ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Despite the setback, I believe there is still a way for students to re-engage in school, support their communities and learn leadership skills. Sheliya then brokered an agreement between local government officials and Airbnb to publish more data on the effectiveness of these types of programs in the city.

Civic Engagement 137

Civic Engagement Civics K-12 Education 137

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

While district policies can provide opportunities for improving student achievement, our results suggest that this impact varies widely and requires strong school-level leadership and effort. No school governance model is predominant. It’s also clear that the laws governing school improvement must be revisited and strengthened.

K-12 118

K-12 Professional Development Tutoring Government 118

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Pre-K students play a game with teaching assistant Johnni Hoene during recess at Zion Lutheran School in Seymour, Indiana. The report looked at quality measures and access to pre-K to determine how cities stack up and then awarded bronze, silver and gold medals based on these factors. Pre-K “should be absolutely universal.

K-12 107

K-12 Leadership Government Public School 107

ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2025

With 27 years of experience in higher education and assessment, she has served as a faculty member, held leadership roles in assessment and accreditation, and led competency-driven curriculum development at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the nations oldest pharmacy school.

EdTech 64

EdTech K-12 Educational Technology Tutoring 64

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

As advocates for music and arts education, we see an opportunity to continue to hold school and government leaders accountable, and to lock in investment in music and the arts as we build healthy, resilient communities. Yet much work remains to be done to leverage music and arts education for overall student achievement and well-being.

Education 142

Education K-12 Government High School 142

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

Charter School 136

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 136

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2021

I understand how the dysfunction of the federal government in the early stages of the pandemic crippled states and localities and their ability to respond. Give us some leadership. I miss meeting kids from all over the city. But here in New York City, Mayor de Blasio used a bare-bones school reopening as a prop to claim success.

K-12 145

K-12 High School Elementary School History 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2020

When states choose to operate a program that involves public (or publicly governed) financing of private service providers, can the state choose to exclude religious providers? That is, publicly financed, government-administered voucher programs that include religious schools are permissible under the U.S. Constitution.

Charter School 126

Charter School K-12 Heritage Private School 126

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The current K-12 education system often minimizes identities and creates a homogeneous group of learners with identical needs and desires. Youth leadership groups such as student councils and student governments can serve in a decision-making capacity beyond basic school culture domains.

K-12 129

K-12 Education Policy Leadership Economics 129

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. They also spoke about the difference that supportive leadership made. We are grateful they trusted us and each other with their stories.

K-12 123

K-12 Education Professional Development American History 123

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Standardized testing is a common feature in K-12 schooling in the United States, with federal legislation requiring since 2002 that states test virtually all children in grades 3-8 in mathematics and English language arts. Partly because it’s a grassroots movement without clear leadership or an elaborate organization.

K-12 111

K-12 Advocacy Public School Leadership 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After nearly three years of disruption to learning caused by the pandemic, government funding has enabled many schools to invest in new devices and upgrade their technology infrastructure to accelerate learning and improve the education experience for all students. Yet, this is only a starting point.

EdTech 139

EdTech K-12 Professional Development Public School 139

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

In response, both colleges and the federal government must better explain what changes have been made and offer step-by-step guidance; this can be done through webinars, easy-to-read pamphlets, and other direct and accessible channels. in the Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship (ELOE) program.

K-12 111

K-12 Cultures Leadership Government 111

Edthena

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Adjust: A big part of managing up involves adjusting to your supervisor’s leadership or work style. Read more at Government Technology: Edthena Launches AI for Teacher Professional Development and at The Hogan Report: 5 Big EdTech Deals. It’s important to speak your manager’s language. Learn more about the AI Coach platform !

K-12 98

K-12 Professional Development EdTech Leadership 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

ED Surge

MARCH 31, 2023

All of these points are true, but they fall short of explaining why the arts truly belong in every student’s K-12 curriculum. His words remind me that embracing the intrinsic value of the arts is indeed possible and there is potential for great momentum when leadership understands the impact of the arts on society.

Education 145

Education Humanities K-12 High School 145

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EdClusters are local communities of practice that bring together educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and other community stakeholders (families, local government, nonprofits) to support innovative teaching and learning in their region. Matthew Wheelock Innovation Program Director, University of Virginia Curry School of Education.

K-12 117

K-12 Public School Elementary School Cultures 117

The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2018

On My Way Pre-K student Vivian Kimberlin, 5, plays during recess at Zion Lutheran School in Seymour, Indiana. In early spring 2017, a friend told him that Zion Lutheran School (where regular pre-K tuition is $6,410 per child annually) was accepting 4-year-olds through a state grant program that provides free tuition for low-income parents.

K-12 83

K-12 Charter School Private School Elementary School 83

ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

The pay scale is getting closer to the K-12 professional pay scale — not that we pay our K-12 teachers enough, we need to do more there. It's a little harder at the national level because you get into the slightly more ideological discussion of what the federal government should or shouldn’t be involved with.

