The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. Before Savannah took the SAT, she faced the extra step of documenting her disability to secure extra time. Fortunately, some schools are showing the way.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. Meanwhile, other people hear the word “free” and immediately distrust it.

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E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 147

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Native advocates said some students don’t have this kind of documentation even when they are enrolled in a recognized tribe. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 91

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

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Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 73

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. To answer that question, The Hechinger Report combed through grant databases, legislative records and lobbying disclosures, looking for the forces and funding behind LD 1422.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). On report cards, grades are presented in the new system, but on transcripts the school provides a conversion to a traditional letter grade — an element that has meant grades are easy for parents to understand.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

However, for students transitioning from under-resourced high schools, and without self-advocacy skills, legal knowledge or access to medical resources and insurance, pursuing accommodations in college can be daunting, prolonged and expensive. This flaw in higher education is not obscure; it is codified into federal law. It might cost $7,500.

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Policies Accessibility Advocacy Secondary 75