The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

Instead of dropping out and waiting months or even years to re-start their education, they can move directly into YEP’s classes and start prepping for a high-school equivalency test right away, without ever officially dropping out. Higher Education. But most don’t take the test immediately after dropping out. Weekly Update.

Dropout 53

Dropout Policies Report System 53

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Buffalo educators hoped Eve’s new program would give more children — particularly children of color — a chance at enrichment and advanced learning. Buffalo’s struggle to create an integrated, equitable gifted program demonstrates a longtime challenge that has recently gained attention: Gifted education in America has a race problem.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 11, 2018

One of the more radical transformations in public education today begins with a simple greeting each morning among second-graders. The Department of Education declined to offer more details on its plan, but it has already sparked pushback: In mid-December, more than 50 members of Congress sent DeVos a letter opposing any changes.

Elementary 96

Elementary Training Report Guidelines 96