Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A 2020 report for the U.S. Senate found that Monarch School’s students had poor reading and math skills when compared to public schools in the San Diego area, especially for elementary students. That includes Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a nonprofit focused on homeless education advocacy.

Advocacy 177

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 177

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments.

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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 167

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

That changed in the summer of 2020. The cause, as activists saw it, was partly “the absence of systematic, cumulative, phonics-based reading instruction in the early elementary classroom,” they later wrote in an open letter. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. School district leaders committed to radical and swift change.

Elementary 145

Elementary Training Groups Report 145

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated. While legislative discussions have recently stalled , advocacy efforts continue to mobilize toward an ambitious policy package that would impact millions of little learners and families.

Education 199

Education Survey Advocacy Outcomes 199

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

This is likely due to several factors: increasing involvement from parents as schools moved online; advocacy from groups like Decoding Dyslexia; social media conversations and coverage in the popular press; and a push by state legislatures toward improving our nation’s stagnant and dismal reading scores.

Instructional Materials 128

Instructional Materials Training Advocacy Elementary 128

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And the group found that in the fall of 2020-21, 20 percent of undergraduate teacher-education programs had seen enrollment drops of 11 percent or more because of the pandemic. As we know, white women dominate K-12 teaching, particularly elementary,” says Maureen Kelleher, editorial director at Georgetown University’s FutureEd.

Advocacy 148

Advocacy Robotics Training Elementary 148

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

This year, the Green Lake Parent Teacher Association paid about half that much to cover the cost of the elementary school’s vocal teacher and a portion of a full-time counselor’s salary, among other supports for students. About 3 in 4 students at Rising Star Elementary qualify for subsidized meals. Double click image to enlarge.

Elementary 145

Elementary Education Report Groups 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2022

Kids in about two dozen elementary schools across Dane County and Waukesha County in Wisconsin empty out of classrooms at the end of the day and make their way to gyms, cafeterias or media centers. According to the Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy group for after-school programming , 7.8

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Company Elementary Advocacy Report 123

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to students. The Los Angeles Unified School District reported a 14 percent drop in kindergarten enrollment for the 2020–21 school year, a loss of nearly 6,000 students. At Creekside Elementary in Durham, North Carolina, kindergarten enrollment is down by 35 students.

Learning 136

Learning Elementary Data Report 136

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. In early 2020, at an academic conference just before the pandemic hit, Powell commiserated with other experts in special education and students who struggle in math. Sometimes, it’s a simple question.

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Report Groups Study Advocacy 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

O’Neal Elementary School, in Elgin, Illinois, none of the third graders could read and write at grade level according to state tests in 2019. Just nine miles away sits Centennial Elementary School, where 73 percent of third graders met grade-level standards on that same test. At Ronald D. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

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Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks.

Competency Based Learning 143

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 143

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rivera has served as president of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Pennsylvania since October 1, 2020. About the new board members: Pedro Rivera, Director, Region 6 Northeast. Dr. Frank Rodriguez, Director, Region 7 Southeast. Dr. Rodriguez is Superintendent of the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina.

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Secondary Advocacy Future Ready Elementary 89

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Guilford sent its first batch of tutors to middle schools in November 2020. It’s a long road of recovery.”

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Study Data Report Elementary 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Oakland’s partnership, known as #OaklandUndivided , launched in May 2020. OAKLAND, Calif. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 123

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 123

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

NEW ORLEANS—Before the 2020-21 school year, Christa Talbott, a 20-year veteran of New Orleans schools, had never considered leaving the profession she loved this early. By the end of 2020, the 44-year-old was agonizing over whether the school year might be her last teaching there. This story also appeared in Time. Into a burning house.

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Report Meeting Groups Data 144

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

Education 127

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 127

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Though the concept of medical-legal partnerships has existed since the 1990s, the Yale partnership, launched in November 2020, is the first in the nation focused exclusively on children’s behavioral health. Last year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invested $1.6 Department of Health and Human Services invested $1.6

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Advocacy Report Study Training 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The special education system can be “incredibly difficult for everybody,” said Ramona Hattendorf, director of advocacy for the Arc of King County , which promotes disability rights. About 791,000 English learners participated in special education in 2020, a jump of nearly 30 percent since 2012. In 2020, the U.S.

