The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michelle McLaughlin said Michael’s education did not prepare him for college or career. 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. Our son’s education was a waste. Higher Education.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

Instead of dropping out and waiting months or even years to re-start their education, they can move directly into YEP’s classes and start prepping for a high-school equivalency test right away, without ever officially dropping out. Higher Education. But most don’t take the test immediately after dropping out. Weekly Update.

Dropout 55

Dropout Policies Report System 55

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Like a handful of states, New Hampshire is taking the opportunity provided by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to revise its accountability measures to further individualize education. Claire Voorhees, national policy director, Foundation for Excellence in Education. Parents saw curriculums narrowing.

Personalized Learning 71

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 71

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

“We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

Higher Education. For most educators, it’s a cultural shift, and one that comes with additional, often uncompensated, work. That law, known as Act 77, “opened up learning beyond the four walls of the traditional classroom,” says John Fischer, who was a deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education at the time. “It

Report 104

Report Personalized Learning Dropout Course 104

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. Read the whole series, “ Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here. Photo: Karen Salomon for The Hechinger Report.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 89

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

The proportion of overage students — those who have been retained for at least one grade — hovers around 40 percent for New Orleans high school students, according to an analysis of 2014 data by researchers at Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, which is based at Tulane University. Higher Education. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Analysis Report Data Policies 125

EdNews Daily

MARCH 6, 2020

Schools cannot prepare, highly successful graduates if there are not sufficient highly effective educators in school classrooms and in school front offices. I am a lifelong professional educator. Teachers are leaving the classroom almost as quickly as colleges of education are preparing them. But we are a disappearing breed.

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Secondary Training Survey Dropout 130

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The United States faces a serious educational crisis. In the first ten months of 2018, public educators quit at an average rate of 83 per 10,000 on staff. What subjects are losing the most educators? In addition to educational disruption, what are the costs to school systems? By Franklin Schargel.

Dropout 130

Dropout Training Report Social Media 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

“Since my parents didn’t get much education, it’s hard to talk to them about my schoolwork and applying to college, or how to plan my time and get everything done,” says Mariano Almanza, 18, pictured speaking with his Coronado High School guidance counselor, Colleen McElvogue. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A new book makes “ The Case Against Education.” In his telling, higher education is all a big, expensive scam—such a dark place that you imagine that students are housed in a prison, not on campus. Nostalgics who paint their education as an intellectual feast are either liars or outliers.” Cut education budgets.

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Dropout Data Training Secondary 88

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

When was the last time you attended an education policy conference that put both kids and parents into the spotlight? Educators and my fellow students: Demand, demand demand.”. Diana Castro Panels at education “innovation” conferences are traditionally populated by nonprofit leaders, school administrators and funders.

Education 97

Education Policies Company Dropout 97