The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

They cover only up until the 2015-16 academic year, and do not include students who do not receive federal financial aid, because the government can’t track them. The post New data show some colleges are definitively unaffordable for many appeared first on The Hechinger Report. There are some caveats to the data.

Economics 112

Economics High School Education Policy Government 112

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then Breaking Down the Crisis We kept coming back to our main unit question , using it to frame our discussion on how tariffs and nullification created tension between the federal government and the states. To break things down, we used a Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then chart to map out key players and their perspectives.

Government 119

Government History Geography Leadership 119

ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Burdman thinks that the best way to solve the problem of slumping math scores is tackle it at all levels of government district, state and federal in the same way that officials addressed third-grade reading scores some years ago. But it definitely needs that concentrated effort. Boys vs.

Middle School 118

Middle School Government High School Education 118

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Thats only about a quarter of the jobs that have been listed requesting help, she acknowledges we could definitely use more subs but is still an accomplishment, since the program has only graduated 35 people to date. It is a scramble, he says, and its a painful one.

K-12 115

K-12 Advocacy Psychology Government 115

ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2025

When they were completing individual work or were asked to use a one-page article to find a definition of a physics vocabulary word, I heard a disjointed chorus of Hey, Siri! As September turned to October and I spent more time in the classroom, I also noticed my students rarely used Google for their questions.

Library 94

Library High School Teaching Economics 94

Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Its easy to focus on just the President when teaching the Executive Branch, but its important also to stress the role of the four million other people who make up this branch of government. Here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the executive branch in my high school Civics and Government class.

Civics 52

Civics Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Teaching the different forms of government seems easy enough – go over some definitions and provide examples, then quiz your students. Below is my dig-deeper lesson sequence for teaching the different types of government in my on-level Civics class. What are the Main Types of Government?

Government 52

Government Teaching Civics Critical Thinking 52

Ashleigh's Education Journey

OCTOBER 23, 2015

I was seven days into my government unit, and I thought we were doing pretty good. Since my students still had very little understanding of the three branches of government, I wasn’t ready to introduce my more rigorous activities that lend themselves to active engagement. That was me on Thursday. This was not the case.

Government 52

Government Social Studies Education 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work? 18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Learning Objectives: Students will identify the three branches of the federal government. Vocabulary and Definitions: constitution: the document that sets up a system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, etc., is governed.

Government 52

Government Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

But, because the federal government left reopening plans to the states, which passed the task on to districts, which in many cases left the details to individual principals , students across the country are experiencing vastly different schooling scenarios. “Our I think there’s definitely a gap in that,” she said. Perry is busy.

High School 144

High School Elementary School Charter School Civics 144

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Tuesday Lesson Link Our focus for the day was colonial government, diving into how the colonies were left to create their own systems under England’s “salutary neglect.” This was my attempt to help them visualize how the government was structured differently on either side of the Atlantic.

Government 126

Government Teaching Lesson Plan Economics 126

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Wright, definitely had a great impact on my life. Definitely. history, European history, human geography, AP government. Is that right?

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128

ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2024

School districts , colleges and government-sponsored programs are dedicating time and resources to diversifying their faculty and staff pipeline , but are we spending enough time focused on policies and programming that aid in retaining quality faculty and staff?

Education 143

Education Leadership Teaching Government 143

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

We tackled the Boston Tea Party with Number Mania to dig into key details and wrapped up with an inquiry lesson on “having a voice in government.” I provided the Google definition for each term, but I wanted them to make it their own. We’re definitely keeping Number Mania in the rotation! On to the next!

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources History Government Critical Thinking 126

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. Being equipped as citizens goes beyond our ability to name the three branches of government or the history of political parties.

Civics 131

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 131

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

It is the freedom and independence to make decisions and govern oneself. ” That definition screams teaching. When I think about these three elements in the context of teaching, it becomes less shocking that so many teachers are unengaged. Autonomy is the ability and desire to direct our own lives.

Professional Development 168

Professional Development Humanities Teaching Government 168

ED Surge

JUNE 18, 2024

Many providers mentioned the need for the government to invest more money in the early care and education system, including one in Wisconsin who said, “As an in-home provider, I do not even bring home minimum wage, as my parents can’t afford to pay that much.” Chart by the RAPID Survey Project at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood.

Economics 131

Economics Government Education Educational Technology 131

Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

One scholar claims that public administration has no generally accepted definition, because the scope of the subject is so great and so debatable that it is easier to explain than define. is to advance management and policies so that government can function ( Rabin, Hildreth, and Miller 1989).

Anthropology 100

Anthropology Government Political Science Cultures 100

Steven V. Miller

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This will be the first remotely quantitative thing that students do in the department, barring the data-driven weirdness I bring to the intro-level courses on governance and security. The course itself occurs entirely within a month or so and has just 10 meetings, two of which pertain to quantitative methods.

