The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

. “It looks good from the curb, but when you get inside you see that Black and brown people are worse off economically than in West Virginia — and no one wants to talk about it,” says Frank Brown, who heads Communities in Schools of Atlanta, an organization that runs dropout-prevention programs in Atlanta Public Schools.

Policies 77

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 77

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Besides video games, D&D ’s sword and sorcery ethos pervades hundreds of novels, board games, films and TV shows, including global media behemoths like Game of Thrones and Harry Potter. Changing your own narrative as a character affects not only you, but your group.

Education 51

Education Dropout Gamification Social Media 51

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rather than by buying “ads on television” or seeking “success in ball-throwing exercises,” he said, universities “become great when their students become Rhodes Scholars or their faculty win Nobel Prizes.”. The video director cued a student actor standing on the spot he had just marked with duct tape. And they are few and far between.”

Study 115

Study Report Accessibility Course 115

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

When the coronavirus ended in-person education in March, Alejandra’s school sent home games and simple exercises Christine could help with. To help, some organizations have started programs to film incarcerated parents reading and deliver the videos to their children. Credit: Christine Zuniga.

Report 109

Report Exercises Video Education 109

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The lack of social interaction could be one reason behind high dropout rates in online classes. Sure, there are sophisticated online lectures where learners can see one another on screen and break out into small groups to chat via video. But these are still the minority online classes.

MOOC 60

MOOC Dropout Exercises OER 60

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

He was never a frequent user of computers, instead playing video games on a handheld device, and has found adjusting to the school’s online learning platform challenging. Hayden, typically an A or B student, has had difficulty making the transition from elementary school to middle school online.

Policies 141

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 141

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. If you’re deficient in a skill — say, math — instead of providing you instruction, [many online lessons] give you a series of drills and practice exercises.”

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79