The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Autonomy also allows schools to determine what type of admissions policies work best for them. Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5 Budget autonomy allows schools to allocate funding as they see fit to meet the needs of their particular students. percent , even lower than the overall 1.5

Dropout 95

Dropout Industry Secondary Elementary 95

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. When schools persistently graduate less than half of their students of color and students with disabilities, we call those schools dropout factories.

EdTech 299

EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 299

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Advocates of online learning cite flexibility and access, while proponents of in-person instruction emphasize social interaction and hands-on learning. Proponents of online learning highlight its flexibility and accessibility. One advantage of online learning is its flexibility.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Classroom Learning E-rate 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

Now, just as happened in the last recession, it is likely to take them even longer and cost more, while — after years of hard-won progress — dropout rates rise and graduation rates fall. In-person events like this have proven to reduce dropout rates for first-year students, but some may be canceled this year because of the pandemic.

Dropout 110

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As we consider how to support students, we need to prioritize making sure they have enough to eat and a safe place to sleep along with providing high-quality instruction and internet access. We know from exhaustive research that hunger seriously impairs learning outcomes and that financial insecurity drives dropout rates.

Dropout 122

Dropout Survey Accessibility Report 122

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“One of the biggest problems that we have is kids that are missing and chronic absenteeism,” says Pamela Herd, a Georgetown University public policy professor. She studies how burdensome paperwork and processes often prevent poor people from accessing health benefits. But it was also about race and class.” Communities such as St.

Policies 77

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 77

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance. Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging.

Dropout 217

Dropout Training Survey Strategy 217

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2023

Dozens of organizations, including Achieving the Dream, have joined the Level UP National Panel to raise awareness of solutions and introduce policies that will reverse the trending inequity. We are calling for action in four areas: Making higher education truly accessible and affordable for Black learners and their families.

Mobility 107

Mobility Outcomes Accessibility Policies 107

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

But new research suggests colleges’ policies around unpaid balances may also be contributing to the decline while creating lasting financial harm for the institutions and students. California has been at the forefront of policies to ease student debt burdens. Long Beach City College, for example, has forgiven $2.1

Dropout 100

Dropout Policies Data Report 100

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

The bill states that these districts have the greatest need due to high incidences of violence, a large number of low-income students and high dropout rates. Many students in Mississippi lack access to mental health care , which is something a counselor can often provide.

Accessibility 44

Accessibility Dropout Elementary Trends 44

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

It’s about making sure they come back from one year to the next,” said Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, a professor of higher education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Education. Dropouts cost colleges a collective $16.5 “It’s not just about getting them in the door.

Dropout 97

Dropout Report Policies Data 97

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

During their college careers, far too many students lack reliable access to nutritious food, hampering their efforts to advance their education and skills. Drawing on these interviews, our research found that there are actions that institutions and policymakers can take to address students’ lack of access to nutritious food.

Policies 125

Policies Accessibility Report Resources 125

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

The push to reach these dropouts by Mississippi and other states, including Indiana and Tennessee, reflects a growing recognition that there just aren’t enough students coming out of U.S. Go Back” campaign in Indiana, among the several states trying to get college dropouts to finish their college educations.

Dropout 68

Dropout Libraries Report Secondary 68

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Black students who are raising children borrow an average of $18,100 for college, compared with an average of $13,500 among all students. We need to name the racist policies baked into our postsecondary system that contribute to this unequal burden.

Policies 130

Policies Survey Advocacy Accessibility 130

edWeb.net

MAY 4, 2022

Baltimore has now established a partnership framework aligned with district policies and priorities and a rubric for evaluating partners. These events have made the district’s recovery plan more accessible and enabled district leaders to answer the key question for most parents, “What does it mean for my child?”. Join the Community.

Education 79

Education Dropout Social Media Laptops 79

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Much of the pre-pandemic research into online higher education concluded that students in online programs did worse than students in in-person courses, with lower grades, higher dropout rates and poorer performance in subsequent classes. Credit: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images.

Education 76

Education Survey Dropout Learning 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2021

Research indicates that this kind of learning opportunity has a lifelong impact: It can help reduce dropout rates, increase on-time graduation rates and help “students apply and extend classroom learning,” according to the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). Our shared future depends on it.

Training 114

Training Dropout STEM Company 114

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The dropout spike was even more startling for community college students like Izzy, an increase of about 3.5 The rising dropout rate on college campuses has consequences for individual students, their families and the economy. million students who started college in fall 2019, 26.1 percentage points.

Dropout 117

Dropout Study Report Company 117

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Furthermore, three-year degrees have broad political appeal, as indicated by their endorsement by both the Progressive Policy Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. For example, college faculty publish papers in journals with conclusions that incorporate policy and practical recommendations.

