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Held back, but not helped

The Hechinger Report

Most students lost months or even years of school time after Katrina hit in 2005. Early this past December, the state released guidance to explain how to institute alternatives to retention in fourth grade, to comply with a resolution passed by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in October.

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No longer ruled out: an educator develops strategies to keep court-involved students in school

The Hechinger Report

In both, her presence in court calmed fears and provided context to judges hungry for more information. That week, he also had intense conversations with teachers, as he tried to figure out how to make up for the 60 days he’d missed. Initially, she mostly provided language interpretation. I felt like I had worked hard for nothing.”.

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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

The Hechinger Report

In airy PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted, in affluent, white north Buffalo, 22 would-be Arctic explorers wrestled with how to build a shelter if their team leader had frostbite and snow blindness. Jolly wrote in 2005. There are gifted dropouts. This story also appeared in NBC News. Psychologists later poked holes in that definition.

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

The Hechinger Report

“Since my parents didn’t get much education, it’s hard to talk to them about my schoolwork and applying to college, or how to plan my time and get everything done,” says Mariano Almanza, 18, pictured speaking with his Coronado High School guidance counselor, Colleen McElvogue. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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A school once known for gang activity is now sending kids to college

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Ocon, who had been at the school since 2005, became convinced that the source of the dismal performance numbers was not the kids but a hidebound curriculum that was simply not working to their benefit. A student who failed came away with little understanding of how to improve. Ocon looked for an alternative approach.

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