The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

By 2016, annual expenses had begun outpacing operating revenues by $14 million. More than 400 colleges and universities still had seats available for freshmen and transfer students after the traditional May 1 deadline to enroll for this fall, the National Association for College Admission Counseling reports. Business was flagging.

Dropout 71

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 71

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. 1 priority for 2016? Switches, routers, panels and projectors. Cornhole, crane games, magic shows and light-up swords.

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Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. The post How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Your stories.

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Study Data Report Elementary 136

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

Chicago Public Schools have reported to the mayor’s office since 1995. The youth unemployment rate is roughly twice the overall national rate, when youth is defined as anyone under the age of 24, according to a 2016 study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute , a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.

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Policies Study Report Training 58

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2019

Photo: Aaron Cantú for The Hechinger Report. I was concerned and afraid of what might happen to her, but you cannot cut their wings,” said Aranda, an operations manager for a talent supply chain company. Photo: Aaron Cantú for The Hechinger Report. Robert Aranda knew it was coming. When Alexis accepted an offer from St.

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Report Study Groups Video 111

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report). “In Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report ). Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report ). Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report).

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How To Training Report Dropout 43

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report. In 2016, 45,567 young people were held in facilities nationwide, down 20 percent from 2012.) The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. The post Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 65

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report. The proportion of high school graduates enrolling in college in the fall after they finish high school has dropped from a high of 70 percent in 2016 to 63 percent in 2020. Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report.

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Education Survey Report Trends 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report. So in 2016 she headed back to the 42-acre campus near Gary’s dilapidated downtown to study for a degree in general studies. “I Between 1996 and 2016, their share of overall college enrollment rose from 8 to 19 percent , according to the U.S. Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Laptops Study Report 107

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2018

As we got near each other, the young man literally grabbed and hugged me,” my colleague reported. I’ve spent 16 years serving on and chairing the board of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and 25 years leading companies that serve schools and students of all kinds. Source: Achieve3000.

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Differentiated Instruction Learning Dropout Assessment 153

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Already, several companies sell reports to consumers that incorporate polygenic scores for health or various physical characteristics — despite the fact that the scores are not perfect forecasters of a person’s future. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Data Study Assessment Report 57

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2019

But to be honest, after spending much of the last few years reporting on for-profit certificate schools, which make up the bulk of the education agency’s list, we weren’t exactly surprised. That could spell trouble for the embattled company, which has already shuttered at least seven schools since last year. It’s a dismaying figure.

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Report Accessibility Data Trends 53

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

LAS VEGAS — Last year, before Anthony Boccia joined the teaching staff at Valley High School, his students spent hours in a windowless room in the company of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. At the beginning of last school year, the district reported 900 vacancies, according to its chief recruitment officer, Mike Gentry.

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Training Dropout Report Meeting 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

Indeed, being a black college dropout negatively affects earnings by at least $10 per hour, according to research by the Economic Policy Institute. Admissions have skyrocketed since the 2016 election. According to Fast Company magazine, “ Fewer than 1% of tech companies with black founders receive venture capital funding.”.

Dropout 83

Dropout STEM Analysis Company 83

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2016

The allegations, the Watch writes, are "inadequate financial reporting, failure to comply with the Open Meeting Act, inability to maintain a four-member governing board and inadequate organization." The National Education Policy Center penned a similar report. Online charters as a group are not strangers to difficulty.

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Dropout Report Policies Outcomes 60

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. His paltry education was much like that of dozens of other children in the GNETS system whose experiences this reporter researched. It looked amazing on paper,” Brent recalled.

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Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Those blue-collar jobs – at least as we remember them in our collective imagination – went to people, mostly men, fresh out of high school, graduate and dropout alike. This, in turn, has led to more layers in the production recipes for consumer goods, and more companies (like marketers and distributors) taking a piece of the revenue.

Dropout 40

Dropout Industry Policies Robotics 40

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

. “The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? in 2016 on a student visa.” ” asks Pacific Standard.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 ” The largest student loan company is Navient. 2 Post at Ed. Shares closed at $13.46

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Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The Washington Post : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asked whether leakers could be prosecuted , internal report shows.” Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Testing. .”

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: March 3, 2017 How to Tell a Secret in the Digital Age | New York Times → Education reporters take heed.

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EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.” ” That would be Chris Cerf. ” CPS is, of course, the Chicago Public Schools.

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

No doubt, Udacity, Coursera, and edX have been moving away from “free” and “open” online education for a while now , charging fees for courses and certificates and acting much more like online program management companies – third party vendors for Internet-based courses and degree programs.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Edsurge profiles the latest from Degreed : “This Company Wants to Help You Hire for Skills, Not Credentials.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.). From the HR Department.

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Education Company Data Report 47

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2018

Only about one in five of 2016 graduates got full-time jobs in legal offices, the advocacy organization Law School Transparency reported. We are in a period in which many states are reevaluating and revising their authorization regulations,” Capella Education Company, which runs Capella University, warned its shareholders.

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Company Industry Advocacy Report 67

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

.” “A new analysis from the Center for American Progress found more than two dozen minority-serving institutions would fail a graduation rate requirement for funding in the proposed House update to the Higher Education Act ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. More on Claypool’s resignation from WaPo’s Valerie Strauss.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Testing, Testing… Via the Hechinger Report : “On a classroom-based test for new teachers , black teachers score lower.” More on sports-related lawsuits in the sports section below. The CEO has resigned.

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40