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 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

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 117

Dropout Report Policies Study 117

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As school presidents agonize over how to reopen their campuses, student affairs and enrollment management leaders are working feverishly to make their services accessible to all students, wherever they are. Likewise, student mental health and wellness had become a significant concern on college campuses long before the pandemic.

Survey 107

Survey Report Accessibility Trends 107

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

More than one in four university and college faculty nationwide are dissatisfied with their jobs; 70 percent of those have considered a career change, according to a September survey by the course materials provider Cengage, and 29 percent cite what they say is a lack of support from their institutions or a sense of pressure from administrators.

Case Study 105

Case Study Study Dropout Education 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

One day, a friend forwarded an email about Resilient Coders, a boot camp that trains people of color for web development and software engineering jobs. In surveying broader groups of occupations, Burning Glass found a credentials gap of 26 percent for management jobs, 21 percent for computer and math jobs and 13 percent for sales jobs.

Company 112

Company Survey Report Training 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Colleges are also working to reduce their numbers of dropouts on the principle that it’s cheaper to provide the kind of support required to keep tuition-paying students than to recruit more. And for all of the work it’s done to reduce the number of dropouts, the higher education industry has so far barely moved the needle.

Dropout 77

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 77

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Then, he and half his team got Covid, forcing him to isolate in the basement of his girlfriend’s parents’ home nearby, disrupting his academics and prized time training with teammates. “I Becky Fein, director of training and engagement for Active Minds. I have been struggling to keep mentally strong.”.

Training 123

Training Meeting Report Policies 123

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

New faculty at Dickinson College attend a training session about how to help students who might be foundering. Riccio fell back on training Dickinson gives faculty, who are expected to contact the college’s “early-alert” team of advisors when they spot a student who appears to be struggling. CARLISLE, Penn. Like a lightning bolt.”.

Training 83

Training Report Dropout System 83

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Slightly more than two thirds of work college alumni said in a survey that their alma maters prepared them for their current jobs, compared to 55 percent of private college graduates and 47 percent of public school graduates, according to the Work Colleges Consortium. Also, Roelofs said, training supervisors is the “hardest part.”.

Dropout 76

Dropout Survey Outcomes Report 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2017

These systems, known as predictive analytics, have the potential to reinforce disparities for disadvantaged students if used without proper training and consideration for how computers might shuffle students into categories, according to the report from New America, a Washington, D.C.-based based think tank. Really, it’s misnamed.”.

Outcomes 49

Outcomes Report Data Blended Learning 49

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2020

Students planning to enroll at community colleges are in many cases just starting their applications, sometimes without access to the internet at home. Related: Why aren’t more counselors trained in college admissions ? It has disrupted college tours and canceled standardized tests. Photo: AP /Rick Bowmer.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Policies Chromebook Exercises 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

The book also calls for ending legacy admissions, ensuring that colleges enroll at least 20 percent of their students from low-income families, and treating high school, college and career training as one system. I do not want to take classes online and I don’t want to miss out on football games and the whole college experience,” Fogel said.

Education 111

Education Policies System Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Other universities see three-year degrees as a way to compete in the struggle for declining numbers of students, including those being lured away by faster-paced training programs such as coding schools or questioning the need to go to college at all. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts.

Report 103

Report Course Dropout Training 103

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. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents (88 percent) said they have a difficult time finding teaching materials for their students. Those statistics recently prompted the U.S.

Instructional Materials 28

Instructional Materials Survey Dropout Common Core 28

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press and The Dallas Morning News So when she enrolled in Dallas College after a five-year break in school, she was left to navigate a dizzying array of options and decisions solo as she sought to train for a job outside of retail management.

Outcomes 89

Outcomes Report Meeting Study 89

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

This nearly majority-Latino city began its experiment with personalized learning three years ago, after a districtwide survey revealed that thousands of high schoolers felt their education wasn’t relevant. District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate.

Personalized Learning 80

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 80

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. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Education Report Survey 92

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 Yet our reporting has discovered just how difficult it is to educate and train the next generation of nurses. This story also appeared in USA Today. Becoming a nurse. Second chance.

Study 102

Study Report Course Dropout 102

MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

This nearly majority-Latino city began its experiment with personalized learning three years ago, after a districtwide survey revealed that thousands of high schoolers felt their education wasn’t relevant. District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate.

Personalized Learning 34

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 34

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

Myriad focus groups and public opinion surveys point to other reasons for the dramatic downward trend. Fewer than one in three adults now say a degree is worth the cost , according to a survey by the Strada Education Network. Related: Another million adults ‘have stepped off the path to the middle class’.

Education 144

Education Survey Report Trends 144

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

Meanwhile, Ben Kim, a senior at the recently re-named Unity Reed High School nearby, conducted a quantitative survey of around 2,500 Prince William County students. The students teamed up with researchers at the University of Kentucky to conduct a survey of almost 9,500 students representing nearly every Kentucky county. “My

Survey 145

Survey Policies Groups Report 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Training was designed to provide pod leaders with activities they could use with students. Pod leaders, who are paid $20 an hour for 15 hours of work a week, must have a high school diploma or a GED, some connection to the city, and be willing to attend weekly training sessions. They’ve been through a lot,” said Rubio.

Learning 87

Learning Report Elementary Dropout 87

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Community colleges can help lift students into the middle class, but their enrollment has plummeted and their dropout rates are high. Even if they do, a new survey finds that most employers don’t believe they’re ready for the workforce. grade-point average. Now these failures are coming home to roost.

Panasonic 145

Panasonic Survey Report Dropout 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2021

In July it hired its first-ever director of online and distance education to give faculty members more training in virtual teaching. Almost a third of students at New Jersey’s Union County College work full time and nearly another third part time, according to a 2020 student survey. So the school used $1.6 Two, frankly, is not enough.

Software 99

Software Report Trends Adobe 99

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” There’s more news from the White House in the job training section below. “The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. The Business of Job Training. job training company) has raised $117.2 job training company) Hack Reactor.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. ” The Business of Job Training. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Related? .”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” The Business of Job Training. ” Via Techcrunch : “What Apple ’s education announcements mean for accessibility.”

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2021

Universities doing this say they’re “creating greater access and opportunity,” as Fairleigh Dickinson put it, or moving to “strengthen educational value,” according to Rider. Tuition continued to go up and dropout rates have barely improved since 2015, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Dropout 138

Dropout Data Survey Report 138

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the state was late submitting required annual financial statements for the third year in a row. “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? .” $100,000.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. The Business of Job Training. ” More on HR changes in the sports section above.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : NYC schools Chancellor Richard “Carranza unveils capital plan with $750 million in fixes for disability access.” How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” The Business of Job Training (and the Business of Jobs Giving Educational Benefits for Employees).

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

’” Via Education Week : “ FCC Seeks Comment on Access to WiFi for Schools and Libraries.” Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Via the Future of Privacy Forum : “ Law Enforcement Access to Student Records : What Is the Law?”

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It has shaped the administrative imaginary – and that in turn has shaped how schools have built capacity (or much more likely outsourced capacity ) and defined capacity altogether – notably in response to what’s been consistently framed as the challenge of access and the necessity of choice. ” Or so the story goes.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” ” Via CJR : “‘This is unprecedented’: Public colleges limiting journalist access.”

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This could be a problem for colleges and universities, about which a slew of opinion polls suggest Americans take a dim view at a time of campus speech controversies, athletic scandals, high dropout rates , sexual harassment and assault, comparatively generous pay for faculty and administrators and complaints about the competence of graduates.

Report 75

Report Dropout Survey System 75