The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

A separate study by the loan company Sallie Mae found that nearly a quarter of students don’t pay bills on time, nearly half set aside no savings, 40 percent spend more than they have, more than a third don’t read their credit card reports and more than a third don’t pay off their full credit card balance every month.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 18, 2016

Half a million, or about one in four, show up on campuses each fall not ready to take college courses in math or English, according to the advocacy organization Education Reform Now. Department of Education reports , based on recent performance. Additional reporting by Sarah Butrymowicz. Fewer than one in 10 are college-ready.

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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Future-minded reporting Our free newsletter, Future of Learning, features innovative, original stories every other Wednesday. Districts decide which categories to block, often making those selections without a complete understanding of the universe of websites under each label—information that the filtering companies consider proprietary.

Social Media 69

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 69

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday.” ” (Hmm. ” Via the AP : “Gov.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Campbell’s loan is a tiny fraction of the more than $30 million owed to Florida Career College’s parent company, the International Education Corporation. The company doesn’t care whether she and thousands of others ever pay it back. Ashley Harrington, federal advocacy director, Center for Responsible Lending. Hidden Debt Trap.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

“ Lights go out at Education Department headquarters – and may stay off for some time,” The Washington Post reports. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to push ahead with his nomination today, despite the numerous reports now about Brett Kavanaugh ’s history of drunkenness and alleged sexual assault.

Education 55

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The district has already spent more than $3 million since 2011 on tablets, laptops, software programs, fiber optic wiring, and engineers to oversee all the instructional technology. After the camp, 63 percent reported an interest in the field. But computers are expensive. Nor is he the only one on a digital crusade.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

David Kaup for The Hechinger Report. David Kaup for The Hechinger Report. The nation’s school districts spend about $46 billion less per year on facility upkeep than is needed to maintain “healthy and safe” learning environments, according to a 2016 report from the 21st Century School Fund, a research and advocacy organization.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Without revenue the company will go away.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

Between 2000 and 2011, Mississippi’s Hispanic population more than doubled, growing from 37,000 to 81,000. Disclaimer: Harrison-Henderson, a former journalist, wrote several articles for The Hechinger Report before she worked for the state.). The company, then known as B.C. after fleeing communist Cuba.

Elementary 87

Elementary Training Classroom Company 87

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” ” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. Via Edsurge : “ BrightBytes Tried to Buy Hapara.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

On his first full day in office, the President used a speech at CIA headquarters to call journalists “among the most dishonest human beings on earth,” chastising the media for reports that there had been low turnout at his inauguration. ” Their reporting should not be trusted. Trump claimed that 1.5 Who Do We Trust?

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71