The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

In the meantime, remote workers who are parents are fretting over how they’ll have time to oversee lessons and keep their children on top of Common Core math. This story on how to homeschool was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Common Core 135

Common Core Digital Divide Online Learning Groups 135

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. This project was one of the biggest investments in remote learning per student in the country this year and closed the digital divide in Connecticut.” An advocate for programs supporting underserved learners.

Education 218

Education Digital Divide Policies Common Core 218

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” asks The Hechinger Report. Edsurge reports that NewSchools Venture Fund is running another competition – this one to fund entrepreneurs who build PreK–12 special education apps.

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed into law a measure that requires the state’s public colleges and universities to publish reports of conduct violations involving alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, and hazing at fraternities and sororities.” “ Columbia Drops SAT Subject Tests Requirement,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Here’s media reporter Mathew Ingram’s take (and there are lots of takes out there. “ California ’s teacher tenure battle is reignited by Vergara appeal and a new bill,” The LA Times reports. Via The US News & World Report : “The View From a Testing Giant.” The takes).

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

That was the conclusion of an Oxfam report issued in January. Reports of hate crimes and racist graffiti spiked on school campuses across the country following Trump’s election. ” While new technologies are spreading rapidly, the “digital dividends – growth, jobs and services – have lagged behind.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40