The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” Until 2017, New Orleans high schools had no internal options to help students who fell so far behind a conventional diploma seemed impossible. “My My grades were perfect.

Dropout 54

Dropout Policies Report System 54

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The study refers to students like me as “ working learners. ”. Luz Pineda is her fourth year at California State University, Northridge and plans to graduate in fall 2017 with a double major in Journalism and Central American Studies. Working so much means we are more likely to be stressed, feel disconnected from school, and drop out.

Study 40

Study Report Libraries System 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While most schools across the country are fully back in person, students continue to struggle to complete homework assignments or participate in remote learning because they lack adequate internet service and access to a computer at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

When the charter group took over the historic Eleanor McMain High School in 2017, the school still had a colorful mural that had been added to by each graduating class since 1986. I lost my job just like everyone else,” McKneely said, referring to the mass layoff of New Orleans teachers after Hurricane Katrina.

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Meeting Groups Report Course 85

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

Essex Tech’s MCAS scores have climbed steadily since the campus opened, and the vast majority of its students met or exceeded the state’s standards for basic proficiency in reading, math and science in 2017. The code,” several of his students answered almost in unison, referring to the state’s regulations for licensed electricians.

Study 81

Study Training Report Industry 81

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 8, 2017

After years of doubting his choice, Martin was confident heading into the 2017 season. We set a goal at the beginning of this year, we were going to have no losses and we were going to go to the Superdome,” Ganier recalled, referring to the stadium where the state championships are played.

Report 49

Report Training Policies System 49

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

20, 2017, in Durham, N.C. How one district solved its special education dropout problem. An IEP doesn’t mean that you’re slow, it just means you have a hard time learning things,” she added, referring to an Individualized Education Program, a set of documents, services and supports given to all students in special education.

Dropout 93

Dropout Report System Meeting 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Still, districts nationwide are now placing students in online learning in response to misbehavior, in a process referred to in certain circles as “virtualization.” Some school districts consider virtual learning an alternative to discipline — not a form of discipline itself.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

A few local pilot programs have been shown to slightly improve test scores and teacher satisfaction, but a 2017 study by RAND , commissioned by the Gates Foundation to study 40 Gates-funded schools, reads like a shrug. Sodexo?” — referring to the testing and cafeteria behemoths. Yet the academic and policy research behind it is thin.

Personalized Learning 98

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 98

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

NewSchools (@nsvf) May 18, 2017. We have something like the Rooney Rule ,” referring to the NFL policy that prevents team from hiring a head coach or senior executive without having interviewed a minority candidate for the job. NewSchools (@nsvf) May 18, 2017. “Educators and my fellow students: Demand, demand demand.”.

Education 90

Education Policies Company Dropout 90