The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

But new research suggests colleges’ policies around unpaid balances may also be contributing to the decline while creating lasting financial harm for the institutions and students. Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees. The question will be, can you sustain it?

Dropout 111

Dropout Policies Data Report 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

We didn’t pay a parking ticket or a library fine, and our college refused to release our transcript. But imagine that a student’s debt went beyond failing to pay a library fine. trillion in debt, but for many low-income students, even something as comparatively paltry as a library fine can amount to a week’s food budget.

Libraries 99

Libraries Report Advocacy Policies 99

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. The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group that works with underserved communities, also joined the partnership. OAKLAND, Calif.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

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 100

Education Policies Course System 100

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

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