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.
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.
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The Hechinger Report
MAY 19, 2022
“It’s becoming blatantly apparent that the year they spent in remote learning did not allow them to mature properly,” said Thiebeau, who teaches biology and forensics in a room decorated with animal bones and a taxidermied bear head. Online learning was challenging for many students. Then the pandemic arrived.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
By 2016, the high-poverty school district had turned around. 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. Opportunities for online learning.
Edsurge
JULY 11, 2017
The students in the blended version also take most of their courses online, but they occasionally meet in person for mentoring from a certified teacher or for clubs and sports. We sit down with students and create a personalized learning plan for each of them. Most of them were dropouts.” “In
The Hechinger Report
JULY 13, 2021
A 2016 study by the American Institutes for Research noted that about a third of Chicago’s public high school students fail one or both semesters of algebra I. She reels off the names of four new apps her students have had to learn for their algebra courses. Even students who have done well working virtually don’t love online learning.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, had already overcome an array of obstacles on her nearly five-year journey. “No In 2016, Hernandez decided to go back to school for her associate degree in nursing at BMCC. Two of her children opted for online learning, with only Nasiir attending school in person.
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