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New report underscores education problems in institutions for foster youth

The Hechinger Report

The advocacy groups are calling for greater state oversight of these facilities, which were the topic of an investigation last month by The Hechinger Report/HuffPost. In addition to examining schooling, the study also explores safety concerns at residential facilities.

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5 Free Summer Professional Development Resources from ASCD

The 21st Century Principal

ASCD’s policy page —This one-stop shop for educators interested in advocacy and education policy offers tips on how to get informed, get involved, and make a difference. The full ASCD webinar archive dates back to May 2010 and features ASCD’s collection of targeted, expert-led webinars. Sessions will be archived for later viewing.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

edWeb.net

In 2010, he was appointed to the Baldrige Board of Examiners by the U.S. He is passionate about continuous improvement, enjoys engaging in global professional learning networks, and serves on numerous local and national boards. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

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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How much will it take to reopen, catch up kids, and save public schooling long term?

The Hechinger Report

“The communities that need the most will face the biggest hits,” said Zahava Stadler, special assistant for state funding and policy at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. “If The impact of Covid could be even more dramatic than that of 2008 without serious and sustained federal intervention.

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The (mostly) Republican Idaho moms fighting to reclaim their school district from hard-right conservatives  

The Hechinger Report

After this past school year ended, the superintendent acknowledged that 31 percent of teachers, counselors, and education leaders left the district, and scores of parents pulled their children, opting for homeschooling, online learning, or enrolling in another district. Hall’s campaign signs were later tagged with rainbow stickers.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. Karla Phillips, a policy director at Excel in Ed, told me that both personalized learning and charter schools have “flexibility” as their aim. In 2010, Rhode Island won a four-year, $75 million grant from Race to the Top.