The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

The approach traces its origins to the ideas of Maria Montessori , inventor of the Montessori method used in preschools and elementary schools globally, who encouraged children to do self-directed projects based on their interests. The adoption of the Common Core standards led many other schools to try the model , too.

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Personalized Learning Laptops Elementary Groups 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

The nonprofit test development group has worked with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary education to make and score MCAS for all but four of the 19 years it has been given. The post The 7 steps to making a statewide test appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Common Core Assessment Data Secondary 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Eckhoff was among a group of veteran Missouri teachers who joined representatives of university teacher preparation programs and staff from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a four-hour forum this fall as part of a state effort to change how teachers are prepared for the classroom and supported once they get there.

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Classroom Training Policies Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Emily Hanford | APM Reports. This story was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. The problem is that many American elementary schools aren’t doing that. ” But this research hasn’t made its way into many elementary school classrooms. Emily Hanford | APM Reports.

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Optimistically, the report said that if the recommendations were followed, they would help close the achievement gap by 2020. While acknowledging last week that the gap is far from closed, Cardona said many of the ideas in the report are being implemented or have influenced legislation. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Education Elementary Common Core System 125

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

About two years ago Houston Independent School District , with its 283 schools and 215,000 students, went in search of an LMS that would help teachers create and use coursework that was both digital and aligned to Texas state standards (Texas pointedly does not use the Common Core).

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LMS Khan Academy Blackboard Moodle 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The group also chose to set out guidance for elementary and secondary school social studies instruction, to emphasize that education in the topic must begin in the early grades, Hedgepeth said. The post Teaching social studies in a polarized world appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Study Common Core Advocacy Conference 133

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That’s the record that Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s first Latino commissioner of education, would bring to the highest education office in the country, as multiple news reports say the Biden-Harris administration plans to name him as its nominee for Secretary of Education. If confirmed by the Senate, Cardona will hit the ground running.

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Education Digital Divide Policies Common Core 218

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As a set of policies, accountability was instantiated in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002, and reinforced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. ” Reuters has led the way with investigative reporting on this.

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Remind co-founder Brett Kopf was replaced as CEO by Brian Grey, formerly CEO of the Bleacher Report. These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.). Sebastian Thrun stepped down as Udacity’s CEO. Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard. Layoffs at Noodle.com (80% of its marketing and editorial teams).

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

With support from the Republican majority in Congress, she zeroes out the $15 billion currently allocated to Title I , the federal program devoted to providing equal access to primary and secondary education, particularly for children in poverty. Some Scenarios appeared first on The Hechinger Report. So, Doctor. Shall we get started?

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Secondary Common Core Report Conference 40

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.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

.” “A new analysis from the Center for American Progress found more than two dozen minority-serving institutions would fail a graduation rate requirement for funding in the proposed House update to the Higher Education Act ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core?

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50