The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2023

Jesse Wiese spent seven years in prison; when he left the Iowa facility in 2006, he thought his debt to society had been paid. Credit: Noah Willman for the Hechinger Report Wiese, now 45, went to prison for armed robbery of a bank. It took Jesse Wiese a decade after graduating from law school to become licensed as a lawyer in Virginia.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

As part of Utah’s Student Credential Account and Aptitude Assessment , nearly 300,000 middle and high school students as well as teachers, counselors, and administrators will have access to YouScience Discovery in addition to Precision Exams by YouScience.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Startups and established tech companies are providing a crash course in entrepreneurship, sending engineers and designers into public schools to mentor students. Working in the gig economy as a contractor with a ride-share company precludes the kinds of deep relationships that lead to professional advancement.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

For example, since I started teaching moviemaking with my students in 2006, I have used a Storyboard Dictionary of shots that I originally adapted from the American Film Institute. To access these features, just toggle from Auto to Pro. Often, I start teaching film by having students create a living shot dictionary.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2021

June 21, 2021 — DreamBox Learning ®, the company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology, today launched DreamBox Lesson Recommendations, a new offering that gives educators real-time student progress insights with actionable next steps to meet student learning needs. BELLEVUE, Wash. About DreamBox Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, called in 2006 for learning to be measured and reported publicly. The problem is that what they learn — presumably the principal reason most of them enroll — is not reported in a way that lets them or anyone else judge institutions by that measure. “

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

The atrium of Whitmore Lake High School, part of a nearly $48 million capital campaign approved by voters in 2006. Ben Smith for The Hechinger Report. Nationally, school district debt has grown substantially, from nearly $323 billion in 2006 to $443 billion in 2016, according to U.S. Ben Smith for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

In 2006, journalist Daniel Golden exposed how President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, found his way into Harvard despite lackluster grades with the help of his dad’s $2.5 Will a backdrop of economic ruin prompt higher education to listen to feedback on how to become more accountable, flexible and accessible? million donation.

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Education Policies System Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Department of Education data analyzed by The Hechinger Report. That, in turn, contributes to the fact that more than a third of students who start college still haven’t earned degrees after six years, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports , often piling up loan debt with no payoff.

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Dropout Report Policies Data 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

KnowledgeWorks, an education-focused nonprofit, has a team of people dedicated to thinking about the future of education, and every three years since 2006 they have released a comprehensive forecast about what to expect 10 years out. Already, Prince said, some companies expect employees to take drugs like Adderall to be sharper on the job.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Photo: Alex Tran for The Hechinger Report. It’s a typical day at GSoft, a technology company whose meteoric rise from its founding in 2006 has required a constant supply of workers — and the over-the-top amenities increasingly needed to recruit and keep them. Photo: Alex Tran for The Hechinger Report. “We With a record 7.1

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Industry Report Study Survey 65

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Pete D'Amato/The Hechinger Report. But in less than a decade, by 2025, students like Badalamente could expect to pay more than $100,000 per year, based on projections by The Hechinger Report using annual college cost growth rates from 2008 to 2018. This story was based on data from Tuition Tracker, a tool from The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. Since it began in the 1990s, E-Rate has helped bring high-speed internet access to 97 percent of U.S.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 82

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. NEW YORK — It’s 3 p.m.

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2017

That can be funding the institutions themselves; it also can be investing in financial aid,” said Debbie Cochrane, vice president of The Institute for College Access and Success, a national nonprofit. The Gates Foundation is among The Hechinger Report ’s many funders.). Since 2008, average tuition increased from $4,700 to $8,400.

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Policies Report Study Data 59

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In October of 2006 , Gartner said that Apple’s “best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell.” The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. The markets, according to the press releases, are always growing.

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Join us Thursday, February 24th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Michael Horn and Heather Staker from the Innosight Institute as they discuss their case study on the North Carolina School Connectivity Initiative, a public-private approach to bringing Internet access to K-12 public schools.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In the 10 years through 2016, college tuition and fees increased by 63 percent , or three times as much as all the other products and services measured by the government, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Credit: Vanessa Leroy for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Vanessa Leroy for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Davin McHenry.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

But most choose community colleges, Pew reports, and have comparatively poor four-year graduation rates. One of the draws for Hispanic families is Monterey Mushrooms, a national company with farms about 10 miles southwest down I-75 from the school. Melcher learned that “you need to make outreach accessible to the whole family.