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Meeting Training Advocacy Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Over the past few months, Nathan Roberts has witnessed dozens of substitute teachers stumble through their first days at Penny Creek Elementary School. Nathan Roberts, a full-time substitute at Penny Creek Elementary School, teaches a class of kindergarteners how to count. EVERETT, Wash. This story also appeared in The Seattle Times.

Training 138

Training Elementary Survey Report 138

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The research found evidence of significant levels of unfinished learning, particularly in math, however, gaps between current achievement and pre-pandemic achievement have not increased since the end of 2020-21, which may indicate the impacts of the pandemic are stabilizing. .

Outcomes 99

Outcomes Education Advocacy Policies 99

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., And she hopes educators and families all across the country will try it and see that for themselves.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem.

Dropout 115

Dropout Policies Data Report 115

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. She had enough to manage with her evening bartending job, so she was seeking a simpler option.

E-rate 128

E-rate Pearson Company Report 128

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Clough takes her daughter, Diane Roznowski, 23, and granddaughter, Carter Gens, 4, to visit Clough’s brother near Juneau, Alaska, in March 2020. But for grandparents raising grandchildren, that’s not possible, said Jaia Peterson Lent, deputy executive director of Generations United, a nonprofit advocacy group. Critical Condition.

Advocacy 131

Advocacy Report Groups Policies 131

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

That’s similar to retention rates in previous years — a report from the Tennessee Education Research Alliance shows that around 1 percent of third graders were held back each school year between 2010 to 2020. Literacy coach Melissa Knapp works in a first grade classroom at Harpeth Valley Elementary in Nashville.

Policies 110

Policies Report Advocacy Elementary 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In 2016, Polites, the state advocacy leader for nonprofit Media Literacy Now, began to contact her state legislators, advocating for an “information literacy” bill being proposed at the time. Related: How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students.

Digital Divide 136

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 136

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. The world has changed. It is going to be different moving forward.

Learning 98

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

For low-income kids it’s really hard for programs to run in person,” said Jodi Grant, executive director of Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group. “It She launched Girlstart At Home in April 2020, beginning with weekly Zoom meetings aimed at maintaining relationships with girls already in their program.

Survey 142

Survey Laptops Accessibility Report 142

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

In May of 2020, the Las Vegas native accepted an offer to become superintendent of the Elko County School District, which serves roughly 10,000 students in northeastern Nevada. As hard as those first months were, the gradual return to in-person learning in fall 2020 was harder. This story also appeared in The Nevada Independent.

Meeting 145

Meeting Advocacy Report STEM 145

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

2020) is available on the NCDE website. And, I think a lot of the of us who are doing this understand what particular kind of advocacy is critical right now–advocacy on behalf of the learner. So, what type of special powers does this group of School Library Leaders bring to the table.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

The graduation rate in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. The graduation rate rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. Because of the improvements, her first grader attends William Rainey Harper elementary on the city’s south side. Student outcomes improved.

Education 104

Education Report System Meeting 104

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. You can’t just put together a program and expect parents to show up. Don’t just translate a website and think you’ve done something.”.

Groups 99

Groups Advocacy Report Study 99

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. Tameka’s kids have essentially been out of school since COVID hit in March 2020. Tameka’s kids have essentially been out of school since COVID hit in March 2020. He was no longer enrolled, they said. Tameka is her middle name.

Policies 92

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 92

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. AJ, a student in Colorado’s Jefferson County School District, was moved to remote instruction in September 2020 while administrators conducted a behavior threat assessment. This story also appeared in USA Today.

Assessment 115

Assessment Report Training Guidelines 115

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

This is really for all learners—adults as well as students—not just for those students with disabilities,” said Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL). Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students. Dr. Carol L.

Accessibility 81

Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 81

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

By the fall of 2020, all Northern Cass students will plot their own academic courses to high school graduation, while sticking with same-age peers for things like gym class and field trips. And when kids should stop going to elementary school and start attending a middle school across town. There’s so much behind music to learn.”.

Report 111

Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111