The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2021

Build company-specific programs that focus on recruiting and/or customized training. Encourage more companies to support local colleges and students through mentorship programs, internships and summer job opportunities. For example, at energy companies, data scientists help reduce costs, maximize investments and improve public safety.

Training 116

Training Dropout STEM Company 116

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It’s not a retail company. It’s not a retail company. Credit: Steven Vargo for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Steven Vargo for The Hechinger Report. As for graduation rates that weren’t increasing, and dropout rates that didn’t decline, she said, “you have to ask why.”. And you can’t. It’s not a bank. And you can’t.

Case Study 103

Case Study Study Dropout Education 103

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

EdTech 127

EdTech Education Policies Assessment 127

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The dropout spike was even more startling for community college students like Izzy, an increase of about 3.5 The rising dropout rate on college campuses has consequences for individual students, their families and the economy. Related: Many young adults choose work over college, report shows. percentage points.

Dropout 119

Dropout Study Report Company 119

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Although everyone wants magic solutions that can transform high-school dropouts into Google engineers in six months, this rarely happens. Employers need to be willing to invest in this talent after they hire them—and to recognize that the companies might need to change the way they train managers and onboard teams.

Adobe 100

Adobe Dropout Company Training 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. The report was provided jointly to The Hechinger Report and the Los Angeles Times. The pain from these debts is not felt evenly, researchers said.

Dropout 102

Dropout Policies Data Report 102

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report. “My dad said, ‘I’ll just take two jobs.’

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For two years we’ve had sort of a petri dish of experimenting with learning online,” said Anant Agarwal, chief platform officer of the online program management company 2U and former CEO of edX, the online provider created by MIT and Harvard and sold last year to 2U for $800 million. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report.

Education 77

Education Survey Dropout Learning 77

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Department of Education data analyzed by The Hechinger Report. That, in turn, contributes to the fact that more than a third of students who start college still haven’t earned degrees after six years, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports , often piling up loan debt with no payoff.

Dropout 99

Dropout Report Policies Data 99

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report. Greenville County Schools has begun partnering with companies in the area, such as BMW and Michelin, to develop courses in mechatronics and automotive research. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report.

Industry 130

Industry Elementary Education Robotics 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. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report. It reports enrolling 313 students this semester.

Report 116

Report Dropout System Company 116

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. They are not likely to go and seek help.

Assessment 141

Assessment Report Dropout System 141

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

On a laptop in the nearly empty office, he worked on code for a webpage he was developing for his employer, the learning materials company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In half an hour, he needed to join a conference call about changes to the company’s website. He had been at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for four months.

Company 112

Company Survey Report Training 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Related: Report finds a drop in Black enrollment at most top public colleges and universities. Access to talent is their number-one competitive priority.”. We’re just triaging.

Survey 140

Survey Laptops Dropout Report 140

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Some students don’t have internet access or the computers they now need to do their coursework. Maria Romo-Gonzalez, a 22-year-old senior at the University of California, Berkeley, struggles with spotty internet access; her mom’s salary as a grocery store cashier doesn’t allow for extras. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Study Survey Course Company 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

That is why many companies and colleges have been taking deliberate efforts to increase diversity in their organizations. Related: How one district solved the special education dropout problem. We urge more companies to follow in this auspicious trend of hiring those with learning differences due to neurodiversity.

Dropout 51

Dropout Company Examples Trends 51

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. The number of college dropouts swelled during the tight labor market; an additional 2 million people joined their ranks from only a year and a half earlier in 2018. The Lumina Foundation is also among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

Dropout 126

Dropout Survey Study Report 126

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

More than 400 colleges and universities still had seats available for freshmen and transfer students after the traditional May 1 deadline to enroll for this fall, the National Association for College Admission Counseling reports. More are likely to go under; Moody’s projects that the pace of college closings will soon reach 15 per year.

Dropout 73

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 73

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. A study found an 18-percent difference between dropout rates for low-income students with high arts participation (4 percent drop out) and those with less arts involvement (22 percent).

Dropout 76

Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 76

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

More broadly, nearly 73 percent in the Fall 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey reported moderate or serious psychological distress. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report ?. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report ?. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report ?.

Training 121

Training Meeting Report Policies 121

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

UPCEA’s eDesign Collaborative ), I spent hours doing my own personal research on my university’s open access policy and scouring the library website. The collaboration allowed the bookstore access to the library’s online catalog to see which materials in faculty’s course packs were readily available in library journals. Open Textbooks.

