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Fuel Education Honors Seven Programs for Transforming Education for Students

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Students learn in different ways and have varying needs. That’s why innovative educators across the country are implementing creative programs to better meet those needs. Herndon, Virginia, July 2, 2018 —Education is not one size fits all.

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Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

The Hechinger Report

Online learning was particularly challenging for Puerto Rican students. Teachers across Puerto Rico say they have received little assistance in meeting their students’ changing needs. In 2021, school officials announced that 13,000 students had failed all their classes. Some nonprofits have stepped in to fill the gap.

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Progress in getting underrepresented people into college and skilled jobs may be stalling because of the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Her coalition of advocates in Nashville now meets remotely, every Friday morning. Among other things, its members talk about the obstacles confronting students. “I Last year, 50 did. It’s so sad.

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Alabama community college overhaul improves the odds for unprepared students

The Hechinger Report

The revamped program combined co-requisite courses — essentially one-hour workshops or seminars that give students additional time to practice basic skills — with a tiered placement model that sought to reduce the overall number of students placed into developmental education programs. She would explain in a way I understood.”

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How the coronavirus has upended college admissions

The Hechinger Report

She said the University of California will also make a decision soon on what accommodations will be made for high school seniors who might not meet UC admissions requirements due to missing their last semester of high school. Related: In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college.