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Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat

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Getting to the classroom has been a struggle for students like Laura, 15, who just finished her freshman year at East Palo Alto Academy (EPAA). East Palo Alto Academy, a small charter high school, saw a chronic absenteeism rate of 199 out of 355 students (56 percent) during the 2021-22 school year, according to state data.

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PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

The Hechinger Report

But as schools settled back into their usual rhythms in 2021-22, grades didn’t fall back to pre-pandemic norms and remained elevated. It’s not just happening in some classrooms or with some teachers, it’s happening across the system,” said Sanchez. It was a follow up to a 2022 report , which also detected grade inflation through 2021.

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OPINION: Florida’s governor and the College Board do not get to decide how we learn Black history

The Hechinger Report

For sure, these decisions about who and what gets taught in America’s classrooms have very real implications for students, and those who seek to whitewash Black history should continue to be met with intense pressure and protestation. We can and will ensure they have all the access to Kimberlé W. We built them ourselves.

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PROOF POINTS: Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Some of the clues are contained in this June 2021 data analysis conducted by two researchers at Claremont Graduate University and Indiana University. They scrutinized a large federal dataset of more than 20,000 students across the nation who started high school in 2009 and were surveyed through to their third year of college in 2016.

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. On days when SpaRRk Academy students are learning virtually, the classrooms are empty except for teachers and administrators, who come into the office just about every day.

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Tech Apprenticeships Shift the Costs of Higher Ed From Students to Employers

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The model combines paid on-the-job training with classroom instruction. registered apprenticeship programs grew 73 percent between 2009 and 2019. In February, the House of Representatives passed the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 , a bill that would invest billions of federal dollars in apprenticeship programs if it became a law.

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OPINION: Former Utah governor has tips for building a stronger post-pandemic teacher force

The Hechinger Report

These systems include professional development, individualized classroom support and mentoring that ensure teachers feel cared for and ready to teach. Herbert served as governor of Utah from January 2009 to January 2021. Increasing teacher pay now is the best first step that states and districts can take.

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