Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

Resources 212

Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 212

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teachers report being more stressed as the pandemic goes on, and much more likely to leave the profession than they were before March 2020. At secondary schools, we’d have to toss out 5-day-per-week class rotations. According to national data, schools are not facing greater teacher vacancies this year than in years past.

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Secondary Elementary Advocacy Meeting 218

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Advocate: Young introverts need parental advocacy for public school. For example, students can write a report, create an art project, use technology to build a program, or incorporate music as a tool for expression. Set up meetings to chat with your child’s teacher to explain unique concerns and necessary accommodations.

Classroom 279

Classroom How To Advocacy Outcomes 279

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. Homework will always be secondary to a home. Yet it gave itself a D on its report card earlier this year. in 2017. .

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Policies Report Secondary 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

“You have teachers who give everything for children — sometimes spending more time than parents — but society doesn’t respect or pay teachers what they are worth,” Michelle Santos told the Hechinger Report. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S.

Secondary 106

Secondary Report Advocacy Elementary 106

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2020

But Paul Aguiar, director of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Language Acquisition, said his office routinely fields questions from districts about whether they can keep students with disabilities out of such programs. At Sarah Greenwood, school leaders have resisted López’s advocacy for years.

Elementary 145

Elementary Secondary Policies Advocacy 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. College leaders and faculty must continue to help students with disabilities develop the self-advocacy skills and self-determination they need to be successful.

Learning 111

Learning Advocacy Report Secondary 111

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 156

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 156

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. Or if they are in college, it’s much harder to focus on their studies and be successful.”

E-rate 160

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 160

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

However, for students transitioning from under-resourced high schools, and without self-advocacy skills, legal knowledge or access to medical resources and insurance, pursuing accommodations in college can be daunting, prolonged and expensive. Little has changed since. Related: Want your child to receive better reading help in public school?

Policies 102

Policies Accessibility Advocacy Report 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

Lumina is among the funders of The Hechinger Report, which produced this story.) The average Black household earns about half as much as the average white household, and white families have eight times the median wealth of Black families — $188,200, compared to $24,100 — a gap that also has been getting wider, the Federal Reserve reports.

Report 145

Report Study Accessibility Data 145

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Credit: Neal Morton/The Hechinger Report The assistance came thanks to a Washington state program — one of the first of its kind in the country — that aims to help children who aren’t considered homeless, and unqualified for help, under a strict federal definition. An emergency family shelter in Vancouver, Wash.,

Elementary 137

Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 137

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. Some districts have defended spending less on higher-poverty schools.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” says a new report published by the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. “Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

Secondary 84

Secondary Report System Advocacy 84

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. “There’s a really tremendous gulf,” said Katie Berger, senior policy analyst for higher education at the nonprofit advocacy organization The Education Trust. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

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Report Company Study Advocacy 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 125

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 125

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 87

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 87

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Credit: Sarah Butrymowicz/The Hechinger Report New York state allows students to be suspended for up to 180 days — an entire school year. A recent report from a State Education Department task force recommends such a limit in all but the rarest of circumstances. In the meantime, he’d get a few hours of tutoring a week.

Report 117

Report Survey Data Elementary 117

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2016

The first section of the transition plan was titled, “Post Secondary Education and Training.” Self-advocacy—which we know is key from the experiences of colleges actively courting students on the spectrum–is built into every step. I was thrilled to read Hechinger reporter Meredith Kolodner’s story about the increase in U.S.

Common Core 76

Common Core Advocacy Meeting Report 76

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

This month an article in the student newspaper at Pierce College, a two-year college in Los Angeles, said that the campus store there has reported several incidents of students opening the shrink-wrap of a textbook in the store without buying it and taking a picture of the access code so they can use it in their course. Who Owns Student Data?

Pearson 142

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. To answer that question, The Hechinger Report combed through grant databases, legislative records and lobbying disclosures, looking for the forces and funding behind LD 1422. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. The Gates Foundation is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

Learning 111

Learning Report Groups System 111

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the report, Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Through an Equity Lens , from The Education Trust, researchers found most families of color don’t think schools are set up for their students to succeed. Nancy is a P-12 Research Associate and leads the Social, Emotional, and Academic Development work at EdTrust.

Education 77

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 77

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Gentz reports that there has been confusion about deadlines, many of which are federal but some of which are state imposed.

EdTech 98

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 98

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

.” Artificial Intelligence More than one-third of the State of EdTech Leadership Survey respondents have started initiatives to investigate AI for use in schools, and 97 percent confirmed AI could benefit schools, according to Paula Maylahn, CoSN Project Director and author of CoSN’s annual EdTech Leadership Report since 2015.

Technology 65

Technology Education Survey Digital Citizenship 65

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Nevertheless, teens report that their own mental health is spiraling : Increasingly, they are anxious, depressed and wrestling with thoughts of suicide. As other measures improved, youth also reported feeling less anxiety and depressive symptoms. Fewer teens are taking up smoking. Arrest rates among teens are dropping.

Smartphone 62

Smartphone Social Media Trends Report 62

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Photo: Karen Salomon for The Hechinger Report. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Adam Salomon at his high school graduation. In the end … a lot of the onus will come back on the school.

Study 97

Study Advocacy Report Groups 97

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. NAEP Report Card: Reading. A KIDS COUNT Special Report from the Annie E.

Differentiated Instruction 114

Differentiated Instruction Training Analysis Assessment 114

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). On report cards, grades are presented in the new system, but on transcripts the school provides a conversion to a traditional letter grade — an element that has meant grades are easy for parents to understand.

Learning 102

Learning System Report Outcomes 102

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

The 2017 version found that 17% of Colorado middle and high school students reported considering suicide and 7% reported making one or more attempts. Their job is to probe more deeply after kids report thoughts of self-harm on the survey — reaching out the same day in the most urgent cases. That’s where the triage team comes in.

Survey 53

Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

Erika Stump , a research associate at the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation at the University of Southern Maine, has written seven reports on proficiency-based education in the state. Asked how it’s going so far, Stump replied: “It depends on how you define ‘it’ and how you define ‘going.’”.

Education 0

Education Report Course System 0

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. ” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

Elementary 80

Elementary Report Meeting Academic Standards 80

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to a CoSN report , more than half of school districts and about one-third of public schools in the United States are in rural areas. He has served as Principal at the secondary level as well as Assistant Superintendent. He received his M.Ed. from The University of Mississippi in educational leadership.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Credit: Shae Hammond for The Hechinger Report Hall is now paying off about $190,000 in student loans, the cumulative cost of her undergraduate degree from Linfield College in Oregon, her master’s at the University of Arizona and her doctorate from the University of Oregon. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Groups 98

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 98

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I made what was probably the clearest statement of my vision for the future of learning materials in my Shuttleworth Fellowship application several years ago: My long-term goal is to create a world where OER are used pervasively throughout primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools. patches/hour (p.

OER 84

OER Course Company Smartphone 84

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

He has published over 250 research articles in academic journals, book chapters in edited volumes, research reports, and editorials in major newspapers. He serves on the boards of numerous national and local organizations, including the Economic Policy Institute, the National Equity Project, and The Nation. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A.

Secondary 70

Secondary Policies Professional Learning Outcomes 70