The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Dropout 100

Dropout Policies Data Report 100

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

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. It turned out instead to be a bump in the road. Her aim then was a law degree.

Company 136

Company Training Industry Dropout 136

MindShift

JANUARY 11, 2019

Researchers have studied disparities in areas such as test scores and discipline rates to identify ways to close the gap. It’s an update to a study NPR reported on in 2017 that found that black students who had just one black teacher could help them stay in school. And they’re not alone.

Dropout 28

Dropout Elementary Study Analysis 28

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.

Data 106

Data Dropout Company Report 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

True to form, she began studying late into the night, repeating phrases and learning new vocabulary from English language recordings she checked out from the library. Many others in his place give up: A multiyear study of 1,000 adolescents in Chicago found that arrested teens were 22 percent more likely to quit school.

Strategy 107

Strategy Education E-rate Report 107

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Two chairs by the fireplace sit ready for one-on-one tutoring, a cluster of ottomans nearby can accommodate a study group, and spaces to hunker down with a book or notes abound: a couch by the front door layered with pillows and blankets, a desk tucked into a corner, a fire table on the patio, and a backyard. His first arrest was at age 12.

E-rate 114

E-rate Study Report Accessibility 114

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

She is among hundreds of thousands of students around the country who disappeared from public schools during the pandemic and didn’t resume their studies elsewhere. Some students couldn’t study online and found jobs instead. Instead, she cruised the hallways or read in the library. She plans to study choreography.

Data 98

Data Analysis Online Learning Laptops 98