The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The alternative diploma, attained through the LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA1) graduation pathway, allows students with severe disabilities to forgo typical academic expectations and requirements, and it doesn’t end with the high school diploma. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem.

Dropout 78

Dropout Advocacy Outcomes Report 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. Their ESSA plans detail systemic transformations of assessment methods and other practices, according to Lillian Pace, the senior director of national policy at KnowledgeWorks. These new assessment systems are a crucial component of personalization.

Personalized Learning 68

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 68

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. In 2015-16, more than one-third of all retained students were from grades K-3. percent national average.

Analysis 121

Analysis Report Data Policies 121

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Since then, the department has eliminated 72 guidance documents that dealt with the rights of special education students. The department said the documents were “outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective.”. Michael’s IEP allowed him to work in small groups, have extended time on assessments and use a computer for written assignments.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Only, rather than sending health care or social service providers to support parents and assess young children’s readiness for school, McDowell is sending teachers directly to kids’ homes — including high schoolers’ — to counsel, persuade and cajole them to graduate on time and plan for their future.

Report 111

Report Elementary Study Conference 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Nearly two decades ago, the reporter Todd Oppenheimer documented the aggressive rise of emerging Silicon Valley technologies — personal computers and the Internet — in the nation’s public schools. Four years ago, only one school out of 39 in Providence used personalized learning; the model has since spread to 25 schools.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. He’s missing out on how to document, experiment, prove your theory — that’s important stuff if you want to go into sciences,” she said.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79