Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. Competency-based performance is not the same as traditional professional development. Create More! Consume Less?

Library 111

Library Artifacts Advocacy Professional Development 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The model stems from an idea laid out in a paper almost a decade ago by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan Hassel, co-presidents of Public Impact, an education advocacy organization. Teachers essentially get real-time professional development targeted to the exact areas in which they need to improve.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Advocacy Cultures Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the Latino student advocacy group Excelencia in Education have joined forces to introduce an initiative this academic year to shrink this gap by helping working, adult students. Many have dependents, jobs and fewer options for federal aid.

Advocacy 89

Advocacy Professional Development Tradition Cultures 89

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The number of institutions that have adopted this approach “is still a small group,” said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future, or JFF, which has announced a $5 million competition to develop more rapid-reskilling programs that reduce training time by at least 50 percent for well-paid occupations.

Tradition 141

Tradition Advocacy Professional Development Teaching 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

Traditional grades no longer exist, children get extra help based on their individual learning needs and classrooms run very differently. Picard’s older children went through the traditional education system and she can see a difference. “I . — When Kylie Jones brings home her report card, it doesn’t have any A’s, B’s or C’s.

K-12 99

K-12 Advocacy Tradition Public School 99

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

The other is creating belonging at NAEYC, a professional and advocacy organization with nearly 60,000 members across its 52 affiliates. “I Events and professional development moved to a virtual setting. So Kang is listening. That’s one of the two priorities weighing heavily on her mind.

K-12 104

K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 104

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Association has a long tradition of support for advancement of underrepresented groups in the discipline. APSA staff and committees frequently work with other professional organizations and government entities. Congress, foundations, funders, and other associations in the U.S.

Political Science 66

Political Science Advocacy Government Professional Development 66

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 97

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Mike Flom, a parent and co-founder of the advocacy group New Jersey Parents and Teachers for Appropriate Education, said many factors impact inclusion’s effectiveness. Teacher Herrera, who mentors iSTeM teachers, said the professional development provided through the program has improved her ability to teach students with disabilities. “I

Middle School 95

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 95

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Those efforts allowed the district of 520 schools and educational centers to transition relatively smoothly from traditional learning to distance learning when the school system shut on March 16, Carvalho said. By mid-April, about 111,000 devices and 11,000 hotspots had been distributed, he said.

Charter School 123

Charter School Middle School Tutoring Advocacy 123

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kathryn Toppan switched to a 1-4 scale even before the administration required it, finding it “less arbitrary” than the traditional 1-100. To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts. Nearly half the enrollees are students of color.

High School 111

High School Tradition Cultures Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Schools also have access to professional development gatherings in the fall and spring, a Summit “success manager” assigned to their schools and online support, all at no cost. And the lessons about independence and self-advocacy lead to kids who know how and when to ask for help.

Junior High 128

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 128

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

That push officially began in 2014, when Deborah Gist, then the state’s commissioner of education, announced a public-private “innovation partnership” to merge traditional and computerized pedagogy. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention.

Charter School 109

Charter School K-12 Middle School Elementary School 109

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Traditional bilingual education essentially lets students use their first language while they learn English. Teacher preparation programs, Superintendent Todd Lile said, are not producing graduates who are ready to do this work, leaving districts like his with steep professional development costs.

Elementary School 113

Elementary School Education K-12 History 113

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

JULY 19, 2017

Homeschool advocates and practitioners have overcome opposition from the National Education Association; they’ve cleared the restrictions, regulations and other hurdles erected by state or local school officials; and they’ve developed a network of support for parent-instructors who otherwise have little access to professional development.

K-12 82

K-12 Private School Charter School Advocacy 82

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most attend traditional public schools, but a growing number are enrolling at specialized charter schools like Louisiana Key Academy. Three dozen other teachers have taken an online course on dyslexia and are receiving other professional development, according to Cassidy. Nationwide, about 15 percent of students, or 7.5

Charter School 83

Charter School Education Private School K-12 83

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Legislators also sought to cut professional development requirements in half for child care workers, from 16 hours a year to eight. Given the political polarization and our lack of a history or tradition of social democratic support for public social service … I don’t see that happening,” she said.

Government 143

Government K-12 Heritage Research 143