Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Adrian Prandle, education policy advisor at the teaching union ATL gets it right when he says: 'Developments such as podcast learning should be in addition to time with lecturers, not instead of it. Just how was the decision to offer 'cut price education' arrived at? Image by Steve Wheeler Cut price education? I think not.

E-rate 53

E-rate Education Dropout Online Learning 53

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

A special education student at South Hills High School takes an online quiz about RNA. The district’s reforms to special education have included making sure students use the same textbooks as their general education peers. They moved special education classrooms to be more centrally located. Sign up for our newsletter.

Dropout 93

Dropout E-rate Education Secondary 93

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Even with his impressive list of accomplishments, Elliott worried that his education would be derailed. “I Educators can change this,” she said.

Strategy 110

Strategy Education E-rate Report 110

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Our intent is to provide an honest and updated view of where we are, the real benefits, and the challenges to overcome when using learning analytics as educational technology. there are multiple benefits of following a data-driven approach to education.

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Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 26, 2015

I don’t follow higher education very closely, so this is all from 10 feet away. Competency-Based Education is something I’m hearing more and more about, which is neither bad nor good, but worth understanding more carefully. Reduce the college dropout rate to closer to 10% (than the current 40%+).

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Examples MOOC E-rate Dropout 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Fulton County, where AVID is now in its fifth year, school leaders say it’s too early to see an impact in college-going rates but that AVID students are receiving better grades and are deciding to tackle challenging classes in high school. I know that sounds terrible when thinking of educators, but it’s true.

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Report E-rate Study Training 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Amid all this glass, Conner feels a bit like Cinderella—lucky to be getting an educational experience that’s a perfect fit for him. Ultimately, less than 4 percent of them graduate from college, compared with the nation’s overall rate of 29 percent, according to a 2018 report. I became a crackhead to education.”

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E-rate Study Report Accessibility 116

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. From the US Department of Education ’s Press Office : “U.S. Fines Google $5.1

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Rural fourth- and eighth-graders do, in fact, score better on the National Assessment of Educational Progress than urban students, on average, and just as well as suburban ones, the U.S. Department of Education reports. Related: Economics, culture and distance conspire to keep rural nonwhites from higher educations.

E-rate 93

E-rate Report Dropout Course 93

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Immigration and Education. ” That’s Michigan , for what it’s worth.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. King to be the assistant secretary of postsecondary education.”

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” “Not An Advocate for Students or the Public Interest” – historian Sherman Dorn on “ Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.” billion from the Department of Education. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Education Politics. ” The Department of Education press release : “U.S. ” The Department of Education press release : “U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Issues Statement on New Title IX Guidance.” ” Via NPR : “ Trump And Transgender Rights : What Just Happened? .”

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Education Politics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Congress, in an effort to limit federal involvement in higher education, has voted to eliminate Obama-era regulations on teacher-preparation programs.” ” Great timing, IRS. Here’s how it could work.”

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

This is part six of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Some of the most oft-told tales in education in recent years have the following plot: the students all move from “brick-and-mortar” to “online.” Online education, we’re still told, will be education’s disruptor.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Thoughts on how this might effect education from Inside Higher Ed , from NPR , from Internet2 (via Bryan Alexander), from The Washington Post , and from Edsurge. Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. ” Immigration and Education.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50