The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

She blamed the high dropout rates on the fact that many students have to juggle school with full- and part-time jobs, leaving little time for academics. based advocacy group Excelencia in Education, said universities need to go beyond that sort of passive outreach, especially for students who may be hesitant to seek out help.

Dropout 109

Dropout Laptops Study Report 109

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

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Other than a few murmured conversations and the clicking of keyboards, the only sound was mellow acoustic guitar music played on their teacher’s laptop. Related: Why one Mississippi district ditched textbooks for laptops. The school director, Kevin Bock, stood by the door. “We

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Teachers project lesson plans onto interactive screens, and little hands reach for black Chromebook laptops, which are stacked like cafeteria trays in a large box called a Chromecart. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Not getting into the classes he needs is a big fear for student James Soberano, a San Jose State freshman majoring in computer engineering who was pecking away at his laptop in the student center. “I It’s one example of the many ways that California is taking on seemingly intractable problems that are plaguing higher education nationwide.

Education 98

Education Policies Course System 98

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“ Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? “ 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. ”).

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43