The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Her classes focus on computer systems networking; students earn certificates for jobs in fields like IT while also providing tech support to the high school. Much as she loves technology, Wilkins-Walker said, “I have never wanted to be an online teacher.”. Online learning was challenging for many students.

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Dropout Chromebook Report System 99

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

From the start, access has been the defining achievement of online learning. For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. Or so I thought.

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Education Dropout Course Study 91

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. She doesn’t feel comfortable asking and doesn’t trust the school system, especially after they called the child welfare department. “I

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Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 78

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

But Altus administrators believe that their formula — using online learning without sacrificing one-on-one interactions between students and teachers — works. Nationwide, high schools offering credit recovery used online courses 71 percent of the time, according to a 2018 U.S. Photo: Linh Tat for The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

The American prison system has been criticized for being a place of punishment instead of rehabilitation. In states such as Alabama, where youth as young as 14 can be tried as adults, going into the system can mean a lifetime of condemnation. We sit down with students and create a personalized learning plan for each of them.

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Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Dropout 78

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Online preschool has become a contentious topic nationwide. Experts cautioned that online learning programs can lead to overuse of screens, which can impact behavior, sleep, and social-emotional development. This bill would amend the state code that calls for a statewide system of assistant teachers in K-3 classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

To lower the dropout rate and keep students on track to earn diplomas, we started a “credit-recovery” program to assist high school students who have lost credit in core subjects due to failing grades or excessive absences. Opportunities for online learning. Expanded summer learning opportunities. “By

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Learning Dropout Blackboard Common Core 61

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

Especially during the past two years, the interest and necessity of online learning have skyrocketed. . Students have continued pursuing their studies despite prolonged lockdowns through platforms such as learning management systems (LMSs) and video conferencing software. Lower dropout rates. LMS-related features.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Overton’s placement in the college-level course with a companion course, called a co-requisite, is part of a developmental education redesign launched by the Alabama Community College System in 2018-19. The system fully implemented the program in the 2019-20 school year and reduced the number of developmental course sections it offered.

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Course System Data Strategy 105

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications. The list of students contacted was based on those who did not participate in online learning activities.

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Strategy Learning Data Dropout 166

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

higher education system is fair had evaporated. The book also calls for ending legacy admissions, ensuring that colleges enroll at least 20 percent of their students from low-income families, and treating high school, college and career training as one system. Education as the great equalizer ?

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Education Policies System Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. Even students who have done well working virtually don’t love online learning.

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STEM Report Course Study 127

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

For the rest of her junior year and most of her senior year, she learned from a laptop in her family’s living room, with her younger sibling taking Zoom classes down the hall in their shared bedroom. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning. That’s definitely the risk,” he said.

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Education Course Report Policies 128

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. Whereas credit scores are designed to prevent risky buyers from getting approved on loans, Dropout Detective is meant to improve student success and lower dropout rates.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

At the same time, with fewer children in school, in some districts the number of students being referred to the justice system by school administrators has fallen, prompting advocates and lawyers to wonder if schools will permanently reconsider their role in criminalizing student behavior. Credit: Rosamund Looney.

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Guidelines Report Elementary Online Learning 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. So systems are really trying to figure out, ‘How do we do that?’ ”.

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Study Data Report Elementary 137

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

The district handed out its existing stockpile of loaner devices and hot spots to as many students as possible, said Preston Thomas, OUSD’s chief systems and services officer. The district lacked a system for tracking how many students weren’t logging on to classes for lack of a working computer, tablet or internet connection at home.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, had already overcome an array of obstacles on her nearly five-year journey. “No health care system to its limits and accelerated the demand for qualified health care professionals. Two of her children opted for online learning, with only Nasiir attending school in person.

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Study Report Course Dropout 97

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As we navigate this historic, anxious and peculiar semester for higher education, it’s important to remember that many of the challenges we are now confronting are not inherently new — but rather a legacy of the systems, policies and choices of the past, compounded by the trauma and economic and social upheaval of this moment.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

Monday, April 27th at 5pm edWeb Webinar: Getting Started with Game-Based Learning , Are you curious about game-based learning, but don’t know where to begin? This webinar will cover what to look for in a game, where to get good games for learning, and strategies to integrate games into the system of a classroom.

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Libraries Game-Based Learning lynda.com Trends 28

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Everyone is talking about declining enrollment, but no one is talking about who’s leaving the system and why,” said Tom Sheppard, a New York City parent and representative on the city’s Panel for Educational Policy. “No Related: Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

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Data Analysis Online Learning Laptops 99

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

“If we could catch early signals, we could go to them much earlier and say, ‘Hey you’re still in the window’ ” to pass, said Donna Kidwell, chief technology officer of the university’s digital teaching and learning lab, EdPlus.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

school system is a “mess.” I think our education system should be more like it is here. I feel like I’m learning better, the environment’s nicer and I just feel more welcomed in the morning. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them. What our school does well is they have no tolerance for bullying.

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Report System Dropout Learning 44

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning.

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Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2017

school system is a “mess.” Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, on a September speaking tour, told students she felt they mostly “just follow the same schedule, the same routine — just waiting to be saved by the bell” and that the U.S. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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Report Meeting Study System 61

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

school system is a “mess.” Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, on a September speaking tour, told students she felt they mostly “just follow the same schedule, the same routine — just waiting to be saved by the bell” and that the U.S. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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Report Libraries Meeting System 46

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

school system is a “mess.” Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, on a September speaking tour, told students she felt they mostly “just follow the same schedule, the same routine — just waiting to be saved by the bell” and that the U.S. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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Report System Dropout Education 49

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2017

school system is a “mess.” Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, on a September speaking tour, told students she felt they mostly “just follow the same schedule, the same routine — just waiting to be saved by the bell” and that the U.S. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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Report Meeting Course System 41

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

school system is a “mess.” Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, on a September speaking tour, told students she felt they mostly “just follow the same schedule, the same routine — just waiting to be saved by the bell” and that the U.S. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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Chromebook Report Classroom Course 41

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

These institutions are helping students find cost-free ways to leave campus, keeping dorms open for those who don’t have other options or identifying ways to enable less-wired students who can’t access online learning to still finish out the semester. I’m feeling a bit shaky.”. It’s pretty crazy right now.

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Laptops Education Online Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

More recently, the data tracking firm Burbio identified 36 districts that are using pandemic relief funds to start hubs or hub-like learning centers. People talk all the time about not going back to the system that didn’t work for all kids. I think this model brings hope.”. Whitney Oakley, Guilford, North Carolina, superintendent.

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Learning Report Elementary Dropout 81

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

They’ve been letting officials know that while they want to see their friends, they recognize the seriousness of the virus and hope districts prioritize student mental health and improving online learning, especially for vulnerable students. Considering that we’re going completely distance learning for the time being,” she said.

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Survey Policies Groups Report 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

school system is a “mess.” Going to the Intersection in 8 th grade when everyone else was a sophomore was really challenging, because I wasn’t used to discussions where I needed to think critically about segregation, or the education system, or whatever else. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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Common Core Advocacy Report System 95

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2017

school system is a “mess.” I think if I had gone to any other school, I would not be this passionate about learning and I would not have felt like I could reach my goals as much as I do here, because I have so much support in whatever I want to do from my friends, teachers and administration. You’re just learning to take a test.

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System Report Examples Study 49

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Tuesday, April 22nd at 1pm CoSN - Smart Education Networks by Design , New advances in technology, including mobile devices, are making it possible for students to learn anytime, anywhere and to experience personalized learning. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts.

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BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

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Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79