The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

If schools aren’t sure how to begin, they should work harder to connect with English learners’ families — in linguistically and culturally competent ways. American schools are overwhelmingly English-only environments — and too often, this can make them hostile spaces for English learners and their families.

Education 130

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. on March 18, 2020. Inequity looms large.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

Elementary 105

Elementary Learning Data Report 105

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

“Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. And so we always talk about it as ‘unfinished learning.’ ”. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

Study 138

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

But for grandparents raising grandchildren, that’s not possible, said Jaia Peterson Lent, deputy executive director of Generations United, a nonprofit advocacy group. The coronavirus pandemic closed schools and launched a national experiment in remote learning that has been chaotic and stressful for millions of American families.

Advocacy 119

Advocacy Report Groups Policies 119

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem.

Dropout 102

Dropout Policies Data Report 102

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It It became clear quite quickly that an investment in stuff, in boxes that plug in, is not really going to pay off with a lot of learning or classroom innovation unless there’s somebody to guide that process.”. “My My schedule is rarely the same two days in a row,” he said. “I

Future Ready 110

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 110

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Dr. Gonzales’s district is reaching out to local non-profits for help with the shift to 100% online learning, which cannot be done quickly or cheaply, especially at a time when the district is receiving less state funding. Lisa was one of 100 Superintendents selected as #FutureReady by President Obama and Secretary Arne Duncan.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

But while many districts around the country have moved to remote learning platforms like Google Classroom, Coe was using the school’s copy machine to put together printed packets for his students to take home. In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families.

Accessibility 143

Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 143

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., And countless others have found the resources available online and gotten to work themselves.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Tech Enablers. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

Learning 80

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 80

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform.

Learning 123

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 123

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Groups such as the Consortium of School Networking, or CoSN, a K-12 tech education advocacy group, have long been calling on the FCC to update the E-Rate program to include more cybersecurity protections, said CoSN’s CEO Keith Krueger. “We’ve We’ve been saying this is a five-alarm fire for the last two years,” he said.

E-rate 111

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Elementary Years ? Learning Coaching and Mentoring ? Learning Cultures ? Mindful Teaching and Learning ? Lifelong Learning ? Online Learning ? Remote Teaching and Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ? Connections ? Creativity ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

“I am overwhelmed with joy for my students because I know now they each stand a better chance of being a successful student,” said Regina Trout, who teaches the second-year kindergarteners at Maple Hill Elementary School in Middletown. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. based education reform advocacy group.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Docente infantil y primaria Stories from the Earth: teaching about changing landscapes using 28 years of satellite observations - Peder Nelson, MS Creating equitable STEM learning opportunities for K-12 girls - Brenda Britsch, Co-Principal Investigator Maps, Math, and Media: Innovative Transdisciplinary Projects in Teacher Education - Melda N.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

But now, as educators everywhere try to figure out how to do their jobs remotely, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the instability of relying on one counselor, or just a few, to guide hundreds of students through new academic hurdles, prepare them for an uncertain future and triage their mental health crises.

Survey 145

Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

If I were a teacher, would I know how to shift to teaching online?”. At least two other schools — including Keams Canyon Elementary on the Hopi Reservation and Rocky Ridge Boarding School on the Navajo Nation — also had students or staff report to school after March 16. The initial confusion was a harbinger of what was to come.

Report 127

Report Elementary Online Learning System 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here, some of the nation’s poorest and blackest school districts struggle to recruit qualified and experienced teachers, expand access to learning experiences that can give students more opportunities to succeed in college, and raise the money needed to fix or replace run-down buildings. Constructed in 1908, Durant Elementary in Durant, Miss.

Outcomes 140

Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 140

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Network for Public Education, an advocacy group, last month published an interactive feature chronicling “voucher scams.” Instead of focusing on how to improve existing supply (public schools) what they’ve done is start from the premise that taking down public schools is the first, necessary condition,” Cowen told me.

Advocacy 132

Advocacy Conference System Report 132

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Sitting beside her, Candy Turner , a retired elementary school teacher who had brought Ziploc bags of pear slices and dried cranberries for the hours ahead, agreed. “I Then it appointed Susie Luckey, a popular elementary school principal, as interim superintendent until June. I think we are in trouble based on what I saw.”

Elementary 136

Elementary Report Meeting Policies 136