The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

There is something of an annual tradition among New York City mayors and school chancellors. But the annual celebrating of New York City’s feats ignores deeper differences, say educators and education policy experts, who contend that those upstate cities exist in an entirely different world. Photo: Emmanuel Felton.

Elementary School 71

Elementary School Charter School Tradition Advocacy 71

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. considered passing. Elizabeth Hewitt for The Hechinger Report.

Tradition 95

Tradition High School Professional Development Social Studies 95

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2016

Too many students in virtual and blended learning schools are performing poorly, according to a new National Education Policy Center report , released last week, by Gary Miron, a professor at Western Michigan University, and Charisse Gulosino, an assistant professor at the University of Memphis. That was the shock for us,” Miron said.

K-12 50

K-12 Charter School Advocacy Tradition 50

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The OPM industry started in earnest about 15 years ago, as more public and nonprofit colleges were looking to ramp up their online programming, and educational technology companies saw a business opportunity in helping them. The July call also offered a sign that colleges may be pushing back on sharing so much revenue.

Education 66

Education Advocacy Economics Political Science 66

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Several weeks ago, for example, staff offices at Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education and Advocacy in Boca Raton were vacant, with name plates blank and abandoned desks, plus LGBTQ+ flags, posters and pamphlets left behind. There is also mounting resistance to the laws.

Sociology 127

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 127

ED Surge

MAY 16, 2023

Though some staff, such as those in marketing and accounting roles, work traditional business hours, many who work in guest services and support park operations are working on weekends, in the evenings and over holidays. Momentum there is really important.

K-12 84

K-12 Advocacy Government Tradition 84

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Two years ago, Isaac Paine Elementary won a competitive grant from the Rhode Island Office of Innovation to become a showcase “lighthouse school,” part of a statewide push to bring tech into education. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention.

K-12 99

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 99

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2017

If public education is ever going to meet the needs of low-income students, ideas for change must get beyond the constant war of words fueled by advocacy journalism, partisan blogging and fake news. A traditional journalist’s capacity to speak freely is a liberty professional educators should enjoy, but seldom do.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Education Charter School Tradition 81

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Elizabeth Warren released a federal education policy proposal that recognizes a fundamental truth about students: Kids don’t live in schools, they live in communities. Education policy that ignores neighborhood conditions misses the point of why we ultimately go to school — to improve our community.

Charter School 68

Charter School Education Education Policy Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Because of the pandemic and the timing of Meryl’s death, the family was not able to have a traditional funeral. Because of the pandemic and the timing of Meryl’s death, the family was not able to have a traditional funeral. Because of the pandemic and the timing of Meryl’s death, the family was not able to have a traditional funeral.

Library 137

Library Advocacy High School Psychology 137

The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2022

I am an education policy professor who has spent almost two decades studying programs like these, and trying to follow the data where it leads. I’ve walked through hallways and seen signs promising an education of “Tradition! Joshua Cowen is a professor of Education Policy at Michigan State University.

Private School 145

Private School K-12 Charter School Education Policy 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2019

And, in fact, the fine print often excludes precisely the people who would benefit the most from free college, such as those who attend part time or students older than traditional age who want a second shot at a degree. Tiffany Jones, director of higher education policy, Education Trust.

Tradition 82

Tradition Advocacy Education Policy Research 82

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The event often felt like a pep rally for options beyond traditional school districts, where enrollment fell in the pandemic and is expected to drop another five percent by 2031. John Bailey, Daniel Buck and Joel Rose talk about AI in education at a Harvard Kennedy School conference.

Advocacy 139

Advocacy Public School Charter School Tradition 139

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

“The average amount of tuition is going to be more than the actual voucher, not to mention transportation and uniform costs,” said Nik Nartowicz, state policy counsel for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a legal advocacy group. That concerns Joshua Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University.

Private School 145

Private School Heritage Tutoring K-12 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Hall, for her part, abstained in an August vote on a school district policy that would require teachers and staff to “refer to students by their biological sex” and students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their genders assigned at birth, along with bar transgender girls from girls’ sports teams.

Junior High 141

Junior High Elementary School High School Public School 141

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2019

That suggests that this is hindering growth,” said Cheryl Oldham, the chamber’s vice president of education policy and the former acting assistant secretary for postsecondary education in the George W. Higher education institutions of all kinds have two million fewer students now than they did in 2009.

Economics 110

Economics Education Policy Advocacy Humanities 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2016

“This is an event that is designed to bring the party together, and there are these sharp divisions between the education reform folks and traditional education people, so it makes sense that they would avoid talking about them beyond generalities,” said Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B.

K-12 41

K-12 Charter School Advocacy Public School 41