The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

She’d married not long after graduating from high school in 1981, had three children soon after that, and then gone to work for McDonald’s to make ends meet after her marriage ended. But after 27 years with a company with education benefits — benefits Thomas pitches to other employees — she still hadn’t taken advantage of them herself.

Education 130

Education Training Company Survey 130

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Roux Institute opened last year in borrowed space in this tech company building on the Portland, Maine, waterfront to teach computer science and other subjects. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report. A Maine-based foundation kicked in another $100 million. It reports enrolling 313 students this semester.

Report 117

Report Dropout System Company 117

Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

About two years ago Arizona State University famously inked a deal with Starbucks, allowing its baristas to get steeply discounted (in some cases free) tuition to take online courses from ASU. EdSurge: You have plenty of baristas taking your courses. Starbucks’ goal is to have 25,000 students graduate from this program by 2025.

Course 138

Course Kaplan Company Outcomes 138

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Arizona State is entering into agreements with many companies, such as Starbucks, which is another way that online giants are steering students away from traditional public colleges. The 10 percent discount at Southern New Hampshire boils down to $288 per credit hour, or $864 per course. It’s mind bogglingly complicated.

Industry 72

Industry Report Secondary Course 72

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

In meetings with his academic adviser during the second semester of his freshman year, Robinson said he learned that though his GPA was solid, the school’s computer algorithm saw trouble. Companies like Amazon and Netflix have been using data tools like these for years to track our clicks and steer us to buy or watch more of their products.

Data 107

Data Dropout Company Report 107

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

Among other things, the boosters who pitched international companies to come and do business in this port city promised that its high quality of education would guarantee a steady supply of skilled employees. Prodded by the community, they took a small step with huge symbolic meaning: meeting together once a month. MOBILE, Ala.

System 65

System Groups Mobility Education 65

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

Bowie navigated a daunting obstacle course of family and health crises during his teenage years and made it to his dream school – Georgia State University. By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion.

Dropout 89

Dropout Study Report System 89

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. The first family told her they live in Mission Bay, a rapidly redeveloping area where a new elementary school isn’t scheduled to open until 2025. But Koehler would need to meet many more kids like this one to stave off school closures forever. Often, they fail.

E-rate 118

E-rate Elementary Education Report 118

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2021

Eisner, who graduated from Emmanuel herself in 1963, said she meets with her top managers every week “to make sure that we are in sync watching this. In 1974, with enrollment so low Donovan said the college couldn’t meet its payroll, Emmanuel sold off a parcel to a neighboring hospital. You know, what’s the trend?”.

Report 99

Report Trends Libraries Strategy 99

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A 2019 study from the nonpartisan Albert Shanker Institute found only five states spend enough money to help students in high-poverty school districts achieve test scores that meet the national average; Washington ranked among the lowest spenders on that list. The second failed by less than 1 percentage point. That’s an enemy.”.

Elementary 106

Elementary Report Policies System 106

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.) The Flipped Classroom".

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College (ACCJC), the accreditor for California’s community colleges, lost its appeal to the Department of Education in January and will have a year to resolve the issues surrounding its not meeting federal accreditation standards. Jobs for Grads. Preferably from Stanford.)

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

UC Berkeley says it will remove online course content in response to a Department of Justice assertion that the materials violate the ADA as they are not fully accessible to those with disabilities. – to the New York-based company Cyndx. Via Education Week’s Market Brief : “Test Vendors Weigh In On Future of PARCC.”

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “After Meeting With DeVos, Title IX Activists Say They Still Have Many Questions.” Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45