The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2019

It’s help teachers need: In 2016 , about 50,000 preschoolers were suspended at least once, and at least 17,000 were expelled, according to the Center for American Progress, a Washington-based liberal research and advocacy institute, which arrived at the estimate based on data from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health.

Training 112

Training Report Survey Strategy 112

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

She spent many of her weekends this past fall at an elementary school in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, alongside 83 other peers, including fellow classroom teachers and other educators. It has since trained about 2,500 people, and currently operates in eleven cities. In 2015, she started Breathe for Change.

Exercises 167

Exercises Education Learning Advocacy 167

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 117

Instructional Materials Training Advocacy Elementary 117

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

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. She is among hundreds of teachers in the district receiving intensive training in the ‘science of reading.’

Elementary 145

Elementary Training Groups Report 145

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.

Training 133

Training Advocacy Report Groups 133

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2019

And with home advocacy, SEL will work better, faster, and more effectively. Here are a few of them, mixed with other suggested exercises from teachers who use SEL training in their classes: breathing — exactly what it says: Use this natural process to calm yourself and check in on your wellness. SEL exercises.

Education 216

Education Exercises Digital Citizenship Advocacy 216

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

This work includes mitigating biases in training data, designing adaptive algorithms that evolve to meet diverse needs and ensuring accessibility for all families. Community-led advocacy can push for AI systems that reflect diverse needs. Related: How ed tech can worsen racial inequality Parents can and should play a crucial role.

Policies 68

Policies Comparison System Data 68

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 134

Training Elementary Survey Report 134

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2024

That means creating diverse applicant pools and hiring committees and providing bias training for those making key personnel decisions. The strategies are already taking root through the advocacy and actions of women in education leadership and their allies of all genders. Seemingly small changes can have big effects.

Survey 129

Survey Education Elementary Data 129

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2025

If you’re making an argument for inclusion, I think you also have to make an argument that the educators providing that instruction have received sufficient training to support those students. She emailed me. The outcome of inclusion for students with SLD [students with learning disabilities] is frequently less than positive.

Education 123

Education Social Media Outcomes Study 123

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. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

Training 157

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 157

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 115

Advocacy Report Study Training 115

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

Report 137

Report Training Elementary Strategy 137

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These circumstances are squeezing the university programs that train future teachers. King, consultant for research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Here’s how colleges are adapting to find and train the teachers of tomorrow. Student loans are scary. We don’t value education.”

Training 148

Training Trends Social Media Policies 148

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 142

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 142

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2018

He’s dedicated to providing training throughout the country. He just had a national conference in San Francisco that was entirely sponsored and had 110 teachers in to provide three days of training. He has a blog post. He has podcasts to keep teachers current on evolving content. They also have Financial Soccer.

Future Ready 206

Future Ready Twitter Company Resources 206

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

Now a board member for the National Center for Transgender Equality , she's sharing hers and 8-year-old Ellie’s story at conferences, teacher trainings and in outlets like the Washington Post. Vanessa, you are the parent of a transgender child and you've spoken about the desire to make your story an advocacy piece.

Policies 158

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 158

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While the online curriculum has recently been successfully received and implemented by 200 elementary school teachers in a pilot study in the southeastern region of the United States, the researchers hope that, with additional federal funding, the online curriculum can be soon accessed by teachers nationwide.

Case Study 135

Case Study Advocacy Study Elementary 135

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 112

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners. With the right support, every student has the potential to achieve their career ambitions. –Dr.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

Only when there is a trained and certified school librarian present are students taught essential inquiry and information literacy skills aligned to PA Core and Academic Standards, as outlined in the Pennsylvania Library Model Curriculum. From Kim Borden’s Plainfield Elementary School Library Reopening Plan and COVID Response.

Libraries 118

Libraries Elementary Future Ready Academic Standards 118

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs. We must be deliberate in the ways in which we prepare teachers to serve the community.

Education 127

Education Policies Advocacy Outcomes 127

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

That’s what career training is about today, giving students skills that will make them more flexible and resilient as workers.”. South Carolina’s Charleston County School District is among the many school districts around the country now working to modify and extend those programs to its middle and elementary schools.

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

On the rare occasions when other teachers who spoke Barrera’s language, Spanish, were asked to help, the conversations still faltered because they weren’t trained interpreters. And school districts face an escalating threat of parent lawsuits, or even federal investigation, if they don’t take language access seriously.

Meeting 145

Meeting Training Accessibility Advocacy 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

One Oregon advocacy organization reported receiving calls from nearly 280 parents about shortened school days from September 2016 to December 2018. One advocacy organization reported receiving calls from nearly 280 parents about this issue from September 2016 to December 2018, according to the complaint.

Pearson 145

Pearson Education Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

We provided statewide access to training and tutoring for assessments in partnership with our teacher advocacy organizations and focused on building community among Black educators.

Education 140

Education Policies Advocacy Report 140

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next helps students picture themselves working in a STEM field by providing hands-on training and exposure to the tools and strategies used by scientists and engineers. It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.”

Industry 181

Industry STEM Education Survey 181

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tennessee’s law was modeled after a much-praised literacy program in neighboring Mississippi that includes tutoring, improved literacy training for teachers and a retention policy for third graders who don’t pass its state test. Literacy coach Melissa Knapp works in a first grade classroom at Harpeth Valley Elementary in Nashville.

Policies 126

Policies Report Advocacy Elementary 126

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. 29 states require dyslexia training for teachers; 14 states for teachers-to-be.

Differentiated Instruction 113

Differentiated Instruction Training Analysis Assessment 113

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When I was a school superintendent in Maine, the five cities and towns that comprised our learning community wanted assurances that graduates of our three high schools would be adequately prepared for college or career training opportunities after high school.

Competency Based Learning 125

Competency Based Learning Policies Advocacy Report 125

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

It starts with training in restorative practices, creating safe spaces for dialogue and conflict resolution and collaborating with mental health professionals to provide holistic support. Reflecting on my journey from fear to advocacy, I am reminded of the transformative power of restorative justice.

Advocacy 123

Advocacy System Accessibility STEM 123

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. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start? Sometimes, it’s a simple question.

Report 145

Report Groups Study Advocacy 145

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Data and Privacy and Security. Organization: ConnectSafely.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In 2018 Congress allocated federal funds to train schools on threat assessment. Twin bills introduced in Congress last year would expand that funding further by authorizing the Secret Service to set up a national program to research school violence prevention and provide training on the threat assessment process.

Assessment 119

Assessment Report Training Guidelines 119

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It That effort began by having Vancouver’s librarians get trained in new software purchased by the district, so that they could train their school colleagues in turn. Teacher-librarians such as Chun have since expanded that tech-integration role. And if it bombs, it’s not on you.”.

Future Ready 111

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Thousands of Mississippi’s third graders will sit in front of computers later this month to take the statewide reading test, but the eyes of teachers and administrators at Finch Elementary School will be intensely focused on a dozen students at this Wilkinson County school. Sharon Robinson, principal of Finch Elementary.

Elementary 83

Elementary Training Advocacy Strategy 83

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Department of Education has awarded $286 million to 264 grantees in nearly every state to boost the training and hiring of school mental health professionals, particularly those from marginalized racial and ethnic backgrounds. But “the pandemic showed we can do quality training and supervision with remote instruction,” she said.

Training 110

Training Meeting E-rate Groups 110