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Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out

The Hechinger Report

Suspensions and expulsions plummeted during the 2020-21 school year, as most school districts closed their buildings and put instruction online to slow the spread of Covid. In 2017 it banned suspensions for students in kindergarten, first and second grade. And three days was a lot to miss.”. Some districts appear to be doing just that.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Alabama community college overhaul improves the odds for unprepared students

The Hechinger Report

A task force studying the problem in 2017 found those layers of developmental coursework were a barrier for many students, who would become discouraged and drop out, according to Brad Fricks, director of academic affairs for the community college system. percent in 2017-2018 to 73.66 percent in 2019-2020 according to ACCS data.

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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

The Hechinger Report

The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. but Allen made it through, graduating in December 2020.

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A regional public university’s identity crisis

The Hechinger Report

That is $3,792 in 2020 dollars. A June 2020 study by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program shows enrollments at regional public universities across six states — Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin — have fallen by over 10 percent since 2011. From 2005 to 2020, Vedder said, O.U. chapter.

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College students to administrators: Let’s talk about mental health

The Hechinger Report

For years, college students have agitated for improved mental health services, such as more counselors, easier access to them and greater awareness and sensitivity, including having professors put suicide prevention and other hotline numbers on syllabuses. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report ?. I wanted to focus on prevention.”

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

Since 2017, for example, students in Roscoe, Texas, a rural community of about 1,300 residents, have been able to earn associate degrees and receive college credit by taking career education courses in health care, veterinary services and agriculture through a program called P-TECH. “It’s By 2022, that number grew to 8,745.

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