The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If correct, this means that one out of every three public school children was chronically absent during the second full school year of the pandemic, when most children were learning in person and should have been catching up from the disrupted year of 2020 and the first half of 2021. Before the pandemic, only about 16 percent of U.S.

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Groups Data Classroom 88

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 21, 2023

At some point over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) advocacy in US higher education became zero textbook costs (ZTC) advocacy. This is why I refer to this line of advocacy as “free no matter the cost.” There are plenty of practical reasons why this might have happened.

OER 108

OER Advocacy Outcomes Instructional Materials 108

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I commend SEDTA for this focus on small, rural, and under-resourced districts ensuring that all students—regardless of location or context—can learn in safe and secure environments,” said Paige Johnson, Vice President Education Marketing, Microsoft. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders.

Resources 96

Resources Microsoft Advocacy OER 96

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. Other states NCTQ called out for their weak policies are just getting started.

Training 122

Training Groups Guidelines Policies 122

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

In the last month, our teaching and learning environment has been upended. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, districts and educators have been tasked with shifting teaching and learning online, and many are seeking resources to support learning in this new environment. Micro-credential COVID-19 Library.

Professional Learning 282

Professional Learning Student Data Privacy Social Media Learning 282

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning. Working in small groups, they described both the physical structures and city policies that prevent the development of a grocery store in the area, thus sustaining the food desert.

Analysis 184

Analysis Advocacy Policies Accessibility 184

American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 28, 2023

A visit with NAGC with Donna Campbell, Chair of NAGC Public Policy & Advocacy Committee Donna has worked in gifted education for over 40 years. As a teacher, program coordinator, professional learning and consultant in schools across the country.

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Education Policies Professional Learning 88

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning.? In the same time period, an additional eight states fully launched at least one of the policies. Subscribe today!

Policies 140

Policies Advocacy Report Examples 140

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2018

The underlying premise is to move learners from a state of engagement to empowerment so that they exert more ownership over their learning. Student agency is all about improving the learning experience for kids. Or maybe it is combining both elements of voice and choice through pedagogically sound blended learning activities.

Advocacy 207

Advocacy BYOD Blended Learning Social Media 207

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

After nearly a decade of organizing, advocacy, planning and hand-wringing, we passed a Preschool for All initiative. To say we’re proud of those policy achievements would be an understatement. Either way, the research affirms that how we centered these made a real difference in the policy and victory.

Policies 182

Policies Advocacy Strategy Groups 182

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

To advocate for and on behalf of effective online teaching and learning practices, four organizations are joining forces to establish the National Council for Online Education. Department of Education about distance learning regulations. Online [learning] has this perceived close association with for-profit education.

Advocacy 142

Advocacy Groups Education Online Learning 142

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. Subscribe today! Teachers there give students many options for how to use different technologies.

Digital Divide 93

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 93

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

If you aren’t familiar with the concept of sanctuary schools , the broad understanding is that they are a set of policies to support and protect immigrant and undocumented students and their families. This declaration set forth a series of internal policies to protect undocumented students in the district.

Policies 151

Policies Advocacy Examples System 151

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Canadian experts say a host of factors contributed to the country’s eventual success in taking large-scale federal action on early learning.

Advocacy 145

Advocacy System Report Policies 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students are not actively involved in shaping their learning journey. That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses and set learning goals in partnership with their teachers. They should be.

Competency Based Learning 115

Competency Based Learning Policies Advocacy Report 115

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In September 2023, EducationSuperHighway convened twelve FCC ACP outreach grantees from across the country to participate in an ACP Learning Cohort. One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. Yes, absolutely!

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Broadband Libraries Policies 101

Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

On Tuesday, September 12th, from 2:00-2:30 pm EST, join author and long time educator, Kristin Ziemke and me as we discuss: Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom ! Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K–6 Classroom. Join us next week! Future Ready Schools ® Invites You to a Participate in a Webinar.

Future Ready 167

Future Ready Classroom Advocacy Learning 167

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

The kids that aren’t in algebra by eighth grade, they can do that still,” said Julia Kaufman, a senior policy researcher at RAND, and the lead author of the report, “but they would have to do something special to get there,” such as doubling up on math or taking a summer class.

Survey 107

Survey Elementary Policies Report 107

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. Students learn problem solving, communication and how to bounce back from failure.

