Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019). Dr. Athena M. King is an assistant professor of political science and geography at Old Dominion University.

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Civic Engagement Teaching Civics Political Science 68

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

The school also tracks college completion rates, with 59 percent of the class of 2012 finishing within six years. Still, the network dispatches experts on finance, community engagement, student experience, curriculum and professional development. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

“It’s not as if the principal had particular tasks taken away from their role,” said Ellen Goldring, professor of education policy and leadership at Vanderbilt University. 75 percent of principals think their job has become “too complex,” according to a 2012 survey. These new tasks were added. That doesn’t equate to results.

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Middle School Leadership Professional Development Charter School 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

When Mary Fair became a teacher in 2012, her classes often contained a mix of special education students and general education students. Bloomfield Middle School, where Fair, Rodriguez, and Herrera teach, chose to partner with the iSTeM program in 2012. Photo: Jackie Mader. BLOOMFIELD, N.J.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

The only thing most everyone agrees on is this: The roll out of the 2012 law, LD 1422, was a disaster, plagued by insufficient funding and inadequate guidance from the top. Portland’s district leadership has said it plans “ to stay the course with its transition to a proficiency-based diploma,” regardless of changes in the law.

High School 111

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

The point of the public program, as it was presented to voters in 2012, is to boost long-term educational outcomes and eventually improve the citywide workforce. She said she sees clear evidence, as do others in her field, that developing those skills helps students persevere, work with others and think critically. $35

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

And when the chance presented itself to lead Cambridge Street in 2012, he made his intentions clear. “I From the start of his tenure, Cambridge Street’s professional development sessions were peppered with cultural proficiency topics and activities. I told the superintendent we’re going to deal with issues of race and culture.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They said that giftedness could also be creativity, and found that a high IQ score did not necessarily correspond with leadership, professional accomplishment or even success in school. Another is that talent development is not a sure bet for getting more students past the gatekeepers. There are gifted dropouts.

Education 145

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Charter School opened in 2016 on the former campus of the shuttered Randolph Southern School, a private school that had not enrolled a single black student in 2012, the last year for which enrollment numbers are available. Coahoma county schools have been under interim leadership for more than a year. Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business. He was CEO and “Chief Yahoo” until his departure in 2012. After selling her business in 2014 for $500 million, she has launched new companies and invested many women-owned businesses. Inc, according to ilctr.org.

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Jonathan Firth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

This excerpt comes from the Teacher Workforce report: The Chartered Teacher Scheme was withdrawn in 2012, having previously provided pay increases to teachers who completed a set of academic courses. Professional Development in Education, 35 (1), 5-22. Reference McGeer, J.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

A study by Brett Lane, president and founder of the Institute for Strategic Leadership and Learning, an education research and policy consulting firm, reported that the percentage of students in the district proficient in math increased by over 50 points and in reading by over 40 points between 1996 and 2008. Fair funding.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Before, the state already had two voucher programs: the 2012 Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program, and in 2013, the Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Down the hall from Adler, English teacher William Putnam could not feel more differently about the 2012 state law requiring school districts to move to a system focused on skill acquisition rather than course completion. “Unfunded mandate after unfunded mandate is not making teaching a chosen career.”.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 30, 2025

Schn (1983) emphasized that reflective practice is crucial in professional development, fostering continuous learning and improvement. Voogt and Roblin (2012) argue that 21st-century competencies must be embedded across curricula to prepare learners for complex future challenges. Educational Leadership, 61(1), 613.

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Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

86) and hosted at UNC in summer 2012, was a signal accomplishment for Professor James. Her work as Placement Officer set a new model for the field for professional development, and she created the gold-standard format for a Classics c.v.—one Moore (Ph.D. ’86) one can always recognize a c.v. in the James lineage.

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Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

But as Grimes’ star rose statewide, according to local educators and residents, his relationship with city leadership started to unravel. The entire district had just one teacher certified to teach English as a second language, no interpreters and very little by way of professional development. “We

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