Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. And, unlike some schools that personalize learning by giving students a say over what they learn in each class and how they prove they have learned it, Vertus requires students to complete the exact same assignments and tests. Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

Personalized Learning 111

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. These attributes of student engagement became the characteristics I would use as a lens when observing and experiencing classroom instruction.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. These attributes of student engagement became the characteristics I would use as a lens when observing and experiencing classroom instruction.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

First-year students here attend a mandatory career advising program before their classes even start. Photo: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report. Mark Peltz, dean of careers, life, and service at Grinnell College, which requires first-year students to begin career planning before their classes even start.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2016

A third of students don’t know basic financial management information, and nearly 80 percent of university and college faculty say high school grads are unprepared in areas including work habits, writing, and the ability to read and understand complex information. Read more about higher education. Reproduction of this story is not permitted.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

Abdi was at the top of her class, and Collins had worked with about 200 students like her in a new virtual advising program by College Possible , a nonprofit founded in 2000. College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education.

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Jackson directed the Carnegie Corporation’s Task Force on the Education of Young Adolescents which produced the groundbreaking report Turning Points: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century, and co-authored the seminal follow-up blueprint Turning Points 2000, considered one of the most influential books on middle school reform.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 49

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group. 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 124

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 124

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The group shared guidelines from the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, which were created to help school leaders implement policies to address AI/generative AI in schools. Reporting: Educate the school community about how to report incidents or concerns. David Miyashiro, Ed.D.,

Policies 117

Policies Guidelines Training Report 117

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools coaches were often tapped to help lead the transition in their districts , drawing on the program’s tech-focused professional development to prepare teachers to engage with students virtually. As a result, coaches are creating supportive, collaborative learning cultures.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is one of the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. MESA, Ariz.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

Students engage in creative activities on the playground at Pre-K 4 SA North Education Center in San Antonio, Texas. Photo: Bekah McNeel for The Hechinger Report. The program currently reports spending about $11,500 per year per student, along with about $4.2 Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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iPad Data Report Outcomes 69

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2019

Department of Education and think tanks as personalized competency-based education (PCBE), the model is founded on flexibility, as opposed to the time-and-location-bound work that students will face when they graduate. Advocacy groups like Competency Works promote a paradigm shift that includes customized schedules.

Education 78

Education Advocacy Social Media Adaptive Learning 78

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Jackson directed the Carnegie Corporation’s Task Force on the Education of Young Adolescents which produced the groundbreaking report Turning Points: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century, and co-authored the seminal follow-up blueprint Turning Points 2000, considered one of the most influential books on middle school reform.

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

techlearning

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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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 68

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But instead of strengthening social studies or helping more students engage with the subject, the focus in recent years has been on undermining or attacking it, he said. In those other disciplines, said Lesh, “There was an effort to take the inequity out of what was taught to students.”

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Study Common Core Advocacy Conference 133

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

But even more concerning, especially for some students who spoke with The Markup, are blocks against sex education, abortion information, and resources for LGBTQ+ teens—including suicide prevention. Future-minded reporting Our free newsletter, Future of Learning, features innovative, original stories every other Wednesday.

Social Media 86

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 86

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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Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” asks The Hechinger Report. Deregulation of for-profits is “likely,” Inside Higher Ed reports. I’ve been urging people to watch the private student loan market for a while now. ” Via Reuters : “Congress could undo Obama-era student loan relief.” Data-mining a Facebook group.

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