The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

With a growing body of research showing that the early years are a critical window for brain development and learning, calls to require a bachelor’s degree for early childhood educators in both the public and private sectors have increased over the last decade. By 2015, almost 75 percent had bachelor’s degrees ).

Elementary School 109

Elementary School Professional Development Tradition Teaching 109

ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

Teachers have been accosted with endless professional development training, increased testing, and frequent surveys. My heart ached as I swapped out favorite classroom activities and traditions for ones that required less prep, hoping the kids wouldn’t notice. “I In 2013, North Carolina got rid of master’s pay increases.

Teaching 104

Teaching Leadership Lesson Plan Professional Development 104

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Within each subject, schools identified learning targets, clearly explaining what students would need to demonstrate in order to be considered “proficient” — a shift away from the traditional system’s emphasis on logging seat time to earn credits and progress. Related: When math lessons at a goat farm beat sitting behind a desk.

High School 95

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 95

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In just five years, we’ve seen tremendous growth: from 74 enrollments in 2013-14 to 10,066 in 2018-19. Since 2013, early-college students have passed their classes at a rate between 84 percent and 92 percent each term. This success rate connect to another goal of the program: increasing college-going rates.

Charter School 74

Charter School High School Professional Development Tradition 74

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Kids in traditional schools sometimes act like they’re on a cruise ship, where they sit on deck and teachers bring them stuff to do,” Berger said. “We New EL schools must first go through several months of professional development, classroom observation and co-teaching — both at the schools and at three-day intensive “institutes” off-site.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

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

AUGUST 25, 2018

Over the years it expanded to seven locations before consolidating into its three current sites, which include a new campus, Belmont Cragin, built in 2013. Paying for all these extra services leaves the school struggling to offer teachers a salary competitive with that paid in Chicago’s traditional public school districts.

Charter School 109

Charter School Elementary School Public School Leadership 109

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

District officials say training and development for those in high-level roles have traditionally been neglected. So [we’re] really taking the time to invest in their professional development.”. Not just saying, ‘Because they were really good principals, they should be able to lead.’ That doesn’t equate to results.

Middle School 76

Middle School Leadership Professional Development Charter School 76

Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Preschool programs are also not subject to the same limitations as the traditional public school system, so some states can fund private or faith-based pre-K programs. Preschool prepares children for the structured learning programs, social interactions, and schedules of traditional K-12 schooling. 2013, May 2). 2023, May 23).

K-12 52

K-12 Professional Development Economics Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In several districts, the percentage of uncertified teachers has doubled since 2013-14. To become certified in Mississippi, teachers must meet three requirements: Earn a bachelor’s degree; complete a traditional or alternate teacher training program; and pass the Praxis. Adrienne Hudson, founder of RISE.

Tutoring 92

Tutoring High School Civics Teaching 92

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2017

SEATTLE — After years of declining enrollment, a growing number of Catholic schools nationwide are placing their faith in blended learning, a teaching approach in which computers share the instructional load with teachers, and one that appeals to many parents disillusioned with traditional schools. In the fall of 2013, the year before St.

K-12 89

K-12 Charter School Public School Cultures 89

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

We hope students of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage share their experiences and their cultural traditions with their peers, and teachers include the contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to our collective history in lessons this month. They helped shape our country into what it is today. He lost his right arm in the war.

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

They include traditional public schools and charters. A 2013 Mathematica Policy Research study of several EL middle schools found that after three years the EL students had made significant gains in reading and math compared to other middle school students. Derek Pierce, principal, Casco Bay Academy. Most are small.

K-12 61

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 61

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. Since 2013, the state, dissatisfied with its scores, has shifted through three standardized-testing modules for elementary and middle school students. (On

K-12 109

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 109

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

From Boys to Men: Rape and Developing Masculinity in Terence’s Hecyra and Eunuchus” (in a 1998 special edition of Helios that Professor James also edited) broke with scholarly tradition by shifting away from the citizen masculine perspective and acknowledging sexual abuse and enslavement as an embodied experience for women.

Pedagogy 52

Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

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 The district also invested in professional development for teachers, ensuring that it happened during work hours, said Ezzell.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

In 2013, the legislature passed Act 77, the “Flexible Pathways Initiative,” which encourages schools to expand opportunities to programs like work-based learning, increase access to virtual learning experiences, and amplify the number of dual enrollment courses. He wouldn’t have taken [the information] with him in the long run,” Rawson said.

High School 90

High School Economics Tradition Social Studies 90

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

In the spring of 2013, a phone survey commissioned by one of the state’s teachers unions found that 85 percent of its members opposed Gist’s contract being renewed. Although the school in Tulsa demands a lot from teachers, many were eager to sign up for the school’s two-year professional development program.

Charter School 105

Charter School Junior High Political Science Elementary School 105

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The school, which serves more than 700 students on three campuses in the state, was co-founded in 2013 by Laura Cassidy, a retired breast cancer surgeon whose husband is Republican U.S. Most attend traditional public schools, but a growing number are enrolling at specialized charter schools like Louisiana Key Academy.

Charter School 80

Charter School Education Private School K-12 80