Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. This progress is “significant,” write the authors of a report that details the groups’ findings.

Digital Divide 217

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

How ideas from the Nonprofit Technology Conference can positively impact adult learning and workforce development initiatives. Multi-directional Learning. How can students and teachers learn from each other on common issues, solutions, strategies, and pitfalls? Creating Engaging Online Learning Experiences.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

Invest in technology: Schools can use funds to purchase laptops, tablets and other technology devices to support blended and online learning. Address learning loss: The pandemic has led to significant disruptions in learning, leaving many students lagging behind.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

She was not alone: A December report revealed that nearly one in five Nashville public school students was failing at least one class. And Nashville is not the only city reporting an alarming number of students receiving failing grades. there is already talk about changing grading policies. I believe this is wrong.

Competency Based Learning 133

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

More than 99 percent of schools nationwide have access to speedy and reliable internet, making online learning an option for their students. School buildings are closed because of coronavirus, and the bandwidth that powered digital learning for kids is going unused. But he thinks long-term policy changes will be necessary, too.

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Neo LMS

JULY 20, 2017

Additionally, the US Department of Labor issued a report in 1999 that defined some of the top skills required of workforces in the future, and the majority of them fall within the EQ function. This includes being able to honestly assess our strengths and where we need to grow, leading to a grounded sense of confidence and optimism.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Holmes County Central High School is one of eight rural schools participating in a new, blended learning AP Physics program. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. million online courses in 2014-15. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored a National Education Policy Center report on for-profit charter schools.

E-rate 123

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

For the rest of her junior year and most of her senior year, she learned from a laptop in her family’s living room, with her younger sibling taking Zoom classes down the hall in their shared bedroom. Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report. “It Their failure is my failure.”.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Unfortunately, teaching both in-class and online isn’t as easy as it seems. One of the challenges associated with it is assessing and grading numerous students’ works. To tackle this problem and organize blended learning effectively, educators should arm themselves with reliable technologies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Once upon a time, teachers built all lessons and units from scratch.

Blended Learning 180

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 11, 2022

An over-reliance on technology assessing participation can make students feel like homework compliance is valued more highly than comprehension and the substance of their responses. Institutions must incentivize instructors to pursue professional development and partner with centers for teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

A lot of the schools are still doing virtual summer school,” says Sean Gill, a research analyst for CRPE who co-authored the report. “I Among the districts in our study of published policies, 60 percent offered some type of summer school. But blended learning options are few and far between.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Ever since the 2012 report stated that India needed thousands of new colleges and universities, it has been evident that India should instead focus on building disruptive innovations to rethink education by offering a service that is far more affordable, accessible, and convenient than the existing options. But there were two problems.

Education 111

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2023

Based on the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card, the pandemic has wiped out two decades of student progress, with the largest recorded decline in mathematics scores since 1990. In reading, scores sank to 1992 levels. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. the same thing, yet it is the basis for algorithmic assessment and feedback.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. This story was produced as part of the nine-part series “Are We Ready? Are We Ready?

Digital Divide 117

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Go easy on the inspirational, aspirational statements; go deep on data to support the needs assessments and recommendations. If your state is among the majority that tests students online (or plans to), the fact of the matter is that you have such technology requirements already in place. Offering online learning?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2018

From shifts in school choice to student assessments to online learning, the educational landscape is constantly evolving. One of the more prominent shifts in preK-12 public education is the policies and attitudes around student enrollment in a landscape of growing school options. Assessing less to learn more.

Trends 111

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“After our review, we will determine if any changes are needed to our policies and protocols related to maintaining academic integrity,” said a statement by the university. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, according to a report yesterday in Politico.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

In 2020, Nidhi Hebbar, a former education lead at Apple who later studied racial bias in ed tech at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, co-founded the Ed Tech Equity Project. This story about racial bias in edtech was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

A 2015 report found that the lack of AP classes may increase the financial burden on college-bound rural students: Students who don’t take AP classes don’t earn college credit that could enable them to graduate more quickly, and such students are “more likely to pay for additional remedial coursework when beginning college.”.

Online Learning 31

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And because government policy has tended to focus on the individual worker, and less on influencing the hiring and employment practices of businesses, workers can be left in the lurch even if they successfully complete programs in fields that are billed as high-demand. Collaboration between education and business groups tends to be weak.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 111

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The company has raised nearly $120 million and is valued at $425 million, Reuters reports, and “would aim for a higher valuation in a sale.” And of course, as has also always been true, when we field offers from investors, we work with our trusted partners and advisors to make sure we can assess appropriately.” and internationally.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”. Students at B.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Each chapter concludes with an assessment to prove employee understanding. Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. This needs to be part of our plan,’” he says.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

Credit: Darcy Sprague for the Hechinger Report. The pandemic has raised awareness of the many roles schools play — providing everything from free meals to Internet access and caring adults — and also of the learning losses that kids experience when they’re out of school. Credit: Darcy Sprague for the Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. Government and Policy Updates: Stay informed about government policies and updates related to education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Beal’s story is symbolic of a larger trend in underperforming online charter schools, according to a recent report published in the academic journal, Educational Researcher , by Dr. Andrew McEachin, a policy analyst at RAND, and Dr. June Ahn, an associate education professor at New York University. Analyzing data from 1.7

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Data’s influence on modern education is immense; it drives policies, impacts funding—it even affects decisions about which tools and services edtech companies create for educators. And when it comes to helping edtech entrepreneurs understand those educators, Amy Rambo believes she has just the data that can help.

Trends 72

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

articles in Slate has upped the ante on the mounting evidence that online credit recovery has a rigor problem, even as such programs have become nearly ubiquitous across the country. Enter online learning, a classic disruptive innovation that could fill in the gaps before it was too late for students. A series of.

Outcomes 69

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Teachers might well still be worn out from the stress and demands of the coronavirus pandemic — but officials hope they won’t be stretched to the breaking point in the same way educational staff across the country are reporting. Overall, teachers have been positive and appreciative of the blended learning model this year.”.

Elementary 108

Elementary Report Personalized Learning Blended Learning 108

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

This semester “has the potential to raise expectations of using these online resources to complement what we were doing before, in an evolutionary way, not a revolutionary way,” said Eric Fredericksen, associate director for higher education at the Center for Learning in the Digital Age at the University of Rochester.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Of these, 75 percent took online and/or blended courses because they have a personal interest in the topic, or hoped to gain additional knowledge about it, the 2016 SIIA Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey found. The report was released exclusively to EdWeek Market Brief today, and will be given wider distribution Tuesday.

Course 53

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

Pearson today announced that it is responding to rocky conditions and poor performance in international markets by laying off 4,000 workers and putting a greater focus on adaptive courseware and classroom products, as well as blended and online learning. Ramping Up Online Programs.

Pearson 40

Pearson Company Education Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Julie Sugarman, senior policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute, has heard of many schools around the country having problems serving ELLs right now — sometimes even within the same district. If you were to assess our entire school, we have a lot of students reading at the second grade level in the eighth grade.”.

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