MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

The 2017 version found that 17% of Colorado middle and high school students reported considering suicide and 7% reported making one or more attempts. And, of course, whether they had thoughts of hurting themselves. That’s where the triage team comes in.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. 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. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. NEWARK, Calif. —

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. To answer that question, The Hechinger Report combed through grant databases, legislative records and lobbying disclosures, looking for the forces and funding behind LD 1422. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. The Gates Foundation is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

Learning 111

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 72

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 72

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. Holzweiss said she avoids outdated book report questions and formats. Evolve your programming.

Libraries 88

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 88

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). On report cards, grades are presented in the new system, but on transcripts the school provides a conversion to a traditional letter grade — an element that has meant grades are easy for parents to understand.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

In lower level classes, some would have to repeat the whole course. Erika Stump , a research associate at the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation at the University of Southern Maine, has written seven reports on proficiency-based education in the state. Key tenets of proficiency-based learning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” On the other hand, I’m fundamentally a “small steps” person, which has led me to try to limit the scope of my current work to the US post-secondary education system (and more specifically US community colleges).

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OER LMS Secondary Course 60

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. You can now find out.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Photo: Karen Salomon for The Hechinger Report. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. And he always did well in his honors and college prep courses at Noblesville High School in Indiana.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 88

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. In his application, Shahan predicted that Arise’s test scores would increase by 10 percent each year over the course of five years, starting at 40 percent “proficiency” on state tests and stair-stepping up each year, until its students reached 80 percent proficiency in the school’s fifth year.

Elementary 69

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

A study in 2007 found that general education teachers in a teacher preparation program reported taking an average of 1.5 courses focusing on inclusion or special education, compared to about 11 courses for special education teachers. Maybe not: What two new reports show about teacher preparation.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Course 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development. Her new course, Global Connections reflects the significance of personal narratives for empathy and study of global issues "foreign" experiences.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 49

MindShift

MARCH 29, 2018

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report). Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report). Sign up here for our higher-education newsletter. NEWARK, Calif. — Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Company 31

Company Report Study Advocacy 31

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Robots are much more ideal as workers, because of course they cannot unionize. ” “The right skills,” of course, are the skills that employers expect potential employees to possess, largely eschewing training themselves and instead offloading the risk and responsibility of training onto individuals. weird that, eh?)

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

billion on elementary and secondary education. Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. A student who wants to major in art or history but lacks access to relevant courses is at a significant disadvantage when competing for college scholarships.

Elementary 56

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 56

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed into law a measure that requires the state’s public colleges and universities to publish reports of conduct violations involving alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, and hazing at fraternities and sororities.” “ Columbia Drops SAT Subject Tests Requirement,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

There were no Advanced Placement courses, for example, and little help was available with college and financial aid applications, said Ben, who is Black. “I Lumina is among the funders of The Hechinger Report, which produced this story.) I understood that a lot of the things I did to prepare for college I would have to do myself.”

Report 145

Report Study Accessibility Data 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Even without providing you the final tally of funding for 2016, I can point to other signals about what’s happened to ed-tech startups over the course of the last twelve months – their sustainability, their viability. (Or Remind co-founder Brett Kopf was replaced as CEO by Brian Grey, formerly CEO of the Bleacher Report.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2017

According to reports, as Murray and Professor Stanger exited the building, they were surrounded by protestors, some of whom allegedly attacked the pair and the car they were attempting to leave in. UC Berkeley, The New York Times reported, spent $1.5 College students do not support free speech. (In White Nationalism on Campus.

Technology 58

Technology Education Social Media Groups 58

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

U-46 was one of 53 districts across the United States that spent a statistically significant amount less state and local money on high-poverty schools than on lower-poverty schools, according to a new Hechinger Report analysis of how districts disburse funding. Some districts have defended spending less on higher-poverty schools.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

However, the administration’s negotiations with Thompson derailed over issues such as salary — the governor’s staff says — and the administration reversed course, offering the job to Cardona. Optimistically, the report said that if the recommendations were followed, they would help close the achievement gap by 2020.

Education 122

Education Elementary Common Core System 122

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

“We can’t leave behind families who need more assistance to close that financial gap,” said Ian Rosenblum, the executive director of Education Trust–New York, a nonprofit education advocacy group that published a report about the Excelsior Scholarship. The national college graduation rate, after six years, is about 60 percent.

Libraries 87

Libraries Laptops Training Report 87

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development. Her new course, Global Connections reflects the significance of personal narratives for empathy and study of global issues "foreign" experiences.

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2016

A comprehensive, or the American equivalent of public, school, Calderstones takes students from inner-city Liverpool, whose neighborhoods a Church of England charity reports include five of the 10 poorest in the country. The American government, of course, does not regulate tuition, and has no such leverage over universities and colleges.

Groups 40

Groups Secondary Study Report 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2019

Department of Education reports. Lumina is a funder of The Hechinger Report, which produced this story.). Forty-two states have their own goals, and some are on track to reach them, or report that they’re ahead of schedule. Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report. Progress toward these objectives varies by region.

Policies 110

Policies Report Advocacy Meeting 110

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report Photo: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. The series was produced by The Hechinger Report and Columbia Journalism School’s Teacher Project , nonprofit news organizations focused on education coverage, in partnership with Slate Magazine.

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