The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Department of Education promise, and many are calling for an urgent push for help, including through legislation and a marshalling of resources from institutions like libraries and groups such as AmeriCorps. “I Still, if they can’t fill out the form and the government can’t turn the forms over to schools in time, it’s game over.

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Steven V. Miller

DECEMBER 27, 2023

1 Part of the challenge this year has been overhauling the advanced MA class on quantitative methods to make it less about time series and as much about models students in international relations or economic history might encounter in their travels. What explains the incidence of anti-government demonstrations and riots? Sawyer et al.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

and it affects the allocation of more than $800 billion in federal government funding nationwide. Critical programs and services that adult education communities rely on, such as libraries and nonprofit organizations, could be impacted. The census count is used to determine representation in state capitols and Washington, D.C.,

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Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. So, you need to design a CBA? You have an idea, check.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2020

Economic disparities across education systems mean some students have access to laptops, to regular internet access, to printers. Students without home internet access will likely need to go to public spaces, such as libraries and restaurants, to keep up with their coursework. Access to content. Housing and food insecurity.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a randomized field experiment, we gave parents an electronic tablet with a preloaded digital library. Some also received almost daily text messages and tips, encouraging them to set reading goals and use the library to read to their children, while providing positive feedback as they met their goals.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Association promotes a lively, diverse community of scholars, teachers, students, and practitioners who bring wide-ranging interests, methodologies, and perspectives to the analysis and conduct of government and politics. For more information, visit: www.apsanet.org.

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Steven V. Miller

JANUARY 12, 2022

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

New research from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies puts these challenges in perspective. Even after service providers launched discounts for broadband services during the pandemic — often targeting online learning — Black Americans across the South saw little change in their access to broadband services.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Some members of the institution’s own governing board were surprised when they were confronted with these facts. That does not include athletic facilities, dorms, dining halls, libraries or labs. In a system of shared governance, they’re also served by keeping the faculty content. Other spending, too, continued to go up.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

We do this through free workshops, diversity scholarships, and partnerships with local government and workforce development agencies to offer funding for low-income workers and unemployed residents. We hope to expand these through a local partnership with libraries and breweries (Beer & Code!). Anyone can do it!

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And thanks to an important change in government policy, life got easier after that: She didn’t have to pay. I’m still thinking about how I’m going to pay for that last year” after the benefit runs out, she said in Spanish, in a glass-walled conference room in the university’s busy library. The work paid off. There’s no going back.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Given the educational and economic divide between rural and nonrural America, this may be the most important college access program you’ve never heard of. By 2019, Ayers had helped impoverished Perry County reach an 86 percent college-going rate (57 students), the highest in the state, according to government figures.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Luis Gallardo’s favorite place to study was the library at the University of California, Berkeley. Only 14 percent of the lowest-income students earn a bachelor’s degree within eight years of first enrolling, according to the most recent government data. The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating those pressures.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

We’re ahead of the game in terms of awareness of the problem,” said Daniel Weinstock, director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University, which has received a grant of nearly 1 million Canadian dollars ($730,134) from the provincial government to study why people leave and what might make them change their minds.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Students study for classes at a government school on the edge of the Thar Desert. About 65 percent of India’s students attend similar government schools, many with dismal outcomes. Just a few miles away from where Ballani teaches, Michael Daube is raising money for the new girls’ school and economic center in Jaisalmer.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

Angie Perez and some of her classmates are studying together in a covered plaza that connects a classroom building with the law library at St. The federal government even charges higher interest rates for graduate than for undergraduate loans : 6.6 Alicia Vera for The Hechinger Report. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. Thomas University.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

These aren’t undergraduate economics majors. It was scientists from Virginia Tech — not the state or federal governments — who discovered high levels of lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, for instance. Rutgers University hosts a branch of the county public library. Andrew Seligsohn, president, Campus Compact.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource — a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools — called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Josh Walton, principal, Walton Middle School, in sAlbemarle County, Virginia. It just wouldn’t be fair.”.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

PORTLAND, Maine — On a recent fall morning in the library of King Middle School here, four seventh-grade girls interviewed an immigrant from Peru named Luis Millones, now a Spanish professor at Colby College. A Crew of seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland, Maine, plays a conflict-resolution game called “Is This Seat Taken?”