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Report Mobility Policies Study 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. public libraries.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

PLUS we'll immediately send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 10 websites, 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. public libraries. Nigel also serves as Mayor Menino’s advisor on emerging technologies.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Photo: John O’Boyle for The Hechinger Report. That’s almost double the number of young people who died of opioid overdoses in 2006. Photo: John O’Boyle for The Hechinger Report. Photo: John O’Boyle for The Hechinger Report. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The first time Cherise tried college, she lasted only a couple of months.

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Survey Report Groups Data 81

MindShift

JULY 8, 2019

Now, thanks to the onsite farm, students have daily access to salad greens, cooking greens, and other fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers. A shortage of healthy, affordable, accessible and reliable food options particularly affects urban residents who live below or close to the federal poverty line.

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Survey System Study Report 51

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

VLACS is headquartered in a former high school in Exeter, New Hampshire — a brick edifice used for a century until the town opened a new high school in 2006. In “Experiences,” students will be able to develop a competency through, say, interning at a tech company, starting their own business or spending a summer in China.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Conrad/The New York Times “There was a time when Columbia really turned its back on where it was located,” Bollinger said in a 2006 interview with The Times. “I But some residents said the university ultimately hired few local residents, overlooked local companies for much of the work and has not been as welcoming to neighbors as promised. “It

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Zovio, Ashford’s parent company, declined to discuss Baca’s case unless he signed a waiver, but generally denied assertions that it improperly told veterans they were not eligible for GI Bill benefits. Photo: Peggy Peattie for The Hechinger Report. Related: Will colleges with sky-high default rates face consequences?

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Report Outcomes Company Training 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2019

million donation, according to Pro Publica editor Daniel Golden in his 2006 book The Price of Admission. In 2017, the New York Times reported the Equality of Opportunity Project’s findings on the income levels of students at various colleges. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is one of the many funders of the Hechinger Report.)

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Report System Exercises Accessibility 64

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. Full disclosure: Entangled Solutions, where I am a principal consultant, helped prepare the report.)

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Broadband Policies Company Common Core 107

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

As he and his wife, Jennifer, walked into the parking lot outside the E E Butler Center in Gainesville, Georgia, that day in 2006, the two could picture a different future for Caleb. His paltry education was much like that of dozens of other children in the GNETS system whose experiences this reporter researched.

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Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Lake Oconee Academy was the brainchild of the Reynolds Lake Oconee real estate company. Photo: Terrell Clark/The Hechinger Report. But many of the 747 charters have implemented policies that critics say make it difficult for lower-income families to access them. Photo: Terrell Clark/The Hechinger Report. GREENSBORO, Ga.

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Report Company Data Meeting 112

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. Join for free to watch the current sessions and the upcoming interviews here.

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Testing, Testing… “Big changes ahead for how California assesses school performance,” KPCC reports. The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so. Employees claim they were not notified that the company would be closing.

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Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report It was just the latest interruption in schooling that’s been characterized by near constant disruption. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report The Puerto Rican school district, the sixth largest in the U.S., Department of Education report. Nothing could be salvaged.

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Elementary Report Dropout System 101

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Credit: Katie Cotterill for The Hechinger Report. She took calls from the local newspaper and radio station, telling reporters, “We’re holding out hope.”. Credit: Katie Cotterill for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Katie Cotterill for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Katie Cotterill for The Hechinger Report.

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Elementary Report Policies System 106

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Leverenz and other critics have singled out two educational nonprofits — Mobile Beacon and Mobile Citizen — both of which rake in millions of dollars a year from their national holdings of EBS licenses, while using just a fraction of the revenue to supply much-needed broadband access to students. The Consortium for School Networking.

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 86

The Hechinger Report

MAY 18, 2018

Photo: Emrys Eller for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emrys Eller for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emrys Eller for The Hechinger Report. The number of Hispanic students in the Beaufort County School District climbed from 17 percent in 2006 to nearly a quarter in 2017. “And in a sense, we’ve failed them.”

Policies 66

Policies Education Report Groups 66

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The act called for “universal service” so that all Americans could have access to affordable telecommunications services, regardless of their geographical location. From the outset, the program faced Congressional scrutiny , with questions about its scope, its management, and its funding.

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49