ED Surge

JULY 19, 2024

On the Hook Accessibility has become a major focus area in education policy. Department of Education flagged “access” as one of three major technological divides — access, design and use — that can prevent students from fully engaging with education. The revised national edtech plan from the U.S.

EdTech 143

EdTech K-12 Government Social Justice 143

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Michael Hansen, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, is among a number of experts who say minority students may be underperforming because they don’t have role models in positions of authority — people who are helping them, and who also look like them.

Social Justice 111

Social Justice Charter School High School Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

It appears, however, that the primary concern among charter supporters is the moratorium, which isn’t a call to eradicate charter schools, as other African American social justice organizations have demanded. Education reformers have built their platform and careers on the value of accountability.

Charter School 111

Charter School Social Justice Public School History 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2022

But two recent academic papers, synthesizing dozens of reading studies, are raising questions about the effectiveness of these expensive education policies. The American Institutes for Research, a nonprofit research group, found no statistical benefits for these multisensory interventions in a 2018 report. Science evolves.

Tutoring 144

Tutoring Private School Social Justice Research 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Education policy over the last half century has mostly been predicated on the assumption that schooling is a singular mechanism for reducing poverty and advancing equity at scale. If social justice is your aim, perhaps housing, health care, taxation and income may be more effective public policy levers than education.

Education 123

Education Charter School Social Justice K-12 123

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2021

Legacy admission also appears to be withstanding the resurgence of the racial and social justice movement following the killing of George Floyd. What’s happening in Colorado could revive that conversation elsewhere, said Mamie Voight, interim president at the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

Social Justice 121

Social Justice Economics High School Education Policy 121

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. million students across the country.

Social Justice 96

Social Justice K-12 Pedagogy Professional Development 96