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. Boston – Dec. Johnson to its board of directors.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. Ancora High School is an online high school that offers a Texas high school diploma and is accredited by Cognia.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings. That growth ended up exploding as the acceptance of online learning grew, then got an unexpected boost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Much of the pre-pandemic research into online higher education concluded that students in online programs did worse than students in in-person courses, with lower grades, higher dropout rates and poorer performance in subsequent classes. The variability is massive,” Seaman said. “I

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Education Survey Learning Dropout 103

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Tuition worries aside, many don’t have high-speed internet, their own up-to-date laptops or a quiet places to study for online learning. But the fall data show that white students are now matching these same high dropout rates. Native American college students have declined the most, down 11 percent.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Some students couldn’t study online and found jobs instead. During the prolonged online learning , some students fell so far behind developmentally and academically that they no longer knew how to behave or learn at school. She worked as a home health aide and couldn’t monitor Ezekiel online.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

The students in the blended version also take most of their courses online, but they occasionally meet in person for mentoring from a certified teacher or for clubs and sports. We sit down with students and create a personalized learning plan for each of them. Most of them were dropouts.” “In

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Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Dropout 116

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

She struggled with online learning and began to face severe health issues. Several other community colleges and universities across the state have used their federal relief funds to forgive student debt, in hopes that students will stay enrolled or dropouts will return. She was hospitalized several times and missed classes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2015

A district offers students 6 instructional models—an approach that has led to zero dropouts. We have implemented a ‘zero dropout’ policy that does not allow students to drop out of our district,” he said. Next page: How the district juggles PBL, online learning, and more.

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Dropout How To Learning Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

But Altus administrators believe that their formula — using online learning without sacrificing one-on-one interactions between students and teachers — works. Nationwide, high schools offering credit recovery used online courses 71 percent of the time, according to a 2018 U.S. Photo: Linh Tat for The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

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. It’s pretty crazy right now. I wake up like it’s a nightmare.”.

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Laptops Education Online Learning Report 145

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2019

learning delays. To fine-tune online courses and offerings. The research and analysis in these directions can help educators modify and create adaptive learning curriculum for their students. And adaptive learning is one of the major benefits of online learning as well. detentions. attendance.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2018

Researchers have been skeptical of similarly mixed results from other approaches that, like Threshold, rely heavily on technology, such as blended learning programs, in which online work is integrated into classroom settings, and virtual schools, where students primarily learn through online learning platforms.

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Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 100

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

It's about the front page story covering the announcement that some colleges are planning to offer 'cut price' qualifications that rely on a combination of podcasting, online learning and remote self study. Will colleges who wish to cut the costs of their programmes stomach such a dropout statistic? I think not.

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E-rate Education Dropout Online Learning 53

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

DUBAI, UAE–29 September, 2020 : The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund (REF) has announced a new first of its kind partnership with Discovery Education to deliver award winning online learning, increasing access to education for thousands of refugees and vulnerable youth in Lebanon.

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Education Secondary Dropout Online Learning 63

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Each of us has seen headlines about an online school providing an unaccredited program that looks like a “diploma mill,” or a completely mismanaged school administration that was not prepared for high student mobility or other realities of online learning.

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Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

To lower the dropout rate and keep students on track to earn diplomas, we started a “credit-recovery” program to assist high school students who have lost credit in core subjects due to failing grades or excessive absences. Opportunities for online learning. “Credit recovery” for struggling learners.

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Learning Dropout Blackboard Common Core 73

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.”. As more teachers opted in to blended learning classrooms, they reported being able to learn more about each student.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 165

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Rosamund Looney, who teaches first grade in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, said that because of the stresses of the pandemic and online learning, “we need to grant a lot of grace and accomodations.” Credit: Rosamund Looney.

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Guidelines Report Elementary Online Learning 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Hayden, typically an A or B student, has had difficulty making the transition from elementary school to middle school online. He was never a frequent user of computers, instead playing video games on a handheld device, and has found adjusting to the school’s online learning platform challenging.

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Policies Schoology Elementary Report 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

She reels off the names of four new apps her students have had to learn for their algebra courses. Even students who have done well working virtually don’t love online learning. Since it’s online, teachers don’t notice you’re struggling,” she said. Zyonne Reid, a 15-year-old at J.P.

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STEM Course Report Study 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Online preschool has become a contentious topic nationwide. Experts cautioned that online learning programs can lead to overuse of screens, which can impact behavior, sleep, and social-emotional development.

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techlearning

JULY 2, 2018

.) – for creating a new way for students to study and explore their interests via access to online courses at a rural school with a 100 percent graduation rate.

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Education Dropout Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning 41

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Overall, the rise of online learning — from MOOCs to Khan Academy — makes “blended” learning that combines computer and live instruction feel normal to students. Software can also integrate student data into teacher programs to help them track progress in ways unthinkable several years ago.

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Personalized Learning Education Khan Academy Elementary 105

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff. She plans to stick with her “beautiful” kids and see them through graduation. They’ve been through a lot,” said Rubio. They need a mentor.”. Will Navarro, one of the first pod leaders hired, grew up next door to the high school.

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Learning Report Elementary Dropout 103

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 9, 2016

In March, the former secretary announced he was joining the Emerson Collective , a philanthropic and advocacy organization, as a managing partner, and would work in Chicago to help dropouts and young people with criminal records.

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Company Dropout Advocacy Facebook 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

At a time when learning is getting more personalized for each student, there is added pressure on teachers to deliver against the odds. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a sudden shift towards online learning not leaving teachers and students enough time to adapt to the new platform and technology.

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Technology eBook Gamification Classroom 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

As another part of the information-gathering effort, #OaklandUndivided tapped into data from the online learning platforms schools were using — Google Classroom and Clever — to see which students were logging in through a computer or mobile phone to access online resources.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 122

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.” ” Ending Social Promotion. "You’re

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Miscellaneous notes: DeMillo sees for-pay assessment as solving the MOOC dropout problem (1253). DeMillo traces a struggle in American universities between practical learning and liberal education, starting with the Morrill Act ( 1862 ) and Columbia University’s reinvention of the undergraduate curriculum (1126 et al).

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MOOC Coursera Education Dropout 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Rensselaer Polytech language students learn Mandarin Chinese by conversing with AI avatars. Tony Cenicola/The New York Times. MANCHESTER, N.H. It looks like science fiction, an impression reinforced by the fact that it’s being demonstrated in virtual reality in an ultramodern space with overstuffed pillows for seats.

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Course Pearson Accessibility Company 128

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Typically, students in-person do about 10 percent better than their peers who are enrolled in online coursework, Pigg noted. The decrease tracked with the department’s historical experience with online learning. Instructors were flexible and did the best they could in the situation with remote learning, he said.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“The [remote learning] experience is not good, and it is leaving a really bad taste for many learners,” Weise told me, noting that traditional universities in crisis mode don’t have a background in instructional design and online learning that could help make remote classes more meaningful for students.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

The Greenfield model uses some rather commonplace strategies, such as integrating online learning, small-group instruction and greater parental and community involvement. Where the model pushes boundaries is in the addition of learning experiences called “expeditions.”

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Robotics Learning Report Common Core 97

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The labor market value of a college degree has softened, stirring concern that a bachelor’s is no longer a gateway to the middle class. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. This story is part of our Map to the Middle Class project , where we ask readers what they want us to investigate about educational pathways to economic stability.

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Report Policies Trends Mobility 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

By Avery M. One of my favorite mantras is: Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution. Employing this method with schools is the way to help higher education’s affordability issue.

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Industry Policies Accessibility Course 111