Edsurge
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Our goal is structured around 2018. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. That gave us the opportunity to. put students on individualized learning plans, possibly using technology in the classroom. Now, Chromebook is the device of choice.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 12, 2023
Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering, a school focused on STEM curriculum in Greenville, South Carolina. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report.
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The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 20, 2022
That’s higher than the district’s fall 2018 numbers and a slight drop from 2019. During the 2018-19 school year, the last one uninterrupted by the pandemic, it logged 2,422 — a 61 percent drop. At that pace, Sarikey said the district will probably have more suspensions this year than it did pre-pandemic.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 6, 2019
For an absurd example, if dropouts tended to take classes on Thursdays in their first semester at college, but students who completed their degrees didn’t, then you might worry about current students who are currently taking classes on Thursdays. The dropout problem got a lot worse in the 1990s when more people started attending college.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 29, 2019
In 2018, nearly half the student body had to attend summer school to make up credits. “I Rather than operating schools, it is our job to approve who has the privilege to operate a school,” Lewis said at an October 2018 press conference. He’s promised to add ACT prep, more Advanced Placement courses, and maybe even a STEM program.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 13, 2021
The district decided to focus on math because “research has shown that middle school and high school math … that’s where the greatest learning loss has been,” said Dr. Faith Freeman, the director of STEM at Guilford County Schools, and the head of their tutoring initiative. Kids were falling behind in math before the pandemic.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 24, 2023
Among students who started college from 2015 to 2018, an average of 52 percent enrolled in I-BEST classes earned a degree or certificate within four years compared to 38 percent of students who did so while enrolled in traditional adult basic education coursework, according to the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
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