The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

About one-third of all black collegians earn degrees in either a STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and math) field or in business, according to my analysis of integrated post-secondary education data system (IPEDS), the national dataset of college outcomes. See chart below.). Maybe we need to rethink our advice.

Dropout 85

Dropout STEM Analysis Company 85

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 71

Dropout Secondary Course Report 71

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.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Documentation depends on the information families can access to prove their lineage. Limiting which Native students get financial assistance is especially significant, given the rising cost of post-secondary degrees. That way, she said, they can be the ones making laws and the ones teaching their history in the classroom.

Groups 86

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 86

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

Teachers didn’t get much professional development to learn how best to use the iPods in the classroom and there wasn’t a lot of clarity around how the technology could help the district achieve concrete learning goals. “At Twelve percent of students do not have access to high-speed internet at home.

Personalized Learning 103

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 103

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2019

It’s a crazy cycle,” said Adrian Huerta, an assistant professor of education at the University of Southern California who focuses on college access and gender. “We Inside a classroom at the University of Iceland, a campus where women outnumber men by two to one. It’s about equal access for everyone. Middle-class ones.

Trends 70

Trends Report Study Dropout 70

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Conventional wisdom around when and where students learn, what knowledge they need to be successful, and who they are as learners is all rapidly changing, especially as technology becomes more prevalent in classrooms. Early college access for later success. Learning can happen anytime, anywhere. Vancouver Public Schools (Wash.)

Industry 40

Industry Broadband Course Elementary 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 11, 2011

We know the silos of departments, schools, and classrooms work against the natural human inclination to work together to solve problems, share ideas, work for the good of the community, and nurture the next generation into the work and play of the community.

Industry 50

Industry Dropout Policies System 50

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2020

Up until six weeks ago, she spent her days in Terra Linda’s College and Career Center, a converted classroom off the school’s busiest thoroughfare. Paradoxically, her job is a classified position that doesn’t require a post-secondary credential, not even a bachelor’s degree, though this varies by school and district.

Report 74

Report Meeting Training System 74

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Five years ago, the district worked with parents, teachers, students, therapists and business leaders to “discuss the most important skills that our special education students must have in order to be able to function in the classroom, at a job or in the community after school,” said Booth.

Study 87

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 87