The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

In normal times, students enrolled in her courses as 10th graders already knew how to navigate high school life. The pandemic will create that dropout crisis if schools just focus on 11th and 12th graders and trying to catch them up. West Philadelphia High School’s current building opened in 2011.

Dropout 117

Dropout Chromebook Report System 117

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

The idea, said Ann Swartz-Beckius, interim director of student achievement, is to teach students how to remain calm under pressure, “to tune out the noise in their heads.”. In 2011, fewer than 16 percent of employees were people of color. Our future economic vitality depends on this.”. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 83

Dropout Secondary Course Report 83

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Dallas’ changes are part of a wider movement away from exclusionary discipline due in part to its disproportionate impact on some groups of students, including Native American students and students with disabilities along with Black students. Before the pandemic, she trained educators working with children who live in violent communities.

Personalized Learning 139

Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 139

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. million since the last peak, in the fall of 2011 , according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Those are the kinds of places you can pick up dollars,” said Paul Freedman, cofounder and CEO of the innovation strategy firm the Entangled Group. “A

Dropout 86

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 86

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

But high schools often neglect to teach these students the soft skills that will help them in higher education — like how to study, manage their time and self-advocate. Students with other disabilities, such as autism, may have trouble knowing how to act in social situations. It’s a crisis. Our kids are graduating to the couch.”.

Study 90

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 90

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2017

But it has made the most improvement in the last five years, raising that rate from 43 percent in 2011 to 53 percent in 2015, the most recent year for which the district has full data available. Related: Most colleges enroll many students who aren’t prepared for higher education. Rogers has the lowest college-going rate in the district.

Data 97

Data Course Study Meeting 97

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Read the whole series, “ Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here. Mark Nelson was ready to take a final during his sophomore year at Monrovia High School in Southern California in 2011. Sign up for our newsletter. MONROVIA, Calif. The goal of the class is to introduce students to technology.

Education 96

Education Elementary Meeting Study 96