The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But this fall, everyone at Viewmont Elementary School is in masks, so she has to listen more intently than usual. Some teachers in Hickory Public Schools, where Viewmont Elementary is located, have been focusing more on the science of reading in recent years, spurred in part by the influence of a local education college.

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Elementary Report Training Advocacy 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Founded at Brookline High near Boston in 2009, the group now works with roughly 1,000 students from 14 nearby districts beginning in the summer after seventh grade to help them complete advanced math classes like calculus before they finish high school. When you see that, you need to throw certain student groups the life jacket,” she added.

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Groups Report Robotics STEM 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. Girls, for instance, make up just one-third of high school computer science students nationally.

Accessibility 210

Accessibility Advocacy Report Elementary 210

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

Professional Learning 212

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 212

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. Related: New research shows Latinos closing the racial gap on college degrees, but still lagging far behind whites.

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Groups Advocacy Report Study 110

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

For instance, we just know that students spend their days in groups of about 25: not 5, not 50. At elementary schools, we’d have to get rid of the 1 teacher/1 class/5 days equation. Without hiring more teachers, we’d have to abandon the idea that kids spend their entire learning time in groups of 25.

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Secondary Elementary Advocacy Meeting 218

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

But a national policy group says many states still have significant work to do to ensure strong reading instruction. Other advocacy groups have laid out different priorities for reading instruction. Advocacy groups like JerseyCAN have made universal screeners and parental notification key parts of their platform.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

asked Kristen Hengtgen, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that lobbies for racial and economic equity in education. Asian students were the only group whose participation in dual enrollment matched their share of the student population: 5 percent of each.

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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. Such outreach might be especially important to draw teachers from groups that are underrepresented in teaching. “As So how are teacher prep programs responding?

Advocacy 177

Advocacy Robotics Training Elementary 177

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

We’ve been very quietly bringing together this incredible group of supporters of #ISeeMe, in whom students can see themselves just as we want them to be able to see themselves in their teachers and their classrooms,” Charles Best, the founder and CEO of DonorsChoose, said during a recent conversation with reporters.

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Classroom Google Advocacy Robotics 165

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

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 128

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2019

And with home advocacy, SEL will work better, faster, and more effectively. Stanislaus Elementary School with “Four at the Door.” Finally, if SEL is practiced at school, it’s a natural next step to make parents partners in this learning approach. SEL exercises. She looks students in the eye. She says their name.

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Education Exercises Digital Citizenship Advocacy 217

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.

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Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question. Third graders work through a reading assignment at Harpeth Valley Elementary School in Nashville. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

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Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 131

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

“The average amount of tuition is going to be more than the actual voucher, not to mention transportation and uniform costs,” said Nik Nartowicz, state policy counsel for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a legal advocacy group. This doesn’t help low-income families.” It makes complete economic sense,” Lewis said. “If

Advocacy 145

Advocacy Policies Report Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2024

Department of Education shows — and the Women Leading Ed survey results verify — that women are predominantly funneled toward elementary school leadership and instructional leadership pathways that keep their trajectories below the top jobs in the district or state. Data from the U.S. The time for change is now.

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Survey Education Elementary Data 132

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated. If we take a group of 100 children from lower-income backgrounds, only 48 will enter kindergarten fully ready. The reality is that too many kids start already behind.

Education 208

Education Survey Outcomes Advocacy 208

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2025

So far, these interventions have been tested on only small groups of students. Poor instruction and progress for students with learning disabilities Monica McHale-Small is the director of education at the Learning Disabilities Association of America, which advocates for children with dyslexia and other learning struggles. She emailed me.

Education 124

Education Social Media Outcomes Study 124

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

That is to say, people who are part of certain racial groups — likely a reference to the outsized impact climate change has on Black and Hispanic people — and low-income people. It makes you feel super helpless, especially when you start acknowledging who gets affected.” Do what you can with what you can.” Photo courtesy of Perkins&Will.

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Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 190

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Her two youngest, both attending Vancouver’s Washington Elementary School, had struggled with remote learning and still lagged their peers in basic math and reading. That would add millions of families with no additional funding,” said Steve Berg, the group’s vice president for programs and policy. “It

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Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 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. They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers. A Science of Math Facebook group, which they started in December 2020, now has more than 21,000 members.

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Report Groups Study Advocacy 145

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 124

Instructional Materials Training Advocacy Elementary 124

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. The report also details the extent to which students are separated based on their perceived math abilities, starting as young as elementary school. Are a lot of students of color, for example, in the lower track?

Survey 106

Survey Elementary Policies Report 106

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Collaborating with community groups and other parents to share resources and strategies. Community-led advocacy can push for AI systems that reflect diverse needs. Advocating for transparency and demanding that developers provide clear information about how AI recommendations are generated.

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Policies Comparison System Data 70

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam: One of the things that’s pretty interesting since the last time we talked, Vicki, is that I was part of a group originally in 2010 that started lobbying of superintendents. Pam, what is an update on what has happened with education reform in Virginia since we last talked? Update on Testing Reform in Virginia. There were several of us.

Chromebook 282

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 282

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2020

When I was in fourth grade at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, my teacher held a career day, where my classmates and I were to come dressed for the jobs we hoped one day to hold. ” Here in Nashville, 1 in every 5 Black elementary and middle school students attending district schools is on grade-level in reading and math.

Elementary 144

Elementary Advocacy System Report 144

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

” The two schools in the study are an elementary school and middle school in Schiller Park, Illinois, which reflect similar demographics to many schools across the country. Mix whole group, small group, and individual activities 3. Adjust student groups in real time 4. Differentiate tasks within a unit 6.

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Study Strategy Advocacy Assessment 100

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2024

Instead of working in her dream role as an elementary school teacher, she spent her days hauling cow organs for inspection. Then she learned about one group’s effort to expand access to high-quality child care here, specifically for families who speak little English, through free training and help navigating state licensing laws. “The

Training 137

Training Advocacy Report Groups 137

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In elementary school, the classroom teacher often serves that function. In many middle and high schools, an advisory or advocacy program is often included. Typically, the program consists of a small group of students assigned to one teacher who monitors their progress in school and talks with them about academic and social issues.

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Strategy Differentiated Instruction Elementary Advocacy 164

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Barry Zuckerman, who created the first medical-legal partnership in Boston more than 30 years ago, saw the need for family advocacy first hand during his childhood, in the 1950s.

Advocacy 122

Advocacy Report Study Training 122

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation.

Training 158

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 158

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

In March, at ASCD Empower, which is a conference for educators with a focus on equity, she presented with Becca Mui, an education manager at GLSEN , an LGBTQ advocacy group focused on schools. Vanessa, you are the parent of a transgender child and you've spoken about the desire to make your story an advocacy piece.

Policies 159

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 159

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group. However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

Education 129

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 129

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2018

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. To join the celebration, tune into the Twitter chat with me, fellow teachers, and the CME Group’s chief economist on April 26th at noon Eastern Time, using #PowerofEcon. They also have Financial Soccer. Blog: [link].

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Future Ready Twitter Company Resources 212