Sapiens

JANUARY 14, 2025

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic autonomy and political sovereignty. In Ecuador, this has created a boom that is changing the economic fortunes of many Indigenous Amazonians. This article was originally published at YES!

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

It has been quite the ride since I changed my perspective on teaching, learning, and leadership eight years ago. Learning spaces had to conform to the perceived rule of law in education. We pitched a book idea to ASCD that wouldn’t just tell educators what they should be doing, but more importantly show them how it could be done.

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Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

I think about how political parties influenced those choices and how the nation evolved under their leadership. This got students thinking about the political, economic, and regional tensions that led to the war while allowing them to summarize key ideas concisely an essential skill as we transitioned into the concept of sectionalism.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By the time she walks across the stage at Drexel University’s commencement ceremony in 2027, Natelauri will have spent 11 years of her life – and a lot of money – on higher education, including seven years at the Community College of Philadelphia, working part-time toward an associate degree in business.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

It wasn’t until a group of local leaders from across education, business, nonprofit, government, and philanthropic communities came together to identify challenges and collectively design solutions that real pathways toward income mobility began to emerge for the area’s adult learners. Collaborating Organizations. Brighton Center, Kentucky.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2024

Education and education access are directly connected to economic growth. Despite the dysfunction in Congress, especially over border issues and foreign aid, there are key education bills that can provide not only solutions for the issues they address but also models for getting things done across a range of other issues.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The morning after the news broke, however, Asian American educators across the country largely had to show up for work as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Meanwhile, in a department meeting in a Boston-area high school, three Asian American educators “chose to be vulnerable because we needed to share.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2025

Starting this fall, Alabama high school students can choose to take these classes or any other state-approved career and technical education courses in place of upper level math and science, such as Algebra 2 or chemistry. adults have a lot of confidence in higher education, according to a 2024 Gallup poll. Department of Education.

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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. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Our goals were not far-fetched or new.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2022

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. That’s where federal leadership comes in.” Subscribe today!

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

They can be a part of society, said Maureen McGuire-Kuletz, co-director of the George Washington University Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education. Interviews with dozens of advocates, educators and parents depict a confusing bureaucratic maze, one that leaves tens of thousands of students without services.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2020

While the coronavirus highlights the pernicious crisis of mass incarceration, and mass protests highlight our dangerously outdated and racially biased penal system, we can’t help but notice that one solution isn’t included in the conversations often enough: higher education. Education has benefits that far exceed the tangible.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2025

Math literacy often contributes to economic success: A 2021 study of more than 5,500 adults found that participants made $4,062 more per year for each correct answer on an eight-question math test. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report Plus, math and education in general can be empowering.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2010

Late Thursday afternoon I looked at my Blackberry and saw an email from Filip Piasevloi, the student who wrote the amazing guest post entitled " A Student''s Perspective on Leadership ". Aaron Eyler - How do we "nudge" teachers into cultivating the type of leadership skills you have in every one of their students?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

Around the country, Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are working to address one of education’s pressing challenges – the deep inequity that persists in learning, opportunities, and leadership. You can learn more about this work at the upcoming 2017 Education Innovation Clusters Convening.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

But after 27 years with a company with education benefits — benefits Thomas pitches to other employees — she still hadn’t taken advantage of them herself. “I Network, a consultancy that surveys employers and employees about education programs. million students are using employer-provided education benefits.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In a 2017 study by the American Council on Education, a higher education association, researchers found that individuals who identified as something other than white held just 17 percent of college and university presidencies in 2016, while representing 42 percent of students enrolled in 2015. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Yet if we broaden our focus, there are myriad more impactful ways to promote educational equity than adjusting the admissions practices of elite colleges. Widespread improvements in educational equity and economic mobility will happen only when minority-serving and broad-access institutions receive our respect and support.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A solid early education serves as a cornerstone for a child's future. However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers. He aspired to make high-quality education financially viable and scalable for a broader system.

