Edsurge
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
When James Smith became principal at Snowy Peaks three years ago, the school was a dropout prevention program on turnaround status. So the entire school, including the students, held a weeklong design thinking exercise on what they thought school should look like. He knew they had to do something different.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Some have gone to trade school, some have just gone off to get a job,” said the 20-year-old junior, who is majoring in exercise science at Virginia Commonwealth and is a mentor to fellow first-generation undergraduates.
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The Hechinger Report
JULY 13, 2021
That means algebra I is also the class that decides whether students get jobs involving science, technology, engineering or math. The exercise is from the book “Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Grades 9-12,” published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.). Here’s how it all adds up.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 12, 2023
Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Third grade students work on a paper parachute they’ve built as part of an engineering exercise at A.J. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report.
MindShift
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
“RPGs are a very flexible form and, as the popularity of computer games exploded in the last decades, the digital RPG has been right there enjoying the ride,” said Trent Hergenrader, a professor from the Rochester Institute of Technology who uses role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons to teach creative writing.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 18, 2023
Without tribal status and consequent financial aid, Perrantes owed $27,000 in student loans after finishing her associate degree in clean energy technologies at Washington’s Shoreline Community College in 2014. She had to keep making payments, but now had no chance of leasing a car, getting a credit card or exercising other opportunities.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 24, 2020
She added that UC campuses will exercise as much flexibility as possible for students with unique challenges, and families should reach out to individual campuses directly for any specific requests. But not all school districts are able to provide technology.
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