Hapara

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“One of the tools that supported Wolf Creek staff and students during the 2020-21 school year while they participated in hybrid learning both online and face to face was H?para In addition, teachers at WCPS have also created or modified courses in Workspace for elementary through high school learners.

Hapara 130

Hapara Dropout Course Study 130

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In the early months of 2020, her team expanded an attendance campaign called “All In,” from four to 25 schools across the district, which is home to 85 public schools in total. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

Strategy 195

Strategy Learning Data Dropout 195

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

There’s no shortage of peer support programs to evaluate, and tools used to deploy them are evolving to become more professional and accessible in an increasingly digital world. Related: Another tool to improve student mental health? Kids talking to kids. Plenty of students are willing to take on these roles.

Accessibility 95

Accessibility Training Dropout Survey 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

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. The consequence was an unwelcome reminder that the pandemic isn’t the only thing that can keep her from the classroom. And three days was a lot to miss.”.

Personalized Learning 138

Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 138

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

We were devising ways to get our students money to fix their cars or cover medical bills long before such emergency aid garnered significant attention as a student success tool, and we’ve continued to prioritize it during the pandemic. That kind of family-based approach — in which every problem is a relevant problem — is a hallmark of HBCUs.

Digital Divide 142

Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 142

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Schools kick students out but call it a ‘transfer’ In 2020, nearly every school district in the nation was forced to come up with a way of providing education online. “Instead of taking traditional or legal pathways,” she said, “there’s a pattern that the easiest solution is to remove a student rather than deal with the underlying issues.”

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Johnson also didn’t want her children to go through the next two months with no educational tools beyond the worksheets she’d picked up from the Greenville Public School District and limited access to online materials through Kentiona’s phone, shared between the four of them. I do what I can, whenever I can, for my children,” she said.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145