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K12 Inc. Names Stuart Udell, Former Catapult Learning Official, as CEO

Marketplace K-12

a favorite target of critics of the for-profit school industry, has named former Catapult Learning official Stuart J. Udell most recently served as CEO of Catapult Learning Inc., On its website, Catapult Learning describes itself as the largest provider of contracted K-12 services in the United States. Udell as its CEO.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

Families, faced with the prospect of missed learning time and a daytime scramble for childcare, opt for the faster, physical discipline and a return to class. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out. Ellen Reddy, CEO of the Nollie Jenkins Family Center in Holmes County, Miss.,

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Twenty-one and in high school

The Hechinger Report

While other schools adopt different strategies to keep students in class, Bronx Arena, in the Bronx borough of New York City, is betting on close relationships and a personalized academic program to get the job done. When they arrive at Bronx Arena, many need help before being able to re-engage with learning.

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She has ‘the heart of a nurse,’ but can she overcome obstacles to her degree?

The Hechinger Report

Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, had already overcome an array of obstacles on her nearly five-year journey. “No One day in June 2012, Hernandez told him to leave. There’s a learning curve, and it’s frustrating for students when they aren’t getting it on the first or second time around.

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If more students become pregnant post-Roe, are we prepared to support them?

The Hechinger Report

She was a high school junior when she learned she was pregnant, and didn’t receive the support she needed from school officials to continue. The teens learn how to apply for their birth certificates and get a driver’s license or social security card. LaTavia BigBack, 21, with her daughter. Credit: Jimena Peck for The Hechinger Report.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. Using what it learned from the strings program, the district decided to offer courses for free — with the help of its Race to the Top grant. Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. Using what it learned from the strings program, the district decided to offer courses for free — with the help of its Race to the Top grant. Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them.