The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In some instances, state tuition and financial aid policies explicitly exclude undocumented students; in others, length of residency requirements exclude recent immigrants, recent reporting by The Hechinger Report revealed. Too often, advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report. That argument has helped build support, said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Advocacy 145

Advocacy System Report Policies 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The highest rates of non-submission were among American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students (as well as students who did not report their race or ethnicity on Common App), and the lowest rates were among white and Asian students. When filling out financial aid forms, her mother had the needed documents prepared, for example.

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Analysis Survey Advocacy Report 202

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 State of Computer Science report jointly released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. The figure is based on data from public high schools in 37 states, a first for the report. “It

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Accessibility Advocacy Policies Data 192

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2024

Students who are permanent residents, for example, have struggled to enter their information on the form after entering their green card number. For example, a number of my colleagues in New York City have started an email FAFSA support group in which we share updates, screenshots and other information. This work must move forward.

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Accessibility Advocacy Social Media Report 82

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new annual review by the nonprofit advocacy group Data Quality Campaign dug into the new legislation to see what’s new and if it's moving in the right direction. I think generally things are pretty good,” says Taryn Hochleitner, associate director for policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “I What’s In The Bills?

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Data Advocacy Policies Trends 136

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For example: The school has on-campus showers, food pantries, licensed clinicians and social programs. She also pointed to a research study conducted by the school — with The Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego — that reported greater feelings of belonging and self-esteem among students.

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

3] Engaged families report trusting teachers more and understand more clearly the role school plays in their child’s life.[2] For example, if a student is falling behind in math you can suggest to their family that they attend an after-school math lab. One example would be implementing community-centric training for personnel.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. Meanwhile, he noticed that his bills from the college kept going up. Miguel Agyei.

Advocacy 136

Advocacy Data Trends Report 136

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Credit: Leah Fabel for The Hechinger Report Collegiate recovery programs began appearing at four-year institutions in the late 1970s, offering services like sober-living dorms, life skills classes and recovery coaches. Education is an example of what’s called “recovery capital,” something earned that makes long-term recovery more likely.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Supporting and expanding these initiatives through advocacy and philanthropy would directly benefit the completion rates of historically marginalized students. A study of CUNY, a minority-serving system, reported that only 10 percent of students participated in paid internships during college. There are remedies to this problem.

Education 86

Education Advocacy Mobility Report 86

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our new report, Computational Thinking for a Computational World , draws from research and interviews with leaders around the country to answer the essential question: In a computational world, what is important to know and know how to do? Click here to read the full report. Supporting educators to teach computational thinking.

Education 271

Education Advocacy Data Report 271

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The “$10 a Day” child care initiative, as it’s known in British Columbia, has been life-changing for parents. The new Canada-wide system was “very much situated in the context of economic recovery,” said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada.

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System Report Learning Industry 145

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In the most commonly used rubrics, educators state each element of the project, report, or paper to be scored and then determine their expectations for the assignment and what each level of mastery looks like. . Take Rachel, for example. Again, Rachel is a good example: the rubric directed her follow-up with her tutor.

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Learning Advocacy Assessment Meeting 182

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. I was curious if children with severe dyslexia, for example, might benefit from separate instruction with specially trained reading teachers for the first couple of years after diagnosis. For example, their psychosocial scores were higher. For the past 25 years, U.S.

Analysis 128

Analysis Education Study Policies 128

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

But it’s also important to note that the whole range of scale scores was represented in the survey results, so we did have some students who reported frequent or extreme anxiety about climate change.” One potential source of relief for climate anxiety among youth might be doing something about climate change. That can come in many forms.

Survey 181

Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 181

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

percent for students who started in fall 2014, according to a 2020 report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The measure aims to fix a longstanding problem in American higher education: Many more people start college than finish on time, within six years—or ever. The national six-year college completion rate was 60.1

Policies 186

Policies Advocacy Course Accessibility 186

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

That’s the conclusion of a new report from U.S. Public Interest Research Group , a nonprofit advocacy organization that takes a skeptical view of publishers’ efforts to automatically bill students for pre-packaged commercial course materials. “We PIRG report, however, says the actual contracts tell a different story.

