The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Kameshwari Shankar watched for years as college and university courses were increasingly taught online instead of face to face, but without a definitive way of understanding which students benefited the most from them, or what if anything they learned. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

Education 77

Education Survey Dropout Learning 77

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

First, it’s worth noting that talking about the middle class can be tricky because there’s no universal definition. By Pew’s measure, roughly equal shares of Americans have been moving from middle to upper income status as have been falling into the lower income tier, but using a narrower definition of middle class paints a grimmer picture.

Policies 109

Policies Report Trends Mobility 109

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

High schools were rated on standardized tests, as well as dropout, attendance and graduation rates. Oregon is ahead of the curve nationally, having delved into the method in 2003. Oregon’s plan expands the federal definition of a well-rounded education, and details how they will use data to improve learning.

Personalized Learning 69

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 69

MindShift

AUGUST 14, 2018

“What’s the dropout rate in some places? At one Florida middle school, students learned about laws by writing bills — and in 2003, one of those bills made it to the Florida legislature. That’s also a good time to introduce the idea of authority, and that people in authority should follow their own rules.

How To 38

How To Education Social Media Dropout 38