Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Who has access to it? These questions have been circulating for years, as schools have increasingly embraced technology to aid in learning. But now, with entire school systems using technology as a means to access learning, those questions are growing in volume and urgency. Which technologies are collecting student data?

Student Data Privacy 163

Student Data Privacy Data Survey Advocacy 163

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan in April 2021 to enable school districts and libraries to provide internet access and connected devices to students and educators during the pandemic. Online access for families has also helped the district engage parents. “I The program received $7.17 As of Dec.

Broadband 117

Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility 117

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

A viral photo of two young Latinas sitting outside a Taco Bell in California so they could access Wi-Fi to do their homework crystalized a national problem: Too many students do not have access to the tools they need to participate in distance learning. Unfortunately, the pandemic has set us back several years.

Digital Divide 131

Digital Divide Advocacy Survey System 131

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers.

Digital Divide 119

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 119

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. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 113

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

Trends 52

Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Pandemic-related hardships have propelled many students to choose jobs over education and online classes have been barriers for low-income students without digital resources. She struggled with online learning and began to face severe health issues. California has been at the forefront of policies to ease student debt burdens.

Dropout 110

Dropout Policies Data Report 110

techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

and New York, NY) — The Education Technology Industry Network ( ETIN ) of the Software Information Industry Association ( SIIA ), the largest non-profit software industry policy and advocacy association, announced today a partnership with StartEd Inc., October 4, 2018 (Washington, D.C. October 4, 2018 (Washington, D.C.

Industry 42

Industry Technology Advocacy Software 42

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

Despite popular rhetoric along the lines of “you can’t learn from materials you can’t afford,” their rather ingenious experiment showed that increasing access to learning materials by adopting OER instead of traditionally copyrighted resources (TCM) will almost never measurably improve learning.

Khan Academy 106

Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 20, 2013

ASCD’s policy page —This one-stop shop for educators interested in advocacy and education policy offers tips on how to get informed, get involved, and make a difference. To learn more about ASCD''s professional development resources and to sign up for free trials of ASCD’s online learning programs, please visit www.ascd.org/pd.

Resources 84

Resources Common Core Policies Advocacy 84

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Dr. Gonzales’s district is reaching out to local non-profits for help with the shift to 100% online learning, which cannot be done quickly or cheaply, especially at a time when the district is receiving less state funding. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. About the Presenters.

EdTech 97

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 97

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

1:00 - 1:30 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) Connecting the Community - Digital Inclusion : Dianne Connery Nitty Gritty Policy Makeover : Jennie Garner Winning Grants for Small & Rural Libraries : Stephanie Gerding Park It Right Here: Creating Welcoming Grounds at Rural Public Libraries : Angela Gonzalez and Winona B.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A New Hampshire student shows one of his assignments to his mother, biology teacher and math teacher during a personalized learning meeting. When it comes to influencing education policy and cultivating innovative schools, all eyes are on the states. Lillian Pace, senior director of national policy at KnowledgeWorks.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Policies Education Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

More than one in five college students are parents , according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and some 42 percent of them attend community colleges. This year, foundations and policy groups put together $1.5 Two of her children opted for online learning, with only Nasiir attending school in person.

Study 105

Study Report Course Dropout 105

Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Focus: EdTech Access and Advocacy. CoSN positions itself as the only national professional association dedicated exclusively to education technology leaders working to transform learning. At the heart of the program is the Future Ready Framework, part of a very useful online dashboard. Structure: Professional Association.

Future Ready 201

Future Ready Khan Academy Advocacy STEM 201

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5

Edmentum 99

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 99

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., And she hopes educators and families all across the country will try it and see that for themselves.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In recent years, truancy policies have started shifting away from punitive measures to providing more support for students who are chronically absent. Hayden, typically an A or B student, has had difficulty making the transition from elementary school to middle school online. It sometimes takes him hours to type assignments.

Policies 143

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The education department plans to develop a special council made up of federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments to coordinate policy and communication between government and the education sector to strengthen school district’s cyber defenses, according to Kristina Ishmael, deputy director of the Office of Educational Technology.

E-rate 120

E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 120

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But when schools shuttered for the coronavirus last spring, Vaughn gained a slew of new responsibilities, like helping her kids access virtual classrooms and coordinating the special education services they receive. Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

Education 145

Education Advocacy Policies System 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Evaluating Institutional Repository Metadata for Out of This World Access - Lizzy Walker, Metadata and Digital Initiatives Librarian InterPARES Trust: Examining the Benefits and Risks of Storing Records + Information in the Clouds - Patricia C. Expanding Options in the Digital Age - Professor Lesley Farmer 9:00pm All Systems Go!

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret. - Sueann Galt, STEM Coordinator Does the use of ‘Learning Menus’ increase students’ intrinsic motivation? Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Since the coronavirus epidemic, though, a dizzying array of new policy changes and reversals from U.S. if studying in an online-only academic program — has been on the books for some time but was exempted to allow for flexibility during the coronavirus pandemic.

Policies 141

Policies Advocacy Report Study 141

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

Just before this crisis began, Arizona was poised to spend millions more on boosting its thin roster of counselors, thanks in part to the advocacy of students like Kumar. Especially in states like Arizona, where families have little access to mental health care, students often turn to school counseling to triage their personal crises.

Survey 145

Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. Karla Phillips, a policy director at Excel in Ed, told me that both personalized learning and charter schools have “flexibility” as their aim. Yet the academic and policy research behind it is thin.

Personalized Learning 102

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

According to that lawsuit, the GNETS system violates the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, both by segregating children with disabilities and by denying them access to an equal education. The report sought to gauge how the online lessons reached “struggling learners.”

Education 82

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 82

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A Virginia circuit court on Thursday ruled against a George Mason University student group seeking access to donor agreements between a university foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation.” “ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Network for Public Education, an advocacy group, last month published an interactive feature chronicling “voucher scams.” Speakers at last week’s conference, sponsored by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and G overnance, offered no such dissenting views. Enlow, president and CEO of the advocacy group EdChoice. “To

Advocacy 136

Advocacy Conference System Report 136

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2020

How can federal and state governments augment existing efforts with other policy changes to help build a better, more resilient future of work? To keep pace with the 21st century workplace, workforce development programs must provide better advocacy, choices and career pathway guidance for every American. But that’s only the beginning.

Policies 126

Policies Advocacy Mobility Accessibility 126

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here, some of the nation’s poorest and blackest school districts struggle to recruit qualified and experienced teachers, expand access to learning experiences that can give students more opportunities to succeed in college, and raise the money needed to fix or replace run-down buildings. The town square anchors downtown Lexington.

Outcomes 141

Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 141

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

After this past school year ended, the superintendent acknowledged that 31 percent of teachers, counselors, and education leaders left the district, and scores of parents pulled their children, opting for homeschooling, online learning, or enrolling in another district. The policy ended up passing 4-0.

Elementary 139

Elementary Report Meeting Policies 139

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the state was late submitting required annual financial statements for the third year in a row. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43