Shelter offers rare support for homeless families: a child care center

Posted 2023-03-23 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Subscribe today! Several years ago, officials at Pathways, an Alabama-based nonprofit that provides services and shelter for women and children who are homeless, learned that their clients […] The post Shelter offers rare support for homeless families: a child care center appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt — but not for these borrowers

Posted 2023-03-22 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Last month, when more than 200,000 students who had been victims of misconduct by their colleges began getting the news that their federal student loans were cancelled, Amanda Luciano felt a sense of satisfaction — and a pang of despair. This story also appeared in The Washington Post The students getting the good news had […] The post Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt — but not for these borrowers appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: New federal funding alone won’t be enough to help students catch up in the classroom post pandemic

Posted 2023-03-21 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Based on the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card, the pandemic has wiped out two decades of student progress, with the largest recorded decline in mathematics scores since 1990. In reading, scores sank to 1992 levels. Significant resources are being mobilized — including $122 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act — to help […] The post OPINION: New federal funding alone won’t be enough to help students catch up in the classroom post pandemic appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Toddlers need social emotional learning, teachers say

Posted 2023-03-21 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

BOSTON — The six toddlers in the “Bears” classroom at the Ellis Early Learning center were hard at play when, suddenly, a tower of large, brightly-colored plastic blocks crashed to the ground. The children froze as the little boy who had just built the tower burst into tears. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift “Look, […] The post Toddlers need social emotional learning, teachers say appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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When universities slap their names on for-profit coding boot camps

Posted 2023-03-20 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

It seemed like a match made in heaven. This story also appeared in Wired Dominican University of California needed something fresh. The college wanted to offer students a hands-on learning experience in a lucrative tech field blooming in the Bay Area. Make School, a San Francisco-based gaming company turned for-profit educational institution, was already offering […] The post When universities slap their names on for-profit coding boot camps appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: Don’t despair — personalized learning offers promise of better learning for all students

Posted 2023-03-20 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

If you only read the headlines about education in the U.S., you would think our situation is hopeless. You would encounter alarming phrases: teacher shortages, pandemic learning loss and historic declines in math and reading scores. You would also know that, during the pandemic, our classrooms changed dramatically (some argue permanently). Under-resourced students and those […] The post OPINION: Don’t despair — personalized learning offers promise of better learning for all students appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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PROOF POINTS: Criminal behavior rises among those left behind by school lotteries

Posted 2023-03-20 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Many major cities around the country, from New York and New Orleans to Denver and Los Angeles, have changed how children are assigned to public schools over the past 20 years and now allow families to send their children to a school outside of their neighborhood zone. Known as public school choice or open enrollment, […] The post PROOF POINTS: Criminal behavior rises among those left behind by school lotteries appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Inside a growing federal effort to prepare students for cybersecurity careers

Posted 2023-03-17 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! In the winter of 2019, a group of college faculty members, education consultants and government employees from the U.S. Department of Education and […] The post Inside a growing federal effort to prepare students for cybersecurity careers appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: Lessons from city planners may help address student behavior problems

Posted 2023-03-14 09:00:00 by: Melinda King

A recent troubling report from the University of Georgia confirms fears of school district leaders nationwide: Nearly one-third of educators are unlikely to remain in education for another five years. There’s a good reason: With an anemic post-pandemic pipeline for teacher talent, educators are being asked to take on more or larger classes alongside the […] The post OPINION: Lessons from city planners may help address student behavior problems appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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How one university is creatively tackling the rural teacher shortage

Posted 2023-03-13 14:35:00 by: Melinda King

Like many states with a large number of rural schools, Wyoming desperately needs more teachers. Take the case of the Teton County School District, in Jackson, Wyoming. Located near Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, the area is well known as a vacation spot. Despite the alluring landscape, for full-time residents the extremely high housing […] The post How one university is creatively tackling the rural teacher shortage appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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