Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Excited for the opportunity to focus on their learning, teachers find their seats and start to chit chat about the lesson plans they’ve left for their students. This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. One of every five requests in the U.S.

Professional Learning 198

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 198

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

More than 99 percent of schools nationwide have access to speedy and reliable internet, making online learning an option for their students. School buildings are closed because of coronavirus, and the bandwidth that powered digital learning for kids is going unused. schools is effectively closed. Only, now it doesn’t matter.

Advocacy 135

Advocacy Policies Accessibility Laptops 135

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Among the key findings: K-12 teachers and parents have apparently not been deterred by the hurried transition to digital learning during the pandemic. For both groups, 76 percent support increased levels of online learning even after students return to school full time.

Student Data Privacy 166

Student Data Privacy Data Survey Advocacy 166

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2015

New report explores main blended models and their use. A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. ” The teacher, or the clock, determines when students move from one activity or modality to the next.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Report Case Study Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. The post Experts call for an end to online preschool programs appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Data Report Groups 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

Amanda Fernandez is CEO and founder of Latinos for Education ; Dr. Feliza Ortiz-Licon is chief policy and advocacy officer. This story about Latino students was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Digital Divide 130

Digital Divide Advocacy Survey System 130

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Synchrony also offers virtual summer activities and online learning for the children of employees, flexibility in hours and the opportunity to work from home. Marshall Plan for Moms also released a new report in May, with McKinsey & Co., on the impact of the U.S.

Policies 189

Policies Company Survey Industry 189

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

A 2019 Department of Education report found evidence that English learners suffered from these divides before the pandemic; the crisis has only made them more consequential. The post OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Education 133

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 133

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.). The post Trying to improve remote learning? A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Learning 144

Learning Advocacy Report Google 144

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

While there are certainly exceptions, this human interaction standard can serve as a compass to guide our investments and advocacy. You can also visit the Edtech Pilot Framework to learn more about the edtech marketplace and subscribe to Digital Promise’s Action Report to stay up-to-date on their work. Let’s start a movement.

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EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 308

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Creating an empowering and future-focused learning space. About GoGuardian.

Student Engagement 80

Student Engagement Advocacy Outcomes Report 80

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

3P Learning works with over five million students and educators across the globe, providing online learning solutions in math, science and literacy. Match available resources to your strategic goals Ensure the resources you consider align with your district’s mission, vision and student learning objectives.

EdTech 148

EdTech Resources Advocacy Data 148

The Hechinger Report

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.,

E-rate 126

E-rate Pearson Company Report 126

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. An Associated Press reporter has had to visit the family in person to communicate. Tameka says she’s unaware of any outreach from Atlanta schools.

Policies 81

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 81

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. This walkout is just the beginning,” Ragan Toppan, a student at Deering High , wrote in a Hechinger Report op-ed last week.

Advocacy 89

Advocacy Learning Conference Common Core 89

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

“There’s plenty of data showing that student performance has been negatively impacted [by the pandemic],” said Phillip Lovell, associate executive director at the education advocacy nonprofit, All4Ed. The post Congress is cutting the funds that could have closed the homework gap appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Broadband 112

Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. The report was provided jointly to The Hechinger Report and the Los Angeles Times. The pain from these debts is not felt evenly, researchers said.

Dropout 104

Dropout Policies Data Report 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. Related: More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report.

Kaplan 126

Kaplan Training Report Survey 126

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. We don’t have a distance learning plan that is operating on all cylinders,” he said in April.

Digital Divide 118

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 118

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

The Los Angeles Unified School District, where Lola was enrolled, reported a 14 percent drop, a loss of nearly 6,000 students. The Los Angeles Unified School District reported a 14 percent drop in kindergarten enrollment for the 2020–21 school year, a loss of nearly 6,000 students. The post Remote learning a bust? Sign up for?

Learning 128

Learning Elementary Data Report 128

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

But for grandparents raising grandchildren, that’s not possible, said Jaia Peterson Lent, deputy executive director of Generations United, a nonprofit advocacy group. The coronavirus pandemic closed schools and launched a national experiment in remote learning that has been chaotic and stressful for millions of American families.

Advocacy 119

Advocacy Report Groups Policies 119

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. And so we always talk about it as ‘unfinished learning.’ ”. Your stories.

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. By contrast, some districts had been bolstering their use of online learning for several years, including Lindsay Unified in California’s Central Valley, known as a pioneer in digital-learning circles. Coronavirus gave many just days.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. This flexibility allows for personalized learning experiences and accommodates varying student needs.

Trends 52

Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. SPECIAL REPORT. Yet our reporting has discovered just how difficult it is to educate and train the next generation of nurses. Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. Becoming a nurse.

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Study Report Course Dropout 100

The Hechinger Report

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.

Elementary 107

Elementary Learning Data Report 107

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 9, 2016

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has joined the board of directors for Pluralsight , a Utah-based ed-tech company that provides online courses in various subjects, including software development and information technology, the news site Fast Company reported Thursday.

Company 40

Company Dropout Advocacy Facebook 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It It became clear quite quickly that an investment in stuff, in boxes that plug in, is not really going to pay off with a lot of learning or classroom innovation unless there’s somebody to guide that process.”. This year, our circulation numbers are through the roof.”. Sign up for our newsletter.

Future Ready 110

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 110

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Dr. Gonzales’s district is reaching out to local non-profits for help with the shift to 100% online learning, which cannot be done quickly or cheaply, especially at a time when the district is receiving less state funding. Arati Nagaraj is an education consultant, edtech advisor and school board trustee in the San Francisco Bay Area.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A New Hampshire student shows one of his assignments to his mother, biology teacher and math teacher during a personalized learning meeting. Photo: Emily Richmond for The Hechinger Report. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Policies Education Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2023

This story was reported by the Associated Press in partnership with EdSource, and reprinted with permission. And the effects of online learning linger: School relationships have frayed, and after months at home, many parents and students don’t see the point of regular attendance. They encouraged him to return, and he did.

Analysis 76

Analysis Report Data Advocacy 76

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.

Technology 298

Technology LMS Professional Learning Advocacy 298

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

“Virtual” learning may be on the upswing—corporate VR learning, that is. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. The survey asked what kinds of approaches the respondents would invest more money in if they could double their learning budget. Teachers are paying out of pocket for edtech tools while using more of them.

Survey 144

Survey EdTech Tools Training 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

During a pandemic, when there’s no uniform way of counting attendance, Hedy Chang, director of the advocacy group Attendance Works, has seen districts rethinking some of these rules, with their ability to do so varying on state flexibility. Caroline Preston contributed reporting. It sometimes takes him hours to type assignments.

Policies 143

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 143

The Hechinger Report

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. He finds it easy to teach himself with online content as his guide. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. MESA, Ariz.

Learning 123

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 123