The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

But the job became unbearable when he realized his position demanded almost constant attention, even when his 10-year-old son visited from out of town. The pandemic left people feeling wrung out, said Alex Jarrell, a former principal now working to increase retention of charter-school leaders through the nonprofit New Schools for New Orleans.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

. — When Adia Witherspoon was growing up in the south-central Kansas town of El Dorado, her single mother told her that “the only way to get away from poverty or El Dorado was to go to college.”. Coming here there are so many things I’ve learned about the world that I wouldn’t have otherwise learned,” she said. “I

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This story also appeared in NBC News. Buffalo educators hoped Eve’s new program would give more children — particularly children of color — a chance at enrichment and advanced learning. Black students, in contrast, made up 9 percent of students in gifted education, although they were 15 percent of the overall student population.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This story about school segregation was produced by The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that provides free news, data and events on Texas public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. This story was reprinted with permission. Both schools enroll mostly low-income Hispanic students.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2021

This story also appeared in NBC News. It was four days before the beginning of a new school year. Generations of educators can remember the nerves that accompanied their first year in the classroom, when inevitable missteps feel like crises and burnout pushes some out of the profession altogether.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Actually, I think that was the only education highlight. Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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