Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? I disagree with it strongly. So that can’t be it.

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Kids who communicate in a language other than English at home are 48 percent less likely than English speakers to be referred to early intervention. The nonprofit offers workshops, one-to-one advocacy, and a monthly Spanish-speaking support group for families. years , respectively. Where you live also matters.

Advocacy 82

Advocacy Study Report Groups 82

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Educators participate in an advocacy workshop led by Virginia teachers on preserving social studies state standard revisions at the annual National Council for the Social Studies conference in Nashville. Some talked about receiving death threats and being doxxed, while others said they were increasingly fearful of losing their jobs.

Study 124

Study Common Core Advocacy Conference 124

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2023

People in this situation often identify as “undocumented,” referring to the fact that they don’t have official forms granting them permission to live in the country. Stuck in Limbo In a recently released report , immigration advocacy organization FWD.us Indeed, it seems like an essential part of their advocacy.

Education 137

Education Advocacy Policies Report 137

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

They were among 450 students, teachers, preachers, child advocates and social justice activists from across the country who gathered for the Children’s Defense Fund’s 23rd Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry. Several referred to the event as “civil rights camp.”. We do those marches now sometimes.

Learning 78

Learning Advocacy Report Social Media 78

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The controversial financing tool, often referred to as a social impact bond, has allowed this cash-strapped district, one of five in the Salt Lake City area, to provide high-quality early education to thousands of poor 3- and 4-year-olds who might have otherwise stayed home. At two workshop tables, teachers worked one-on-one with students.

Report 61

Report Elementary Advocacy Company 61

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. Sodexo?” — referring to the testing and cafeteria behemoths. He responded, “I have concerns, but compared to what? Our education system is completely racist.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

We’ve run into challenges where legislators are reluctant to pass an unfunded mandate,” said Nicole Gibson, the senior director for state policy and grassroots advocacy at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. National hotlines can have long wait times and can’t refer callers directly to local resources.

Education 121

Education Policies Survey Training 121

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. it's like a Coke bottle falling out of the sky,” he said, apparently referring to the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy. (He

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145