The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

percent literacy rate , the seventh-lowest among the 50 states, and one of the highest school dropout rates. Helping them make progress was a high priority to me, so that they could participate in a classroom community more effectively. They were required to turn their phones completely off in the classroom.

Dropout 93

Dropout Learning Exercises Report 93

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2019

As part of the program, the freshmen engage in intensive community-building exercises, including tending to animals, learning to rock climb, running a restaurant — and coaching each other as they run for student government. Related: A little-known program has lifted 9th grade performance in virtually every type of school.

Kaplan 89

Kaplan Study Report Academic Standards 89

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

So, we’ve spent several months traveling the country learning from schools applying best practices and from researchers and educators who have studied what works. A 2016 study by the American Institutes for Research noted that about a third of Chicago’s public high school students fail one or both semesters of algebra I. math-teaching?experts.?

STEM 121

STEM Report Course Study 121

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Related: Millions of kids are missing school as attendance tanks across the US Thousands of students went missing from American classrooms during the pandemic. She studies how burdensome paperwork and processes often prevent poor people from accessing health benefits. She runs through pre-kindergarten counting exercises on a phone.

Policies 79

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 79

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. . Now, she’s a freshman studying civil engineering at Clemson University. “I Third grade students work on a paper parachute they’ve built as part of an engineering exercise at A.J.

Industry 125

Industry Elementary Education Robotics 125

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Studies suggest affordability is one of the leading causes of attrition. She had to keep making payments, but now had no chance of leasing a car, getting a credit card or exercising other opportunities. That way, she said, they can be the ones making laws and the ones teaching their history in the classroom.

Groups 89

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 89

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

But first, the kids in teacher Meghan Groves’ first-grade classroom were taking a moment to share their favorite part of the day. “My A 2018 study of existing research on social-emotional curricula found an overall positive effect on math, reading and science learning. BRISTOL, Va. —

Strategy 78

Strategy Training Report Company 78