The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

We didn’t pay a parking ticket or a library fine, and our college refused to release our transcript. But imagine that a student’s debt went beyond failing to pay a library fine. trillion in debt, but for many low-income students, even something as comparatively paltry as a library fine can amount to a week’s food budget.

Libraries 105

Libraries Report Advocacy Policies 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

I’ll get back to you,’ ” said Marjorie Sims, managing director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, one of a growing number of research, policy and advocacy organizations focusing on student-parents. The only time she could study was late at night [in the library], but the library said no.”

Libraries 129

Libraries Report Policies Advocacy 129

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

A meta-analysis of 29 studies including 80,879 youth worldwide, published in 2021 , showed that just one year into the pandemic, the prevalence of depression and anxiety doubled from pre-pandemic rates. COVID-19, and the isolation and uncertainty that accompanied it, only exacerbated this disturbing trend.

Trends 120

Trends Advocacy Outcomes Report 120

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. At the final “transformative” level, districts will be using predictive and prescriptive analysis to increase student learning and improve administrative decision making.

Technology 86

Technology Analysis Software BYOD 86

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 97

Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 97

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Even though the per-item costs with the bulk courseware arrangements are usually lower than the retail price, the switch eliminates the ability for students to find a used or free alternative from a friend or library. Publishers, for their part, promise that they won’t hike prices later. Who Owns Student Data?

Pearson 142

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 142

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

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Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 36

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Since then, the numbers have slipped to the single digits, with just 5 percent of the class of 2016 finishing within six years, according to a data analysis from the charter school network. The school also tracks college completion rates, with 59 percent of the class of 2012 finishing within six years.

Education 134

Education Report Data Course 134

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 7, 2022

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Conference 58

Conference Libraries Accessibility System 58

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries. The company has partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits and provides online monitoring software to schools. These solutions will be offered to school librarians in the U.S.

Tools 75

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 75

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Undergraduates, on average, end up taking 15 credits more than they need to get degrees — a full semester’s worth — according to the advocacy group Complete College America. A committee gathers every Thursday morning in a conference room in the library to review these cases. “To All of this takes a toll on graduation rates.

Course 136

Course Report Study Policies 136

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2022

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Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 45

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

According to a Hechinger analysis, 150 schools in eight states used corporal punishment on 20 percent or more of their students that year. Collins Elementary School inhabits a single-story brick building with a “little free library” in the front yard and a “discovery garden” in the back. Credit: Rory Doyle for The Hechinger Report.

Elementary 145

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

A student walks past the Bender Library on the American University campus in Washington, D.C. While the tutoring and on-the-run support that have replaced it may smooth their paths, at least one university president wonders whether future engineers will sufficiently master the calculus they need.

Course 95

Course Policies Report Study 95

edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

In 2018, CatchOn joined forces with ENA, a leading provider of comprehensive technology solutions to education institutions and libraries across the nation. Garza has dedicated her life to bettering educational opportunities for all students.

Learning 98

Learning Data Outcomes Survey 98

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The partnership, entering its fifth year, enables Follett customers to enjoy seamless integration with their Destiny solution, and lets students begin their library experience without delay, saving district staff from having to carry out time-consuming updates. The company’s ownership remains unchanged.

Tools 73

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 73

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

A 40+ year veteran educator, Sheryl has served as a school principal, K-5 teacher, library/media specialist, classroom teacher, university professor and is an ISTE Certified Educator and Ed Tech specialist and consultant. In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE.

E-rate 45

E-rate EdTech Broadband Libraries 45

edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

During her administrative tenure, Dr. Removcik has led professional development trainings on several state initiatives including Common Core Standards, educator effectiveness, and data analysis. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Online Assessments 53

Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2022

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Conference 36

Conference Libraries Digital Divide System 36

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Upon completion of the course, students receive an “Advocacy Plan,” which outlines their strengths and challenges and makes recommendations to consider and is shared with their educators. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks.

Blackboard 68

Blackboard Epson Pearson STEM 68

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley. I’ve seen more activity in this area in the last year than in the last 10 years,” said Christine Keller, vice president for research and policy analysis of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, or APLU. Photo: Alison Yin/Hechinger Report. Of course you do!

Survey 40

Survey Policies Report Data 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2016

There’s an economic imperative for them to do this,” Ebdon said in the library-quiet headquarters of the Office for Fair Access in London’s Chancery Lane legal district. The American government, of course, does not regulate tuition, and has no such leverage over universities and colleges. That’s up from six times more likely in 1970.

Groups 40

Groups Secondary Study Report 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

State waivers under the old No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) also gave rural schools needed flexibility, said Ellerson, the associate executive director for policy and advocacy at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Media specialist Marcia Bethea said the new school’s media center is nice, with good technology.

E-rate 40

E-rate Course Policies Conference 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Library of Congress ) The photos, shot in black and white, are from the early 20th century, and the disease in question was tuberculosis. Portland Public Schools is among the dozens of districts in an EdSurge/Social Context Labs analysis of reopening plans that have published details around outdoor learning. between 1900 and 1920.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Groups Assessment 218

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. And they could be critical for baseline analysis of student skills and formative assessment. Argument Analysis : Students compare and evaluate two posts from a newspaper’s comment section.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Jacqueline Rodriguez, vice president of research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said she worries the bills will discourage LGBTQ individuals from pursuing teaching careers by sending the message that “this is not the profession to pursue if you want to bring your whole self to work every day.”.

Survey 25

Survey Elementary Advocacy Report 25

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

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Libraries 47

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 47

Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. Next, have students brainstorm other resources they might use to augment what a web or library search offers. Have students work in small groups to create draft surveys. Step 4—Carrying Out an Action.

Advocacy 69

Advocacy Examples Survey Groups 69

Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. Next, have students brainstorm other resources they might use to augment what a web or library search offers. Have students work in small groups to create draft surveys.

Advocacy 36

Advocacy Examples Survey Groups 36

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

An analysis of Mississippi public school textbooks by the Hechinger Report and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting shows that, for at least some grades, all of the state’s 148 school districts rely on textbooks published before the model standards appeared as part of their social studies material. In contrast, James K.

Study 97

Study Report Analysis Course 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. Data analysis is being used to pinpoint bottlenecks, such as those overcrowded courses. SAN JOSE, Calif.

Education 103

Education Policies Course System 103

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Many we selected because they had made headlines for banning library books; others we chose because government records showed they had purchased web filters or because they were mentioned by students interviewed for this article. She now serves as the policy and advocacy director for SIECUS, a national nonprofit advocating for sex education.

Social Media 100

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 100

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. ” Via The Guardian : “ Libraries promise to destroy user data to avoid threat of government surveillance.” ” One of the libraries in question: The New York Public Library.

Education 40

Education Report Android Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Bayard Middle School, when he arrived there, had a library, but no librarian, so most of the day it’s a dark, unused room. While he was in elementary school, Taheem’s classrooms were clearly under-resourced, with a constant shortage of pencils and classroom floors so damaged that wood slabs were gouged out. Faded posters peel off the walls.

Elementary 131

Elementary Report System Training 131

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Analysis from Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “‘Alternative Pathways:’ How to Rethink Vocational Education.” It’s building this little web that turns the user into a mostly passive consumer of mostly western corporate content,” says Ellery Biddle, Global Voices’ advocacy director.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” This is part two of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. Gawker Media sold its assets, shut its doors, and filed for bankruptcy.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40