The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” The resulting program allows at-risk students to stay enrolled in high school while they study for, then take, the HiSET – at no cost to the student. She adored the principal, Mary Haynes-Smith.

Dropout 53

Dropout Policies Report System 53

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

A recent study from EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit that works with school districts to help close the digital divide, found that affordability was the largest contributing factor. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Sanborn Regional High School student Jailee Thibeault does research during her social studies class. Each year, districts and schools were rated based on whether their elementary school kids performed better than the prior year’s students in math and English. Each student chose a different figure from the American Civil War to profile.

Personalized Learning 68

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 68

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

One study by the Louisiana board of education showed that 40 percent of retained eighth graders did not even make it to a high-school campus after being held back. Instead, she’s surrounded by friends, including elementary-school classmate Rory Williams, who also will be 20 when he graduates.

Analysis 121

Analysis Report Data Policies 121

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

But high schools often neglect to teach these students the soft skills that will help them in higher education — like how to study, manage their time and self-advocate. Skills like knowing how to ask for help or organize a study group “are as important as anything else you’re going to learn,” said Tudisco. It’s a crisis.

Study 87

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 87

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors. created the Center for Advanced Professional Studies, a facility that resembles a modern professional setting more than a school building.

Industry 40

Industry Broadband Course Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. Rather than being challenged, he was allowed to use a teacher-made study guide while taking exams at his California high school. Janae Cantu has dyslexia and thus struggles with reading.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Doe that public elementary and secondary schools couldn’t consider immigration status when a student seeks to enroll. Schools are the perfect teaching grounds for potential citizens because when students go to school, they are doing more than someone who simply studies the materials the U.S. The 1982 U.S.

Advocacy 58

Advocacy Secondary System Report 58