The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The model stems from an idea laid out in a paper almost a decade ago by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan Hassel, co-presidents of Public Impact, an education advocacy organization. Teachers essentially get real-time professional development targeted to the exact areas in which they need to improve.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Advocacy Cultures Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Enrollment in these programs has increased by 72 percent and an estimated 4,903 children were served in 2019, up from 2,857 in 2013. They also developed a scholarship calculator to help families quickly find out which preschool programs they are eligible for based on income and then locate those programs nearby.

K-12 78

K-12 Advocacy Professional Development Government 78

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

Since 2013, the program has served almost 8,000 students in its four education centers and awarded $8.5 The program also spends over $2 million per year on professional development and coaching, which it makes available to any pre-K through third grade teacher in San Antonio.

K-12 79

K-12 Professional Development Public School Advocacy 79

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Between 1989 and 2013, the percentage of students with disabilities who were in a general education class for 80 percent or more of the school day increased from about 32 percent to nearly 62 percent. At the very least, “You should have a special education class, and an English language learner class,” she said.

Middle School 93

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 93

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sometimes, Talbott says, she was the first Black teacher her students had had at Lusher, even after she began teaching sixth-grade social studies in 2013; it meant a lot to her to provide students with that self-recognition and affirmation. Lusher enrolls students in kindergarten through 12th grade across its two buildings.

Leadership 144

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 144

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Schools used their professional development budgets, and were able to use federal money, for teacher training to support work toward the switch. The idea, popular among well-funded education philanthropies and education advocacy groups, is gaining ground across the United States.

High School 95

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 95

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

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K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 109