ED Surge

JULY 11, 2024

Now the federal government is considering changing the rules in ways that would essentially make it harder for colleges to automatically bill students for books as long as they allow students to opt out. Her first choice, she says, is for a professor to assign a free, open educational resource that she can print as a PDF at the library.

Government 135

Government Library Research Education 135

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Nashville Public Library. Nashville Public Library. While providers had long understood the need to work together, they lacked “a central place for connection and information to discuss the work,” according to Kelly Blenkenship, adult education project manager for the Nashville Public Library Foundation. YWCA of Nashville.

Library 114

Library Government Economics Humanities 114

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In a separate pandemic study of second and third graders in 100 school districts, Stanford University researchers found that although teachers had figured out how to teach reading remotely during the 2020-21 school year, students didn’t catch up. Related: What parents need to know about the research on how kids learn to read.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Library Middle School Tutoring 145

Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

LEANLAB Education has long cultivated a network of educators, policymakers, funders, researchers, and entrepreneurs across the region. Connecting for Good secured donations of devices and hotspots from local businesses and government agencies, and distributed to families with students. By May, they had deployed more than $1.5

Library 118

Library Charter School Government Humanities 118

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2023

When Iowa Wesleyan University announced in March that it would close, its biggest creditor was a federal government agency that had loaned it $26 million and then — in an attempt to help the university survive —softened the terms and extended the repayment period. It was the Department of Agriculture.

Economics 143

Economics Library Government Museum 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

This new initiative has emerged from the institute’s mission to help young people become more informed about and engaged with local government and the issues affecting the community where they go to school. The work of local government directly affects the lives of those in their communities.

Civics 110

Civics Political Science Government Library 110

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

Just this month, a group of researchers published their findings on the impact of district capital projects and used test scores to draw conclusions. Meanwhile, politicians, pundits , and researchers argue that schools and students would be worse off without them. And here we are…back at the end of the first paragraph.

Pedagogy 248

Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 248

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2020

Students without home internet access will likely need to go to public spaces, such as libraries and restaurants, to keep up with their coursework. Students who are living in their cars or in shelters or who otherwise don’t have homes to return to have to figure out ways around campus restrictions such as limited library hours.

Primary Sources 127

Primary Sources Library K-12 Economics 127

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. The report entitled “ The Youths Relationships Study ” was conducted by researchers at University of Illinois Chicago and published last fall.

Library 112

Library Tutoring Middle School Leadership 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

million adults who have gone to college but never finished have children under age 18, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, or IWPR. “If The college has set aside “family-friendly” spaces in libraries and lounges and holds events for parents with kids, including movie nights and barbecues.

Library 136

Library Advocacy Tutoring Research 136

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Stewart Lockett (right, grey shirt) leads a meeting of the student government executive team in late January. His team is the most diverse student government the university has ever had. He dug through the bottom drawer and pulled out a student government flyer from five years earlier. Casey Parks/The Hechinger Report.

Library 111

Library Government High School Civics 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2023

Research has become “increasingly clear” that career exploration should begin no later than middle school, said Maud Abeel, associate director at the nonprofit Jobs for the Future, who oversees the Possible Futures career exploration curriculum. She said she hopes other schools and districts can find ways to adopt similar models.

Middle School 142

Middle School Library Government Humanities 142

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

New research from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies puts these challenges in perspective. Related: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. So how might the new infrastructure package change that?

K-12 124

K-12 Library Economics Government 124

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The reading room of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Related: How preschool teachers feel about science matters, new research finds. Researchers have identified three distinct purposes for dissemination: awareness, understanding and action. Most education research fails in all three areas.

Research 64

Research Education Library Professional Development 64

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Researchers say there’s likely been more progress – and some steps backward – since then, as they watch for the results of new federal programs established this spring. We have such close relationships with other city agencies, and local libraries and community centers. But there is only so much that the schools can do.”.

K-12 145

K-12 Library Lesson Plan Professional Development 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Some members of the institution’s own governing board were surprised when they were confronted with these facts. That does not include athletic facilities, dorms, dining halls, libraries or labs. In a system of shared governance, they’re also served by keeping the faculty content. Other spending, too, continued to go up.

Government 139

Government Sociology K-12 Economics 139

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Luis Gallardo’s favorite place to study was the library at the University of California, Berkeley. Only 14 percent of the lowest-income students earn a bachelor’s degree within eight years of first enrolling, according to the most recent government data. The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating those pressures. “We

Political Science 145

Political Science Library Economics Educational Technology 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2022

Using a research-based career framework known as the Holland Code, or RIASEC , kids can choose from the six different RIASEC personality traits (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional), designed to help themdevelop basic occupational interests. ASA is among the various funders of The Hechinger Report.)

