The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Because of this outdated notion, very few colleges even keep data on whether their students are parents. But we know from an analysis of federal data that nationally, one in five college students is parenting, more than a third of Black college students are parents, and nearly half of all Black female undergraduates are mothers.

Policies 135

Policies Survey Advocacy Accessibility 135

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

Personalized Learning 73

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 73

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This story was produced jointly by inewsource San Diego, a data-focused investigative news organization, and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The professor was teaching basic math skills that the 18-year-old had already learned in high school.

Report 111

Report Course System Data 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

For those that enroll in two-year schools, the outcomes aren’t much better: 41 percent, according to federal data. Students with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) or specific learning disabilities often have weaknesses with executive function, which makes it harder to organize their time and problem solve.

Study 89

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 89

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That leaves schools in much of the country, including Arizona, free to punish most students for missing learning time by forcing them to miss even more. Yet the scope of that practice is largely hidden: The federal government doesn’t collect detailed data on why schools suspend students, and most states don’t, either.

Dropout 102

Dropout Analysis Policies Report 102

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Colleges and universities usually require 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree but students graduate with about 135, on average, according to data compiled by Complete College America, a nonprofit research and advocacy group. Some states’ figures are even higher. What they really need to ask is, ‘How many will apply to my degree?’ ”.

Course 71

Course Social Media Study Comparison 71

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. She blamed the high dropout rates on the fact that many students have to juggle school with full- and part-time jobs, leaving little time for academics. Instead of formally withdrawing, Perez just stopped showing up. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Weekly Update.

Dropout 109

Dropout Laptops Study Report 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning.

Personalized Learning 100

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. “We saw it as a scaffolding until things got better — a short-term, possible solution,” Agnew recalled. Whether the Trump administration will approach the case differently is unclear.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Then she was summoned to the financial aid office, where she learned that the university, part of the California State University System, was giving her a grant of up to $1,500 to help her get across the finish line. “I Related: Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost.

Education 99

Education Policies Course System 99

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” Via The Daily Times : “Blount County Schools building new options to personalize learning.” ” Boy, it seems as though “personalized learning” is really just code for “virtual charter schools.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. 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.

Elementary 145

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” “Life Is Complicated: Distance Learning Helps,” says The New York Times. How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” ” Social emotional learning !

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2018

Only about one in five of 2016 graduates got full-time jobs in legal offices, the advocacy organization Law School Transparency reported. Minnesota uses state unemployment insurance data to publish the price, graduation rates and earnings of residents who attended higher-education programs, including for-profit ones.

Company 73

Company Industry Advocacy Report 73

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. ” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40