The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2018

DALLAS — It’s not uncommon for college students to work to save money for everything from books to spring break vacations. The companies select them,” Sorrell said. Kuyper’s president, Patricia Harris, said the school, which already requires internships for all its degrees, wants to focus on how to meet the needs of working students.

Report 93

Report Meeting Accessibility Outcomes 93

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

This crucial juncture, and its far-reaching implications for those who don’t meet the mark, is why some educators are focusing their literacy efforts on the school years that come before third grade — hoping through innovation to offset what could be a terrible and lasting deficit in children’s reading skills.

How To 43

How To Training Report Dropout 43

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2019

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. Most evenings after work he hits the books in pursuit of an associate’s degree in business administration. When Alexis accepted an offer from St.

Report 111

Report Study Groups Video 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Lynette Tannis, author of a book about educating incarcerated youth and an adjunct professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, said she sees more examples of what shouldn’t be happening in juvenile justice facilities than examples to celebrate.

Online Learning 67

Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 67

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2018

I pay close attention to classroom solutions that can meet these students exactly where they are. I’ve spent 16 years serving on and chairing the board of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and 25 years leading companies that serve schools and students of all kinds. “Stay out of jail!”

Differentiated Instruction 159

Differentiated Instruction Learning Dropout Assessment 159

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

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. Her years of assembly line work at Ford left her with debilitating carpal tunnel syndrome, but Perez said she wanted to make it back to the company — off the assembly line, as a manager.

Dropout 109

Dropout Laptops Study Report 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Those connections start with one-on-one mentoring, in which teachers meet with students weekly to discuss short-term goals, such as completing a certain number of units in a history course, and long-term goals that stretch into college and career. But now, I love school math, because I’m learning better.”. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. 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. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report Federal funds paid for a private company to run an afterschool academic recovery program at El Coquí this school year. Teachers across Puerto Rico say they have received little assistance in meeting their students’ changing needs. We are making a clarion call for help.”

Elementary 105

Elementary Report Dropout System 105

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If policymakers are going to close California’s graduation gap, they’ll have to figure out how to meet the needs of students like Mora and Deas. The “Spartan Completion Grant” that Deas got is part of a program that began last year for seniors who are within two semesters of earning their degrees and meet other requirements.

Education 98

Education Policies Course System 98

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ DeVos rejects invitation to meet with former for-profit college students.” Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” “Who’s Meeting With DeVos ? News from the most well-funded ed-tech company, student loan provider SoFi : SoFi settles w/ FTC over allegations it misrepresented how much borrowers save by refinancing. How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” ” The Business of Financial Aid.

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” More on AB 165 from the ACLU , which also opposes the proposed law.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, for example, predicted in their 2008 book Disrupting Class that by 2019 half of all high school classes would be taught via the Internet. For its part, Udacity has fully rebranded itself as a high-tech job training company, a topic I’ll cover in more detail in a forthcoming article in this series.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55