The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Platt called on educators to remember Second Life, an online platform launched in 2003 that that allowed users to create avatars and interact with other users in a virtual world. Companies also have a responsibility to make sure these spaces are accessible, safe, equitable and provide an inclusive environment for students.

Education 142

Education Digital Divide EdTech Company 142

Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2021

That translates into a broad suite of schools and services, starting with Guidepost Montessori , a network of early-childhood centers and elementary schools. Girn started his Montessori career in 2003 as a math and science teacher at LePort Schools, then a chain of three Montessori schools in southern California.

Education 165

Education Company Training Industry 165

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

Aliah Corona and Dakkota Ryf, both 8 in this photo, check the force it takes to move a bag of potatoes six inches using wheels during their third-grade STEAM enrichment class at Pioneer Elementary School in Quincy, Washington. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. QUINCY, Wash. — Related: Alaska Native students pursue STEM with great success.

How To 112

How To Elementary STEM Report 112

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices (2003), Belinda Williams identified four needs of students. 1. Access to challenging curriculum and instruction. In elementary school, the classroom teacher often serves that function. We’ve added one more: creating a personalized environment.

Strategy 148

Strategy Differentiated Instruction Elementary Advocacy 148

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

The student-to-teacher ratio at her twins’ East Austin elementary school was higher than what state law mandated, she said. Before the pandemic, the number of Black families homeschooling was rising swiftly, doubling between 2003 and 2018. I sometimes have social anxiety, and it felt like teachers were more accessible.”. “I

Personalized Learning 139

Personalized Learning Report Survey Training 139

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The student had access to firearms at home; he had witnessed abuse while growing up; and he had a difficult relationship with his father. Elementary principals have reported that recess, for example, has a positive impact on academic performance and that students are more focused afterward. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

Report 137

Report Study Comparison Examples 137

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2018

In 2009, just over 50 percent of children entering Immokalee’s six elementary schools were considered “kindergarten ready,” as determined by Florida’s kindergarten screening exam, the Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading. million from the foundation since 2003. The center has received $13.7

Elementary 66

Elementary Report Accessibility Assessment 66

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

COVID’s impact on schools was so substantial that Congress established the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). They showed up in tech access and connectivity, food availability and even transportation, especially in historically underserved communities. Access to food, for example, among them.

Chromebook 96

Chromebook Google Future Ready System 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

Thousands of kids across the country, from elementary through high school, spend weeks or months coaxing seedlings to grow, building devices to harness solar energy and carefully mixing acids and bases. A second grader in Mississippi explains his winning science fair project to members of his class. Springtime is science fair season.

Study 100

Study Survey Exercises Examples 100

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

In 2003, before the Great Recession, Whitmore Lake was like thousands of other school districts across the country. In the elementary school, art classes were cut. The public comes on weekends to swim in the competition-size pool, throw events in the recreation center and watch performances in the 700-seat theater. million annually.

Report 95

Report Elementary System Data 95

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

He brought in more than $15 million in federal and state funding for Race to the Top projects, magnet elementary themes and preschool. ohnson, a Little Rock native, came to the Arkansas side of the Delta in 2003 with Teach For America. Even A-rated Kirkpatrick Elementary, next door to Clarksdale Collegiate, is hurting for funds.

Report 109

Report Libraries Elementary System 109

MindShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

Alessandra, a student at Pioneer Elementary School in rural Quincy, Washington, spent part of the fall term in an enrichment class focused on teaching elementary-age students the principles of engineering design through a curriculum designed by educators and scientists at Boston’s Museum of Science.

STEM 44

STEM How To Elementary Report 44

SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Fey, Long, & Feinstack (2003) sought to outline "Ten Principles of Grammar Facilitation for Children With Specific Language Impairments" with research tie-ins relevant to all ages, but particularly for ages 3-8. Avoid telegraphic speech, always presenting grammatical models in well-formed phrases and sentences. & Finestack, L.

Examples 40

Examples Tools Course Accessibility 40

MindShift

MARCH 28, 2018

Thousands of kids across the country, from elementary through high school, spend weeks or months coaxing seedlings to grow, building devices to harness solar energy and carefully mixing acids and bases. Springtime is science fair season. The good news is that some schools are conducting truly radical experiments on the science fair itself.

Study 48

Study Exercises Examples Analysis 48

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Over the last few years of the Speak Up survey, more students and administrators have signaled the importance of being able to access mobile devices in the classroom, whether through Bring Your Own Device policy consideration and implementation or through school-provided technology.

Mobility 40

Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

MindShift

OCTOBER 31, 2019

These stats come from a new, nationally representative survey of media use among children ages 8-18, by Common Sense Media, which has been tracking this since 2003. There could be a silver lining to children getting their first phones closer to elementary school than high school. About 1 in 5 children has a phone by age 8.

