like TodaysMeet and Mentimeter can also be used to gather perception data from kids Implement portfolios as a means of authentic assessment When hiring new teachers and administrators have kids on the interview committee As policies that impact students are created or updated (i.e.

Advocacy 150

Advocacy Edmodo BYOD Assessment 150

The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2023

At other times, as in Wiese’s case, people have no choice but go through time-consuming and often expensive courses before discovering whether they can work in their chosen field. Every field has its own state-level licensing board and related policies. Such advocacy has bipartisan support.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Training Policies Study 98

Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

Of course, issues of privacy and security are related, but not the same. One cannot be said to have secure IT systems in the absence of a meaningful privacy policy; likewise, one cannot ensure privacy if one’s IT systems also are not secured. “ Information security “). and compliance.

Internet Safety 295

Internet Safety Student Data Privacy Policies Company 295

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

At the camp in Benton, Illinois, students will learn about the plan and how to advocate for it, along with participating in typical camp activities like swimming and using the ropes course. Signing up for her school’s environmental justice club and being connected to Sunrise, she said, “made me feel less alone.”

How To 75

How To Advocacy Learning Policies 75

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

CORE’s OERA course is a 10-week intensive professional learning experience rooted in the science of reading and focused on accelerating reading achievement.

Professional Learning 101

Professional Learning Elementary Advocacy Outcomes 101

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. But so are the elected officials Rucker works with. And so is she. “I I am fatigued,” she admits.

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Meeting Policies Course 143

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It’s one relevant to past research about barriers preventing students from enrolling in college, said Taylor Odle, an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-author of the “non-submitters” study. Of course, there are other ways to apply to college beyond the Common App.

Survey 190

Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 190

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

E-rate 126

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 126

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

The retention policy is part of a state law passed in 2021 that was meant to boost long-lagging reading scores and stem pandemic learning losses. The school has identified 12 third graders to receive extra reading support, but far more than that could face retention under a new state policy.

Elementary 107

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 107

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

As school leaders, AASA supports their members in setting the pace for academic achievement as they work to shape policy, oversee implementation, and represent school districts throughout the nation and worldwide. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. extra-state jurisdictions.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready Secondary Advocacy Elementary 100

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 system, the context for OER will vary across states and districts, across institutional types (regular public schools, charter schools, and private schools), across school levels (elementary, middle and high school), and across technological reliance and sophistication of schools (online/blended programs versus more traditional classrooms).

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

50 Free Online Courses For Teachers: Spring 2015. Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015, aggregated by Class Central. 1368.3x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. Education, Mini-Course III: Accountability and National Standards. LA101x: Library Advocacy Unshushed.

Coursera 40

Coursera Course Moodle Common Core 40

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. And when you start seeing that change, then we’ll know that we’ve made it as a community.”.

Advocacy 95

Advocacy Policies Training Accessibility 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

Viewing one meme or listening to one streamer isn’t enough to redirect an individual’s entire political and moral compass, of course. My English courses have provided lessons about citing reputable sources, though this was specifically done to fulfill curriculum requirements and only covered academic sources for essays.

Social Media 98

Social Media Advocacy Report Course 98

MIND Research Institute

JULY 20, 2023

To answer that question, we must reflect on how disability is represented in the media, the history of disability discrimination, how we frame accommodation policies, the stigma around certain disability types, and more. Make sure to fill your feeds with diverse perspectives and, of course, reshare our messages. Why is that?

Education 52

Education Advocacy Accessibility Policies 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

This is one of the principles championed by Future Ready Schools (FRS), a project of the policy and advocacy organization, Alliance for Excellent Education. FRS helps district leaders plan and implement personalized, research-based digital learning strategies to help all students achieve their full potential. What the program offers.

Future Ready 60

Future Ready Advocacy Strategy Personalized Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2023

The time has come to face up to a troubling fact: Affirmative action is a policy designed to affect access to higher education, but many colleges have never sufficiently addressed their role in preparing students for a successful transition to life in college or gone beyond a laissez-faire approach to providing supports once they get in.

Accessibility 103

Accessibility Advocacy Study System 103

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 12, 2022

Will your child appreciate your advocacy when they are overcoming handicaps, obstacles, or just throwing a fit and you hit their face with a slice of cheese? I’m a firm believer in advocacy, but what is the cost of sharing a child’s handicap, illness, or even wearing a helmet as an infant? See: Copyright Policy.

Digital Citizenship 101

Digital Citizenship Social Media Advocacy Data 101