Middle School 125

Middle School High School Library Government 125

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That’s a problem because the data don’t lie: Two-thirds of all jobs and 80 percent of all “good” jobs (paying a median wage of $65,000) demand a postsecondary credential, according to research by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Government and Politics exam. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report.

Education 143

Education High School Library Geography 143

ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. The local level is where the rubber meets the road.

Advocacy 112

Advocacy Government Leadership Library 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

Programs like IBM’s have been promoted as having so much potential to address this issue that Congress’s research arm recommended requiring employers to offer them, or to be taxed to pay for them. That’s where Juawana Allen found Aon, by way of a flyer in the library advertising the Aon program. Her aim then was a law degree.

Government 141

Government Library Leadership Humanities 141

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2017

The study, based on financial data provided by colleges and universities themselves to the federal government, found that 64 cents was spent on administration at the smallest private colleges for every 36 cents spent on instruction.

Museum 77

Museum Library Government Research 77

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

It is research-informed but also practical in nature. We need to counter the tide of fake news, which is lifted by AI and the actions of governments in more than one country. Disclosure: My copy was a review copy provided by the publisher, but I have also purchased a copy for my department's CPD library. As Richard says on p.22,

Geography 52

Geography Teaching Pedagogy Library 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2023

A closet in the hallway has been transformed into a makeshift library. Related: Schools struggle to help students return to class after a mental health crisis Past research has shown that children and teens are at a very high risk of attempting suicide after being discharged from psychiatric hospitalization.

Psychology 132

Psychology Library Government Teaching 132

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

While every school is unique, research has identified several elements that can almost universally increase the chances for successful teacher development and create a powerful and positive school community. Research shows that the following features of effective leadership can improve student achievement (Leithwood et al.,

Research 55

Research Education Professional Development Leadership 55

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Emergency grants of as little as $250 can help cover unexpected expenses and keep students on track to graduate, research has shown. The federal government created the program to help moderate-income students pay for college.

Library 104

Library Government Research Education 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2024

States do not report this information to the federal government. These groupings were made following research into state discipline codes and discussion. We then used a machine-learning library and trained a model with our labeled dataset and used the trained model to predict the remaining incident reports for the same categories.

Library 116

Library Government Research Education 116

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2020

In the midst of such disruption — with hastily prepared classes delivered remotely, and without professors’ office hours, libraries or advisors — students were demanding the option to pass or fail their courses this semester, instead of getting letter grades. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour. Many universities and colleges agreed.

Advocacy 136

Advocacy Library Economics Research 136

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.” James Wiley, a vice president at the education market research firm ListEdTech.

EdTech 137

EdTech Humanities K-12 Tutoring 137

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource — a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools — called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Josh Walton, principal, Walton Middle School, in sAlbemarle County, Virginia. It just wouldn’t be fair.”.

Library 106

Library Middle School High School Government 106

Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

Fischer, and other German scholars recruited by the Russian government to report on the peoples of the newly explored eastern territories. Until recently the optimal choice was to seek out as exotic a locale for research as possible; choosing sites closer to home and writing library dissertations were viewed as inferior alternatives.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Cultures Tradition Psychology 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Students line up with their books for library in a kindergarten class in Maine. government also acknowledges. Related: How the federal government abandoned Brown v. This school’s demographic make-up has changed dramatically in the past decade, over 70 percent of its students are English Language Learners.

Elementary School 97

Elementary School Charter School Library Private School 97

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Research findings leave room for debate about just how bad corporal punishment by teachers is for kids, especially in the United States. Still, researchers say they can draw parallels. The research does not support that at all,” she said. She has also analyzed data about corporal punishment use in schools. And we can say yes.”.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Public School High School Government 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

They noted the menu of research reports, graphics and videos, and the “About” page describing the site as a project of a “nonprofit research organization” called the Employment Policies Institute. They got duped.”. Or, as one student put it, loudly, “fudge nuggets!”. My students are all about social media.

K-12 103

K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 103

ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2022

This computing device return-and-repair ritual looks different from the end-of-year textbook and library book return that was a staple of decades past. Yet observers increasingly caution that merely having devices isn’t enough—a fact that is borne out by research about the effectiveness of 1:1 initiatives. But it’s increasingly common.

Professional Development 117

Professional Development Project-Based Learning Library Elementary School 117

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2015

school and library to the Internet. However, as technology has advanced and adoption has increased, many of these connected schools and libraries no longer have adequate bandwidth to support demand. In modernizing E-rate, it is now more affordable for schools and libraries to upgrade their Internet connection speeds.

Library 63

Library Professional Development Middle School Government 63