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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education

The Hechinger Report

Catherine Pearson, parent of a student in special education. When he entered first grade in 2008, after a half-day kindergarten program, his school district, in Eagle Point, Oregon, never even attempted a full-day schedule, Pearson said. It’s very sneaky,” Pearson said. But that doesn’t stop it from happening frequently.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. At Stride Inc., Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored a National Education Policy Center report on for-profit charter schools. “We

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tasha Ring is a licensed early childhood and elementary educator specializing in multisensory-based methodologies. and Pearson Education, but her passion remains working directly with students in a teaching capacity. She has tutored and taught students of all ages with varied gifts and abilities.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Pearson, for one.) Or one could look at ed-tech companies that laid off staff: the coding bootcamp Galvanize , the analytics company Civitas Learning , the learning management system Schoology , MOOC provider Coursera , the education giant Pearson , for example.

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School of Me: Letting students study what they want, when they want is the latest education trend

The Hechinger Report

“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. ” Regina Trout, kindergarten teacher at Maple Hill Elementary School in Middletown, N.Y.

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The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning

MindShift

“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. based education reform advocacy group.