Accessibility 203

Accessibility Advocacy Report Elementary 203

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

Since 2013, according to an analysis , policymakers in 37 states have passed laws or implemented new policies related to reading instruction and stakeholders from scholars and journalists to teachers and parent coalitions have weighed in.

Trends 132

Trends Advocacy Study Analysis 132

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

And the bills acknowledge the fact that other higher ed policy proposals currently on the table, including making community colleges tuition-free , might not be enough to get some students across the finish line. There’s a special emphasis in the new College Completion Fund plan as presented by Sen.

Advocacy 184

Advocacy Policies Course Accessibility 184

ExcelinEd

MAY 3, 2019

This week at the American Federation for Children’s Annual Policy Summit , my Excel in Ed colleagues and I heard from an array of speakers and leaders across the educational opportunity movement. Tori Bell, Senior Policy Analyst. “I Ryan Mahoney, Senior Regional Advocacy Director. Nathan Hoffman, Regional Advocacy Director. “I

Policies 39

Policies Advocacy Twitter Assessment 39

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist. This is dire.

Education 109

Education Policies Advocacy Outcomes 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

At the camp in Benton, Illinois, students will learn about the plan and how to advocate for it, along with participating in typical camp activities like swimming and using the ropes course. Learning about the warming planet left her feeling like she “was being suffocated,” she said. There are reasons to be optimistic.

How To 75

How To Advocacy Learning Policies 75

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2023

“This collection helps address this issue and supports teachers in creating inclusive classrooms where stories are discussed and embraced and where students learn about each other’s culture and heritage. Helping one of the world’s largest book publishers create inclusive learning and teaching materials is one way we can do this.”

Instructional Materials 102

Instructional Materials Advocacy Professional Learning Libraries 102

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

March 17, 2022 — The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and Committee for Children strongly applaud the passage of the FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act which provides increased funding for a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Initiative to support SEL and “whole child” approaches to education.

Advocacy 102

Advocacy Education Learning Meeting 102

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Such incidents end up causing great expense and learning loss for already stressed out students, since schools have to shut down critical tech tools as they investigate and shore up systems. I think generally things are pretty good,” says Taryn Hochleitner, associate director for policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “I

Data 133

Data Advocacy Policies Trends 133

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Not every voter or parent in a given school district is necessarily supportive of setting aside more money for student mental health services, he says, and its pedagogical cousin social-emotional learning has been politicized similarly to critical race theory. “I We don't want our taxes to go up,’” he says. Your mileage is going to vary.”

Resources 192

Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 192

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

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. But I think there’s some real lessons in thinking about messaging of child care and what’s the actual policy.” The request was denied.

System 145

System Report Learning Industry 145

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

Advocacy 169

Advocacy Trends Groups Meeting 169

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Marianne Beja had been in education for more than 30 years when she discovered personalized learning. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it. It’s about empowering students to communicate, to collaborate, to learn critical thinking skills.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Policies Learning Competency Based Learning 99

eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The new statistics come from the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy , released by Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. For the first time, a slim majority of all U.S.

Advocacy 103

Advocacy Analysis Data Policies 103

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2016

The major advocacy group for public charter schools is concerned that failing online charter schools may be hurting the credibility of the movement as a whole. What we’ve seen, in terms of the research, is that there’s a lot more self-directed learning,” Ziebarth said. Read more about Blended Learning.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Groups Policies Report 40

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2021

Through productive meetings and discussions, identify ways to ensure systems support deeper learning and give educators and policymakers the critical data they need to support students, improve achievement and outcomes, target resources, and develop new instructional policies and practices. The overall goal? ”

Assessment 87

Assessment Advocacy Policies Outcomes 87

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

It’s time to acknowledge and address this narrative that adversely affects our youth’s learning experiences and the education system. Providing a safe dialogue space helps students learn how to communicate effectively, build empathy and establish trust with their peers and teachers.

Advocacy 103

Advocacy System Accessibility STEM 103

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2023

Visit NWEA.org to learn more about how we’re partnering with educators to help all kids learn. SOURCE NWEA

Advocacy 118

Advocacy Assessment Study Policies 118

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

These two objectives are equally important and inextricably linked, says Elena Montoya, a senior research and policy associate at the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at the University of California, Berkeley. The outcomes were the result of many years of effort, advocacy and coalition building, Lloyd notes.

Policies 157

Policies Trends Advocacy Outcomes 157