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Rhode Island also emphasized the importance of involving state government in their efforts (the Rhode Island Office of Innovation, led by former Office of Educational Technology Director Richard Culatta, has been a key partner in EduvateRI). edclusters16. Roshni Mirchandani (@roshnimirchi) September 23, 2016.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

To promote student learning and achievement, research indicates that teacher advancement systems should compensate teachers for their expert contributions, particularly in economically disadvantaged schools where teaching challenges tend to be greater (Accomplished California Teachers, 2012). Focus on Student Learning. Lesson study.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Sitting on the floor of their library, the dozens of students dressed in red and navy blue were an eager audience. The New Zealand government explicitly warns families against picking schools based on only national standard results. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

She points out, however, that they do get a period of music, art, physical education or library time every day. The state and federal government has to give us the resources that we need.”. They don’t have the choice to, say, tax real estate developers to fund their schools.” But that’s easier said than done.

Elementary School 66

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

But not everyone has reaped the benefits of Nashville’s economic growth equally, particularly among the approximately 55,000 adults without high school degrees. Nashville Public Library. Nashville Public Library. Collaborating Organizations. Nashville Adult Literacy Council. YWCA of Nashville. Service Delivery Partners.

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Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

Fischer, and other German scholars recruited by the Russian government to report on the peoples of the newly explored eastern territories. Until recently the optimal choice was to seek out as exotic a locale for research as possible; choosing sites closer to home and writing library dissertations were viewed as inferior alternatives.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

So the state improvised an internet solution through the Kids Connect program , which created more than 1,000 wireless hotspots in parking lots at schools, libraries and parks. But he tries to make clear to Kentucky lawmakers how improving equity in higher education connects with the state’s economic goals. Thompson said.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

He’s encountered subs in the hallway, looking for the library or a place to make copies of classwork. The federal government provided billions of dollars to help schools recover from Covid, and some tapped that money for temporary stipends to attract new substitutes. But the stakes to find more permanent solutions are high.

Elementary School 129

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

Although the federal government sent a massive influx of money to help schools troubleshoot , it left districts to grapple with how best to use the funds. But educators at Columbus say the number of kids here who need this level of intervention has grown — as it has around the country after uneven learning experiences during the pandemic.

Elementary School 109

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

Unpaid bills can be not only for tuition but also for room and board, fees, parking and library fines and other costs that students sometimes don’t know they owe. The problem, she said, “has only gotten worse” because of the pandemic and resulting economic downturn. But when they try to get a transcript to prove that, “it’s held up.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2019

They ran into an economic wall that has hit communities of color the hardest, but which has also blocked many residents of this 98 percent white county. In Leslie County, few people think that industry or the government will help. Clifford Hamilton, a lifelong resident of Leslie County and director of the county’s library.

Library 75

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2020

In the midst of such disruption — with hastily prepared classes delivered remotely, and without professors’ office hours, libraries or advisors — students were demanding the option to pass or fail their courses this semester, instead of getting letter grades. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour. Many universities and colleges agreed.

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. How do you teach students about the challenge of preserving self-government?” I asked them, “What have you learned about the challenge of preserving self-government? I’m Madisyn,” she said.

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Government American History History Library 77

Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. How do you teach students about the challenge of preserving self-government?” I asked them, “What have you learned about the challenge of preserving self-government? I’m Madisyn,” she said.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2016

Universities here have been allowed by the government since 2004 to set varying levels of tuition — at first, up to £3,000 per year, or $4,236, a maximum that has since grown to £9,000, or $12,708. The American government, of course, does not regulate tuition, and has no such leverage over universities and colleges.

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