ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. The report found that disparities in participation are the lowest in K-8 classes.

K-12 137

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe Recently, EdSurge spoke with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe , about using educational tools that not only harness the power of AI but also uphold the creative integrity of students and teachers.

EdTech 116

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027.

Advocacy 105

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The location students identified had to be strategically located for equitable access, accounting for the needs of community members most limited by transportation and low economic support. They offer an invitation to analyze how mathematics can be applied to promote civic engagement, advocacy, policy change and increased access to resources.

Cultures 123

Cultures Civic Engagement Civics Pedagogy 123

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2020

The 41-point gap between the percentage of students living in poverty in Claiborne and Hinds County isn’t just one of the largest in the state, it’s the fourth widest in the country, according to an update of a 2016 report from the nonprofit EdBuild released this week that highlights economic segregation.

Economics 105

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ED Surge

JULY 26, 2022

The way we accommodate child care, and time for our loved ones, is both the greatest challenge and the greatest economic opportunity of our time,” Nooyi said, adding that it is a core challenge for employers. economic health and competitiveness, noted Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Marshall Plan for Moms in an interview.

Economics 129

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

Students who have paid off all but a small number of completed classes can nonetheless have their entire transcripts held back, said Rebecca Maurer, counsel at the nonprofit advocacy group the Student Borrower Protection Center. A coalition of advocacy groups in New York is encouraging a measure there like California’s.

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Economics Psychology Library 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

The country’s next generation of leaders is pushing for racial equity, economic equality, disability justice and gender and sexual liberation; to succeed they will need the observational and analytical skills that can be developed by studying ideas, historical events, aesthetic works and cultural practices.

Social Justice 132

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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 24, 2015

Learning and teaching and schooling MUST do a better job of being relevant to our new information, economic, and learning landscapes. You deserve the strongest support and advocacy that leadership can provide. Every single one of us needs to be dreaming much bigger when it comes to our students and schools. Question everything.

Leadership 106

Leadership Advocacy Economics Humanities 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

Leila Schochet, research and advocacy manager for Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress, said Head Start is not only important for families, it’s also critical for rural economies. We know Head Start in rural communities is really important for promoting both healthy child development and family economic security.” .

Advocacy 110

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement.

Civic Engagement 121

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. No more simply “sitting on your butt in class,” as one educator put it. Why are we so stuck in an age-based, grade-based era?

Advocacy 96

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. Home to the state’s largest school district, with nearly 60 percent of students considered economically disadvantaged, Manchester has consistently performed well below average on state achievement tests.

K-12 143

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Widespread improvements in educational equity and economic mobility will happen only when minority-serving and broad-access institutions receive our respect and support. Supporting and expanding these initiatives through advocacy and philanthropy would directly benefit the completion rates of historically marginalized students.

Education 99

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2022

Without a significant change in the economics of education, changing the grammar of schooling is actually the most realistic approach. Elementary schools could have “one day where younger kids engage with experiential learning with partner organizations,” suggests Scott Goldstein, founder of a teacher advocacy organization in Washington, D.C.

Teaching 145

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

asked Kristen Hengtgen, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that lobbies for racial and economic equity in education. “Are we subsidizing students who were always going to go to college anyway?” I think that’s a really important question.”

High School 142

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. Your heart breaks that you can’t do more, but there are certain economic realities.

Advocacy 141

Advocacy Political Science Public School High School 141

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Despite the heroic efforts of bloggers and school advocates, many educators STILL continue to be unaware of how think tanks, private foundations, corporations, astroturf groups, and government actors work together – often behind the scenes – to formulate harmful laws, policies, and advocacy campaigns. Related Posts. My son is 8.

Advocacy 99

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Adult education remains critical for workers who are looking to advance economically, including those in low-wage earning jobs, opportunity youth, immigrant-origin adults, and parent learners. The National Literacy Council’s website also has an extensive list of helpful resources for teaching and learning, programs, and advocacy.

Library 90

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2024

This issue is not a social issue, it’s an economic issue and frankly, it’s a simple question of math,” Raimondo wrote in an emailed statement to The 19th. “If It’s why Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has focused on addressing barriers they have historically faced in these industries — and the most obvious barrier is child care.

Government 120

Government Economics Advocacy Research 120

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students are likely to be affected the most by the most recent version of the law. Children have been behind in literacy for decades,” said Sonya Thomas, the co-founder of the parent advocacy group Nashville PROPEL. But the older law left retention decisions up to districts.

