The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Credit: Monica Williams.

Elementary 143

Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 143

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications. The list of students contacted was based on those who did not participate in online learning activities.

Strategy 196

Strategy Learning Data Dropout 196

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Though only about 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, home to technology giants such as Google and Apple, Oakland was deeply underconnected when the pandemic shuttered its schools. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

“It’s becoming blatantly apparent that the year they spent in remote learning did not allow them to mature properly,” said Thiebeau, who teaches biology and forensics in a room decorated with animal bones and a taxidermied bear head. Online learning was challenging for many students. Then the pandemic arrived.

Dropout 103

Dropout Chromebook Report System 103

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Along with Rose, I contacted a middle and an elementary school teacher to see how they are faring. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning. Now, during morning meetings via Google classroom, Glick is the one being peppered with questions – and often she can’t answer them. And now it’s all taken away.”

Broadband 141

Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 141

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. She’d noticed that Nevaeh was missing a grade in her online grade book for a major science project that the teen said she had completed. What’s his name?” They’ve been through a lot,” said Rubio.

Learning 84

Learning Report Elementary Dropout 84