Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) defines summer learning loss as “the phenomenon where young people lose academic skills over the summer.” Albemarle County Public Schools hosted a series of volunteer-run CoderDojo camps , where students learned how to code and create websites, apps, programs, and games.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2019

As the importance and benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL) have become more widely recognized, many teachers have struggled to combine this type of learning with their required curriculum. And, the goals for students engaged in this type of learning include self-esteem, empathy, motivation, and commitment.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 12, 2017

There are many reasons behind high dropout rates , but many seem to stream from the same sources. Educators know their students and know how to meet their learning needs. Kids are naturally attuned to one type of learning activity or another. Students everywhere enjoy a gamified learning environment, no matter their age.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2018

His latest book, “ When ,” draws on research from psychology, biology and economics to explore how timing impacts every aspect of our lives—including of course, how we teach and learn. In this book you share some findings that are specific to teaching and learning. Big reductions in dropout rates. Why do kids need more breaks?

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2022

Instructional audio benefits all students—students with learning loss, students in the back of classrooms, non-native English speakers, and others. Small Elementary School in South Portland, Maine. Here’s how I’m using instructional audio as a second-grade teacher at Dora L. Come on down!”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

6, 2021 – VHS Learning, an accredited non-profit organization empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, has appointed Dr. Yolanda D. We are honored to welcome her as a VHS Learning trustee.”. About VHS Learning. Boston – Dec. Johnson to its board of directors. Dr. Johnson holds a B.A.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 5, 2022

. “One of the tools that supported Wolf Creek staff and students during the 2020-21 school year while they participated in hybrid learning both online and face to face was H?para In addition, teachers at WCPS have also created or modified courses in Workspace for elementary through high school learners. Since 2015, H?para

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. They will also likely depress high school graduation rates, cause a spike in dropout rates, and negatively impact final educational attainment. In the U.S.,

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This unique 50-50 split allows students to participate in day-long projects and learning experiences in their communities without having to worry about the next class period cutting their time short. Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5 percent , even lower than the overall 1.5

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

More parents are sending their young children to elementary school with a smartphone. In 2014, Schargel was nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education for “demonstrating clear evidence of success in dropout prevention and for retaining students in alternative education environments.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2023

This week marks one year since an unspeakable act of violence was carried out in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. One year since a gunman stole the lives of 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary. Children at Robb Elementary were of course most acutely affected by the shooting in Uvalde.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Related: Is it finally time for year-round school?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

High school seniors were targeted, as were college dropouts who wanted to resume their studies. 2/2) To learn the steps that may be required to get your aid: [link] For help w/ FAFSA, visit www.commonapp.org/fafsa Examples of nudging text messages sent to students that proved ineffective. 1/2) Hi [first_name].

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

In his highly-acclaimed book, Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement , he highlighted 138 different factors that can influence student learning success. Significantly higher dropout rates. Grade-level retention was one of only five factors that negatively impacts student achievement.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. It’s basically kids raising themselves in some of these scenarios,” says Creeden.

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Champion of Education Award: Lisa Gonzales-Solomon, Principal, Madison Elementary. Hyundai Motor America’s partnership with MIND Research Institute and JiJi started in 2011 in Fountain Valley when Hyundai provided funding to two elementary schools to adopt MIND’s ST Math program. Driving Innovation Award: Hyundai Motor America.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Students participate in morning workshops in advance of national May 1 “Day Without Immigrants” rallies, learning also about the labor rights history of May Day rallies worldwide. And the dropout rate among the first Muniz cohort, the class of 2016, was just 2.5 They learn something in one language and build on it in the other.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That leaves schools in much of the country, including Arizona, free to punish most students for missing learning time by forcing them to miss even more. Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. Related: Students can’t learn if they don’t show up at school.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Over the years, the girl, who is now 15, was suspended at least five times, by Hatten’s count — until the coronavirus pandemic brought a halt to in-school learning. But in October, less than two months after returning to in-person learning in Sacramento, California, she was suspended again. This story also appeared in The Nation.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Third-graders at Alamosa Elementary School in Albuquerque practice reading with first-graders in Carrie Ramirez’s classroom. Burnett spends half her time at Alamosa Elementary School, where about one in four students have missed more than 10 percent of school days so far this school year, according to attendance data Burnett tracks.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2021

Here’s a hard lesson I’ve learned working in the after-school field for nearly three decades: Often, it’s not until report cards come that parents discover there’s a problem. We help make learning fun for those who are flailing, using gaming and group activities that the students enjoy. Too often, the assumption is proven wrong.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This past week, we traveled to the Golden, Colorado to attend the Conference of Online and Blended Learning (COBL), put on by the iLearn Collaborative. Here is what we learned: In his opening keynote, Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart, asked the audience, “Why student-centered learning?” A few chimed in.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Rubio, a junior at the University of Rhode Island who attended elementary school in Central Falls, had already intervened once this quarter. More recently, the data tracking firm Burbio identified 36 districts that are using pandemic relief funds to start hubs or hub-like learning centers. What’s his name?”

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Minga

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

TLDR PBIS in high schools builds on the same multi-tiered framework used in elementary and middle schools, but its designed to meet the unique challenges of older students and the complexity of high school life. Reduced Dropout Rates: Supports at-risk students with targeted interventions , fostering engagement, relationships, and persistence.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2021

More and more employers are eager to hire potential candidates who already have hard skills in core IT areas , such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and user-experience design, according to LinkedIn Learning. All of this adds up to one unfortunate conclusion — our country’s skills gap isn’t just hurting our energy infrastructure.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2021

Yet research tells us that exposure to a Black teacher in elementary school can reduce the high school dropout rate for low-income Black male students by 39 percent. The diversity of students in this country is increasing, but the diversity of our teaching force is not. Just seven percent of our country’s teachers are Black.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2019

Students with learning disabilities are more likely to be suspended or expelled from school and less likely to graduate from college than students without learning disabilities. Students living in poverty underperform, compared to those who are more affluent, on every measure of achievement at all stages of development.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2023

Maybe you see children from diverse backgrounds learning together. Maybe you see a place where children are enjoying a nourishing meal together or running around on a well-maintained playground.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

SAN DIEGO — Vista High School principal Anthony Barela had a vivid image of what school here could look like after a $10 million grant to reimagine learning: Rolling desks and chairs, with students moving freely and talking about their work. We’re literally learning as we go along. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

Conner’s district, is schools will become hubs, teachers will become learning accelerators, and students will become co-authors of their own education. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Prior knowledge is one of the key concept in educational research that fundamentally reshape our understanding of how learning occurs. This term refers to the pre-existing cognitive framework that each student brings into the learning environment, encompassing everything from factual information to deeply ingrained skills and misconceptions.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Around 2009, Lee learned about the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) in Atlanta, where students from across the country gather for three days to compete, take workshops and nerd out over musical theater. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. But to the parents, it’s worth it.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. Supporting Students from Day One. "That’s

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. Buffalo educators hoped Eve’s new program would give more children — particularly children of color — a chance at enrichment and advanced learning. There are gifted dropouts.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2020

People are looking for shorter forms of learning during this time. People are looking for shorter forms of learning during this time. And if we lose someone, instead of being a dropout, they’ll have a certificate. But is it better than being a dropout? They don’t know whether they have two months, three months.

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