The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

One 2022 study found that children who went to preschool in Tennessee ended up worse off , on average, than those who stayed home. So far, a 2021 study of Boston’s universal pre-K program found that students who attended the city’s preschools between 1997 and 2003 were more likely to go to college immediately after high school.

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Comparison Elementary Study Data 115

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

The plan would close and replace low-performing schools, including turning some over to charters; give principals more power over their own curriculums, budgets and policies; raise taxes to fund the effort; and offer high-quality preschool to all children. Covid put the district’s gains in jeopardy.

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Education Report System Meeting 96

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

The student-to-teacher ratio at her twins’ East Austin elementary school was higher than what state law mandated, she said. Before the pandemic, the number of Black families homeschooling was rising swiftly, doubling between 2003 and 2018. Too much of the school year revolved around preparing for Texas’s standardized tests.

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Report Personalized Learning Survey Training 132