ED Surge

APRIL 20, 2023

That fell by one point to 49 percent at the start of the 2022-23 school year, when nearly all schools brought students back on campus. That surged to a whopping 64 percent at the start of the 2021-22 school year, though it fell to 61 percent in fall 2022. And research from the U.S.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. Our conversations spanned the gamut of topics that are top of mind for educators in all corners of the U.S.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In fact, average fourth and eighth grade math and reading scores fell for most states between 2019 and 2022. In 2022, post-pandemic, that number has climbed to 38 percent. Thirty-seven percent of fourth graders were below the basic reading level in 2022, according to the results. Eighth graders fell eight points.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

24, 2022, I was facilitating a meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia for education and youth development leaders when I got word that my 15-year-old godson had been shot at his high school in St. Being equipped and ready to respond when students experience a traumatic event must be a top priority for every educator in America.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. Catalyst @ Penn GSE, a global center for education innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, is passionate about supporting education entrepreneurs. If you build it, will it work?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2023

According to a livable wage calculator developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a single person living in New York City needs about $53,000 before taxes, so it’s no wonder I’m having a hard time. Without substantial support or professional development, we were sent into the classroom. We deserve better.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I applied for the role, was accepted and served as a PCM from October 2020 to June 2022. During that period, I continued my duties as a para, ensuring the students I worked with met the goals and mandates of their Individualized Education Plan (IEP). I didn’t have to attend professional development or training to become a PCM.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

The application deadline is Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Fellowship recipients will be notified of their status by July 8, 2022. Program Details Fellowship timeline: This fellowship will run for 9 months from July 2022 to April 2023. Fellow commitments: Participate in a fellowship launch call on Monday, July 18, 2022.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. The teacher pipeline is no longer leaking.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“Developing District-Wide Inclusive Computational Thinking Pathways” will be available on-demand, free of charge on Pathfinders Online Institute , the foundation’s signature digital learning platform. Join us for a webinar on November 10, 2022 to learn more. Want to get started on your district’s CT pathway?

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2023

So it’s no surprise that a January 2022 survey by the RAND Corporation showed that 85 percent of principals are experiencing job-related stress. While the pandemic may have raised public awareness of the plight of education and the stress teachers and administrators face, this has always been a reality.

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

Many believe that technology is the key to addressing any perceived learning loss, as well as redefining teaching and learning. Karen Adams, the Head of America’s Professional Development at Promethean , recently offered her perspective on where we are and where we’re going. There is a learning revolution taking place.

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

Across the spring, summer and fall semesters of 2022, 50 tutors worked with 116 elementary students. By the time education majors at American University become seniors, most of them will have completed their 40-hour tutoring requirement, usually as part of an upper-level service learning course.

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2023

I was looking for something that was backed by great research, had good tech support and would have professional development,” Van Fossan says. Kindergarten teachers at Sto-Rox transitioned from traditional assessments like DIBELS to EarlyBird at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

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ED Surge

JANUARY 14, 2022

Typically, employment for the blind and visually impaired fall into either the low-skill, low-wage category or the professional jobs that require a college education category, says Edward Bell, the director of Louisiana Tech University’s Department of Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. A lot of people talk about the issue of hiring. It’s not an issue. It’s not an issue. It’s a crisis.”

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ED Surge

JUNE 24, 2024

Imagine being a district leader tasked with selecting the ideal educational technology tools from a sea of thousands of options. In 2022, the Decision Lab (TDL) , an applied behavioral science research and innovation firm, interviewed and surveyed over 225 edtech decision-makers in K-12 school districts in the United States.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2022

For 2022, create an “I did it!” Join associate partner and author Adam Drummond and other thought leaders from the International Center for Leadership in Education, and connect with colleagues from around the country to learn strategies you can apply in your own school at the 2022 Model Schools Conference June 26th-29th.

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ED Surge

APRIL 4, 2023

Nguyen, an assistant professor at Kansas State University’s College of Education, and his colleagues found at least 163,000 teaching positions nationwide are held by underqualified teachers. Another 36,500 teaching jobs sit vacant , according to their 2022 report. teachers are considered “in-field” as of 2022.

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ED Surge

JULY 28, 2022

The center worked with the National Indian Child Care Association to analyze 184 tribal child care plans submitted to HHS for the 2019-2022 fiscal year. That rate dipped to 79 percent last year as North Dakota’s education system, like the rest of the country, felt the impact of the pandemic.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2022

No amount of money or professional development and design time could have had a greater impact on school schedules than COVID-19. “Don’t go back!” This is the advice we’ve been giving district and school leaders across the country about their daily schedule.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

As part of the planning and design, she interviewed providers throughout the first half of 2022 to understand what it is they need and what would help them most. “We We were thinking and picking their brains for what it would look like to provide holistic help, not just cash,” Felix notes.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

And it felt like their fingers were pointed at us—the teachers—as the reason test scores have dropped, rather than the once-in-a-century pandemic that turned education upside down for the last three school years. Teachers have been accosted with endless professional development training, increased testing, and frequent surveys.

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ED Surge

JULY 27, 2023

In November 2022, she enrolled in a 12-week training course through Wonderschool, a child care marketplace, to learn the basics of licensing, health and safety regulations, and running her own child care business. But in spring 2022, as providers in Nevada began to participate in the 12-week Wonderschool Academy, a theme emerged.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

The teachers wanted to discuss the need for more anti-racist professional development at Lusher and the possibility of increasing diversity among Lusher’s leadership, including on the board of directors, whose seven members include two people of color, according to school administrators. Credit: NEA Foundation.

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Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

” I haven’t covered K-12 educational technology very often, and this one really piqued my interest, as you’ll see. We discuss their video powered professional learning. So that is a school, a school district, a teacher education program, and even professional development service providers, as well.

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Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

” I haven’t covered K-12 educational technology very often, and this one really piqued my interest, as you’ll see. We discuss their video powered professional learning. So that is a school, a school district, a teacher education program, and even professional development service providers, as well.

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ED Surge

JULY 3, 2023

In fact, our top pieces all address the reality that plenty of educators are thinking of leaving the classroom behind. A National Education Association survey from 2022 found that more than half of educators were thinking of departing the profession earlier than planned. I’ve lost who I am entirely. Who I am is gone.’”

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Our credentialing process - which traditionally includes a litany of required college-level coursework, licensure steps and extensive professional development - can admittedly be frustrating and difficult to traverse.

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