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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

In Illinois, District 428 awarded 73 high school diplomas in 2017, up from 65 in 2013 when there were twice as many juveniles in the system and their average stay was longer. Illinois’ effort to bring online learning to juvenile justice facility classrooms is rare nationwide. The Illinois system is far from fixed.

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STUDENT VOICES: The education system encourages students to be dead inside

The Hechinger Report

school system is a “mess.” That’s the problem with our education system now, that mistakes are the worst things you can make. Student interviews were carried out during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. Do they feel that way? . Magdalena Slapik has been asking them. Caleb Carman was interviewed on 5/21/16.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

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Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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'Lost in the Cracks' Alabama District Brings Personalized Learning to Incarcerated Youth

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The American prison system has been criticized for being a place of punishment instead of rehabilitation. In states such as Alabama, where youth as young as 14 can be tried as adults, going into the system can mean a lifetime of condemnation. We sit down with students and create a personalized learning plan for each of them.

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OPINION: This high-poverty district learned to think differently about teaching and learning

The Hechinger Report

To lower the dropout rate and keep students on track to earn diplomas, we started a “credit-recovery” program to assist high school students who have lost credit in core subjects due to failing grades or excessive absences. percent in 2015-16. Opportunities for online learning. percent in 2008-09 to 84.9

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Online prekindergarten access and funds for school counselors among bills proposed in Mississippi this year

The Hechinger Report

Experts cautioned that online learning programs can lead to overuse of screens, which can impact behavior, sleep, and social-emotional development. This bill would amend the state code that calls for a statewide system of assistant teachers in K-3 classrooms.

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

But Altus administrators believe that their formula — using online learning without sacrificing one-on-one interactions between students and teachers — works. Nationwide, high schools offering credit recovery used online courses 71 percent of the time, according to a 2018 U.S.

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