Education 104

Education K-12 Government Economics 104

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Public and private K-12 schools are finding new ways to keep music teaching alive because they have to, said Johnathan Vest, a Tennessee music teacher. We [Oberlin Conservatory leadership and faculty] did not enter the pandemic with the goal of attempting to replicate pre-pandemic norms,” Quillen said.

Archiving 104

Archiving K-12 Leadership High School 104

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

Just as often, though, it’s not a K-12 school the educators are leaving for. The announcement led to a “lengthy and transparent national search” for Rhian Evans Allvin’s successor, says Ann McClain Terrell, NAEYC’s governing board president. This predicament is not rare.

K-12 104

K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 104

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2018

And I knew before I retired from government service that I wanted to devote the next chapter of my life to this issue. Joining forces, we established the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education. Fellows often go on to assume key leadership roles in public and private schools. Sign up for our newsletter.

Education 101

Education Leadership Tutoring Lesson Plan 101

ED Surge

JULY 14, 2022

Having more certification pathways will help us train and develop leadership positions internally, and create high-quality pathways for former students and community members who want to enter the classroom,” Perales says. Addressing the Root Problem Arizona isn’t alone in its scramble to find teachers ahead of the fall return to school.

Charter School 107

Charter School K-12 Public School Private School 107

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2019

We’re trying to change the mindset within the K-12 system that modern manufacturing in the Golden Triangle is not the 4 D’s: It’s not dirty, not dangerous, not disappearing, and not for the dumb,” said Shaunak. Both McCraw and Shaunak said they regularly hear from parents and counselors who see technical education as a fallback option.

K-12 95

K-12 Economics Humanities High School 95

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

At the start of the pandemic, only 12 percent of low-income students , and 25 percent of all students, in Oakland’s public schools had devices at home and a strong internet connection. It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit.

High School 121

High School K-12 Public School Library 121

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

We must support teachers with strong preparation, appropriate compensation, quality professional development and leadership opportunities so they may fulfill their calling: to ensure that every child receives an excellent education. It is also crucial to recognize that thanks isn’t enough.

Professional Development 111

Professional Development Leadership Public School Elementary School 111

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

Jesse Hagopian , Rethinking Schools editor, co-editor of Teaching for Black Lives, and Zinn Education Project leadership team member Astoundingly, today, almost half of all children in the public schools are in a jurisdiction that has passed a law or policy that bans honest education , about race, about gender, about sexuality.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

And ESSA could serve as a catalyst to super-charge new ways to educate children without tying schools to the old model that had students marching in lock-step through kindergarten and the subsequent 12 grade levels. “We And the state’s leadership has remained consistent. “A Most are trying to figure it out.

Education 111

Education Advocacy Leadership Education Policy 111

ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2023

Among the biggest barriers to making after-school programming more robust and widespread are insufficient government funding, staffing shortages, and in some areas, a lack of transportation. Eighty-seven percent of parents surveyed also support public funding for these programs.

Tutoring 110

Tutoring K-12 Charter School High School 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The NAACP resolution calls for school districts and the federal government to create structures that hold charter schools to the same standards to which they hold traditional public schools. Education reformers have built their platform and careers on the value of accountability.

Charter School 111

Charter School Social Justice Public School History 111

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

In Peru, access to university education changes the types of local politicians who get elected to office and how they govern. Rethinking Citizen Competence in Democratic Theory and Practice Thursday, September 5, 12:00pm – 1:30pm Roundtable Participants : (Chair) Simone Chambers, University of California, Irvine (Presenter) John S.

Political Science 55

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Rhode Island also emphasized the importance of involving state government in their efforts (the Rhode Island Office of Innovation, led by former Office of Educational Technology Director Richard Culatta, has been a key partner in EduvateRI). Check out a short video highlighting some of their work here.).

K-12 78

K-12 Government EdTech Economics 78

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

Maine is the pioneer,” said Chris Sturgis, co-founder of CompetencyWorks , a national organization that advocates for the approach in K-12 schools. “I Many teachers are skeptical of yet another in what seems like a series of endless “reforms” from the state government. Kylee Elderkin, student, Nokomis Regional High School.

Education 0

Education High School K-12 Economics 0

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2017

It is different from both the leadership track and the innovation-conscious senior specialist track. Leave this field empty if you're human: I am currently on professional development leave, where I still draw part of my current salary and am pursuing my Master of Arts in leadership and educational change fulltime.

Professional Development 79

Professional Development Leadership Government Teaching 79

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

For the first few years, white students refused to elect black students to the homecoming court and to leadership positions, for example. So Belue started a new policy during the 1972-73 school year: students would have to elect one white student and one black student at large to student government, as well as to the homecoming court.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: The kind of leadership and responsibility that shone through EB’s speech is actively encouraged at this unusual program in rural Maine. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

Project-Based Learning 100

Project-Based Learning High School Lesson Plan Tradition 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Adler, who has taught at the school for 40 years, sees the proficiency-based education mandate from the state as another foolish idea to come down from a state government that doesn’t understand or respect teachers. “It’s the long arm of the state,” she says. ” Photo: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald. .”

High School 72

High School Social Studies Leadership Tradition 72