The Hechinger Report
MAY 21, 2020
Schools have gotten creative, sending students home with Wi-Fi enabled devices or hotspots that let students connect their own laptops to the internet. And the level of advocacy and support for a solution has snowballed. They have outfitted school buses with Wi-Fi so students can do their homework on the way home. Subscribe today!
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 14, 2021
They didn’t have a high-tech classroom with fancy equipment — in fact most students didn’t even have laptops or access to the internet. For example, the focus of last summer’s global virtual camp was leadership and advocacy through the power of storytelling. They had something more important: basic digital literacy. Subscribe today!
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. And he remembers battery life on those laptops lasting just an hour. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 10, 2020
As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. The daylight outside was kept at bay by shades pulled over the windows.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 10, 2019
In late October, education policy and advocacy group iNACOL opened its annual conference with a bang. Attendees were routinely stuffed with free food and plenty of flashy swag, including iPad and laptop giveaways.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 24, 2020
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Monday with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. Subscribe today! Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples. He stooped beside her and angled his laptop for a selfie.
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