The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

Secretary of Education, and into the present day, doesn’t add up to much. Pointing to the decline in the county’s dropout rate, Duncan proclaims: “It’s a model that works, and it’s been replicated across Georgia and has also been the subject of a Harvard Business School study.” (A He’s had a few, but not too many.

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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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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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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report. But after about half-an-hour, the lecture stops and Dobrin presents his students with a menu of options. But after about half-an-hour, the lecture stops and Dobrin presents his students with a menu of options. “Is Is anyone interested in taking an assessment today?”

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IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

have been part of the “Horizon Report” for a while. They influence the present and, therefore, improve ongoing learning processes. If you want to follow a more formal approach towards analytics implementation, there are a number of learning analytics readiness assessment tools. Benefits of learning analytics.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

FUN SAD FACT: According to Avi Yashchin, Senior Offering Manager at IBM Watson: “Sadness [sentiments] in incoming freshman college application essay is the sixth strongest predictor of dropout.” presented the findings in a session here , thorny issues around data quickly emerged. Solution: offer happier prompts?).

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2016

This story is part of a Hechinger reporting series about how “last chance” high schools are pioneering some of the latest trends in high school reform. NEW YORK — In July, Sheryl Javier stood before a room full of her peers and the entire staff of Bronx Arena High School to present her senior project. Photo: Luba Ostashevsky.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Schools historically tracked “average daily attendance,” counting the total number of students present on any given day. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Ryan Moten, a freshman at Vaux, with his grandmother and baby sister, after he gave a school presentation about his plans for the future. Photo: Kia Gregory for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Kia Gregory for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Kia Gregory for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Kia Gregory for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

Wright, a professor of economics at Western Washington University, behavioral assessments of black students in the classroom significantly improve when they have a black teacher rather than a white teacher. The post The educational value of a black teacher appeared first on The Hechinger Report. According to 2015 research by Adam C.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Be a Presenter at Reinventing the Classroom. We want YOU to present at the Reinventing the Classroom conference on May 1st - all about the impact of ed tech on the classroom experience, and kicking off our self-proclaimed May as "Ed Tech Month." Interested in presenting? Don''t miss out on MiniCon May on May 4th. Regsiter here.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Bits of student performance data are only just starting to trickle out of the pilot schools, so it’s too early to assess most of them quantitatively. The students typed explanations for the placement and spacing of each number into a page on PLP, and would later present those explanations to the class. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Photo: Amadou Diallo/The Hechinger Report. Special Report. In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success. Ocon describes lesson plans that were based around presenting content and then giving quizzes and tests at predetermined intervals.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: March 3, 2017 How to Tell a Secret in the Digital Age | New York Times → Education reporters take heed.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” The company has raised $182.3

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