eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The new statistics come from the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy , released by Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance.

Advocacy 105

Advocacy Analysis Data Policies 105

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

This year marks the first time since 2012 that a majority of undocumented high schoolers who are graduating won’t be able to apply to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known simply as DACA, according to a new report from the immigrant advocacy group FWD.us. analysis of augmented 2021 American Community Survey data.

Analysis 165

Analysis Policies Advocacy Report 165

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. Implications of the access hypothesis : Why do most comparisons of OER to traditional materials fail to find a positive effect of OER? They had an important role to play in OER advocacy. call this “the access hypothesis.”

OER 195

OER Outcomes Comparison Study 195

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

So the dean asked Perreault and Gretchen Kopmanis, technology services office manager and Mac team lead, to devise a pilot program that would help low-income students get access to laptops—and maybe even improve their enrollment and retention rates, too. Most of the laptops the university recommends for students cost upwards of $1,000.

Laptops 129

Laptops Analysis Advocacy Social Media 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2024

He said this analysis might help colleges that want to understand the diversity of their applicants; how certain home contexts and hardships might affect how competitive students appear in the application process; and how to support students from all different backgrounds. “But Related: Sick parents? Caring for siblings?

Analysis 127

Analysis Advocacy Report Data 127

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2022

Attending classes with my mother introduced me to advanced concepts at an early age and empowered my mother to advocate for my access to advanced courses. Black and Latino students often lack access to advanced courses altogether. But while the data is striking, it would be a mistake to attribute these gaps to access alone.

Course 132

Course Accessibility Advocacy Outcomes 132

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

But a recent international analysis of all the available research on special education inclusion found inconsistent results. ” The Campbell Collaboration study is a meta-analysis, which means it is supposed to sweep up all the best research on a topic and use statistics to tell us where the preponderance of the evidence lies. “In

Analysis 138

Analysis Education Study Policies 138

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our overall objective was to expand access to literacy and use real-world data in curating and individualizing collections to better serve the needs of the district’s highly diverse student population. Our mission within the Office of Information and Analysis is to provide solutions that support more effective teaching and learning.

Data 111

Data Libraries Advocacy eBook 111

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

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Map reprinted from The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students A National and State-by-State Analysis (October 2024) Community College Research Center. This is the most detailed and extensive analysis of dual enrollment that I’ve seen, covering all students in the nation, and tracking them for years after high school.

Analysis 144

Analysis Report Data Course 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2017

We think that’s the hardest work left,” said Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “We Instead, data visualizations and user-friendly analysis can help the public make sense of complicated information. Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign.

Data 99

Data Advocacy Policies Blended Learning 99

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Schools’ struggles to engage English learners’ families during the pandemic partly stem from another pre-pandemic inequity — gaps in access to digital learning devices and the internet. American schools are overwhelmingly English-only environments — and too often, this can make them hostile spaces for English learners and their families.

Education 140

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 140

Kyle Pace

JUNE 4, 2024

Additionally, English graduates often venture into technical writing, where they distil complex information into accessible manuals, help guides, and documentation for various industries. Others find their niche in literary analysis, contributing to academic journals or publishing critical essays on literature and culture.

Advocacy 108

Advocacy Industry Secondary Study 108

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Tagged on: September 18, 2017 The NYPD Will Neither Confirm, Nor Deny, the Stories Behind This Story | WNYC → If you suspected that the cops spied on you, do you have the right to know about it?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Tagged on: September 18, 2017 The NYPD Will Neither Confirm, Nor Deny, the Stories Behind This Story | WNYC → If you suspected that the cops spied on you, do you have the right to know about it?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

eSchool News

JULY 18, 2024

The critical importance of federal collaboration with schools Establishing partnerships between federal entities, cybersecurity experts, and the education sector offers numerous benefits, including enhanced information sharing, expanded training opportunities, and access to specialized resources.

Education 126

Education Policies Libraries Broadband 126

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2024

For example: Analysis from The Washington Post suggests that homeschools have seen a more than 50 percent increase in students since the pandemic, making it the type of school with the most explosive growth , during a time when it is estimated that public schools lost about 4 percent of their enrollment.

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Groups Common Core Advocacy Personalized Learning 195

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2018

Last year alone, more than 900,000 low-income students who applied for and were found eligible for state financial aid for college never received it, because states ran out of money, according to a new analysis of state data by The Hechinger Report. Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy, National College Access Network.

Advocacy 105

Advocacy Policies Report Accessibility 105

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But we know from an analysis of federal data that nationally, one in five college students is parenting, more than a third of Black college students are parents, and nearly half of all Black female undergraduates are mothers. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program.

