The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In a presentation a few years ago, a top education-department administrator, Chief of Literacy Kerry Laster, wrote, “We retain students despite overwhelming research and practical evidence that retention fails to lead to improved student outcomes.” percent national average. Here, amid the green and orange, she can be herself, Crosby said. “If

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. There are gifted dropouts. They knew not all their children were especially brilliant — they just wanted to get into the best elementary school in the city. BUFFALO, N.Y. —

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

In a 2017 study published by the Institute of Labor Economics, researchers found that low- income black male elementary school students who were paired with a black teacher in the third, fourth, or fifth grades were 39 percent less likely to drop out of high school. Related: Teachers could retire in droves by the time schools reopen.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

McElvogue has the time to spend an hour with Almanza, as well as attend to her caseload of 230 students, because Colorado is betting that a big investment in counseling can improve educational outcomes for its low-income students. When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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