The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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. About 40 percent of the families took advantage of it and chose to send their children to a pre-K program at a public elementary school.

Comparison 118

Comparison Elementary Study Data 118

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., Many states either were not tracking them at all or were using widely disparate formulas that made state-by-state comparisons impossible. Monday, Sept. Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.

Education 40

Education Policies Learning Report 40

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

students are justifiably exhausted and nervous from too much homework — even though some international comparisons suggest they’re sitting comfortably at the average. Education systems and perceptions of what is and isn’t homework can vary remarkably overseas. Well, here goes. Caveats abound here. Not necessarily.

Comparison 28

Comparison Survey Report Study 28

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

People who struggle with reading are more likely to drop out of high school, to end up in the criminal justice system, and to live in poverty. The problem is that many American elementary schools aren’t doing that. ” But this research hasn’t made its way into many elementary school classrooms.

Training 112

Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

However, we should not let racism at its most violent distract us from the mundane practices and quiet systems that can help foster notions of white superiority. The nation’s capital has a dual system of traditional and charter schools. Between 2003 and 2011, the white teaching workforce in Washington, D.C.

Analysis 111

Analysis Report Comparison Data 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

By comparison, whiter metros such as Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Minneapolis have some of the lowest concentrations of security guards. Just look at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where one elementary school was able to increase attendance in just three years by rolling out the use of an app named KinVolved.

Comparison 110

Comparison Training Report Study 110