OER 60

OER Libraries Dropout Case Study 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Credit: Noah Willman for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Noah Willman for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Noah Willman for The Hechinger Report. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Credit: Noah Willman for The Hechinger Report. Then Covid decimated them.

Report 103

Report Course Dropout Training 103

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Photo: Harrison Jones for The Hechinger Report. million since the most recent peak, in 2011, the National Student Clearinghouse reports. Photo: Harrison Jones for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Harrison Jones for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Harrison Jones for The Hechinger Report. CARLISLE, Penn.

Training 80

Training Report Dropout System 80

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

Today, edtech companies are actively working on taking digitization even further by converting the traditional LMS into an intelligent learning platform (ILP). These systems also provide assessments, feedback and reporting tools, as well as automation and gamification, among many other features. Lower dropout rates.

LMS 345

LMS Gamification Learning Dropout 345

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Instead of enrolling, for example, they might subscribe to college; for a monthly fee, they could take whatever courses they want, when they want, with long-term access to advising and career help. SNHU, in a collaboration with the education company Pearson, is testing AI grading. Related: Is California saving higher education?

Course 106

Course Pearson Accessibility Company 106

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

He laments that his tenure in Chicago will be remembered for this more than for creating community schools, increasing access to Advanced Placement classes in high schools, and raising the high school graduation rate by 12 percentage points. The post OPINION: Arne Duncan, the fallible narrator appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 68

Dropout Policies Elementary Data 68

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. Switches, routers, panels and projectors. Cornhole, crane games, magic shows and light-up swords. Solution: offer happier prompts?).

Pearson 60

Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

Will a backdrop of economic ruin prompt higher education to listen to feedback on how to become more accountable, flexible and accessible? She’s in good company within her age group: a stunning 65 percent of people aged 18 to 24 have changed their education plans amid the coronavirus, according to a recent Strada Education Network survey.

Education 111

Education Policies System Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2019

Photo: Aaron Cantú for The Hechinger Report. I was concerned and afraid of what might happen to her, but you cannot cut their wings,” said Aranda, an operations manager for a talent supply chain company. Photo: Aaron Cantú for The Hechinger Report. Robert Aranda knew it was coming. When Alexis accepted an offer from St.

Report 111

Report Study Groups Video 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2018

Among adults age 29 or younger, 37 percent had outstanding student loan debt, according to a 2017 report from the Pew Research Center. For in-person instruction, students will go to classes at designated spaces easily accessible from their jobs and provided by the college’s corporate partners. The companies select them,” Sorrell said.

Report 91

Report Meeting Accessibility Outcomes 91

MindShift

MARCH 3, 2017

My wireless company sends me a text alert when I’m about to use up my monthly data. ” Report cards come out quarterly. But timely text reports from teachers can apparently prompt better behavior. My bank sends me a text alert when my account balance is low. A few clever researchers said: “Hey!

Dropout 28

Dropout Study Software Outcomes 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2018

Photo: Michael Farrell for The Hechinger Report. million fewer college students in the spring semester just ended than at the last peak in 2011, the National Student Clearinghouse reports. Alana Wolf at her summer internship at a theater company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photo: Michael Farrell for The Hechinger Report.

Policies 80

Policies Report Academic Standards Meeting 80

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. But Chris Munzo, executive vice president of AspirEDU (and fan of metaphors), compares Dropout Detective to a gym membership—it only works if you use it.

Dropout 60

Dropout Comparison Data Company 60

MindShift

OCTOBER 27, 2016

A nationwide survey of ELL educators by McKinsey & Company during the 2012-13 school year revealed 70 percent created their own materials. Many reported that they did not have enough time or money to access quality materials, while others stated these materials simply don’t exist.

Instructional Materials 28

Instructional Materials Survey Dropout Common Core 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report. The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Sign up for our newsletter.

Online Learning 65

Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 65

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2016

Girls score 16 percent better than boys in A-Levels, the standardized exams generally required to get into British universities, the British Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission reports. Only about one in 10 senior executives at major British corporations are women, an executive search form here reported.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Report Study Dropout 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report. And statistics belie the claim that recent high school graduates are getting jobs instead of going to college; workforce participation for 16- to 24-year-olds is actually lower than it was before Covid hit , the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS, reports.

Education 144

Education Survey Report Trends 144