The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Manufacturing Trends.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

A 2012 review of studies on learning time found that the extra time often didn’t produce academic benefits for students and when it did, the benefits were small. Indeed, many advocacy groups, including the Learning Policy Institute and Ed Trust , are recommending extending learning time next year. Credit: Getty Images. until 5:00 p.m.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Achievement was lower for all student groups in fall 2021; however, as our data have illuminated before , historically marginalized students and students in high-poverty schools were disproportionately impacted, particularly in the elementary grades studied.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Before the student completes the assignment, he can remediate his weak skills by seeking assistance from the professor, Writing Center, or tutor, or by studying additional resources. When students use the professor’s feedback for reflection, they can see trends,” says West-Smith. A Tool for Self-Advocacy. Rubrics change that.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. She attributes her love for learning and reading, and her natural curiosity, to her time at Westmore.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

This week, REINVENTING SCHOOL focuses on the spectacular rise in interest in pod schools--small groups of students studying with one or more teachers in an environment that is both similar to, and different from, traditional school. Howard Blumenthal created and produced the PBS television series, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

A 2017 study from the lab found that nearly two thirds of community college students are food insecure. One challenge is there’s no federal data to back up these trends. “We About half of community college students are housing insecure and about 14 percent are homeless. But not everyone in higher ed buys these numbers, she said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 1, 2023

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. in Information Studies from Dominican University School of Library and Information Science in River Forest, Illinois. In this Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Miguel Hernandez, who came to Los Angeles four years ago knowing only his Zapotecan dialect and neither Spanish nor English, is now headed to California State University at Northridge to study computer science. He will be the first in his family to go to college. Photo: Iris Schneider for The Hechinger Report. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 7, 2015

Studies show test scores trend higher in schools with full-time, certified school librarians. activism advocacy twitter' Using the hashtag #getESEAright, ALA joins forces with NEA’s planned Twitter storm on Thursday, April 9 th from 7:00 till 8:00 PM Eastern. billion student visits a year! getESEAright with the SKILLS Act.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

University of Oxford Study Proves the Mathletics Advantage. According to the non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization Data Quality Campaign (DQC), 85 percent of teachers suggest data provides an objective place to begin conversations with parents. Award-winning Math Curriculum Content.

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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. You’re creating a quasi-audition for jobs.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2023

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. in Information Studies from Dominican University School of Library and Information Science in River Forest, Illinois. In this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2023

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. in Information Studies from Dominican University School of Library and Information Science in River Forest, Illinois. In this Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2023

We no longer have the luxury of going to college for college’s sake,” said Yolanda Spiva, president of the advocacy organization Complete College America. This could become the trend for a reframing of college, that it doesn’t have to take four years,” said Spiva, who finished college herself in three years.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 5, 2023

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. in Information Studies from Dominican University School of Library and Information Science in River Forest, Illinois. In this Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2024

Jon: Mount Ida is definitely part of a bigger trend, one that’s being felt around the country. But Rachel Burns, who’s studied college closings, says then there are the students she’s most worried about. Lisa McLean: If this is the case, why are they being offered? Why are you preying on our children?

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Based on eight years of data, Stanford’s Educational Opportunity Project presents three measures of educational opportunity that include and reach beyond test scores: average test scores from birth through middle school; learning rates (a key innovation of the platform) trends in how much average test scores change each year.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Rather than slowing down, he’s speeding up — racing through the 616 hours of study and lab time he needs to get the certification that he hopes will open a new chapter in his life as an industrial maintenance technician. Cory Orr, studying at Valencia College toward becoming an industrial maintenance technician.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

A sociologist, Noguera’s research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions, as well as by demographic trends in local, regional, and global contexts. Noguera, Ph.D. is the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A. Domenech.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

Consider, too, international students interested in studying in the U.S. (or students interested in studying abroad). K-12 perspective): Student transcript/degree/test score/record validation and transfer, including those associated with college admissions. Student mobility within and across states is a big issue.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

“This is just another systemic disadvantage that we put in front of low-income kids and kids of color,” said Andrew Nichols, director of higher education research at The Education Trust, a nonprofit advocacy organization. Related: Top universities could take thousands more low-income students, study says.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

A narrow room crammed with high-tech equipment including 3D printers and an electrophoresis chamber to separate molecules and study chromosomes, the Fab Lab gives students at Laing a chance to get hands-on experience with the sorts of tools they might find in the workplace. “I Tobie Baker Wright, a former senior program manager with JFF.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

There’s a $32 million glass-fronted complex near completion that will house the nursing program and administrative offices, and a new $11 million recreation center that will also have a lab to study kinesiology, or human movement. These trends together mean that there are nearly 2.9 But many are assumed to have dropped out.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2018

It has been nearly impossible for the school to find instructors with the required master’s degree who are willing to give up nursing duties to teach theory, but a classroom in a hospital at least allows nurses to lead clinical studies while continuing to nurse. Colleges “are reaching out to the business world and asking, ‘Can you help us?’”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

“At least we’re at the table now,” said Carly Wright, advocacy director for SHAPE. “It Charles Hillman, a kinesiology professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies the connection between the body and the brain, says there’s strong evidence that supports making physical education and recess a priority in schools.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount. This work drove the importance of advocacy for education programs for all children. Join in each week to talk about some of the emerging trends and topics in education. Most of these students were classified on the autism spectrum but had complex profiles.

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 26, 2014

Nor, it seems, do a number of advocacy groups that want it pulled off the market because they think iPads and babies are a dangerous combination. “Fisher-Price’s Apptivity Seat Is Bad for Babies” was a Trending Topic on Twitter this past December. But I do not. Source: [link]. Read the Reviews in Amazon.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A statewide study by an independent nonprofit found that the most powerful predictor of success in college was grade-point average. On average, the study found nearly three-quarters of students with a 2.6 California part of national trend. high school GPA passed college-level English. The results have been promising.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

The disparity serves as an extreme example of similar trends across the United States, where the children of higher-income families go to better colleges than those from lower-income ones. They really don’t even tell you to study for it,” Flores said. “We We don’t have that culture of studying for [the SAT]. It’s not a thing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Wynzleen Lee Technology as a possibility to value language teaching profession: yes, there is a choice!

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Gage Ramirez was a year and a half into his studies toward a biology degree at a California public university when he came up against an unexpected roadblock: calculus. He has since received a bachelor’s degree after seven and a half years, and hopes to become an athletic trainer. Photo: Iris Schneider for The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Schools are being called to action to reverse the trend of Americans not participating in civic duties, for example a decline in people voting. No doubt we teach social studies. For example, are the “3 R’s” – reading, writing, ‘rithmetic – mutually exclusive from social studies? What gets measured gets done first.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A beginners’ guide to writing in English for university study. LA101x: Library Advocacy Unshushed. Emerging Trends & Technologies in the Virtual K-12 Classroom. Virtue Ethics in Education. University of Birmingham via FutureLearn. Go To Class | Next Session : 19th Jan, 2015. . University of Reading via FutureLearn.

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