ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s a digital world where internet users retain ownership of their online activities—their intellectual property, or IP—which are tracked by blockchains, which help everyone make money without having to rely on governments, institutions or corporations. Some edtech entrepreneurs are eager for Web3 to arrive and change education.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2018

Educators and schools across the globe have embraced the concept of student agency. For many schools, this flies in the face of a traditional schooling mindset that was more geared to learners having to buy-in to a one-size-fits-all system where success was determined by how well everyone did under the same conditions more or less.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The nation’s families recently received another clear message that our education system is not serving all students. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the “nation’s report card,” last month revealed the extent of the learning decline during the pandemic. They are exhausted. Students are frustrated.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Early childhood care and education before pre-K or kindergarten has not traditionally been considered a public school system priority. After all, children who receive high-quality early childhood care and education services are more likely to enter school prepared for academic and social success in kindergarten and beyond.

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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 Despite recent talk of debt relief and free college, little government help has been forthcoming, especially for working adults. She had what it takes to rise.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Rural young people who aspire to a higher education have long had fewer choices than their urban and suburban counterparts, contributing to far lower rates of college-going. People in rural America already have far less access to higher education than people in cities and suburbs. Today, Gentry is the CEO of Partners for Rural Impact.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 18, 2019

These Native American children are learning to play double ball , a traditional indigenous game, or at least that seems to be the focus of their activity. Department of Education for systematically discriminating against and mistreating Native students. Culture-based education provides a path to healing.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Related: To fight teacher shortages, some states are looking to community colleges to train a new generation of educators The traditional perception of teachers as the sole arbiters of knowledge, dispensed within school buildings from 8 a.m. for 10 months a year, needs to be expanded.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are local communities of practice that bring together educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and other community stakeholders to support transformative teaching and learning in their region. Department of Education. Malliron Hodge, Community Manager for 4.0

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2020

colleges and universities are working to deal with the public health and logistical implications of the coronavirus in a global emergency, we’re seeing a rushed move to use online education tools, often from private, for-profit companies. higher education.” higher education.” higher education. .

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2021

Young people whose education included a work-based learning experience — and with it a sampling of career opportunities they might never have imagined. The internships could be in government, in nonprofit organizations or in the private sector. The rare exceptions? Can the proposed three-tier initiative work?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Under pressure to invest in education, Mayor Jim Strickland announced the city would commit $6 million toward pre-K funding, though that amount would not completely offset the lost federal funds. In Boston, these payments augment the traditional K-12 education system and help low-income children gain access to the middle class.

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Anthropology News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As requested by the local Tibetan community, a linguistic anthropologist (Ward) and graduate student (Moli) adapted the Buddhist-inspired framework of SEE Learning to facilitate reflections on best practices in Tibetan heritage language education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

The average performance of the nation’s fourth- and eighth-graders mostly held steady in math and reading from 2015 to 2017, now marking a decade of stalled educational progress, according to the results of a test released Tuesday. The NAEP scores showed stellar gains within the traditional public school system.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2019

Backers of project-based learning, and its hands-on relative, maker education, would argue that activities like these not only deepen understanding of academic content but also bolster creativity, persistence, problem-solving and related skills that are critical for success in a rapidly changing world. Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michelle McLaughlin said Michael’s education did not prepare him for college or career. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Our son’s education was a waste. Higher Education.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

should prioritize early childhood education , a key component of that agenda is getting more people trained to offer high-quality care and teaching to young kids. And that means encouraging colleges to recruit, prepare and graduate more early childhood educators. Pima purposely does not offer IBEST courses in early childhood education.

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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. The model is also notable because the schools are run by county governments, not school districts. John O’Boyle for The Hechinger Report. and how are they funded?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

When it comes to influencing education policy and cultivating innovative schools, all eyes are on the states. But in return for this freedom, states must come up with their own ways of ensuring that their schools give all students a high-quality, equitable education. Photo: Emily Richmond for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The average performance of the nation’s fourth and eighth graders mostly declined in math and reading from 2017 to 2019, following a decade of stagnation in educational progress, according to the results of a test released on Oct. Carr, associate commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in a prepared statement. “In

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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. Census Could Impact Adult Education appeared first on Digital Promise. population.

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ED Surge

MARCH 31, 2022

We’re familiar with the higher education headlines. The world’s complexity has been catapulted to a new level, and higher education is feeling the repercussions like never before. Soaring operational expenses and shrinking government support has led to higher attendance costs for students, and as a result, to lower enrollment numbers.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Department of Education. It’s a revealing example of how people inside higher education often bristle at adopting strategies from the private sector, and why colleges and universities continue to be slow to change. Related: How higher education lost its shine. It’s not a retail company. And you can’t. It’s not a bank.

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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. It’s a terrible time for anyone who counted on that U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

This story about the foster care and education was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A majority of public schools have begun providing services that are far afield from traditional academics, including healthcare, housing assistance, childcare and food aid. Adult education is also often part of the package; the extras are not just for kids. “It

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ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2024

Providers of some of the most popular standardized tests are rethinking their offerings as new AI tools are challenging traditional techniques for finding out what students know — and allowing new ways to give and score tests. Thousands of students complained about their resulting scores, and some governments launched formal investigations.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Photo: Peggy Barmore The federal government is trying to increase the number of minorities in the teaching profession by, in part, allowing institutions to maintain a low bar for entry into teaching programs. Department of Education sought public input about the proposed rules. Education Secretary John King. In a statement, U.S.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

First, an education leader stands behind a podium with charts and graphs, releases a memo, or otherwise puts the most recent scores out in the world. Teachers and students can point to how the NCLB-related tests have negatively impacted education. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Some solutions in education are expensive. Most early college high schools are small public schools, housing grades nine to 12 just like traditional public high schools, though some extend five years. Higher Education. Department of Education. Photo: Kayleigh Skinner. Are they worth it? Choose from our newsletters.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

Peyton’s testimony is an example of “action civics,” a growing, if controversial, trend in American education of which Massachusetts is the undisputed leader. To be sure, there are many on both sides of the spectrum who believe civics education can — and should — teach both knowledge and skills.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The series was produced by The Hechinger Report and Columbia Journalism School’s Teacher Project , nonprofit news organizations focused on education coverage, in partnership with Slate Magazine. public housing or come from immigrant communities—is one of the surest paths to promoting educational equity. Sign up for our newsletter.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Education policy leaders at the federal level and beyond were exploring the growing role of competency-based education and non-traditional providers —and calls were growing for stronger connections between universities and the world of employment. To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

In many cases, that means educator layoffs are coming. San Diego’s school board decided in early March to eliminate about 430 positions , roughly half of which will be educators , to contend with a $94 million budget shortfall.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Although USN&WR has proclaimed itself “the global authority in education rankings,” a healthy degree of skepticism is appropriate. At least that is the conclusion I reached after looking at data on more than 400 traditional public middle schools in New York City, where the rankings are dominated by students’ absolute proficiency levels.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

It was even worse for those students juggling sports, debate, student government, or afternoon jobs. hours every other day, it didn’t make sense to then send them home with additional work like a traditional class. Despite having clear motivations for assigning homework, I always worried I gave students too much homework.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions last June fueled heated debates and raised questions about the distribution of opportunities to attend highly selective education institutions. So why are we unwilling to recognize that great leaders can and do come from a wide variety of educational backgrounds?

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