The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

In recent years, educators have been blamed by politicians and parents for an array of social problems, from bankrupt municipal pensions to low graduation rates in poor neighborhoods. Photo by E. Photo by E. In 1917, twelve hundred miners, most of whom were Mexican, went on strike with the Industrial Workers of the World.

E-rate 99

E-rate Facebook Industry Groups 99

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. Today, over 2.9

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2021

99% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, but the district’s graduation rate is now over 90%, exceeding the state and national averages. Elementary students participate in groups such as Girls Who Code and a Lego League, while middle school students can join e-sport leagues or do work as “medical detectives.”

E-rate 65

E-rate Professional Learning Elementary Robotics 65

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S.

E-rate 60

E-rate Education Outcomes Accessibility 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S.

E-rate 60

E-rate Education Outcomes Accessibility 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S.

E-rate 60

E-rate Education Outcomes Secondary 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Rates of anxiety and depression among youth and adolescents have reached record highs across the country, with the surgeon general calling kids’ declining mental health the “ defining public health crisis of our time.” There’s a lot of trauma, and there are only so many hours in a day to meet with kids,” Bennett said. Since December, the U.S.

Training 120

Training Meeting E-rate Groups 120

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology. What major businesses and industries are in the region? More than $28 million of the total improvement costs will likely be covered by state funding. among others, depending on the context.

Chromebook 40

Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

billion was spent on devices by K-12 schools in 2015, and the Software and Information Industry Association estimates that nearly $8.4 A first-grader at Maywood Elementary, in Maywood, California, uses her iPad to complete a chart separating nouns and verbs. The market research firm IDC estimates that $4.9

iPad 101

iPad Broadband Software Company 101

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

This includes navigating the often politicized issues related to immunizations, the high student absence rate due to quarantines or parents wanting to keep their children home, and the negative impact the pandemic had on student and staff mental health. — Nicollette LeTellier, STEM Specialist for K-5, Swift Water Elementary School.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

I think we took for granted before what 4-year-olds were capable of doing,” said Quitman Lower Elementary Principal Amanda Allen, listing some skills the youngest learners are impressing her with: advanced vocabularies, number recognition, self-motivation. The Manuel Goff Head Start center is a mile away from Quitman Lower Elementary.

Elementary 88

Elementary Data Training Report 88

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

billion in E-rate funds set to expire in 2019. In Virginia, video conferencing and application sharing is allowing elementary students to jointly develop solar-powered flashlights with students in Honduras. The cost of K-12 Internet access has declined 85 percent in the last five years.

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Report 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022. With edtech usage higher than ever, the edtech industry will use this as an opportunity to evolve. — Nicollette LeTellier, STEM Specialist for K-5, Swift Water Elementary School. billion by 2022.

EdTech 117

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 117

Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Keep in mind that these recommendations are aimed at parents and families -- not teachers -- but the age rating and content grid in each review can serve as a useful guide. There are film curations available for elementary, middle, and high schools. Streaming and Video Services for Classrooms. Price: Paid. Grades: K-12.

Video 90

Video Classroom Digital Citizenship Libraries 90

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Photo: Meghan E. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I I am overwhelmed with joy for my students because I know now they each stand a better chance of being a successful student,” said Regina Trout, who teaches the second-year kindergarteners at Maple Hill Elementary School in Middletown.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

Google 51

Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 51

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

A llow s elementary schools the flexibility to add additional instructional days (up to 210 days); . P rovide s additional funding for schools serving communities with higher poverty rates ; and . P rovide s funding for full-day p re-K for all eligible four – year – olds ; . platform. .

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap. It seems that technical training is less relevant here than e-learning course design. Skills gap.

Secondary 300

Secondary LMS E-rate Dropout 300

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Elementary school: hated it,” Amber says. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. Twenty-one percent of Lowell residents live in poverty; the average rate in small metro areas nationwide is 17 percent. Six months before she graduates, she is not about to hide her feelings: She hates school. School just isn’t for me. I hate homework.”.

E-rate 105

E-rate Industry Report Survey 105

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson Education E-rate 43

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The FCC plays a particularly important role in regulating the telecommunications industry, and as such, it has provided oversight for the various technologies long touted as “revolutionizing” education – radio, television , the Internet. What can E-rate tell us about the relationship between politics and ed-tech?

E-rate 50

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 50

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” “Student marketplace Spitball has launched a token-based ‘ blockchain economy ’ that aims to switch up the e-learning industry and create a decentralised landscape for students,” says IBS Intelligence. Sounds legit.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” “Online Education Pioneer Boots Up a Jobs Program for the Tech Industry,” the MIT Technology Review reports. This week marked the fourth anniversary of the shootings at the Newton elementary school. ” The Trump administration?

Education 40

Education Elsevier Report Company 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed : “The Industry That Was Crushed By The Obama Administration.” Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” ” More on the topic on his website , e-Literate. It lives.).

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” asks Jade E.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

now ranks near the bottom among 35 industrialized nations in math,” The Hechinger Report frets. million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” ” “Should children get to have cellphones in elementary school?”

Education 40

Education Report Company E-rate 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

One tech industry CEO’s vision of revolutionizing schools withers, and another is there to take its place. ” “In my book, there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses,” [says founder] Rebekah Neumann. Except maybe child labor laws. IP concerns.

Education 46

Education Facebook Company Report 46

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Via The New York Times : “ CUNY to Revamp Remedial Programs, Hoping to Lift Graduation Rates.”

Education 53

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 53