The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. Yet, that idea didn’t play out in most states’ first-year ESSA plans.

Personalized Learning 67

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 67

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk. Just before this crisis began, Arizona was poised to spend millions more on boosting its thin roster of counselors, thanks in part to the advocacy of students like Kumar.

Survey 145

Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

An elementary schooler in the same district couldn’t access a picture of record-breaking sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner to add to a writing assignment. Survey data show how these inequities play out. On a less catastrophic level,” Russey said, “kids do start to figure out who they are attracted to in these upper elementary grades.”

Social Media 69

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

White students account for less than 5 percent of enrollment in these districts, according to a Hechinger Report analysis of state data. Since 2003, public schools in the state have only been fully funded twice. Since the MAEP went into full effect, the state education budget met the minimum required in only two years, 2003 and 2007.

Outcomes 138

Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 138