The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

He’s trying to figure out how to parcel out his meager paycheck to pay back college loans for a degree he never finished. In doing so, he joined more than 108,000 other students who withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities between 2013 and 2015 with thousands of dollars in federal student debt but no degree.

Dropout 88

Dropout Study Report System 88

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.”. To reach the state’s target, another 131,400 Minnesotans — two-thirds of them people of color—must earn a post-secondary credential. “As High cost of dropping out.

Dropout 75

Dropout Secondary Course Report 75

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. All states had to submit ESSA plans this fall showing how they intend to measure students’ progress, and the advocates believed that the flexibility in the new law would inspire states to innovate. “The

Personalized Learning 73

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 73

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” But they never would tell me how to go to school when I was going through something.”. But they never would tell me how to go to school when I was going through something.”.

Dropout 57

Dropout Policies Report System 57

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In 2015-16, more than one-third of all retained students were from grades K-3. By the 2015-16 school year, the latest data available online , Louisiana retained 4 percent of its students, still roughly twice the 2.2 If that second attempt wasn’t successful, students couldn’t move on to fifth or ninth grade. percent national average.

Analysis 125

Analysis Report Data Policies 125

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. When she dropped out at the end of ninth grade, she didn’t know how to use punctuation or do multiplication. But too often, schools aren’t providing students with the appropriate help.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

“Since my parents didn’t get much education, it’s hard to talk to them about my schoolwork and applying to college, or how to plan my time and get everything done,” says Mariano Almanza, 18, pictured speaking with his Coronado High School guidance counselor, Colleen McElvogue. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111