The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The ESSR funds expire in 2024.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

It is features like these that have helped former high school dropouts like Rocheli Burgos — and other students who have struggled in school — get a second chance at earning a diploma. If a student struggles in reading but is good at algebra, for example, he or she may end up in an introductory literature class while taking advanced math.

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Dropout Policies Report Course 95

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Tulsa Public Schools (TPS), for example, is using the cloud to identify students needing more help. They are developing a recommendation engine to leverage dropout rate data to predict and design interventions for at-risk students. Code.org is another great example; it saves $1.3

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IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Not by chance, learning analytics and all its related technologies (measuring learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, personalized learning, etc.) have been part of the “Horizon Report” for a while.

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Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

Is anyone interested in taking an assessment today?” Related: Tipping point: Can summit put personalized learning over the top? As an example, Pearson offers a course in the criminal justice program. Related: Massachusetts districts now trade notes on best paths to personalized learning. Dobrin asks.

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Pearson Personalized Learning Report Course 82

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

He talked about finding an internship next year that would allow him to work with his hands — repairing electronics, for example. He said he had struggled with writing essays and with chronic lateness: “I promise I’ll do better with that.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

The federal share of Medicaid funding, for example, is capped at 55 percent (if Puerto Rico were a state, it could receive 83 percent), residents are denied certain disability benefits and there are restrictions on access to other funding, such as the child tax credit. Online learning was particularly challenging for Puerto Rican students.

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Elementary Report Dropout System 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

For example, the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, a $25 million federal grant program that supported services for young parents so they could finish school, ended in 2020. For example, the Title X Family Planning Program funds clinics that provide contraception and other care (except abortion) to millions of low-income and uninsured women.

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Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 132

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, for example, predicted in their 2008 book Disrupting Class that by 2019 half of all high school classes would be taught via the Internet. The California Virtual Academies was forced to refund some $2 million to the state’s Department of Education for improperly used funds this year, for example.

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