The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

Andre Perry/The Hechinger Report. A group of colleges has decided to stop holding students captive and allow them to get their lives back on track. The Hechinger Report receives financial support from Lumina. Among different racial groups, white families have the highest levels of family wealth.

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Libraries Report Advocacy Policies 99

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Black parents hold more student debt than parents or nonparents of any other racial or ethnic group. At Generation Hope, we are building a policy and advocacy agenda driven by student parents all over the country that will prioritize removing financial barriers to college completion for Black parents.

Policies 134

Policies Survey Advocacy Accessibility 134

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. Your stories. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

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Study Data Report Elementary 137

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 Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. SPECIAL REPORT. Yet our reporting has discovered just how difficult it is to educate and train the next generation of nurses.

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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.

Personalized Learning 72

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 72

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Photo by Noah Willman for The Hechinger Report. The Hechinger Report is an independent unit of Teachers College.). But not every student can make the leap to full-time status, said Karen Stout, president of the nonprofit advocacy group Achieving the Dream; many have neither the money nor the time. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —

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Report Course Advocacy Policies 87

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Photo: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report. This story was produced jointly by inewsource San Diego, a data-focused investigative news organization, and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for our newsletter. The results have been promising.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 14, 2014

On this site, their team of student writers and reporters wrote stories and published photos on topics that range from relationships to perceptions of Oakland. But the part of her research that was most meaningful was when she asked questions of a focus group of Latino parents whose children attend her high school. Sera Hernandez.

Dropout 42

Dropout Advocacy Groups Strategy 42

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Photo: Karen Salomon for The Hechinger Report. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. He’d create a study group to go over the terms with classmates or make flashcards. It’s a crisis.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 88

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Education Report Survey 92

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Colleges and universities usually require 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree but students graduate with about 135, on average, according to data compiled by Complete College America, a nonprofit research and advocacy group. Related: Universities cut services for a big group of their students: those over 25.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This story also appeared in Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. But a first-of-its-kind analysis by The Hechinger Report and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting has found that attendance-related suspensions are pervasive, in some districts accounting for more than half of all in-school suspensions.

Dropout 102

Dropout Analysis Policies Report 102

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Colleges have gradually moved the finish line to give themselves credit for success if students graduate in six years — or even eight years, which is what consumers find reported on the government’s newest consumer website, College Scorecard. Credit: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. After lobbying by universities and colleges, Sen.

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Report Dropout Survey Advocacy 139

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report. Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report. She blamed the high dropout rates on the fact that many students have to juggle school with full- and part-time jobs, leaving little time for academics. Román-Lagunas said she has noticed that “the Latino student groups used to be stronger.”

Dropout 109

Dropout Laptops Study Report 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Credit: Zachary Clingenpeel for The Hechinger Report Jennings School District officials did not respond to follow-up questions about Crawford’s case, but a letter addressed to the family said that the boys were transferred to home-school learning at Crawford’s request. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Most states have some sort of truancy laws on the books, but only about half still have policies punishing truancy with potential penal measures, according to the national policy group Education Commission of the States. Local news reports say grades in the district have fallen this semester, as in districts around the country.

Policies 142

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 142

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Understandably at the front of the first group is U.S. Improvements in graduation rates were seen for each of the reported student subgroups — broken down by ethnicity, socioeconomics, limited English proficiency, and special education status. Secretary of Education John B. Department of Education, released today, 83.2

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Policies Dropout Report Course 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Still, there are some stalwart critics, notably Benjamin Riley, who visited many personalized-learning classrooms from 2010 to 2014 as the policy and advocacy director for the NewSchools Venture Fund. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

These issues can have a greater impact on Black male teachers and other teachers from underrepresented groups. In recent years, a movement against teaching “critical race theory” and the rise of groups like Moms for Liberty have galvanized white parents to target Black educators and literature that centers Black characters.

Education 135

Education Elementary Data Dropout 135

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. His paltry education was much like that of dozens of other children in the GNETS system whose experiences this reporter researched. The truth of it is, we know how to educate these kids.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2018

T his story about foster care and higher education was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. KALAMAZOO, Mich.

System 111

System Study Policies Report 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Lumina is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report, which co-produced this story.). Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. SAN JOSE, Calif. More than a quarter are immigrants.

Education 98

Education Policies Course System 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. The group has plans to grow those numbers. She credits Fuller as an inspirational figure, and has engaged him in an advisory role as the group seeks to develop a national network of funding and talent pipelines. Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report.

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Report Policies Meeting Groups 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 22, 2022

Credit: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. “We Beyond student advocacy networks, young people can also seek help through hotlines and abortion funds. Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education.

Accessibility 27

Accessibility Training Policies Report 27

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

This story also appeared in Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Nor in home foster care or licensed group homes. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. “I

Elementary 144

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 144

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

DeVos reported a new investment of between $250,001 and $500,000 in the Michigan-based Neurocore , according to a financial disclosure form that was certified by government ethics officials on Wednesday.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” $100,000.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

He is a member of the Latino education advocacy group Nuestra Voz and a student at Cohen College Prep in New Orleans. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about education in New Orleans.

Advocacy 61

Advocacy Secondary System Report 61

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via Vox : “Brazilian media report that police are entering university classrooms to interrogate professors.” In related news: “ Right-wing groups are recruiting students to target teachers ,” says Reveal. ” Then, “A Day Later, Football Coach Out at Maryland,” Inside Higher Ed reported.

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2018

Only about one in five of 2016 graduates got full-time jobs in legal offices, the advocacy organization Law School Transparency reported. And a former lobbyist for the for-profit college trade group Career Education Colleges and Universities, or CECU, worked for the Education Department during the DeVos team’s transition.

Company 71

Company Industry Advocacy Report 71

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Testing, Testing… Via the Hechinger Report : “On a classroom-based test for new teachers , black teachers score lower.” ” The article draws on the latest report from investment bank Berkery Noyes.

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40