Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

She and her colleagues have had to intercede in evictions, deliver supplies and report children in dire circumstances to child protective services since the start of the pandemic. Other districts around the country have reported similarly high numbers of missing students. Credit: Bonnie Arbittier, San Antonio Report.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Why, with interest in critical race theory spiking, and research that both complements and critiques it dating back decades, is publicly available information about it so often limited to an incomplete Wikipedia page discovered on a Google search? Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

In the past few years, Apple, Google, IBM and other high-profile companies have stripped the bachelor’s degree requirement from many of their positions. It hurts employers, too, Fuller and his Harvard colleague, researcher Manjari Raman, found in their report. Lawrence Lanahan for The Hechinger Report. A ‘1-percent market’.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney for The Hechinger Report. District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney for The Hechinger Report. “I Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney for The Hechinger Report. They hadn’t seen that before.

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MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

This story about personalized learning was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. Making changes gradually.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

A goal of the Spring Summit is to provide a forum to discuss ways to prepare for your personal and organization’s future. Register for free today at [link]. This is done through the development of skills in ICT, employable skills as well as entrepreneurship. This is coupled with free online learning, career based mentoring and apprenticeship.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff. They need a mentor.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Now, during morning meetings via Google classroom, Glick is the one being peppered with questions – and often she can’t answer them. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. They all want to know: Will school re-open in the fall? Will we get yearbooks?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Credit: Zachary Clingenpeel for The Hechinger Report Jennings School District officials did not respond to follow-up questions about Crawford’s case, but a letter addressed to the family said that the boys were transferred to home-school learning at Crawford’s request. For the better part of the school year, they tried to learn from home.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

In the United States alone, jobs website Indeed reports that reduced productivity stemming from open positions accounted for $160 billion of lost revenue in 2014. But underemployment—meaning high skilled workers like college graduates are working low-paying or low-skilled jobs—is still high: at least 13 percent, but some report higher.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2020

These days, she spends her time doing counseling sessions via Zoom and Facebook, editing juniors’ essays in Google Docs and trying to contact all 320 members of the class of 2020. Credit: Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

In our community’s next webinar, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center will share the results from Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America, a report from a national survey of over 1500 parents of children ages 2-10. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Nearly two decades ago, the reporter Todd Oppenheimer documented the aggressive rise of emerging Silicon Valley technologies — personal computers and the Internet — in the nation’s public schools. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. Fines Google $5.1 Anyway, Techcrunch reports that “WeWork takes meat off the menu as part of environmental policy drive.” “My Flawed ISTE 2018 Journey Report,” writes Tim Stahmer.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” Google had a big media to-do this week. 2 Post at Ed.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The Washington Post : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asked whether leakers could be prosecuted , internal report shows.” ” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” ” More from Edsurge.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. She wants to learn English to “be smart” and uses Google translate to look up words she doesn’t understand.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: March 3, 2017 How to Tell a Secret in the Digital Age | New York Times → Education reporters take heed.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.”

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

DeVos reported a new investment of between $250,001 and $500,000 in the Michigan-based Neurocore , according to a financial disclosure form that was certified by government ethics officials on Wednesday.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” $100,000.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics. Via Reuters : “U.S.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “Bathroom Wars.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ DeVos praises virtual schools , but new research points to problems.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

The allegations center on reports that Paris, through inappropriate means, asked legislators to provide state funds to the college, a Christian institution in Arkansas.” “ EdX To Retire Foundational 6.002x Platform,” Class Central reports. ” GitHub touts automated testing on its blog.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via Vox : “Brazilian media report that police are entering university classrooms to interrogate professors.” ” Then, “A Day Later, Football Coach Out at Maryland,” Inside Higher Ed reported. How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” Research, “Research,” and Reports.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” Via The Hechinger Report : “Documenting Maine ’s failure to implement proficiency-based education.” ” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Enjoy your Google for Education products ! Is It the Best Role Model?

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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. More on Claypool’s resignation from WaPo’s Valerie Strauss.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Testing, Testing… Via the Hechinger Report : “On a classroom-based test for new teachers , black teachers score lower.” ” Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division.

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