Policies 141

Policies Survey Advocacy Accessibility 141

edWeb.net

MARCH 21, 2022

The data should also be readily available for analysis, both for classroom instruction and district resource allocation, while being kept secure from inappropriate access. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Technology 97

Technology Analysis Software BYOD 97

edWeb.net

JANUARY 29, 2024

It stuck with me,” he said, because most districts, especially smaller ones, may not have that kind of detail or level of expert access. Dr. Aiken said the team quickly marginalized the attack and, with a post-event analysis, helped stop future attacks. Luckily, all were thwarted. Dr. Mark D.

Training 111

Training Professional Learning Data Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Josh Golin, executive director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a nonprofit advocacy group, said many apps have been “falsely marketed as educational” for years, even though there is no evidence that the apps actually help children learn.

Report 111

Report Android iPhone Advocacy 111

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

See more recommendations and evidence for reimagining the teacher role, and examples of states, districts, advocacy organizations, and teacher prep programs taking steps to make it happen in Reimagining the Teaching Role: How Strategic Staffing Can Attract and Retain Effective Teachers.

E-rate 113

E-rate Policies Outcomes Advocacy 113

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. Inclusive access has already gotten up to acronym status,” he said.

Pearson 138

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 138

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

U-46 was one of 53 districts across the United States that spent a statistically significant amount less state and local money on high-poverty schools than on lower-poverty schools, according to a new Hechinger Report analysis of how districts disburse funding. We are inequitable. And we are working on that.”

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2017

Urban Institute analysis from 2015. According to a 2015 analysis by the Washington D.C. There are 11,900 at-risk 0- to 4-year-olds in New Orleans who do not have access to a publicly funded, early childhood education program. Students in low-income families are over six times more likely to attend a high-poverty school.”.

Education 92

Education Analysis Advocacy Trends 92

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2021

This kind of analysis is tricky since many colleges were becoming more diverse in recent decades, even if they didn’t adopt a test-optional policy. No public universities were included in this study because not enough state schools with competitive admissions had gone test optional before the pandemic.

Policies 140

Policies Study Advocacy Groups 140

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

Almost 40 percent default on their college loans within 12 years, compared to 12 percent of white graduates, The Institute for College Access and Success says. It’s tempting to think that America has largely solved its problems surrounding access to postsecondary education,” the Center for American Progress report said.

Report 145

Report Study Accessibility Data 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops. million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers. That doesn’t mean that school districts were up to speed on distance learning, however. Credit: AP Photo/Kantele Franko.

Digital Divide 131

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 131

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Disaggregating them reveals both race and class disparities in access to college guidance that make them even more troubling. In over 12 years of developing and running peer-to-peer access and success programming, we have come to see this abundance as a resource. ” These numbers, on their own, are shocking and upsetting.

Training 91

Training Policies Advocacy Accessibility 91

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2023

Using the total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis addresses the initial investment and the operational and support costs over the life of the investment for a district’s technology environment. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Technology 98

Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 98

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Is that academic leadership and advocacy being spread those through universities to their school librarian alumni? Is there an infiltration of leadership and advocacy coming from those universities that also helps to encourage school librarian employment in those states? What do you hope will happen with this data? 2021, July).

Study 99

Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Since then, Cruz has enrolled Jonathan in as much therapy as possible, over 20 hours a week of four different kinds: applied behavior analysis (a widely used treatment that deconstructs everyday tasks), occupational therapy (which develops motor function and attention span), physical therapy, and speech. Where you live also matters.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Study Report Groups 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

But a first-of-its-kind analysis by The Hechinger Report and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting has found that attendance-related suspensions are pervasive, in some districts accounting for more than half of all in-school suspensions. Each time, he slipped behind in his classes without access to his teachers.

Dropout 111

Dropout Analysis Policies Report 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

But beyond declaring that homeless children should have access to the same public education as other kids, the McKinney-Vento Act contained few protections for elementary and secondary students experiencing homelessness.

Elementary 137

Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 137

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Brennan McMahon Parton, Data Quality Campaign ’s associate director of state policy and advocacy, recently spoke with him about data literacy for teachers. We have access to a range of data points, but our understanding of what they measure, why they matter, and how they impact practice is shallow.

Data 60

Data Analysis Assessment Training 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

“We still have quite a few people who are out of work who are looking at opportunities to get back into the labor market,” said Karen Elzey, associate executive director of the advocacy organization Workcred, which pushes for improvements to the workforce credentialing system. Nursing students at Sacred Heart University.

Kaplan 136

Kaplan Training Report Survey 136