The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

In 2016, 45,567 young people were held in facilities nationwide, down 20 percent from 2012.) Illinois’ effort to bring online learning to juvenile justice facility classrooms is rare nationwide. The post Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Online Learning 69

Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 69

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

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.

Strategy 188

Strategy Learning Data Dropout 188

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

She learned remotely either full time or part time for more than a year. Although math is one of her favorite subjects, she found some parts of her coursework challenging when she was learning online. For example, she had trouble finding the area of a triangle and other math involving shapes.

Study 138

Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For example, I’m really interested in languages, so I’m taking two languages right now. For example, Mrs. Reese, she’s like my second mother. Student interviews were carried out during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. We have about 500 kids now. The school’s so small, you kind of know everyone.

System 52

System Report Examples Study 52

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. Again, the result is stunted learning. “We saw it as a scaffolding until things got better — a short-term, possible solution,” Agnew recalled.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

This is part six of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Some of the most oft-told tales in education in recent years have the following plot: the students all move from “brick-and-mortar” to “online.” Meanwhile, the state has cleared the company to become a dropout recovery school.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55