Tutoring 120

Tutoring Elementary School K-12 Advocacy 120

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?” Kirtley says.

Advocacy 118

Advocacy Economics Government Leadership 118

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Related: Simpler FAFSA complicates college plans for students and families “As much staff as government has, it’s not enough for students right now,” said Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of the national advocacy group Complete College America. She wants colleges to do more to directly help applicants still struggling to fill out the forms.

Advocacy 136

Advocacy Library Government Public School 136

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

School administrators will have to explicitly address the racial biases and stereotyping that stifle black educators’ professional growth, argue researchers Ashley Griffin and Hilary Tackie in a new report from The Education Trust, a national nonprofit advocacy organization. Related: How do we stop the exodus of minority teachers?

Advocacy 100

Advocacy Cultures Economics Research 100

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Staying connected to students is especially critical for those whose families may be feeling the pandemic more acutely, whether family members are first responders or socio-economic factors make them particularly vulnerable. Emphasizing digital equity and advocacy. Connecting with families.

Library 108

Library K-12 Pedagogy Advocacy 108

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Lozada, who is majoring in political science and minoring in economics, initially thought she’d be a lawyer, but she is now set on becoming an elected official. Their advocacy work has already begun, one high school senior at a time. “At Now, she plans to work as a health care manager in a hospital or medical center.

Advocacy 135

Advocacy High School Political Science Research 135

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Sonya Thomas, co-founder of the parent advocacy group Nashville PROPEL and a supporter of the law, said Tennessee’s renewed focus on reading was a long time coming, though her own children are now too old to benefit from it. percent of third graders held back or the more than 12,000 fourth graders who could be held back this spring.

Tutoring 116

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

But the outcomes aren’t showing that,” said Justin Nalley, senior policy analyst at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Black think tank. This economic disparity means that going to college, for Black Americans, is much more likely to require going into debt — and larger amounts of it. It’s just the way society is.”

High School 145

High School Economics Advocacy Research 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2023

I entered college in 1989 with an interest in human rights advocacy, planning to be a lawyer. I am a poster child for the English major. I quickly fell in love with poetry in a class I’d somewhat randomly taken on John Keats and William Butler Yeats.

Humanities 102

Humanities Advocacy Human Rights Social Science 102

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2019

His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. In that role, he actively recruited hundreds of black students into the space program.

Charter School 98

Charter School Advocacy Economics Government 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2017

In addition, 84 percent of students enrolled in public school were deemed economically disadvantaged in 2014. However, without a deliberate effort to mix enrollees of free federal programs with paying students, we won’t get economic diversity. Schools should get the resources they need to be successful with any population.

Education 90

Education Charter School Private School Advocacy 90

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2020

NEW YORK — Countless ideas about getting students to and through college have come from policymakers, lawmakers and any number of advocacy groups. But what if a solution comes from students themselves?

Advocacy 94

Advocacy Economics High School Education 94

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance. It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance,” said Aponte, who also served as U.S.

High School 111

High School Economics Psychology Political Science 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

In Virginia, where enrollment fell by 13 percent , researchers found equal declines among families of different socio-economic status. This might be a moment where all kids deserve to have an individualized education plan,” said Jenny Hontz, communications chief for the parent advocacy group Speak Up.

Tutoring 136

Tutoring Advocacy Research Economics 136

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Unlike after previous economic downturns, state spending on higher education has not bounced back as the economy rebounds. One nonprofit advocacy group calculates that 10 states spend more on employee pensions than on higher education; in Illinois, more than half of the $4.1 It’s improved only slightly since.

Education 96

Education Political Science Advocacy Economics 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

That doesn’t make sense, from a moral perspective, an economic perspective — from any perspective,” said Susan Mayer, chief learning officer at Achieving the Dream, which works with more than 300 community colleges to improve completion. At community colleges, nearly half the students quit after their first year.

Sociology 128

Sociology Political Science Advocacy Economics 128

ED Surge

JUNE 17, 2022

The post-Civil War era then ushered in the advent of “Black codes,” described as laws that “criminalized every form of African American freedom and mobility, political power, [and] economic power.” Students are forming clubs, organizing sit-ins and walk-outs, and engaging in advocacy about all sorts of issues.

History 89

History Teaching Civics Civic Engagement 89