The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

The proportion of overage students — those who have been retained for at least one grade — hovers around 40 percent for New Orleans high school students, according to an analysis of 2014 data by researchers at Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, which is based at Tulane University. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

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Analysis Report Data Policies 124

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

True to form, she began studying late into the night, repeating phrases and learning new vocabulary from English language recordings she checked out from the library. She became Carver’s first student to move from undocumented to documented status and to enroll in college. Zelaya is now in her second year of college courses.

Strategy 110

Strategy Education E-rate Report 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. “It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. SAN JOSE, Calif.

Education 99

Education Policies Course System 99

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

At Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary, Principal Karen Woodson was a master at making everyone feel welcome, documented or not. The school stocks several Spanish titles in the library, and Woodson encouraged the children to keep up their Spanish. Woodson recently retired, but many of her policies continue. We’re tired but committed.

Elementary 141

Elementary Report Exercises Trends 141