The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2020

Credit: Photo: Ronda Churchill for The Hechinger Report. The number taking microcredential programs from edX, the online course provider created by MIT and Harvard and the other major provider of this educational model, rose to 65,000 by the end of April, increasing 14-fold since early March alone. They don’t have time to waste.

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Industry Dropout Pearson Report 135

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

Significantly higher dropout rates. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. Most parents care very much about their children’s literacy development, of course. Image credit: Mackenzie Ryan, Des Moines Register education reporter.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2019

” Of course, we’d never do this in health care. Longitudinal data show that students enrolled in City Connects schools performed better academically and had lower grade retention, chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. We’ve always done this. It’s more convenient for us. But we do it all the time in schooling.

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Dropout Education System Data 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Each year since, they have won numerous awards, including the trophy for Outstanding Production for the best overall elementary school performance three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2017. NEW YORK — It’s 3 p.m.

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

At Benedict, we’ve taken a crash course in how to recreate that on-campus support in a virtual environment, and the lessons extend beyond our institution. Before the pandemic, many students had never taken a course online. We also understand that the digital divide isn’t just about access, but also know-how.

Digital Divide 141

Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 141

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent.

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Strategy Learning Data Dropout 191

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. per hour and others nearly $20,000 per semester.

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language.

Learning 111

Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

Similar to Lang’s approach, the Ariel Foundation offered support, mentoring, and paying the cost of postsecondary education for a cohort of sixth-graders at a Chicago elementary school. Then, as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Duncan decided to close three low-performing elementary schools.

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Dropout Policies Elementary Data 68

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Credit: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report. In normal times, students enrolled in her courses as 10th graders already knew how to navigate high school life. The pandemic will create that dropout crisis if schools just focus on 11th and 12th graders and trying to catch them up. Credit: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Chromebook Report System 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2018

Eighty-five percent of students in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District receive free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these efforts, high school dropout rates remain high. In elementary school, when I brought home reading material and worksheets, she’d sit with me at great length to make sure I understood the lessons.

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Dropout Study Elementary Report 84

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz/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. The high dropout rate for students with disabilities is a pressing national problem.

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Dropout E-rate Education Secondary 94

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. “In Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. BRONX, N.Y. —

How To 109

How To Training Report Dropout 109

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

Photo: Judge Evans for The Hechinger Report. In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” All through elementary school, she’d excelled in the classroom, though she spent a lot of time in the principal’s office. “But

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Dropout Policies Report System 53

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney for The Hechinger Report. Connelly, who is pioneering a new course in social and emotional wellness, added: “I don’t know who thought white desks and rolling chairs were good ideas for high school students.”. Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney for The Hechinger Report. “I They hadn’t seen that before.

Personalized Learning 76

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 76

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Now, after realizing that academic stragglers who were retained frequently didn’t receive the support they needed, the state is changing course. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. “We Teachers told us, ‘Oh, of course, that’s a Katrina effect.

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Analysis Report Data Policies 123

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Each year, districts and schools were rated based on whether their elementary school kids performed better than the prior year’s students in math and English. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. “At

Personalized Learning 69

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 69

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 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. Hatharasinghe-Gerschler had been diagnosed with a reading comprehension disability in elementary school. Photo courtesy Michelle McLaughlin.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 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. Special education students across the country reported low expectations in school, regardless of their actual ability level or future plans.

Education 94

Education Elementary Meeting Study 94

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report). “In Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report ). Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report ). Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

How To 43

How To Training Report Dropout 43

MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

This story about personalized learning was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. Making changes gradually.

Personalized Learning 34

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 34

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. And he always did well in his honors and college prep courses at Noblesville High School in Indiana.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 88

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2021

Here’s a hard lesson I’ve learned working in the after-school field for nearly three decades: Often, it’s not until report cards come that parents discover there’s a problem. We help students who are interested in college understand which courses they need to complete, and we show them how to apply.

Dropout 141

Dropout Report Course Groups 141

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2023

And we must differentiate between the direct work of schools — such as fostering strong student-teacher relationships and course offerings — and educational outcomes, such as dropout rates, college-going rates and standardized test scores, that are often reflections of social inequality. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Dropout 141

Dropout Outcomes Data System 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2021

Yet research tells us that exposure to a Black teacher in elementary school can reduce the high school dropout rate for low-income Black male students by 39 percent. They pay educator preparation programs for course credits earned by their free labor as student teachers. Just seven percent of our country’s teachers are Black.

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Dropout Training Academic Standards System 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Rubio, a junior at the University of Rhode Island who attended elementary school in Central Falls, had already intervened once this quarter. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. What’s his name?”

Learning 82

Learning Report Elementary Dropout 82

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out Rosalind Crawford moved her five young boys, all in elementary and middle school, to Jennings, just north of St. She watched as they fell behind in everything from academic courses to physical education. Louis, in the spring of 2022.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

Elementary students told Pressley they wanted more opportunities to interact with their classmates; one fourth grader suggested Zoom recess. I feel like it’s the best course of action … For me personally, I suffer from anxiety. I’m taking a government course so I can graduate, and it’s not offered.

Survey 145

Survey Policies Groups Report 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 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. A Hechinger Report analysis of federal data exposes the stark racial gap between different groups of special education students.

Dropout 94

Dropout Report System Meeting 94

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Third-graders at Alamosa Elementary School in Albuquerque practice reading with first-graders in Carrie Ramirez’s classroom. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Her job is to identify the underlying reasons and help families change course. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

Elementary 94

Elementary Learning Report Data 94

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Along with Rose, I contacted a middle and an elementary school teacher to see how they are faring. Of course, teachers want their students to master content, develop a love of learning and move on to the next grade. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report.

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 140

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I And not everyone, of course, can get to schools to pick up meals in a region where public transport is scant. Unemployment rate doubles.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Photo: Jacob Carroll for the Hechinger Report. Fellows receive monthly stipends that start at $450 and rise each year, up to $700, in an attempt to combat steep post-secondary dropout rates — 33 percent of black college students drop out after one year of college, often because of financial shortfalls. I had it real bad,” he said.

Report 106

Report Elementary Secondary Classroom 106

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. ” Ending Social Promotion. "You’re

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Credit: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report. Meanwhile, interventions aimed at teenagers, such as dropout prevention programs , often disappoint. (An The post PROOF POINTS: Even older teens benefit from catch-up classes appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Dropout 118

Dropout Study Groups Report 118

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

Jaden Huynh Michael Liao Mana Setayesh Jake Holschuh for The Hechinger Report. Related: Pandemic reduces number of high school students taking dual enrollment courses. Credit: Jake Holschuh for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Jake Holschuh for The Hechinger Report. He craved playing with others in real time though.

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Report Survey Meeting Study 115