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Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2017

Leaders from the League of Innovative Schools, a network of the country’s most forward-thinking educators, recently convened in Mentor, Ohio, for the League’s Spring 2017 meeting hosted by Mentor Public Schools. These stakeholders include, but are not limited to, students, teachers, parents, local political leadership, and businesses.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2021

We’ve seen that clearly when it comes to student success — and, ultimately, social and economic mobility. Higher education has to get comfortable with trial and error. When we see our work through a pass/fail mindset, we often miss the most significant learning, improvements and insights that could benefit higher education as a whole.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Now a doctoral student in education leadership policy at Texas Tech University, Williams often thinks about the student loan debt she is still accruing. And for Williams, a higher education senior policy analyst at the advocacy group Education Trust, the personal is also professional. Ivory Toldson, NAACP.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Across the country, schools have shifted toward career-focused education in recent years, reviving a long-running debate on whether the purpose of education is to prepare students for jobs or to be well-rounded citizens. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2025

The second: To enroll in dual-enrollment college classes, I first had to take Floridas Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT). I challenge educators to read the recent report on dual enrollment for which I was interviewed by the Community College Research Center at Teachers College. Sign up for Hechingers weekly newsletter.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As education leaders continue to engage in conversations on transforming assessment and accountability for our nation, they must prioritize elevating voices excluded from past education change efforts, including voices of young learners, especially those from communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2019

So when the 18-year-old began the summer Educational Opportunity Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, she thought she knew what she was in for. This story is familiar to Laurence “Tony” Howell, the executive director of NJIT’s Educational Opportunity Program. . — By most measures, Sabrina Vasquez is smart. She was wrong.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, a recent study from the World Economic Forum suggests that our chattiest students may be well poised for tomorrow’s world of work — because employers are looking for more than simply the latest technical skills. Their most successful employees thrive on rich interpersonal and communication competencies. Build interdependency.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2017

Digital Promise gathered developers, researchers, educators, and thought leaders from the educator professional development field on January 9-10 in Redwood City, California, for The Future of Educator Micro-credentials Summit. Investigate through research and supporting guiding questions to prepare solutions.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2023

House of Representatives introduced an education bill that would slash almost $15 billion from Title I funding, which supports our highest-need students. The area is economically depressed, with the highest unemployment rate in the state and an economy reliant on tourism. Last month, the U.S. Which services should we cut?

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Students of History

MAY 24, 2024

This prestigious scholarship, which has been awarded each year since 2017, recognizes a college-bound senior who has excelled in history education. Toyosi will receive a $1,000 scholarship to support her studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she plans to further her education. ” Ms.

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TeachThought

MAY 4, 2024

Depending on your workplace or educational attainment, potential roles include: Community Health Educator Insurance Underwriter Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Community Service Manager Sense of Objective As a healthcare manager, your contribution is crucial in overseeing healthcare administration and ensuring seamless facility operations.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

From the presidential campaigns to local races, Democrats and Republicans both acknowledged that our early care and learning systems are not functioning for families, educators or their communities. In 2023, 3,200 parents were employed in early care and education, and 5,600 children had benefited from the program, Day said.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2019

This story is a part of our Map to the Middle Class project, where readers ask questions about educational pathways to financial stability and then we investigate. If that employment picture doesn’t change soon, some experts say, it could hamper economic growth. John O’Boyle for The Hechinger Report. and how are they funded?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But educators across the country know better. Educators are just beginning to deeply experience and understand the pandemic’s ongoing seismic effects on children and staff. Learning loss remains one of the most challenging hurdles educators must overcome to ensure that an entire generation of students does not fall off track.

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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. As a veteran educator with over 20 years in the classroom, I’ve seen the consequences of teacher turnover.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

The switch to a proficiency-based education, which focuses on making sure students can demonstrate what they know, has helped students like Elderkin. That’s due to a new teaching approach here called “proficiency-based education,” that was inspired by a 2012 state law. Photo: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2021

“How can the Providence public schools improve education for high school ESL/ELL Latinx students?” “How And, “How do public school teachers’ impressions of students impact their education and accessibility accommodations within the classroom?”. The students approached their research in four-parts: ask, look, discover and share.

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