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Pearson Accessibility Course Report 152

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

The pathway for kindergarten math displayed on the cover of one binder, for example, begins on a lower left square featuring a giant “20” and the statement, “I can count to 20.” Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks.

Competency Based Learning 140

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Advocacy Report 140

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

More than 40 colleges have said they do not use facial recognition technology on campus and stated they have no plans to do so, according to a new “ scorecard ” published Tuesday by an advocacy campaign titled Ban Facial Recognition on Campus. So far, more than 30 of the contacted colleges have yet to respond or have declined to comment.

Groups 85

Groups Advocacy Company Mobility 85

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities. This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress.

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Report Training Elementary Strategy 132

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We bonded over our shared experiences of constant self-advocacy and financial uncertainty, including the challenges of unannounced tuition hikes, unclear billing statements and programs that required additional expenses, like study abroad and certain majors. I’ve also encountered peers misusing the term FGLI to describe their own situations.

Policies 122

Policies Advocacy Report Groups 122

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

After nearly a decade of organizing, advocacy, planning and hand-wringing, we passed a Preschool for All initiative. As a new report about our victory shows, our success can be attributed to something even more basic and essential that so many people miss. Nearly a year ago now, in my corner of the country—Multnomah County, Ore.,

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Policies Advocacy Strategy Groups 183

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

He’s spent months reporting on what critics refer to as the “ transcript trap ,” when colleges and universities refuse to release transcripts for students who owe them money. Others are seeking to transfer to a new college – for example, from a community college to a four-year university. Nationwide, an estimated 6.6

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Policies Advocacy Report Examples 100

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Teachers report that they like the convenience of being able to complete their learning at a time and place that is convenient for them. One of every five requests in the U.S.

Professional Learning 205

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 205

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

By July 2021, 72 percent of undergraduates said that their awareness of social justice issues had increased over the preceding year, and just under half reported that their involvement in social justice efforts was impacting their career choices, according to a survey by Best Colleges. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Study Analysis Advocacy Training 121

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. We hope the reach spreads more organically. It is challenging.

Training 154

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 154

N2Y

MAY 13, 2021

For example, transition services and goals can address areas that include: Communication. For example, rules are in place that dictate how many hours a person may work if they are receiving SSI, Medicaid, or Medicare. Using these findings, a report is generated to help build a plan for their future. Daily living skills.

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Advocacy System Outcomes Training 87

Waterford

APRIL 10, 2020

Self-care activities can be small- to large-scale habits, with examples ranging from packing a healthy lunch to waking up early every day to do a mindfulness meditation before work. People in caregiving positions like teachers, for example, often find it easier to tell others to take care of their health than to do so themselves.[7]

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How To Handbook Strategy Advocacy 360

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

2] Children who experience toxic stress, for example, are more likely to develop the following mental and physical illnesses later on:[3]. 4] For example, children with toxic stress are more likely to fit the parameters for chronic absenteeism , or excessive school absences.[6] Cardiovascular disease. Certain cancers. Depression.

Classroom 240

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 240

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

Indeed, many advocacy groups, including the Learning Policy Institute and Ed Trust , are recommending extending learning time next year. The 1983 report A Nation at Risk highlighted how much more instructional time children received in other industrialized nations. appeared first on The Hechinger Report. average of 180 days.

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Study Comparison Advocacy Report 137

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments. percent to 22.5

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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 170

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

She recently co-authored a report on how charter schools effectively supported students with disabilities during the pandemic and is blogging about the topic. “If A May 2021 report from the American Foundation for the Blind examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on students with visual impairments. There just weren't those answers.”

Technology 194

Technology Education Meeting Analysis 194

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for example, the state provides just $13.63 Elder and disabled care advocates are currently centering their advocacy around consumer choice and the desire to ensure that unpaid, unseen relative and neighbor caregivers are compensated for the care they provide. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Advocacy 109

Advocacy System Trends Industry 109

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. The Hechinger Report is based at Columbia University’s Teachers College.). A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Learning 144

Learning Advocacy Report Smartphone 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report. We see kids whose challenges don’t show up on their report card, so they aren’t getting services,” said Jennifer Choi, a parent and founder of the advocacy group 2eNYC and a trustee of the nonprofit Twice Exceptional Children’s Advocacy. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report.

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Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111