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OPINION: The pandemic gave graduating high school seniors new strength and resilience

The Hechinger Report

Online-schooling shoved students out of familiar classroom settings straight into independent, self-directed learning. The advent of easily accessible mental telehealth counseling may be a game changer for students going forward. Dr. Jill Grimes, M.D., Jill Henry, M.A.,

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The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

The Hechinger Report

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We

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Chronically absent: Is quality education possible in juvenile detention in Mississippi?

The Hechinger Report

When asked for comment, Jackson Public Schools officials said that although they cannot publicly comment on or confirm a student’s discipline, the handbook considers box cutters weapons, and forbids students from having one in their personal possession on campus for non-instructional purposes. “Bored.” Judge Thomas H.