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PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

The Hechinger Report

Federal funding for community schools tripled during the pandemic to $75 million in 2021-22 from $25 million in 2019-20. Meanwhile, it’s unclear whether schools will continue to embrace their expanded mission after federal pandemic funds expire in March 2026. It’s a big investment without an instant payoff.

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Schools have struggled to add learning time after COVID–here’s how one district did it

eSchool News

A year ago, school would have been over around this time, and the students at Columbus East Elementary would be walking out the door. The deal, which runs through 2026, got the support of 70% of teachers. said one fourth grader with dark hair and white-rimmed glasses at nearby Sherlock Elementary.

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OPINION: Students are coming to college less prepared during the pandemic. They need our help

The Hechinger Report

That’s left enrollment questions still unanswered for some schools, with many scrambling to fill spots in the Class of 2026, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling. In the fall of 2019, over 18 million students were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in the U.S. million students, a drop of 9.4

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Is the hardest job in education convincing parents to send their kids to a San Francisco public school?

The Hechinger Report

On the line, Kelly Rodriguez explained that she wanted to move her 6-year-old from a private school to a public one for first grade, but only if a seat opened up at Sunset Elementary School, near their house on San Francisco’s predominantly white and Asian west side. But Dee said, between fall 2019 and fall 2021, enrollment declined by 2.5

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

Elementary school: hated it,” Amber says. That job sector is projected to grow 22 percent by 2026, putting her on track to earn a median wage of $ 100,610 a year. She’ll probably enroll at nearby Middlesex Community College, she says, but not until 2019, or maybe 2020. “I Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. School just isn’t for me.

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