Industry 103

Industry Policies Accessibility Report 103

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

He’s not a politician, he admits, but he has strong opinions about public policy, bolstered mainly by vignettes and anecdotes. A good story goes a long way, and issues often rise or fall on the policy agenda as much on the basis of stories as on hard evidence. It’s a puzzling policy argument. What a brilliant stroke!

Dropout 67

Dropout Policies Elementary Data 67

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Only one in four students with learning disabilities disclose their disabilities to their colleges, leaving them without access to critical accommodations and putting them at greater risk of leaving school without a degree. Related: How one district solved the special education dropout problem. So why does this happen?

Advocacy 72

Advocacy Dropout Policies Training 72

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2019

Longitudinal data show that students enrolled in City Connects schools performed better academically and had lower grade retention, chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. Encouragingly, pioneers are making headway in this work. City Connects has shown strong results. The program also benefits teachers. Sign up for our newsletter.

Dropout 106

Dropout Education System Data 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

At two-year institutions, admission is accessible, tuition is affordable, and flexible coursework fits into schedules complicated not only by jobs and families, but counseling, support groups and doctor visits. “I I don’t know why we weren’t trying to do this years ago,” Miller said. The price tag is not the same,” he said.

Report 97

Report Groups Meeting Advocacy 97

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

UPCEA’s eDesign Collaborative ), I spent hours doing my own personal research on my university’s open access policy and scouring the library website. The collaboration allowed the bookstore access to the library’s online catalog to see which materials in faculty’s course packs were readily available in library journals.

OER 60

OER Libraries Dropout Case Study 60

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 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Documentation depends on the information families can access to prove their lineage. Oregon , for example, allows members of Washington’s Chinook Indian Nation , which is fighting to regain its federal recognition, to at least access in-state tuition because the Chinook have tribal boundaries in Oregon.

Groups 84

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 84

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

In a traditional system, he almost certainly would have been retained, putting him on a path towards potential dropout. As a TeachPlus Policy Fellow, I engage others in this issue on my own time. Related : PODCAST: What happens when students get into college—but can’t afford to attend?

System 93

System Dropout Education Study 93

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2023

Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta is the director of Educational Transformation at Ithaka S+R and Katherine Giardello is the senior policy advisor at the ASAP|ACE National Replication Collaborative. Statewide approaches to ASAP replication at community colleges ensure the program’s benefits will multiply and be sustained.

Strategy 119

Strategy Trends Outcomes Report 119

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Districts across the country have been ramping up career education programs spurred, in part, by federal legislation updated in 2018 that provides funding for career education (commonly referred to as Perkins V ), said Matt Giani, a research associate professor in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin who studies education policy.

Industry 127

Industry Elementary Education Robotics 127

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Though some programs have helped lower dropout rates and improved graduation rates for students of color, the gap in the percentage of students finishing a degree has barely budged across the 30 community colleges in the Minnesota State Colleges and University system. Paul College that shows students’ countries of origin.

Dropout 70

Dropout Secondary Course Report 70

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Principal Adrian Montes, top right, and educators from Redland Elementary, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, show a group of migrant students who weren’t logging in for online classes how to access their individual classes and assignments. Housing policy is education policy.”. “We Credit: Redland Elementary.

Elementary 142

Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

Other students faced barriers of access. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning. And during the 2020-21 academic year, UT adopted a policy allowing students to designate up to three of their courses to be graded as pass/fail , rather than with letter grades, Patterson said.

Education 127

Education Course Report Policies 127

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

We’ve seen stories about a dropout factory, or a district school where only a small percentage of students are proficient in math or reading (and not getting any better with time or interventions or waivers). Online learning offers educators access to a wealth of learning data to guide their teaching and assessment of student performance.

Dropout 60

Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As school presidents agonize over how to reopen their campuses, student affairs and enrollment management leaders are working feverishly to make their services accessible to all students, wherever they are. But now, we must take them on with a renewed sense of urgency.

Survey 100

Survey Report Accessibility Trends 100

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

In September, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund released a report recommending school districts institute a moratorium on all suspensions and modify school discipline policies to be trauma-informed and supportive. Studies show not only is it ineffective at improving students’ future behavior, it can also do the opposite.

Personalized Learning 136

Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 136

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Colleges are also working to reduce their numbers of dropouts on the principle that it’s cheaper to provide the kind of support required to keep tuition-paying students than to recruit more. Lehigh University has started hiring faculty for a new college of health policy , part of a plan to add 1,800 students. Will there be more?

Dropout 71

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 71