The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland has been able to connect 98 percent of the students in the district. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

And the dropout rate among the first Muniz cohort, the class of 2016, was just 2.5 Their classroom libraries stock books by Isabel Allende and other Latin American literary giants. “In Since 2002, official state policy in Massachusetts has been that English-learners should be educated in English-only classrooms. and abroad.

Learning 111

Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” ” This WSJ commentary is bonkers.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

The state enforced strict policies to retain children who failed high stakes tests, ballooning the ranks of those who were held back. But they have much better tools than they did in 2005 when the retention policy was put into place,” he said. And that means that the retention policy should change with the times.”.

Analysis 123

Analysis Report Data Policies 123

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 15th The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. - National Library Week. National Library Week is this week, and the theme is "Lives change @ your library®." How does your library manage digital collections?

BYOD 52

BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

But in this county of fewer than 19,000 residents, just 38 percent of recent high school graduates sought more education, according to the latest available data from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. That’s well below the statewide rate of 55 percent. He’s the first one.”.

Report 111

Report Elementary Study Conference 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

Junior Alex DesRuisseaux and senior Jesus Garcia work in the library of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Lindsay Daugherty, a policy researcher with the nonprofit RAND Corporation, warns that the model could be more difficult for younger students. Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report.

Pearson 84

Pearson Personalized Learning Report Course 84

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” The task force, put together by Entangled Solutions , includes “25 members from think tanks (including education policy wonk Rick Hess from the American Enterprise Institute), colleges (University of Texas), coding bootcamps (Galvanize), investment banking (Tyton Partners), and accounting firms (Ernst & Young).”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? The New York Times continues its coverage of the awfulness of tech companies’ employee policies : “Abuses Hide in the Silence of Nondisparagement Agreements.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“Everyone is talking about declining enrollment, but no one is talking about who’s leaving the system and why,” said Tom Sheppard, a New York City parent and representative on the city’s Panel for Educational Policy. “No Instead, she cruised the hallways or read in the library. No one,” he said, “is forthcoming.”

Data 100

Data Analysis Online Learning Laptops 100

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

More than two-thirds of those students — about 70 percent — are women , according to Education Department data analyzed by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Sixty-one percent of student fathers drop out of college without degrees, compared to 48 percent of student mothers, the women’s policy research institute finds.

Policies 135

Policies Report Dropout Study 135

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Center for Hope and Redemption can be seen from the main entrance of Pollak Library at California State University, Fullerton. These numbers make it clear that the United States will soon have many more people reentering society prepared to attend classes on a college campus.

E-rate 115

E-rate Study Report Accessibility 115

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2019

The stretch of grass overlooking the amphitheater, Reflection Pond and the library “is pretty breathtaking,” she said. And I’m like, listen, you should be more concerned about graduating,” said Rachel Fishman, deputy director for research on education policy at New America, a Washington, D.C., think tank.

Dropout 90

Dropout Analysis Policies Study 90

The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2021

A slim, poised young woman with waist-length hair, Viviana walked past the principal’s office, along the main hallway, and made a left into the building that houses the school library and the daycare. State policy on sexual health education varies greatly, making it difficult to analyze the effects of any one approach.

Kaplan 112

Kaplan Report Policies Laptops 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Federal policies still disadvantage the island, the result of a “quasi-colonial relationship,” said King. Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff Puerto Rico’s secretary of education, Eliezer Ramos Parés, who is beginning his second year on the job , acknowledges the tough road ahead.

Elementary 103

Elementary Report Dropout System 103

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. “It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. SAN JOSE, Calif. Those spending more?

Education 97

Education Policies Course System 97

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

“We are expected to fail,” said Inoa, discussing widely held perceptions of poor black and Latino young men, while gesturing towards Dartmouth’s iconic symbols of privilege: white brick buildings with black shutters, sweeping lawns and well-stocked libraries. “We We are not supposed to be here.”.

Report 100

Report Study Groups Course 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Woodson recently retired, but many of her policies continue. The school stocks several Spanish titles in the library, and Woodson encouraged the children to keep up their Spanish. At Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary, Principal Karen Woodson was a master at making everyone feel welcome, documented or not.

Elementary 143

Elementary Report Exercises Trends 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

The United States leaves it to states to set policy, and, absent statewide bans, local school districts make their own rules. District policy is to respect parents’ preferences, but that doesn’t always happen. Globally, 135 countries prohibit corporal punishment in schools. Sometimes, though, the system breaks down.

Elementary 144

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 144