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OPINION: Banning legacy admissions will deliver another blow to the children of Black alumni

The Hechinger Report

Eleven percent of the class of 2027 are legacies; the numbers were 12 percent for the class of 2026 and 14 percent for the class of 2025. The overall acceptance rate for the class of 2027 was 4.35 He is a member of the journalism advisory board of The Hechinger Report, which produced this essay.

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Climate Change Took a Heavy Toll on the U.S. Last Year. What’s the Cost to Education?

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last year, as tallied by a recent federal report. Damage from disasters like flooding, cyclones and wildfires can shutter schools for long periods, a Brookings Institute report says, or cause students to miss school due to illness or damage to their homes. The report authors were particularly concerned about repercussions for girls.

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OPINION: The pandemic wiped out decades of progress for preschoolers. It’s time to get them back on track

The Hechinger Report

According to the most recent report released by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), a majority of 3- and 4-year-olds received no preschool education in 2021-22. It’s time to get them back on track appeared first on The Hechinger Report. The pandemic’s impact on children is clear.

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OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

The Hechinger Report

What should come next is an examination of how schools can more deeply and deliberately harness technology to make high-quality learning accessible to every learner, even in the wake of a crisis. As we’ve seen over the last two years, educational equity, crisis preparedness and access to technology are deeply intertwined.

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How eBook Reader Devices are Changing the Publishing Industry

Kitaboo on EdTech

This is evident from the fact that the eBook market is expected to grow by 2.00% from 2023 to 2027, reaching a market volume of US $15.33 billion by 2027, according to Statista. They offer access to a vast selection of eBooks across different genres, languages, and formats.

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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FRONTLINE, POV, NOVA, TED TALKS, AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY Among the Featured Programs, with Special Reports from PBS NEWSHOUR and PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND; Funded by CPB as Part of American Graduate. In a one-hour special, FRONTLINE presents two films that build on its education reporting. “A Please share this information. 10:00 p.m.

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OPINION: Six ways to nurture high-aptitude math students in under-resourced schools

The Hechinger Report

Far too often, talented math students at schools in low-income communities barely have access to grade-level work, let alone advanced curricula. In short, they need access to more rigorous instruction and the types of enrichment commonly available to their more affluent peers. Sometimes that space is beyond the classroom.