The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

As young people, families and educators near the end of yet another hectic pandemic school year, new research studying the early impact of remote learning offers a sobering look at experiences and outcomes, including interrupted and incomplete learning. is the interim president and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.

Social Justice 94

Social Justice K-12 Pedagogy Professional Development 94

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The historically majority-white district, which served 14,150 K-12 students, 61 percent of whom qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2018-19 school year, has seen a recent influx of immigrants from around the world. The average GPA for 10 th through 12 th graders who participate in music here is 3.35.

K-12 103

K-12 Elementary School Middle School High School 103

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Just like doctors in training, aspiring teachers need sustained clinical experiences alongside expert practitioners to build links between educational theory and practice and to develop the hands-on techniques and strategies that help children learn. Such professionalism develops over time and through relationships.

Tradition 110

Tradition Classroom Management Professional Development Education Policy 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Laurie Smith, education policy advisor at the Office of the Governor, said at the SECAC meeting that the system is “designed to take a holistic approach to the life of a child.” In the past, without these agencies being connected, “services were lost,” Smith said, and “gaps might not have been caught.”.

Professional Development 93

Professional Development Education Policy Humanities Teaching 93

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2019

Race to the Top helped to usher in a new era of data collection, school turnarounds and innovation that focused on added resources and reforms, and that sparked widespread changes to K-12 public education.

K-12 57

K-12 Charter School Professional Development Public School 57

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2016

But these conversations tend to overshadow the primary purpose of evaluation: to act as a single — albeit important — part of a robust system for supporting educators’ growth. These types of policies promote a growth mindset that supports success for students and teachers alike. “As Involve teachers in meaningful ways. Danielle M.

Education Policy 63

Education Policy Professional Development Cultures Teaching 63

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Schools used their professional development budgets, and were able to use federal money, for teacher training to support work toward the switch. But what the state wasn’t able to do, she said, was provide much in the way of on-the-ground support and professional development for educators. “We

High School 98

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

It’s not as if the principal had particular tasks taken away from their role,” said Ellen Goldring, professor of education policy and leadership at Vanderbilt University. So [we’re] really taking the time to invest in their professional development.”. These new tasks were added. That doesn’t equate to results.

Middle School 76

Middle School Leadership Professional Development Charter School 76

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

A recent study of the academic supports that JCPS offers to limited English proficient students found that JCPS has both a financial and human capital “commitment to the support of ESL programs and students” but also said that JCPS is not giving teachers and others enough professional development to help these students.

K-12 41

K-12 Professional Development Middle School Education Policy 41

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2017

That’s because Parker offers what may be the nation’s most ambitious and comprehensive take on multiage education in middle and high school, breaking grades 7 to 12 into three divisions, with each division blending two grades together. Sometimes she even has a precocious eighth-grader or two and struggling 11th-graders. The Francis W.

Elementary School 72

Elementary School Psychology Tradition Professional Development 72

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“They’re trying to develop in students and teachers and principals the need to have data to make better decisions.”. Miriam Greenberg, director of education and communications at Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research. Also, there’s a psychological factor. But it’s a bad thing if you don’t do anything about it.”.

Public School 82

Public School Middle School Lesson Plan Psychology 82

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Having teachers who feel that way, especially influential veterans, is a poor start to creating a new system, said Erika Stump, a research associate at the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation at the University of Southern Maine. Figure it out,’” Adler said.

High School 69

High School Social Studies Leadership Tradition 69

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

The challenges in rural communities are very real—funding, teacher recruitment and retention, access to technology, poverty, ever-changing expectations, and professional development and support,” U.S. Secretary of Education John B. Dillon was lucky to have the president personally invested in improving its schools.

Middle School 76

Middle School High School Government Advocacy 76

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2020

Even Elizabeth Warren, who has put forth the most comprehensive disability policy to date , barely mentions inclusion in K-12 schools. SWIFT was designed to be a national K-8 technical assistance center for schoolwide inclusive education. Special education was never supposed to be a place but rather a service.

K-12 122

K-12 Education Professional Development Charter School 122

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. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

K-12 106

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 106

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

So when they’re not centered in that narrative, or their ideas are not centered, then they tend to say this is not of educational value.” The district also began holding workshops on Black studies for all educators, featuring speakers such as scholars Hasan Jeffries and Bettina Love.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2020

Alanna Bjorklund-Young, director of research at the John Hopkins Institute for Education Policy said one strategy schools might consider is keeping students with their previous teacher for part of the next school year. The tool to do that is not just professional development; it’s curriculum,” he said.

Tutoring 142

Tutoring Elementary School Professional Development Education Policy 142

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The lack of attention to education during the run-up to the presidential election left many to wonder just how much of a priority quality educational opportunity is for most Americans. We didn’t hear much in the way of education policy from either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton along the campaign trail.

Education 91

Education Economics Educational Technology Professional Development 91

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Related: Teachers union leader says next president must completely reset education policy and oust current education secretary. Related: Have Obama’s education policies weakened the Democratic Party? She sees the Obama administration’s education policies as a continuation of those outlined by George W.

Government 72

Government Education Policy Political Science Professional Development 72