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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

Fifth graders Davonayshia Hollis, left, and Denaya Rippey, review a group entrepreneurial project for a parent-approved music device, developed in a mentorship program, Thursday May 19, 2016, at Brooklyn’s P.S. 307 in New York. Schools and businesses can meet halfway to close the mentorship gap.

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Can ‘Sober High’ schools keep teenagers off drugs?

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That was in January 2016. In 2016, unintentional overdoses claimed 1,465 lives statewide, up from 613 in 2011. A tainted batch of heroin hit the streets in January 2016, causing 40 overdoses in just two days. Its doors opened in January, 2012. The standard is what’s appropriate,” Mr. Kain says. “If

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The district has rejected proposals for not meeting these goals, Quinones added. Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sylvester.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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He had the money, at least $13 million raised by July 2016. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Esther Wojcicki, the esteemed journalism teacher at Palo Alto High School, joined in 2016 as the company’s chief learning officer. headquarters in June 2017, Planet3 executives laid off the staff.

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‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: In 2016-17 alone, Premier schools enrolled more than 10,000 students across nine states along the East Coast who brought with them $65 million in federal funding, according to federal data. The only job offer she got was for $10.50 an hour without benefits. Premier has denied the allegations.

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Opening the doors to elite public schools

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The new policy stands to degrade academic standards and exclude students based on race, she argued, calling it “a backdoor attempt to dismantle the exam school system altogether.” and Jessica Hockett found in 2012. ” “Covid is a fake cover story for those who want to kill the exam.”

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