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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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AUGUST 29, 2016

FRONTLINE, POV, NOVA, TED TALKS, AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY Among the Featured Programs, with Special Reports from PBS NEWSHOUR and PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND; Funded by CPB as Part of American Graduate. In a one-hour special, FRONTLINE presents two films that build on its education reporting. “A Please share this information.

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New research offers hope to first-generation college grads

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

A February 2018 report found that, nationwide, those who earn a bachelor’s degree are likely to earn the same paychecks as their peers who had more educated parents. The report’s findings came from an analysis of three different national surveys that followed almost 50,000 students from high school onward.

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What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report. Much of the pre-pandemic research into online higher education concluded that students in online programs did worse than students in in-person courses, with lower grades, higher dropout rates and poorer performance in subsequent classes. Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Previous Writing Experience : Students use their prior experience with writing essays, reports, and narratives to tackle more advanced writing assignments, understanding structure, thesis development, and argumentation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 18, 291–294. Education and thinking: The role of knowledge. Thompson, R.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Photo: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. This podcast about colleges using predictive analytics is produced by APM Reports. Photo: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. Data source: National Student Clearinghouse Graphic credit: Andy Kruse/APM Reports. This story was produced in partnership with American Public Media.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year.

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When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. trillion, according to the Federal Reserve, compared with less than $250 billion in 2003. This story about middle class mobility was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. This story about Black student parent debt was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In addition, I had $30,000 in student debt.

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Reimagining failure: ‘Last-chance’ schools are the future of American high schools

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

It is features like these that have helped former high school dropouts like Rocheli Burgos — and other students who have struggled in school — get a second chance at earning a diploma. The Barr Foundation is one of the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). Photo: Natalie Gross. Read more about high school reform.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. 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. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. “At

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‘It’s really hard to parent from behind bars’

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JUNE 27, 2020

She worked physically demanding jobs until 2003 when she was injured, went back to school for office administration and found a job working for an attorney. The post ‘It’s really hard to parent from behind bars’ appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Growing up in Texas decades earlier, she struggled too.

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OPINION: The crisis in black student debt was dire before coronavirus — now it’s more urgent than ever

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

With the debt problem for black students in particular reaching urgent levels, The Education Trust and The Hechinger Report have partnered on a series of op-eds to amplify the voices of people studying solutions to the black student debt crisis. A black bachelor’s degree recipient is more likely to default than a white college dropout.

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OPINION: Mental health services are crucially important for student success but often overlooked

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

Alison formed the organization in 2003 as a 21-year-old, following the suicide of her brother and only sibling, Brian. This story about colleges and mental health was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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How To Make A Civics Education Stick

MindShift

AUGUST 14, 2018

“What’s the dropout rate in some places? On the civics portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly called the “Nation’s Report Card,” students of color and low-income students have consistently scored lower than their white, wealthier counterparts. Forty percent?

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Editor’s note: This story on school counselers is part of Map to the Middle Class , a Hechinger Report series exploring how schools can prepare young people for the good middle-class jobs of the future. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

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Segregated schools are still the norm. Howard Fuller is fine with that

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. It’s the first week of school at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy, a charter high school Fuller founded in 2003 that’s housed in a low-slung concrete warehouse just a five-minute drive from the North Division campus. Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. MILWAUKEE, Wis. —

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

New research offers hope to first-generation college grads

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What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic

What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

Reimagining failure: ‘Last-chance’ schools are the future of American high schools

Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

‘It’s really hard to parent from behind bars’

OPINION: The crisis in black student debt was dire before coronavirus — now it’s more urgent than ever

OPINION: Mental health services are crucially important for student success but often overlooked

How To Make A Civics Education Stick

School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

Segregated schools are still the norm. Howard Fuller is fine with that

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