The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

Now, just as happened in the last recession, it is likely to take them even longer and cost more, while — after years of hard-won progress — dropout rates rise and graduation rates fall. In-person events like this have proven to reduce dropout rates for first-year students, but some may be canceled this year because of the pandemic.

Dropout 110

Dropout Report Policies Study 110

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Generation Hope, the nonprofit I founded in 2010 to help young parents earn their college degrees while readying their children for kindergarten, conducted a national survey of student parents this spring. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program.

Policies 130

Policies Survey Advocacy Accessibility 130

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

After all, the plummeting number of prospects makes it much harder to replace dropouts than it was when there was a seemingly bottomless supply of freshmen. This aggressive response has helped lower the dropout rate at the Texarkana campus back to 44 percent, according to still-unreleased figures, the university says. Nobody noticed.”.

Dropout 97

Dropout Report Policies Data 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, had already overcome an array of obstacles on her nearly five-year journey. “No She also referred Hernandez to an advocacy center at BMCC where she could apply for food, counseling and emergency funds. This story also appeared in USA Today.

Study 96

Study Report Course Dropout 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The higher employment rate is likely partially attributable to the fact that former special education students are less likely to be spending that time in college; 21 percent of special education students surveyed were enrolled in college compared to 41 percent of general education students.

Outcomes 91

Outcomes Education Report Survey 91

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

They’re pulling a bait and switch on students,” said Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of the advocacy group Complete College America. While 90 percent of entering students in a nationwide UCLA survey say they’ll graduate within four years — the most basic promise made by a university or college to consumers — only 45 percent of them will.

Report 137

Report Dropout Survey Advocacy 137