Smartphone 33

Smartphone Social Media Survey Report 33

MindShift

JULY 30, 2015

The appeal of home schooling has grown over the past decade — between 2003 and 2012, the percentage of students who are homeschooled grew from 2.2 It’s expensive for homeschooling families to provide the music lessons, tutors and other opportunities they’d like their children to access. percent of the student population to 3.4

Robotics 28

Robotics Blended Learning Secondary Training 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

They also have family case workers who help adults access services for which they’re eligible and set goals to help them move into steadier, better paying work. Bush performs the timeless and bipartisan presidential ritual of reading to young children at Highland Park Elementary School in Landover, Maryland in the summer of 2003.

Study 40

Study Comparison Classroom Meeting 40

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2021

CHICAGO, IL – Today, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning ( CASEL ) published an updated edition of its most frequently accessed resource, The CASEL Guide to Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs, commonly known as the CASEL Program Guide ( [link] ). Michigan Model for Health: Elementary.

Learning 98

Learning Elementary Meeting Policies 98

MindShift

DECEMBER 31, 2018

More than 1,000 educators, from elementary teachers to university professors, responded to NPR’s callout with stories about how they incorporate the Harry Potter series into their curriculum and classrooms. The series had a steady presence on this list and even topped it at times, through 2003. Alex Wong/Getty Images).

Classroom 42

Classroom STEM Libraries Elementary 42

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk. Especially in states like Arizona, where families have little access to mental health care, students often turn to school counseling to triage their personal crises.

Survey 145

Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The government’s view isn’t that child care is a place to put children so parents can work, or even to prepare children for the rigors of elementary school. Its first step was expanding access, experts told me. Between 2003 and 2018, the percentage of children ages 1 to 5 attending kindergarten increased from 69 percent to 92 percent.

Report 145

Report Policies Groups Meeting 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. Brandon holds degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia in elementary education, curriculum and instruction, and educational administration.

Conference 50

Conference Education Pearson Technology 50

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to the Nation’s Report Card, the average eighth-grade mathematics score was lower than all previous assessment years—going back to 2003. According to NAEP Mathematics Assessment data, eighth-graders’ algebra scores were eight points lower in 2022 than in 2019.

Strategy 54

Strategy Assessment Report Data 54

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This begins with expanding access to teaching jobs and continues by giving hardworking teachers a raise. The Shanker report found that between 2003 and 2011 the white teaching workforce in Washington more than doubled, from 16 to 39 percent, while the black share declined precipitously, from 77 to 49 percent.

Analysis 111

Analysis Report Comparison Data 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

One alarming trend is that the overwhelming majority of 21st-century shooters were adolescents, suggesting that it is now easier for them to access guns, and that they more frequently suffer from mental health issues or limited conflict resolution skills.” But why is connectedness so important?

Comparison 111

Comparison Report Training Study 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Nationwide, AVID trains 70,000 educators yearly to provide academic and social support to low-income, first-generation students from elementary school through college. Colorado Spring’s District 11 began enrolling teachers in AVID training in 2005. Related: Jobs in cybersecurity are exploding. Why are women locked out?

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here, some of the nation’s poorest and blackest school districts struggle to recruit qualified and experienced teachers, expand access to learning experiences that can give students more opportunities to succeed in college, and raise the money needed to fix or replace run-down buildings. Constructed in 1908, Durant Elementary in Durant, Miss.

Outcomes 143

Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

An elementary schooler in the same district couldn’t access a picture of record-breaking sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner to add to a writing assignment. CIPA, a federal law passed in 2000, requires schools seeking subsidized internet access to keep students from seeing obscene or harmful images online—especially porn.

Social Media 102

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 102

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

The winners of this year’s Harold W McGraw Jr Prize in Education : Dr. Christine Cunningham, Founder and Director of Engineering is Elementary (EiE) at the Museum of Science; Dr. Sandy Shugart, President of Valencia College; and Chris Anderson, TED “curator.” Graduate students at American University have voted to unionize.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2017

In 2003, the high court upheld the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School ’s Grutter v. The Southern Poverty Law Center found that the largest number of incidents took place in higher education institutions and elementary and secondary schools. More recently, in Fisher v.

Policies 60

Policies Secondary Report Analysis 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2021

In October 2003, one year after a flood that forced people to evacuate their homes, residents voted to tax themselves — an action locals here do not take lightly — and create the Seward-Bear Creek Flood Service Area. The compromise does provide for electrifying school buses, lead pipe removal and expanded broadband access.

Report 113

Report System Broadband Study 113

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The act called for “universal service” so that all Americans could have access to affordable telecommunications services, regardless of their geographical location. ” That issue with “what kind of access” is core to E-rate because of an associated law, the Children’s Internet Protection Act.

E-rate 50

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 50

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Families in Williams’s virtually all-black neighborhood were set to lose access to the schools that have served their community for half a century. The one thing that would help keep my kids—or any child—off the streets is access to good education. But by 2003, the damage had already been done.

Education 111

Education Report Data E-rate 111