The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

But asking Kentiona to look after her younger siblings — and maintain her studies — seemed like too much. Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I Credit: Terri Johnson.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.”. Studies show that low-income and minority students are less likely to use the Internet or own a computer.

Blended Learning 134

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 134

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.” ” Ending Social Promotion. "You’re “You become very attached.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Via NPR : “How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom.”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Via NPR: “ To This Scholar, For-Profit Colleges Are ‘Lower Ed’ ” “ For-Profit Schools Rebound Under Trump,” according to the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education. ” More via The New York Times.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products.” ” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. ” Creative Commons released a “Termination of Transfer Tool” to help manage authors’ copyrights. ” Via Edsurge : “U.S.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40