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Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions

Tara Garcia Mathewson Maria Polletta

December 13, 2022 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

Arizona schools are tackling a rising lack of attendance after the pandemic by helping to address the problems keeping students from school instead of immediately suspending them for absences.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

Tara Garcia Mathewson

May 02, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

The Summit Learning Program is an online program that offers personalized lessons in science, social studies, math, and English language arts for students in grades four through 12. “Nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states.” The Hechinger Report spent a year exploring the platform in schools, while there are some drawbacks there’s also evidence it works. In some schools, student test scores jumped after using Summit.

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Ed tech can transform physical education classes, too

Tara Garcia Mathewson

November 21, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Where does technology fit into a gym class? One physical education teacher uses an online platform to let students track their fitness progress throughout the semester and ensure that all students stay engaged throughout class periods when gym space is limited.

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Using virtual reality to help students with disabilities

Tara Garcia Mathewson

August 29, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Danvers, Massachusetts

In the Danvers, Massachusetts, school district, virtual reality technology allows students with disabilities to walk through the hallways of their middle school before the first day of classes or take field trips at their own pace as part of life skills classes. The district's technology director believes this a key "low-stakes opportunity to practice critical life skills."

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Anatomy of a failure: How an XQ Super School flopped

Tara Garcia Mathewson

August 07, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Somerville, Massachusetts

In 2016, a proposal for a new innovation school which would incorporate elements of private and charter schools into a public school in Somerville, Massachusetts won a $10 million XQ grant, funding awarded to promising nontraditional high schools. Despite years of planning and early support from town leaders, in 2019, the school was unanimously vetoed by the school committee. Why did the plan fall through?

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Citywide data partnership offers new ways to serve students

Tara Garcia Mathewson

March 14, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

The Kansas City school district and a group of local nonprofits are implementing a new software management system that will allow partners to access student data from a range of sources. The data-sharing agreement will paint a more holistic picture of students and, in the future, allow teachers and others to make informed interventions when appropriate.

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PedsAcademy gives kids fun learning opportunities in the hospital

Tara Garcia Mathewson

February 28, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

PedsAcdaemy offers personalized learning to school-age kids who are in a hospital for extended stays. Lessons, which are up to three hours a day, are designed around any physical impediments students might be facing and help to ensure there is no lost time while students are away from their normal classroom.

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A venture fund supports “model providers,” which have developed proven models to improve learning and shared them with many schools

Tara Garcia Mathewson

December 20, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Teton Science Schools, New Classrooms, and Summit Learning are examples of "model providers" - schools that have found solutions that seem to solve common issues faced by many elementary and secondary schools. Through the New Schools Venture Fund, "highly successful school[s are] taking a subset of what they’ve done and packaging it to get it to others in the field."

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Teacher leaders improve learning, attract teachers to underserved districts

Tara Garcia Mathewson

November 29, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Edgecombe, North Carolina

A school district in North Carolina is at the cutting edge of a new teaching model - to multiply the impact of the most effective teachers and draw them to underserved districts, schools are paying these teachers more to coach their colleagues in addition to continuing to teach their own classrooms. So far, 50,000 students across the country are learning under the "teacher-leader" model.

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Students analyze rap lyrics with code in digital humanities class

Tara Garcia Mathewson

October 18, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

As more states have added computer science courses to required education standards, teachers are taking creative approaches to integrating computer science into traditional subjects such as music and social studies. “When I think about entering a digital future, it’s simply understanding how machines work on a conceptual level and understanding what they can do," one high school English teacher says.

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