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OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners

The Hechinger Report

Until in-person learning can fully resume, family members are the only adults who regularly work with students on distance learning assignments. American schools are overwhelmingly English-only environments — and too often, this can make them hostile spaces for English learners and their families.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

million in the same period last year, according to an analysis for The Hechinger Report conducted by the consulting firm Kantar Media. million in that period, almost quadruple last year’s spending, the analysis showed. She wants to see online learning taken out of the hands of for-profits altogether.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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Surveys Find Districts Are Using More Edtech Tools — and Teachers Are Bearing the Costs

Edsurge

The survey asked what kinds of approaches the respondents would invest more money in if they could double their learning budget. VR simulation was in the top three, at 51 percent, behind virtual online learning (57 percent) but ahead of social learning (46 percent). Why the appeal? And potentially teachers, too.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. MESA, Ariz.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? “Lifelong learning” and multiple choice quizzes for two to five year olds. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines. “School shooters leave clues. Could AI spot the next one before it’s too late? ” asks WBRC.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” Via The Daily Times : “Blount County Schools building new options to personalize learning.” ” Boy, it seems as though “personalized learning” is really just code for “virtual charter schools.”