The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In theory, education technology could redesign school from a factory-like assembly line to an individualized experience. Teachers are restricted to the math problems that Heffernan’s team has uploaded to the ASSISTments library. Computers, powered by algorithms and AI, could deliver custom-tailored lessons for each child.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Online homework tools provide teachers with rich, targeted data about where students are struggling, which allows educators to tailor assignments to the specific needs of students. That kind of instructional practice resembles what you see with one-on-one tutoring and can be a powerful lever for improving teaching and learning.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2023

The pair spent time reading at the library and volunteering, and Witchet remembers the sweeping views he took in during visits to Dennison’s high-rise office. Dennison began taking Witchet to the library during their hangouts, where the boy read “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and wrote book reports for Dennison until he improved over time. “I

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ED Surge

AUGUST 4, 2023

Rapidly changing technology, particularly the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education has positioned faculty and leaders with a pivotal decision to make: Stick with the known comfort of traditional methods or experiment with the enticing, yet intimidating, potential of AI.

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ED Surge

MAY 2, 2024

Designers tried to borrow tropes from video games, and in the demo, Ed enthusiastically says, “Alberto, you met your goal today,” and points to even more resources he could go to, including links to “Read a book,” “Get tutoring,” or “Find a library near me.”

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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. That divide affected a significant share of college students in West Virginia, a state where officials say nearly 40 percent of rural residents don’t have broadband.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In 2017, he left teaching to work in education technology at Clever, a digital platform for schools. OAKLAND, Calif.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Mostly it’s a way for them to do a kind of teaching they can’t do at their regular jobs,” explains Zena Hitz, founder of the Catherine Project and a tutor (faculty member) at St. These three virtual seminar programs draw from different libraries. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. The Premise class is a mini world-making.”

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Perez is hard at work in the Brownsville Public Library. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. D to her pupils, sits at a table with one of the young students she tutors as they clap and sing as part of their lesson. Perez started tutoring students around the time the COVID-19 vaccine made it safe to meet in-person.

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Tutoring Library Government History 122

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

But he said the reality is more students than ever are graduating in the toughest majors, thanks to better support, like tutoring. He added that the number of students graduating with majors in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – has doubled since the introduction of predictive analytics.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

It also says that Riedlinger at one point instructed administrators to stop speaking with the Anti-Defamation League; told Corbett to cancel a staff book club meeting to discuss White Fragility, about white people’s discomfort discussing race; and expressed concern that Lusher had provided teachers with a resource library of antiracist materials.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

Many of the top stories raise fundamental questions about higher education. What resources should be offered (in places like the campus library)? A Technologist Spent Years Building an AI Chatbot Tutor. What Brings Gen Z to the Library? Heres how Gen Z is changing the campus library. He Decided It Cant Be Done.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Biden signed an executive order on AI in October 2023, which directed the Education Department to develop within a year resources, policies and guidance on AI and to create an “AI toolkit” for schools. Walz signed an executive order in 2023 protecting gender-affirming health care.

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