The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks.

Competency Based Learning 138

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 138

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

This is the story of a student who got lost in the system. She invited me to meet with Jason, who filled me in on his situation. My investigation led me to one simple conclusion: The lack of a coherent system failed him. Our system, that we governed as administrators, failed him. She said, “My heart is broken.”

Assessment 159

Assessment Education Handbook Data 159

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. I’ve been engaged in thinking deeply about the promise and opportunity afforded the U.S. Even within the U.S.

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OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated. For me, meeting Maria during the pandemic led to the profound realization that we have for too long hammered the wrong nail in American education. Congress had been working on a historic investment in the early years.

Education 194

Education Survey Advocacy Outcomes 194

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s a chilly Wednesday in April at the end of his last-ever quarterly meeting with the district’s parent advisory committee. The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. He takes off his glasses, wipes his eyes.

Education 99

Education Report System Meeting 99

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. But a handful of school systems across the country are searching for better ways to accommodate bright students with disabilities.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

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How To 236

How To Twitter Moodle Elementary 236

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

NCDE hopes that this, and its other collaborative projects with school librarians, with help professionals build capacity as local systemic digital inclusion leaders. For years, Robert has been an advocate for scaling a systemic approach to digital equity. SLL’s team includes the following contributors: Susan D. Ballard; Cassandra G.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It was inadvertently codified in school systems through influential studies led by British psychiatrists Michael Rutter and William Yule on the Isle of Wight in the 1960s and early 1970s. but the gap between the two scores didn’t meet the cutoff of 15 points, so the girl was not given appropriate reading services in her school.

Learning 145

Learning Study Report Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

They argue that the practice of policing Indigenous students’ graduation attire is symptomatic of an education system woefully ignorant of, and insensitive to, Native culture. After the ceremony, I went out onto the field to meet my son, and he gave me a big hug,” Qassataq recalled last month. iq, couldn’t spot her son.

Policies 145

Policies Advocacy Report System 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. As these students rise to meet the challenges facing them, colleges and universities must match their determination.

Learning 109

Learning Advocacy Report Secondary 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. There’s still work to be done. At Cal State, about half of Hispanic students fit that description.

Groups 102

Groups Advocacy Report Study 102

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

At some point last school year, board meetings devolved into people shouting at district leaders to watch their backs. Security at meetings was increased. “I The recent surge of vitriol at public meetings, meanwhile, has made it difficult to recruit top talent when a new superintendent is needed. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Meeting 145

Meeting Advocacy Report STEM 145

edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

Davis, Superintendent of Richland School District Two (SC), starts every meeting. To meet these goals, they start with the perspective of advocacy for all, especially BIPOC, high-poverty, LGBTQ, religious, and other populations within their schools. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. How are the children?”

Differentiated Instruction 82

Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Meeting Advocacy 82

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

For example, the focus of last summer’s global virtual camp was leadership and advocacy through the power of storytelling. Participants were challenged to come up with solutions to difficulties their education systems faced because of the pandemic. Students produced mini-documentaries and TED-style talks.

Learning 145

Learning Advocacy Report Google 145

MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. But a handful of school systems across the country are searching for better ways to accommodate bright students with disabilities.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” says a new report published by the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. These systems prohibit states from distributing tax dollars where there is greater need.

Secondary 69

Secondary Report System Advocacy 69

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

For these parents, understanding how local school systems are serving the needs of English Language Learners (ELL) is critical. Both attend Dover Elementary School where student achievement in math and English decreased significantly during the last year.

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Libraries Data Learning iPhone 100

MindShift

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Even before COVID-19 , recent studies found that 93% of elementary school teachers and 94% of middle school teachers experience high stress. In March, Zayas volunteered to facilitate a teacher support group organized by Teach Plus Texas , an organization that trains teachers for policy leadership and advocacy. Filling the gas tank.

Advocacy 48

Advocacy Groups Meeting Policies 48

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. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The homework gap isn’t new. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Jamie Foreman, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Albemarle County Public Schools (VA), said that his schools have focused on culturally responsive content to meet the needs of their diverse community. in elementary education from the University of Virginia. Jamie holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.T. About the Host.

Broadband 54

Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 54

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

More states should have such systems in place, said Selene Almazan, legal director of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. One Oregon advocacy organization reported receiving calls from nearly 280 parents about shortened school days from September 2016 to December 2018. I feel guilty as a mom we waited,” she said. “I

Pearson 145

Pearson Education Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The district held the legally required manifestation determination meeting and found that the student’s outburst was indeed caused by his disability. Peter Mosby is principal at Rock Ridge Elementary School in a suburb of Denver. Peter Mosby, elementary school principal, and parent of a student with a disability.

Assessment 104

Assessment Report Training Guidelines 104

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized … and students play absolutely no role.” The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized,” he said, “and students play absolutely no role.”.

Kaplan 140

Kaplan Policies Report System 140

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

But the state has been slowly trying to ensure a fairer system for evaluating students, although it still has a long way to go , education lawyers say. Not all districts have complied, said Dustin Rynders, a supervising attorney with the advocacy group Disability Rights Texas. “In Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

Education 130

Education Assessment Advocacy Report 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. The only face-to-face meeting was in October 2021, when Tameka sent her kids on the bus, only to learn they weren’t enrolled. She had yet to register the youngest girl, who was entering kindergarten. He was no longer enrolled, they said.

Policies 80

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 80

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

EdTech 97

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 97

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. So systems are really trying to figure out, ‘How do we do that?’ ”.

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Study Data Report Elementary 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the summer of 2020, Talbott and her colleagues asked for a meeting with the charter school’s leaders to discuss racial justice at Lusher, one of the city’s most coveted for families and teachers alike; they also created an antiracism group for teachers. “A Yet she never contemplated leaving the classroom until the summer of 2020.

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Report Meeting Groups Data 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Thousands of Mississippi’s third graders will sit in front of computers later this month to take the statewide reading test, but the eyes of teachers and administrators at Finch Elementary School will be intensely focused on a dozen students at this Wilkinson County school. Sharon Robinson, principal of Finch Elementary.

Elementary 77

Elementary Training Advocacy Strategy 77

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., Many teachers use “synchronous” classes, where they and students meet simultaneously on platforms like Google Hangouts or Microsoft Teams.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

During a district board meeting, Ms. However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district.

Education 123

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 123

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2016

Education reform is often framed as an issue for schools that are failing to meet expectations. Education Reimagined, a reform advocacy program that emerged from an unusual coalition of union leaders and reformers, recently highlighted the Cedar Rapids district’s work, and The Hechinger Report spoke with Pickering to learn more about it.

Blended Learning 81

Blended Learning Survey Advocacy Meeting 81

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It Teaming up with Skyview’s instructional technology facilitator and early-adopting teachers, Chun frequently demonstrates new tech tools at the school’s teacher-led professional development meetings. Often, she backs up these introductions by co-teaching a class or two. “It

Future Ready 110

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 110

techlearning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The Virtual Field Trip will allow viewers to meet two retired professional football players who understand the pressures of playing football through pain and now focus their efforts on discussing alternative pain management options with young athletes. The pledge also encourages the nation’s youth to live drug-free lives.

Advocacy 42

Advocacy Education Elementary Learning 42

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina, school officials in Louisiana asked aspiring charter-school leader Andrew Shahan to consider taking over the failing Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

Elementary 69

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

LPS set out to develop a home-grown ed-tech tool to make this personalized learning system more efficient. Even though the use of Learning Lists produced positive results, inputting data and updating the system was still too labor-intensive and time-consuming for teachers, the paper said. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40