Assessment, Dropout, Libraries and Report

Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Many of us find students benefit greatly when the school employs curriculum-based assessments to measure progress. Because by teaching, assessing knowledge, tracking progress, and personalizing to student needs, we can determine if students are accomplishing what they must to complete the work of learning. What is Measuring Up?

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Meeting Dropout Assessment Case Study

How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. We discuss their goals and what they are working on, and if they had an assessment we might talk about that,” she said. Rogers Elementary Principal Lisa Lovato.

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Empowered Readers: Technology That Can Re-Inspire Students’ Love of Reading

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

The district is also known for having one of the largest dropout rates and one of the highest pupil-to-teacher ratios in the country. My learners needed choices that my physical book collection could not provide, and I need a way to bolster my library and give students more choices.

Technology

Technology eBook Dropout Libraries

Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Peggy Barmore for The Hechinger Report. Only, rather than sending health care or social service providers to support parents and assess young children’s readiness for school, McDowell is sending teachers directly to kids’ homes — including high schoolers’ — to counsel, persuade and cajole them to graduate on time and plan for their future.

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Report Elementary Study Conference

Held back, but not helped

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. “We In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient.

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In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report. Is anyone interested in taking an assessment today?” Junior Alex DesRuisseaux and senior Jesus Garcia work in the library of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report.

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Pearson Personalized Learning Report Course

Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

have been part of the “Horizon Report” for a while. Depending on how far we want to take our data collection, we could potentially collect library records, e-book consumption patterns, social network information, etc. Some reflect neither the spirit nor the current state of this technology. Benefits of learning analytics.

Learning Analytics

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The mindboggling barriers that colleges create — and that end up hurting their own students

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

They’re obstacles being reported by the growing ranks of independent professional advisors, counselors and advocates trying to help students like these get into and through college — and finding mindboggling barriers that have previously remained mostly out of public view. To eat, some rely on local food banks. Sanchez said.

Kaplan

Kaplan Dropout Libraries System

Thousands of kids are missing from school. Where did they go?

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Over months of reporting, the AP learned of students and families avoiding school for a range of reasons. Instead, she cruised the hallways or read in the library. When his mother asked him about speaking to a reporter, he cursed her out. appeared first on The Hechinger Report. After that, Kailani stopped attending math.

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Largely unseen and unsupported, huge numbers of student fathers are quitting college

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. “If Among single, Black and Latino fathers, the dropout rate is about 70 percent. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 15th The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. - National Library Week. National Library Week is this week, and the theme is "Lives change @ your library®." Audrey is coming this year!) We are, of course, big fans!

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Rankings exodus raises the question: How should consumers pick a college?

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

News & World Report rankings. News & World Report rankings. Data is collected by the nonprofit journalism organization The Hechinger Report and comes from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System of the National Center for Education Statistics, which in turn is an arm of the U.S. Harvard Yard.

Survey

Survey Data Report Dropout

Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report It was just the latest interruption in schooling that’s been characterized by near constant disruption. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report The Puerto Rican school district, the sixth largest in the U.S., Department of Education report. Nothing could be salvaged.

Elementary

Elementary Report Dropout System

After a hate crime, a town welcomes immigrants into its schools

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report. Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report. Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report. Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report. The ideas stemmed from the group’s twice-monthly meetings at the Patchogue library, where they talked about parenting, navigating their new American home, and the schools.

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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

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Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers

Held back, but not helped

In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

The mindboggling barriers that colleges create — and that end up hurting their own students

Thousands of kids are missing from school. Where did they go?

Largely unseen and unsupported, huge numbers of student fathers are quitting college

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Rankings exodus raises the question: How should consumers pick a college?

Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

After a hate crime, a town welcomes immigrants into its schools

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