The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

For example, states have to show that the alternative assessments measure comparable skills as the statewide tests. Related: How a “dropout factory” turned into a model for success. And it’s a labor-intensive, costly process, in part because of some of the other rules tied to the pilot.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

It is features like these that have helped former high school dropouts like Rocheli Burgos — and other students who have struggled in school — get a second chance at earning a diploma. All students need to be deeply known by the adults that are working with them to support their learning,” she said. Based on what you know.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The ESSR funds expire in 2024.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

He then mills around the room, meeting with students individually or in small groups. Related: Tipping point: Can summit put personalized learning over the top? As an example, Pearson offers a course in the criminal justice program. Related: Massachusetts districts now trade notes on best paths to personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

For Big Picture to retain its contract, the school must meet certain targets around enrollment, attendance and graduation. He talked about finding an internship next year that would allow him to work with his hands — repairing electronics, for example. The school has a waiting list.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

The federal share of Medicaid funding, for example, is capped at 55 percent (if Puerto Rico were a state, it could receive 83 percent), residents are denied certain disability benefits and there are restrictions on access to other funding, such as the child tax credit. Its residents are U.S. Department of Education report.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Her tenure at Collins has overlapped with two developments that have contributed to a drop in paddling incidents: the state legislature’s 2019 partial ban on corporal punishment — of students with disabilities — and a global pandemic that interfered with in-person learning. keeps a paddle used in the county’s schools.

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Elementary Handbook Report Policies 144

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, for example, predicted in their 2008 book Disrupting Class that by 2019 half of all high school classes would be taught via the Internet. The California Virtual Academies was forced to refund some $2 million to the state’s Department of Education for improperly used funds this year, for example.

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