The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2021

Online-schooling shoved students out of familiar classroom settings straight into independent, self-directed learning. Students had to take full responsibility for their education, making choices about attendance, motivation, engagement and how to limit distractions.

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Handbook Groups Meeting Study 110

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

Miles Hooper, the 26-year-old manager of Vermont’s largest goat farm, remembers what it’s like to be 16 and not want to be in a classroom. It’s all part of a statewide push to “personalize” learning, giving students more of a say over what — and where — they study. percent of nondisadvantaged students.). RANDOLPH, Vt.

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Report Personalized Learning Dropout Course 102

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

When teachers at Cable Elementary in San Antonio couldn’t reach four siblings who attended the school this spring, Monica Williams of Communities in Schools was able to arrange a meeting with them at their grandmother’s house. Williams arranged to meet the children at their grandmother’s. Credit: Monica Williams.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 142

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 25, 2021

You’ll hear NYT bestselling author Dan Heath share a short case study from Chicago Public Schools that illustrates how this name-by-name approach worked for reducing dropout rates. And, I’ll share an intuitive 8 step approach you can use to tackle big problems like student engagement or work completion.

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System Case Study Course Examples 59

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Brown’s virtual students aren’t required to turn on their cameras, so he can’t tell whether they’re paying attention. In person, his classes are fun, and the students engaged: “I relate whatever it is that we’re doing to something closer to real life,” he said. Few speak up. The effects are showing up in test scores.

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STEM Report Course Study 126

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2017

This idea that if I work hard, I can get better — that’s really clear in an arts classroom,” Abramoski said. “If Many students enter the Muñiz Academy never having played, or even considered playing, an instrument. Public displays of student learning are also natural in arts classrooms.

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Laptops Report Strategy Outcomes 56

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Richard Del Moro, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, adds that Middletown works hard to make their students “feel good” by providing opportunities beyond academics, including extracurricular activities, athletics, music, and the building environment. Why does that matter? Middletown, N.Y. Ending Social Promotion.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

” As a result, students engage in academics, athletics and extracurriculars because they “know you care.” Eastwood wants each student to be proficient in math and reading before finishing 5th grade. In school, Karim is a solid, determined student who still struggles in some areas. Why does that matter?

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As teachers and students, parents and principals, settle into this strange new school year, they say they are just beginning to understand the effects of last year’s disruptions. Our reporters are spending the year listening to people from across the country as they manage school districts, lead classrooms, parent students and attend school.

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Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 142

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

Wherever classrooms are open, there will likely be some form of social distancing and other hygiene measures in place that challenge traditional teaching and learning. “I’m in touch with my students two, three times a week,” by text, phone, Google classroom and Zoom meetings, Concepcion says.

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Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

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. What I’m hearing from students is, ‘This system is not built for us,’ ” said Cooper. “It It has to do with everything, outside and inside the classroom: When are classes scheduled?

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Panasonic Survey Report Dropout 144

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2016

The allegations, the Watch writes, are "inadequate financial reporting, failure to comply with the Open Meeting Act, inability to maintain a four-member governing board and inadequate organization." The state is also concerned that the school did not open an administrative office until several weeks into the school year.

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