The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2020

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Over the past 20 years, she has helped lead the CHSM team to state and national honors including a Crystal Star Award for Dropout Prevention Schools, Civic Advocacy Award, Promising Practice Award, and being named a National School of Character.

Advocacy 397

Advocacy Dropout Secondary Course 397

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. Though only about 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, home to technology giants such as Google and Apple, Oakland was deeply underconnected when the pandemic shuttered its schools.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the meantime, Crawford said, the boys were provided with laptops and Google Classroom access. She denies making this request and says she sought legal help to get them back into school. For the better part of the school year, they tried to learn from home.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

A national survey by the advocacy group ParentsTogether found big gaps by income in the ability to access emergency learning. “I’m in touch with my students two, three times a week,” by text, phone, Google classroom and Zoom meetings, Concepcion says. But access to home support is arguably even more important.

Khan Academy 57

Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? We use Google all the time.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? It’s building this little web that turns the user into a mostly passive consumer of mostly western corporate content,” says Ellery Biddle, Global Voices’ advocacy director. ” Speaking of Google and surveillance, " Google Glass 2.0

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” ” Also via The New York Times : “ Google Faces Internal Backlash Over Handling of Sexual Harassment.”

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53