The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Students study over lunch at St.

Dropout 71

Dropout Secondary Course Report 71

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Their ESSA plans detail systemic transformations of assessment methods and other practices, according to Lillian Pace, the senior director of national policy at KnowledgeWorks. Sanborn Regional High School student Jailee Thibeault does research during her social studies class. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report.

Personalized Learning 70

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 70

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” The resulting program allows at-risk students to stay enrolled in high school while they study for, then take, the HiSET – at no cost to the student. I started clicking out,” Hargrove said.

Dropout 54

Dropout Policies Report System 54

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

It’s all part of a statewide push to “personalize” learning, giving students more of a say over what — and where — they study. Among Act 77’s aims: to reduce high school dropout rates, particularly among low-income students. (In Field trips to local employers are another. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

Report 101

Report Personalized Learning Dropout Course 101

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

But high schools often neglect to teach these students the soft skills that will help them in higher education — like how to study, manage their time and self-advocate. Skills like knowing how to ask for help or organize a study group “are as important as anything else you’re going to learn,” said Tudisco. It’s a crisis.

Study 86

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 86

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. Rather than being challenged, he was allowed to use a teacher-made study guide while taking exams at his California high school. Janae Cantu has dyslexia and thus struggles with reading.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

One study by the Louisiana board of education showed that 40 percent of retained eighth graders did not even make it to a high-school campus after being held back. Related: A new movement to treat troubled children as ‘sad, not bad’. Students who fell short were assigned mandatory summer-school classes, after which they took the test again.

Analysis 123

Analysis Report Data Policies 123