Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. Read more: Why blended learning will become an educational norm. In Ontario, Canada, for instance, the somewhat shocking facts are: 99% of all Ontario elementary and secondary students have access to computers at school.

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Secondary LMS E-rate Dropout 300

EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

Eighty-eight percent (88) of 13-17-year-olds have access to cellphones. Ninety-one (91) percent have access to computers, tablets or cellphones. More parents are sending their young children to elementary school with a smartphone. He was one of nine people, globally, to be nominated.

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Dropout Smartphone Tablets Report 100

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2018

In other words, for every dollar we invest in high-quality pre-K, dropout rates decline. We must get out of the “catch-up” business, where we’re trying to fix problems when a child reaches the end of elementary school or middle school. If we’re treating everyone as “equals,” we give them all access to good teachers.

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Education Learning Dropout Blended Learning 158

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We

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Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. They will also likely depress high school graduation rates, cause a spike in dropout rates, and negatively impact final educational attainment. In the U.S.,

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STEM Secondary Dropout Elementary 133

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

This story also appeared in The Guardian The flooding last fall that devastated the home of Deishangelxa Nuez Galarza, a fifth grader in this coastal area of southern Puerto Rico, also closed her elementary school, El Coquí, for three days while staff cleaned out a foot of muddy water from every first floor room.

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Elementary Report Dropout System 101

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That leaves schools in much of the country, including Arizona, free to punish most students for missing learning time by forcing them to miss even more. Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. Related: Students can’t learn if they don’t show up at school.

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Dropout Analysis Policies Report 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Related: Is it finally time for year-round school?

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Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 142

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. Experts cautioned that online learning programs can lead to overuse of screens, which can impact behavior, sleep, and social-emotional development.

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Accessibility Dropout Elementary Trends 44

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Rubio, a junior at the University of Rhode Island who attended elementary school in Central Falls, had already intervened once this quarter. More recently, the data tracking firm Burbio identified 36 districts that are using pandemic relief funds to start hubs or hub-like learning centers. What’s his name?”

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Learning Report Elementary Dropout 81

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

High school seniors were targeted, as were college dropouts who wanted to resume their studies. 2/2) To learn the steps that may be required to get your aid: [link] For help w/ FAFSA, visit www.commonapp.org/fafsa Examples of nudging text messages sent to students that proved ineffective. 1/2) Hi [first_name].

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Dropout Study Guidelines Elementary 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2023

Maybe you see children from diverse backgrounds learning together. Such reciprocal accountability would help us fulfill the original promise of federal involvement in education: that all students will have access to a quality education, regardless of their background or circumstances.

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Dropout Outcomes Data System 140

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Over the years, the girl, who is now 15, was suspended at least five times, by Hatten’s count — until the coronavirus pandemic brought a halt to in-school learning. But in October, less than two months after returning to in-person learning in Sacramento, California, she was suspended again. This story also appeared in The Nation.

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Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 136

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to college and other postsecondary programs, the corps is designed to offset a growing achievement gap in this relatively affluent but increasingly diverse state. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

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Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2021

Here’s a hard lesson I’ve learned working in the after-school field for nearly three decades: Often, it’s not until report cards come that parents discover there’s a problem. We help make learning fun for those who are flailing, using gaming and group activities that the students enjoy. Too often, the assumption is proven wrong.

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Dropout Report Course Groups 140

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Students participate in morning workshops in advance of national May 1 “Day Without Immigrants” rallies, learning also about the labor rights history of May Day rallies worldwide. And the dropout rate among the first Muniz cohort, the class of 2016, was just 2.5 We have to make space for them to access the content.”.

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Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. Remote learning didn’t hold their attention.

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Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 77

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2021

More and more employers are eager to hire potential candidates who already have hard skills in core IT areas , such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and user-experience design, according to LinkedIn Learning. All of this adds up to one unfortunate conclusion — our country’s skills gap isn’t just hurting our energy infrastructure.

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Training Dropout STEM Company 114

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her high school had recently closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic and shifted to distance learning. Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. This story also appeared in HuffPost.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? Who would have ever guessed that open access publishing leads to the wider dissemination of ideas? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

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EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

techlearning

JULY 2, 2018

Students learn in different ways and have varying needs. The Fuel Education ® Transformation Awards program celebrates schools, districts, or organizations that are successfully transforming the way teachers teach and students learn. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education. “Our

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Education Dropout Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2019

Students with learning disabilities are more likely to be suspended or expelled from school and less likely to graduate from college than students without learning disabilities. Students living in poverty underperform, compared to those who are more affluent, on every measure of achievement at all stages of development.

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Dropout Education System Data 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

In a June 2022 report , the department said it had deleted the term “equity” from the title of a report about equitable access to qualified teachers for low-income and minority students. The former School and Educator Equity Report is now called Rates of Access to Qualified Teachers.

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Policies Report Dropout Study 144

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Around 2009, Lee learned about the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) in Atlanta, where students from across the country gather for three days to compete, take workshops and nerd out over musical theater. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. But to the parents, it’s worth it.

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 75

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

It will also involve offering work-based learning experiences that build transferable skills and professional networks and vetting programs with employers and colleges. Every student deserves access to quality pathways providing mentorship, engaging and relevant academic learning and meaningful work-based experiences along the way.

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Education Training Industry Accessibility 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. She struggled with online learning and began to face severe health issues. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times. She was hospitalized several times and missed classes.

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Dropout Policies Data Report 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

He was just settling into a routine at school when he learned gangs had murdered his other brother. “We Cooper Lane Elementary School in Maryland’s Prince George’s County school district had almost 550 children, 60 percent of whom are Hispanic. I wanted to learn about more supports that work,” he said. We were three.

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Elementary Report Exercises Trends 142

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

They typically come from K-12 school systems that lack resources like state-of-the-art learning technology, curriculum and student supports. Like many colleges, we’ve created a laptop loaner program to meet the needs of both on- and off-campus students by providing year-long access to reliable, new devices. Across the U.S.,

Digital Divide 141

Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Along with Rose, I contacted a middle and an elementary school teacher to see how they are faring. Of course, teachers want their students to master content, develop a love of learning and move on to the next grade. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning. And now it’s all taken away.” How will we graduate?”

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 139

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

SAN DIEGO — Vista High School principal Anthony Barela had a vivid image of what school here could look like after a $10 million grant to reimagine learning: Rolling desks and chairs, with students moving freely and talking about their work. We’re literally learning as we go along. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.

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Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 75

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. It’s basically kids raising themselves in some of these scenarios,” says Creeden.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 131

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

Similar to Lang’s approach, the Ariel Foundation offered support, mentoring, and paying the cost of postsecondary education for a cohort of sixth-graders at a Chicago elementary school. Then, as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Duncan decided to close three low-performing elementary schools.

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Dropout Policies Elementary Data 67

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Microsoft Office 365 ? Google Classroom

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Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. The gifted program at Eve opened two years ago as a way to increase access to Buffalo’s disproportionately white, in-demand gifted and talented programs. There are gifted dropouts.

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Education Elementary Report Data 145

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. Supporting Students from Day One. "That’s

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120