2014 Advocacy Research 
A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 2, 2014
Second, we advocate for the development of an action plan for educating the not-so-common learners that is research-based, achievable, and reaches beyond any current educational reform initiative for school improvement. Why we have chosen to title this work Beyond Core Expectations is twofold. Who Are the Not-So-Common Learners?
ED Surge
DECEMBER 10, 2024
In 2014, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade from eighth grade, in an attempt to eliminate the tracking, or grouping, of students into lower and upper math paths. Researchers have shown that districts around the country dont use the same criteria when grouping students into higher or lower math classes.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 22, 2018
But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. In 2014-15, the rate of homelessness among U.S. In 2014-15, the rate of homelessness among U.S. percent, but was also 2.0
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 25, 2017
The flurry of new state laws over the past five years is in large part the result of pressure from Decoding Dyslexia, a parent advocacy group with chapters in all 50 states. “Intensive advocacy falls on parents who have nothing to lose but the promising future a good education ensures our children,” said Cooper.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 16, 2016
The major advocacy group for public charter schools is concerned that failing online charter schools may be hurting the credibility of the movement as a whole. What we’ve seen, in terms of the research, is that there’s a lot more self-directed learning,” Ziebarth said. serving about 180,000 students nationwide.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 4, 2016
“It’s disheartening to families, and it fosters the ‘check mentality,’ ” said Carrie Guiden, executive director of The Arc of Tennessee, a nonprofit disability advocacy group, referring to government checks. Leisa Hammett, whose daughter, Grace, is on the autism spectrum, had done a lot of research before entering the VR system.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 22, 2018
“When these programs were designed, it was an acknowledgment that there were low-income students who had need, and of the importance of going to college,” said Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy at the nonpartisan National College Access Network. Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy, National College Access Network.
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