The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Educators and school leaders are scrambling to figure out how to regain ground next year in a course that often makes or breaks students’ life chances. For many students it’s been a lonely year, and algebra is tougher to learn while peering at a screen, say teachers and researchers. “I I’m very worried. Ishmael Brown Jr.,

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Experts cautioned that online learning programs can lead to overuse of screens, which can impact behavior, sleep, and social-emotional development. The bill states that these districts have the greatest need due to high incidences of violence, a large number of low-income students and high dropout rates.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

How can we work together to fix it?’ ”. Community and business groups around the country share the same fear. Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. I didn’t even know how to contact my advisor to declare a major. Gregory VanDyke Jr.,

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Survey Laptops Dropout Report 140

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Few have received much guidance from administrators on how to handle discipline issues that arise in remote learning and in school buildings where education has been reshaped by new health and safety guidelines. One of her students was constantly showing up late during remote learning. Credit: Rosamund Looney.

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Guidelines Report Elementary Online Learning 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We Still, she added, there were “just so many stories of kids using their cellphones to complete assignments, to research, or having to figure out how to get to public libraries in order to access devices.”.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Researchers and educators are considering various methods to fill these gaps, including small-group instruction, extended school hours and summer programs. The first group of tutors was placed in Title I middle schools, in which low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment. It’s just gotten worse.”. I love math.

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Study Data Report Elementary 136

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Cayer knows how they feel. She felt the same thrill when she was a young girl and her doctor dad showed her how to dissect a frog. The Greenfield model uses some rather commonplace strategies, such as integrating online learning, small-group instruction and greater parental and community involvement.

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Robotics Learning Report Common Core 88

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

Will a backdrop of economic ruin prompt higher education to listen to feedback on how to become more accountable, flexible and accessible? I do not want to take classes online and I don’t want to miss out on football games and the whole college experience,” Fogel said.

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Education Policies System Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

In the absence of clear federal and state guidance for reopening, school districts have debated everything from whether to mandate masks for in-person classes to how to make online-only learning more effective. Other student groups have also conducted surveys to capture students’ experiences. Credit: Sophia Hammer.

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Survey Policies Groups Report 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Emerging at the height of the pandemic, pods (or “hubs” as they are sometimes called) were organized primarily by middle-class, college-educated parents and community groups to provide safe, supportive spaces for virtual learning. Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff.

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Learning Report Elementary Dropout 87

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

These institutions are helping students find cost-free ways to leave campus, keeping dorms open for those who don’t have other options or identifying ways to enable less-wired students who can’t access online learning to still finish out the semester. She said she is “forever grateful.” Photo by Rashad Paige.

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Laptops Education Online Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Fogel, 18, can recite a list of typical college experiences she has missed out on: study groups, small seminars, office hours with professors, parties, football games, a chance to meet new people from around the world. They need to improve the online experience if they are going to continue in this manner.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

This online conference will be free to attend, and you can follow the conversations by using the hashtag #learning14. The call for volunteers is now open - please join the group and sign up here. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts. This is very exciting research!

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. The truth of it is, we know how to educate these kids. The truth of it is,” Zimring continued, “we know how to educate these kids. But he described science at school as “boring.”

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Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 22nd The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn.and change. Carl Rogers The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Learn how to leverage web 2.0

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Learning 51

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2017

That’s probably the three main groups. I’ve only checked out one college, which was on a trip for this group in school. Maybe a way to make it better and make students enjoy it more is invest in the teachers so they could go off and learn how to be better teachers. As far as welcoming, it’s mixed, for sure.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

When her classes were assigned group projects, no one wanted her in their group. The teens learn how to apply for their birth certificates and get a driver’s license or social security card. Georgia passed a law making it easier for nonprofits to operate group homes for pregnant and parenting women.

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Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 134

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via Buzzfeed : “How Betsy DeVos Could Break Up The Charter School Coalition.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” Analysis from Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “‘Alternative Pathways:’ How to Rethink Vocational Education.” “ Can personalized learning prevail? ” asks Edsurge. ” asks The Next Web.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” The resulting nonprofit college group will be secular.” ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.”

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. .” Via AZ Central : “ Arizona cancels vaccine program after backlash from parents who don’t vaccinate.” ” Shot.

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Education Company Khan Academy MOOC 60