The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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. Subscribe today! Cardi B, the brash and bold New York hip-hop artist, has a rainbow collection of Hermès Birkin handbags that fills a wall in her house — estimated value, half a million dollars.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Many schools have accepted that students’ overall well-being is an integral part of what helps children and teens succeed academically — particularly in light of the negative consequences created or worsened by the pandemic — and are working to bolster student mental health. But what if feeling happy isn’t as important for students, at least once they get to middle and high school, as feeling fulfilled and confident?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

WILMINGTON, Del. – A wall of the Rodriguez family home celebrates three seminal events with these words: “A moment in time, changed forever.” This story also appeared in CBS News Beneath the inscription, a clock marks the time and dates when three swaddled newborns depicted in large photos entered the world: Ashley, now 19, Emily, 17, and Brianna, 11.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following a visit to Guinea, Digital Promise's April Williamson shares learnings from implementing blended learning in low-tech settings.

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Ben Newmark

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – that perches in the soul – and sings the tune without the words-  and never stops at all – We are here. We got there. It’s Christmas. Are you OK? Am I? Are we? These days it is hard to tell, because so often it feels as if we are thinking with other people’s thoughts – even my questions rhyme with a meme I’ve seen somewhere online.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In the News In a recent interview for eSchool News , Megan Schlagel, a high school math teacher with St. Vrain Valley Schools , discusses the use of AI in teacher professional development and shares her experience with the AI Coach platform. Schlagel highlights how this AI-driven approach enhances reflective practices and teaching methods, allowing for a less pressured and more effective self-evaluation process.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The presidents join the consortium of 21 leaders four-year institutions, including large public flagship universities, Ivy-plus campuses, HBCUs, STEM-focused schools, liberal arts colleges, and faith-based institutions.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

LAS VEGAS — Among its many other nicknames, this landlocked desert city is often jokingly referred to by Hawaiians as their state’s ninth island. This story also appeared in The Washington Post It attracts about a quarter of a million visitors each year who fly from Honolulu. More than 40,000 have stayed permanently. There are hula-dancing and lei-making lessons and outposts of Hawaii’s iconic Honolulu Cookie Company and ABC convenience stores.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — From the time she was in elementary school, Isabella Cross has dreamed of going to an Ivy League college to become an engineer. This story also appeared in The Washington Post But in her “little no-name town,” as she describes it, selective universities and colleges rarely came to recruit. As a 17-year-old in rural Tennessee, and the daughter of a single parent, “I always kind of felt, like, I wouldn’t say necessarily trapped, but a lot of kids feel trapped,” Cross said.

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