Library 52

Library Government Teaching Research 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Related: While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own That incipient definition characterized a lot of early thinking about dyslexia. was creating its own special education categories and definitions to prepare for the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975.

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Humanities 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

First, it’s worth noting that talking about the middle class can be tricky because there’s no universal definition. By Pew’s measure, roughly equal shares of Americans have been moving from middle to upper income status as have been falling into the lower income tier, but using a narrower definition of middle class paints a grimmer picture.

Economics 111

Economics Government History Humanities 111

History Havoc

JULY 10, 2024

Background During the Civil War, the Confederate government of Texas sold US bonds owned by the state. We do not have income tax here, but definitely would if we left the United States. Plus it would be ludicrous. White (1869) This is the Supreme Court case that set the legal president that does not allow a state to secede.

History 92

History Economics Government 92

ED Surge

APRIL 4, 2022

A Focus on Teachers “Teachers matter,” to quote the definitive Rand study. They are key to inspiring our children’s passion for learning, to preparing a workforce to strengthen our economy, and to creating leaders capable of wisely navigating the global challenges of today—and tomorrow.

Education 142

Education Tutoring Cultures Leadership 142

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

And there are significant differences between each of these groupings of institutions and their definitions.”. The government also recognizes 32 tribal colleges, which received $30 million in funding. And there are significant differences between each of these groupings of institutions and their definitions.”.

Government 109

Government Tradition Education 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

Attrition is definitely up, but it’s not a mass exodus of teachers,” said Dan Goldhaber, a labor economist at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), a nonprofit research organization. . The script suddenly flipped during the 2021-22 school year as the federal government sent pandemic recovery funds to schools. And on Aug.

Research 141

Research Tutoring Government Elementary School 141

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I think there are a lot of tech companies that are purely online—everyone from Zoom to Coursera—[and they] are definitely suffering because when there is the offline option, then there's always going to be kind of a shift back to that when it becomes available, which is obviously what's happened post-pandemic. You chose to move into the U.S.

EdTech 122

EdTech Government High School Tradition 122

ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The state has also pushed other resources toward beefing up privacy: Maryland passed data governance requirements for districts, and the state’s education department put together guidelines on how districts should approach the issue. In some cases, state laws aren’t even clear about what the privacy officer job’s definition is, she adds.

Civics 123

Civics Leadership Public School Government 123

ED Surge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

But over time, the definition of free changed—from free to-free-to-audit. The pandemic also increased the adoption of online courses from corporations and governments around the world. It added 21 million new learners this year, which is less than the 31 million in 2020, but more than twice the 8 million it gained in 2019.

Government 137

Government Education EdTech Educational Technology 137

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2020

The devastating economic stress of the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, marks a critical moment of reflection to give definition to and create opportunities for understanding disability justice, not just disability rights.

Economics 122

Economics Government Humanities Cultures 122

Strange Maps

MAY 28, 2024

But even without a government, a flag, and most other trappings of actual nationhood, Baltoscandia has a history, a raison d’être , and perhaps even a future. You’ve probably never heard of Baltoscandia. It sounds like a made-up country, and that’s because it is a made-up country.

History 108

History Geography Government Cultures 108

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2018

These programs don’t fit the standard definition for college, but they’re clearly a form of postsecondary education. Peller’s organization is pushing the federal government to make the rules for receiving a Pell grant more flexible for older learners.

Government 101

Government Education Research 101

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

The critiques prompted the federal government to change course in 2004, as part of reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, strongly recommending that states consider alternatives to looking at the gap between intelligence and achievement scores when determining if a child has a learning disability.

Tradition 135

Tradition Public School Research Psychology 135

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

And yet, that benign definition doesn’t explain why parents and communities started a standardized testing opt-out movement. The group purposefully uses language to help the public understand that drugs belong to one of two categories: those that are approved for consumption by a government agency and those that are not.

Pedagogy 244

Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 244

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

There’s definitely a need out there, and the struggle is finding the gaps,” Brady said. And, although the federal government is covering the cost of the program’s benefits for families, states now have to pay for 50 percent of the administrative cost to run the program. I’m actually reassured as we’re talking to states.

Government 122

Government Tradition Research Education 122

Anthropology News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

However, the government policies fail to outline practical measures, leaving a gap in the market for exploring professional standards. The 2021 Civil Code introduced multiple new articles on adult guardianship, including the provision for individuals to select their guardians when fully capable.

Anthropology 52

Anthropology Cultures Tradition Government 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Despite a century of research, definitions of giftedness are fuzzy. Psychologists later poked holes in that definition. A clear definition of giftedness is elitist while a broad definition is useless. The federal government does not supplement local funding for gifted programs as it does for special education.

Education 145

Education Elementary School High School Public School 145