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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Credit: Valerie Plesch for the Hechinger Report. Related: Sent home early: Lost learning in special education. But the district claimed that AJ wasn’t being removed for a disciplinary violation, so no review was required, according to the state report. Credit: Valerie Plesch for the Hechinger Report.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

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. Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored a National Education Policy Center report on for-profit charter schools. At Stride Inc.,

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Credit: Grace McConnell for The Hechinger Report Gordon is getting a lot of that: plaques, thank-yous, T-shirts, goodbye hugs from parents, teachers and current and former students. Credit: Grace McConnell for The Hechinger Report The strategy was bolstered in 2019 when Gordon attracted a national college-promotion program called Say Yes.

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JULY 13, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”. Your stories.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Credit: Sarah Butrymowicz/The Hechinger Report New York state allows students to be suspended for up to 180 days — an entire school year. A recent report from a State Education Department task force recommends such a limit in all but the rarest of circumstances. In the meantime, he’d get a few hours of tutoring a week.

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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. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. RELATED: Psst!

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MAY 6, 2019

This story about twice exceptional students was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report ). Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. But parents say there’s a long way to go.

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JULY 7, 2019

Photo: Stephanie Strom for The Hechinger Report. Now, some school districts are pushing this job exploration into middle and even elementary school, convinced that helping students connect what they are learning to careers will not only deepen their engagement but also help them make more informed decisions about their educational paths.

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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., What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school. on March 18, 2020.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

As hard as those first months were, the gradual return to in-person learning in fall 2020 was harder. Calen Evans, a STEM coordinator in the Washoe County School District and president of an advocacy group called Empower Nevada Teachers, is bracing himself for that change yet again. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Schools are often looking at instructional uses,” said Thomas Arnett, a research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and author of a paper chronicling the efforts of these two organizations to co-develop classroom technology to support personalized learning. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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MAY 17, 2016

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. Subscribe to our Blended Learning newsletter. We’re a work in progress.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A decorated educator of 21 years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety of organizations for her leadership, advocacy, and classroom instruction. Barbara also served as editor and publisher of the first electronically delivered education newsletter, the Daily Report Card. Kelisa honorably served in the U.S.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Currently, students are recommended for involuntary virtual learning by the principal, she said, and these placements are tracked aggregately along with suspensions, which makes identifying the particular impact of virtualization difficult. Louis, in the spring of 2022. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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MARCH 1, 2022

Yet the boys, 12 and 14, have struggled with multiple disabilities — including developmental and speech delays and profound challenges learning to read — that she did not feel the schools could sufficiently diagnose. Usually when you get a report back from the school, it’s just a few pages, not a comprehensive report,” she says.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

This story also appeared in Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. But a first-of-its-kind analysis by The Hechinger Report and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting has found that attendance-related suspensions are pervasive, in some districts accounting for more than half of all in-school suspensions.

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MAY 2, 2020

Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Personalized learning is one of the most popular goals in schools today. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning. MESA, Ariz.

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MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. As defined by the CoSN report, accelerators are megatrends that drive change.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

By NICHOLE DOBO, The Hechinger Report. They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning.

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APRIL 29, 2022

Credit: Peggy Barmore for The Hechinger Report. The Schenectady district fortified its five-year-old diversion program in 2021 when it started to see more students, even those in middle school, landing in long-term suspension because of post-pandemic behavior problems after they returned to in-person learning.

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JULY 30, 2018

In math teacher Danielle Bosse’s classroom, three students take assessments (foreground) while their classmates learn and practice different math skills. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. HUNTER, N.D. —

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Reid pointed out, school districts are experiencing the most significant opportunity to innovate, it is incumbent for superintendents to ensure that technology is safe and secure in virtual and in-person learning environments. The Threats. Dr. Michelle Reid is now serving in her 42nd year in K-12 education.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work? What is personalized learning?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets.

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JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Future of Learning.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Khloe, who has been diagnosed with autism, ADHD and an anxiety disorder, had no individualized education plan for her disability when she returned to in-person learning after the pandemic. After the pandemic, Scarlett’s mother agreed to start her on a three-day school week to ease her into in-person learning for the first time.

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JULY 19, 2017

During the past 50 years, no segment of elementary education has prospered against the odds more than homeschooling. In Massachu­setts, for example, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education lists and links to all private and parochial schools in the commonwealth. 11, 2014 in Wake Forest, N.C. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ NSF starts requiring that institutions report findings of harassment and suspensions in its funded labs and field sites, and reminds institutions that it can pull funding where necessary.” ” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.”

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MAY 23, 2022

Meanwhile, in Texas, the governor has directed schools to report students who are receiving gender-affirming care, such as hormone blockers, as cases of child abuse. Related: Social emotional learning is the latest flashpoint in the education wars. Lawmakers in at least 20 states have introduced similar bills.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

“ Lights go out at Education Department headquarters – and may stay off for some time,” The Washington Post reports. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to push ahead with his nomination today, despite the numerous reports now about Brett Kavanaugh ’s history of drunkenness and alleged sexual assault.

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JUNE 6, 2022

This story also appeared in Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Nevertheless, many choice advocates support DeVos, including the Success Academy founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz , former Florida Governor Jeb Bush , a national charter advocacy organization and the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal , Chicago Tribune and Detroit News , among others. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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