A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2018

However, we must not lose sight of the third element that comprises this concept, and that is advocacy. Image credit: [link] While voice and choice are more aligned with ownership of learning in the classroom, advocacy aligns with improving the school or district culture. There is no point in student advocacy if no action results.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Their ability to make changes in policy, law and their own lives is enhanced.” Between Seattle, Naples, and the Bahamas, there are advocacy villages everywhere, filled with educators like Hannah Irion-Frake, a third-grade teacher in Pennsylvania who spends her career advocating for and creating readers. “I

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Its physically, emotionally and psychologically demanding work, and we provide no respite, from a system or policy level, for this, she adds. Nicole Lazarte, now the policy and advocacy communications specialist at NAEYC, was recently working as an infant teacher at an early childhood center in northern Virginia.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2021

A study found that the policy boosted diversity on campuses by 1 percentage point, on average. But researchers are finding that the test-optional policy isn’t substantially raising the share of low-income students or students of color at colleges that have tried it.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Critics also challenged the arguments and data used by the district to justify the policy. Whats more, they argued, the districts policy actually introduced new inequalities in access to advanced math courses because private schools and wealthy parent teacher associations could fund additional course offerings.

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Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

One cannot be said to have secure IT systems in the absence of a meaningful privacy policy; likewise, one cannot ensure privacy if one’s IT systems also are not secured. “ Information security “). and compliance. I’ve certainly observed that existing guidance can be overly complex and legalistic.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

To advocate for and on behalf of effective online teaching and learning practices, four organizations are joining forces to establish the National Council for Online Education.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 7, 2024

In 2024, though, schools have started creating policies and guidelines for using generative AI with K-12 students. Offering community townhalls first, though, is important so that the constituents understand what the districts policies are and how students should be using AI.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 11, 2017

In 2009 as I took a device from a student for failing to follow school policy that student responded to me that school was like a jail. It made me critically reflect not just on our policy towards student devices, but also on a wide range of elements that impacted the learning culture at my school.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 State of Computer Science report jointly released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. The group has issued nine state-level policy recommendations aimed at increasing computer science offerings in schools.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Emphasizing digital equity and advocacy. The Going Public with Policy & Pedagogy stack outlines best practices in using public writing to influence colleagues, parents, policymakers, and the general public. Start earning micro-credentials.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Focus: EdTech Access and Advocacy. Focus: Digital Learning Advocacy and Research. Focussing on “breakthrough policies and practices” the association generates significant research, alongside useful annual workshops and symposiums to advance the conversation about education in the US. Level: K12. Structure: Membership-based.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2024

Relying on teacher recommendations or parent advocacy to decide which students are ready, many schools have not been able to get enough talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds into seats in algebra classrooms. In 2018, Ohio adopted one such policy. The guidance is connected to MAP Growth , one of the nonprofit’s assessments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

After nearly a decade of organizing, advocacy, planning and hand-wringing, we passed a Preschool for All initiative. To say we’re proud of those policy achievements would be an understatement. Either way, the research affirms that how we centered these made a real difference in the policy and victory.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I recently attended one of the community meetings discussing whether or not a national open education policy is needed in the US. But here are my quick takeaways from the meeting I did attend: There will likely be an effort to create a national open education policy. No one knows what the purpose of such a policy would be.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 21, 2023

At some point over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) advocacy in US higher education became zero textbook costs (ZTC) advocacy. This is why I refer to this line of advocacy as “free no matter the cost.” There are plenty of practical reasons why this might have happened.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact. I would encourage you to see how the following scholars are engaging online. Tressie McMillan Cottom, @tressiemcphd , tressiemc.com (sociology and higher education) .

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

We should demand more of our political leaders and from our education advocacy organizations. I hope this piece gets the serious public policy consideration it deserves – and spurs both the White House and the FCC to consider further enhancements to E-rate modernization.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

But the analysis does not answer the fundamental question of whether dual enrollment is a worthwhile public policy. asked Kristen Hengtgen, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that lobbies for racial and economic equity in education.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

And the bills acknowledge the fact that other higher ed policy proposals currently on the table, including making community colleges tuition-free , might not be enough to get some students across the finish line. There’s a special emphasis in the new College Completion Fund plan as presented by Sen.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

While there are certainly exceptions, this human interaction standard can serve as a compass to guide our investments and advocacy. Let’s start a movement.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2024

Additionally, there needs to be greater awareness and advocacy surrounding the unique challenges faced by those of us in the profession, with a focus on implementing policies that prioritize the well-being of child care providers and the children in their care.

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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. When you have students who are engaged in the content, they want to learn.

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The Jose Vilson

MAY 23, 2024

For example, while I believe some advocates have great intentions in their advocacy for the science of reading, I also think the Venn diagram of people who support back-to-basics, want to ban TikTok, and vote for policies that exacerbate inequity make a sizeable intersection.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

After various family support policies were dropped from federal legislation earlier this year, states have been left to their own devices to stabilize child care and boost the economic well-being of their families. In the same time period, an additional eight states fully launched at least one of the policies. Subscribe today!

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs. Nonetheless, we contend that a concentration on the enhancement of teaching skills and strategies is not enough.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

More of her thoughts on what schools can do to address chronic absenteeism are in a blog post she wrote for the Learning Policy Institute on Sept. The post PROOF POINTS: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Correction: The U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new annual review by the nonprofit advocacy group Data Quality Campaign dug into the new legislation to see what’s new and if it's moving in the right direction. I think generally things are pretty good,” says Taryn Hochleitner, associate director for policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “I What’s In The Bills?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

They are a product of policy choices that have consistently let them down.” To stymie the rapid turnover and replenish the shortage of child care workers, the field needs to reimagine its policies, starting with its funding sources, McLean says. These poor working conditions are not inevitable,” McLean explains in an interview.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2021

And even when she finally did figure out what the new policy called for, Briggs learned that complying was sometimes impossible. With COVID-19 spreading wildly in her community in the winter, Briggs also had bigger concerns than tracking down, deciphering, reconciling, and implementing state licensing policies.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Working in small groups, they described both the physical structures and city policies that prevent the development of a grocery store in the area, thus sustaining the food desert. They offer an invitation to analyze how mathematics can be applied to promote civic engagement, advocacy, policy change and increased access to resources.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

She is the vice president of advocacy and engagement at the Mozilla Foundation, which today released a new report examining the privacy and security policies of 15 commonly used video-conferencing apps. Researchers also reached out to the companies to clarify confusing policies and for additional information, she added.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Community-led advocacy can push for AI systems that reflect diverse needs. Driving policy changes. Policies that require equity-focused design in AI systems might include mandates for diverse training data, community oversight in algorithm development and regular audits to ensure AI systems are fair and inclusive.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. Tools like TodaysMeet and Mentimeter can also be used to gather perception data from kids Implement portfolios as a means of authentic assessment When hiring new teachers and administrators have kids on the interview committee As policies that impact students are created or updated (i.e.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Also in May, Marshall Plan for Moms, a non-profit organization focused on women’s economic empowerment and promoting public and private sector policies that support mothers, organized a national business coalition for child care with the aim of expanding child care support for employees.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

Five , given the fact that public policy regimes (regulations and laws) are routinely challenged by the introduction of new technologies, some will be interested in tracking the development and implementation of blockchain-related policy in DC and the states (and around the world). creating transparency.

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