The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Some districts mandate lottery admission processes — but voc-tech schools often prefer to review students’ disciplinary and attendance records before admitting them. For instance, if a student engages in horseplay while holding a welding torch, students and teachers could be put at risk. The stakes at voc-techs are high.

Dropout 96

Dropout Industry Secondary Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. We don’t have eyes on our students.

Elementary 143

Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

They still are, but as the academy enters its sixth full year, its student outcomes are drawing praise from a variety of sources, even while administrators note that steep challenges remain. And the dropout rate among the first Muniz cohort, the class of 2016, was just 2.5 We have to make space for them to access the content.”.

Learning 111

Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2021

Many students engaged in honest and vulnerable conversations about their feelings with friends and family for the first time. The advent of easily accessible mental telehealth counseling may be a game changer for students going forward.

Handbook 112

Handbook Groups Meeting Study 112

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Richard Del Moro, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, adds that Middletown works hard to make their students “feel good” by providing opportunities beyond academics, including extracurricular activities, athletics, music, and the building environment. Why does that matter? All schools are equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi.

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The district’s Covid dashboard shows there have been more than 400 cases among students and staff, and 50 people were quarantined in mid-November. It feels really good and really important that our children… have access to in-person, five-day-a-week education. Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School.

Elementary 143

Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 143

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

” As a result, students engage in academics, athletics and extracurriculars because they “know you care.” Eastwood wants each student to be proficient in math and reading before finishing 5th grade. . The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown. Why does that matter?

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120