The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Yet, funding for the arts currently shows no sign of rebounding from cutbacks stemming from George W. percent of the U.S.

Dropout 77

Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 77

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Among the many other problems dragging down Puerto Rico’s stagnant economy, made worse by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, is a huge high school dropout rate and, among those students who do manage to graduate, a comparatively low trajectory to college — especially college on the mainland — and a high dropout rate there, too.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

Andrea Hernandez studied the multiplication table nearly every day during the summer between her third and fourth grade years. An aspiring mechanical engineer, Hamscho failed his first college calculus exam before he formed a study group. That’s definitely the risk,” he said. He eventually earned an A in Treisman’s class.

Education 130

Education Course Report Policies 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

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 grew up walking in lines and studying in strict classrooms.

Report 107

Report Elementary Secondary Classroom 107

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Despite a century of research, definitions of giftedness are fuzzy. Psychologists later poked holes in that definition. There are gifted dropouts. A clear definition of giftedness is elitist while a broad definition is useless. Credit: Danielle Dreilinger for The Hechinger Report. Jolly wrote in 2005.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

Taylor had grown up “a penniless, scared, scrawny kid,” but his life began to change when he earned a full-ride to study petroleum engineering at Louisiana State University. At the time, a third of Louisiana’s adults were high school dropouts. Officials also believe the scholarship has helped stem a brain drain from the state.

Dropout 82

Dropout Policies STEM Outcomes 82

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories?

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43