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OPINION: The pandemic gave graduating high school seniors new strength and resilience

The Hechinger Report

Students had to take full responsibility for their education, making choices about attendance, motivation, engagement and how to limit distractions. Students may find that attending regular in-person meetings with a consistent group will help them gain confidence again in social settings. Jill Grimes, M.D., Jill Henry, M.A.,

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Chronically absent: Is quality education possible in juvenile detention in Mississippi?

The Hechinger Report

Related: Pipeline to Prison: How the juvenile justice system fails special education students. Detention almost always has a negative impact on the education of young people. It further explained that providing an education for detained young people is necessary to support communities and the kids’ future success.

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OPINION: Many student-parents drop out because they don’t have enough time for their schoolwork, research shows

The Hechinger Report

A single mother with a 5-year-old daughter, the student told me she works 22 hours each week to make ends meet for her small family. If we wish to improve educational outcomes for student-parents, policymakers will need to provide them with resources that allow them to spend more time studying. Higher Education. Weekly Update.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

. — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half of the handbook is a section titled “Corporal Punishment.”. This story also appeared in Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.