The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Someone would need to pick her up before noon every day, even as the rest of her peers continued learning and playing together. Her parents wanted to get her a special education designation — and all the supports that came with it. The short answer, according to special education lawyers and advocates across the country, is no.

Pearson 145

Pearson Education Learning Report 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Twice a week, Rofiat Olasunkanmi, 22, heads back to Brooklyn to her alma mater, Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School. Likewise, higher education institutions have tried various strategies to boost student enrollment but haven’t stepped back to ask, “Who is not completing applications?” Department of Education.

Survey 197

Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 197

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. The National Center for Education Statistics released its biennial Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Department of Education says that $275.7

Resources 178

Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 178

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 18, 2023

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries.

Libraries 68

Libraries Survey Advocacy Strategy 68

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Continuing reverberations from pandemic-era remote learning, gun violence and social media to name a few. An international “climate anxiety” survey of 10,000 teens and young adults found that more than 45 percent of those who responded said “their feelings about climate change negatively affected their daily life and functioning.”

Survey 175

Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 175

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2021

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

Advocacy 117

Advocacy Survey Analysis Data 117

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

As the winter turns to spring and pandemic learning reaches its one-year mark, something like a return to normal, in-person schooling is becoming a reality in communities across the country. schools frequently marginalize these students’ languages and cultures, but they tend to host ineffective educational approaches. Not only do U.S.

Education 130

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a new study from Discovery Education and Comcast. Department of Education and Civic Nation.

Digital Divide 89

Digital Divide Broadband Survey Outcomes 89

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

It removes barriers to learning materials, supports students where they are across varied learning contexts and needs, and gives educators more insight into the learning environments they’re creating. Students can access learning materials outside of school.

Accessibility 334

Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 334

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Excited for the opportunity to focus on their learning, teachers find their seats and start to chit chat about the lesson plans they’ve left for their students. This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

Professional Learning 193

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 193

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

Before the pandemic hit our Latino community, we were making slow but steady progress in closing the equity gaps that prevent Latino students from truly thriving in our education system and workforce. Related: Survey reveals stark rich-poor divide in how U.S. children were taught remotely during the spring school closures .

Digital Divide 130

Digital Divide Advocacy Survey System 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

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.? Poor early experiences can also impact health later on, educational outcomes and graduation rates, she added. Subscribe today!

Policies 139

Policies Advocacy Report Examples 139

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2022

Earlier this month, as thousands of early childhood educators and advocates gathered in Baltimore for the 2022 National Head Start Annual Conference, attendees exchanged first-hand accounts and anecdotes from the field, sharing what the last couple of years have been like for them and what it’s like right now.

Report 153

Report Conference Survey Advocacy 153

MIND Research Institute

JULY 20, 2023

We see this language baked into our education systems and materials with terms like “differently abled,” “impaired,” “deficit,” and “low functioning.” Yet, surveys show that roughly 25% of employees identify as disabled or having a health condition that impacts their lives. Learning is a continuous journey.

Education 52

Education Advocacy Accessibility Policies 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When Karli Hinman enrolled at Stony Brook University in fall 2018, she knew her family couldn’t help her pay to continue her education. As of fall 2022, Stony Brook is one of 33 higher ed institutions where students can apply for money through a local FAST Fund to help cover an education expense or address a basic life need.

Advocacy 171

Advocacy Survey Study System 171

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County in Virginia, shares about some cool virtual reality in Virginia, some challenges with helping new teachers get started, and how she thinks education is entering a new Renaissance of creativity and innovation. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Get motivated today listening to Pam.

Education 247

Education Examples Maker Movement Company 247

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

In classrooms around the building, the school’s ninth-graders whizzed through an online mental health survey that would soon deliver real-time data to the group in the conference room. A statewide student health survey given every two years reveals just how prevalent thoughts of suicide are among Colorado youth.

Survey 53

Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2019

That was the thought the Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) had when creating their most recent report, “ Engaging Youth in a Connected World ,” in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Outlier Research. By creating an asset map of DMTT-focused informal learning programs in Chicago, CLX also hopes to inspire other cities to do the same.

Data 255

Data Report Survey Advocacy 255

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

However, that image demeans the dire situation of students experiencing food and housing insecurity in higher education. They also found that one in 10 students surveyed experienced homelessness in the same time period. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Indeed, as of 2020, the national student debt crisis reached a striking $1.6

Advocacy 196

Advocacy Survey System Industry 196

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Eli Clark has been waiting nearly a year for their high school to complete an evaluation that would determine special education services. Eli’s math teacher suggested testing for dyslexia, a learning disability that affects reading. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Eli Clark, high school junior, Austin, Texas.

Education 133

Education Assessment Advocacy Report 133

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. Ignite sessions will be sprinkled throughout the conference in CoSN Camp, our “unconference” learning space.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This new normal of distance learning can feel like the blind leading the unseen. Some schools are trying proven tactics like “ acceleration ” to address learning loss. When I informally surveyed my current sixth through eighth graders, I got quite a surprise. We need a new “new normal” in education, and we need it now.

Learning 134

Learning Advocacy Survey Report 134

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

Dissatisfaction with remote learning has played out with kindergarten parents across the country and not all of them have stuck it out. It’s the pig in the python,” said Steven Barnett, co-director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). They’re the experts on their children and I’m the educational expert.

Learning 128

Learning Elementary Data Report 128

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Synchrony has conducted listening sessions and surveys with employees at all levels, including call center employees, to find out pressing child care needs. Synchrony also offers virtual summer activities and online learning for the children of employees, flexibility in hours and the opportunity to work from home.

Policies 186

Policies Company Survey Industry 186

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

The suits name publishers Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, and Pearson Education, as well as book sellers Follett Higher Education Group and Barnes & Noble. And in February, nonprofit advocacy organization U.S. “It’s the fact that they’re working together to exclude competition that’s the problem.

Accessibility 165

Accessibility Pearson Advocacy Course 165

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

Let Grow conducted several large-scale, demographically representative surveys online of children, ages 8–13, and their families in April and May 2020. Gray, a professor of psychology at Boston College and one of the leading researchers on play and education. To learn more about Let Grow, visit [link].

Study 104

Study Advocacy Survey Report 104

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States. Passing Legislation Is One Thing.

Training 153

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 153

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 25, 2022

The Liberation of Education online conference starts today and runs in the evenings (US-Eastern Time) through this Thursday. I'll share some of the results of a survey of thousands of teachers to find their best advice for the rules and strategies to win at the game of school, and then will discuss what really winning at school means.

Conference 45

Conference Advocacy Kaplan Education 45

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Technology is enabling learning like never before, with millions of students attending school remotely for some or all of their regular instruction this fall. These questions have been circulating for years, as schools have increasingly embraced technology to aid in learning. Which technologies are collecting student data?

Student Data Privacy 162

Student Data Privacy Data Survey Advocacy 162

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

But if you’re reading this article—if you’re engaged enough in education to be reading EdSurge—you probably don’t believe that data. A recent survey of teachers in Washington, D.C. Over 80 percent of education budgets go to salaries and benefits; the money isn’t there to increase pay without increasing the budget.)

Secondary 218

Secondary Elementary Advocacy Meeting 218