The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Related: Leading by example: Black male teachers make students ‘feel proud’. Studies show that the effect of having a black male teacher, especially between grades 3 and 5, decreases the dropout rate among black male students by 30 percent and increases the likelihood of black students aspiring to higher education.

Dropout 144

Dropout Advocacy Report Elementary 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. Johnson is the principal of Mississippi’s Collins Elementary School, where the paddle remains a staple of the educational experience. I signed the paper.”.

Elementary 144

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 144

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

Significantly higher dropout rates. For example, one study showed that 65% to 90% of overage children in grade 9 do not persist to graduation. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. But, plain and simple, retention hurts kids.

Dropout 0

Dropout Policies Comparison Study 0

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2021

For example, at energy companies, data scientists help reduce costs, maximize investments and improve public safety. These are just a few examples — from only one part of the economy — of the range of career opportunities the IT sector has to offer. It has long been clear that IT jobs aren’t just for Silicon Valley.

Training 115

Training Dropout STEM Company 115

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2023

In other words, the decline in prospective Black teachers far exceeded the Black college dropout rate.) So that’s an extra year that they’re spending on their education, and not earning a wage.” Tuition alone for a fifth year of teacher preparation at Michigan State University, for example, runs $16,700.

Dropout 119

Dropout Course Analysis Training 119

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, interventions aimed at teenagers, such as dropout prevention programs , often disappoint. One such example is a remedial high school program in Israel, now defunct, that gave thousands of disadvantaged and lower achieving 16- and 17-year-olds after-school instruction in small groups, similar to tutoring.

Dropout 117

Dropout Study Groups Report 117

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. Take, for example, the growing interest in Attendance Works’ services. Research shows that attendance is key to academic success, so preventing absenteeism is critical.

Strategy 187

Strategy Learning Data Dropout 187

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Sand Creek High School in Colorado Springs, for example, began its 1:1 initiative this year. When James Smith became principal at Snowy Peaks three years ago, the school was a dropout prevention program on turnaround status. Roots Elementary School in Denver, Colo.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning iLearn Learning Dropout 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. Long Beach City College, for example, has forgiven $2.1 This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times. It turns into a self-sustaining way of dealing with this debt,” Thompson said.

Dropout 102

Dropout Policies Data Report 102

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2019

Longitudinal data show that students enrolled in City Connects schools performed better academically and had lower grade retention, chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. City Connects has shown strong results. The program also benefits teachers. Students with more intensive needs receive case management services. Outcomes are encouraging.

Dropout 106

Dropout Education System Data 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

“A few of the suggested approaches to instruction embedded into the standards may not align with the EO [executive order],” the department said in its report, citing as an example instruction to “ simulate assimilation experiences, including: conversion of groups to individualism.”

Policies 144

Policies Report Dropout Study 144

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

“It’s essentially a vestige of colonialism,” said Roberto Jiménez Rivera, a rare example of a native Puerto Rican from modest means who went to college on the mainland, where he now is an assistant director of admissions at Tufts University. Examples abound of college graduates who work in retail stores and as receptionists.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

MindShift

JANUARY 11, 2019

A recent study — part of a series of working papers published by the National Bureau of Economic Research — shows that having just one black teacher not only lowers black students’ high school dropout rates and increases their desire to go to college, but also can make them more likely to enroll in college.

Dropout 28

Dropout Elementary Study Analysis 28

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 24, 2015

. – Educators believe that student engagement in the classroom is crucial to learning and that it can increase achievement and enrollment in challenging courses while decreasing dropout rates. Until recently, teachers and administrators lacked tools to measure the engagement levels of their students in the classroom.

Student Engagement 40

Student Engagement Dropout Elementary Data 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

When the kids are academically on target, for example, you don’t want them to lose that momentum, and we allow [virtual] as an option.” Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out Rosalind Crawford moved her five young boys, all in elementary and middle school, to Jennings, just north of St.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 11, 2018

McMicken Heights Elementary School principal Alexandria Haas sits with second-graders during a morning activity developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Good morning, Mahlet,” says one student to another at McMicken Heights Elementary School. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. BURIEN, Wash. —

Elementary 96

Elementary Training Report Guidelines 96

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

One example is Seattle’s Teen Link , a free phone line established in the 1990s that has since expanded to online chat and text messaging. The pilot program trains 11th and 12th grade students to do basic interventions — helping with schoolwork planning and navigating new social dynamics — to reduce the risk of dropouts.

Accessibility 92

Accessibility Training Dropout Survey 92

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. Jesimiel Merida-Islas, then in fifth grade, at Think College Now elementary school in May 2021.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language. percent, compared with a district average of 10 percent.

Learning 111

Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

edWeb.net

MARCH 16, 2020

Research illuminates its impact: Elementary school students who miss 10% of school show weaker social skills development, lower reading ability, and higher grade-retention rates. Chronically absent middle schoolers have lower grades and test scores that increase dropout potential. Evidence-Based Solutions Examples.

Policies 52

Policies Dropout Outcomes Comparison 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2020

Early returns suggest receiving those rewards along the way is helping the so far limited number of people who have already tried microcredential programs — at edX, for example, they comprise about a tenth of all enrollment —climb more quickly. And if we lose someone, instead of being a dropout, they’ll have a certificate.

Industry 135

Industry Dropout Pearson Report 135

edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear. Recent research has shown that SEL increases high school graduation rates, and post-secondary enrollment and graduation rates, as well as employment rates and wages.

Differentiated Instruction 43

Differentiated Instruction Secondary Advocacy Dropout 43

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Third-graders at Alamosa Elementary School in Albuquerque practice reading with first-graders in Carrie Ramirez’s classroom. Burnett spends half her time at Alamosa Elementary School, where about one in four students have missed more than 10 percent of school days so far this school year, according to attendance data Burnett tracks.

Elementary 93

Elementary Learning Report Data 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

They may not realize how the decisions they make — in choosing their classes, for example — could accelerate or derail them on their journeys. Rhode Island’s PrepareRI initiative , for example, includes paid internships alongside academic and technical skills training for high school students in high-demand career fields.

Education 106

Education Training Industry Accessibility 106

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Students at Lovett Elementary in Clinton, Miss. By earlier accounts , this program helped lower the number of high school “dropout factories” with increased graduation rates and boosted test scores in about two-thirds of the schools in the program. work on laptops during class. Photo: Jackie Mader. Break down barriers.

System 40

System Dropout Instructional Materials Strategy 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School. An example of that is in the mornings before school actually starts, we allow students to come in early for those parents that may have to get to work. Valente’ Gibson , fifth grade teacher at Jackson Creek Elementary School.

Elementary 143

Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Finding out that frustrating behavior is developmentally appropriate changes the framing for teachers, helping them step back and craft lessons around problem-solving, for example, instead of disciplining a child for making irrational or damaging decisions.

Personalized Learning 137

Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 137

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Each year, districts and schools were rated based on whether their elementary school kids performed better than the prior year’s students in math and English. High schools were rated on standardized tests, as well as dropout, attendance and graduation rates. It’s a philosophical shift of pretty much all aspects of your organization.”.

Personalized Learning 69

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

for example, some 1. For example, when the reality of the pandemic hit Benedict, we weren’t sure how our students would get home safely. Students who have been underserved by a deeply inequitable education system often undergo a remarkable transformation at an HBCU. Across the U.S.,

Digital Divide 141

Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 141

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

That same day, six other students across the district were written up for not wearing their masks correctly (including one who also faked using hand sanitizer), while an elementary school student was assigned three days of “private dining” for sharing food in violation of safety guidelines. Over the same period in 2019, the figure was 114.

Guidelines 143

Guidelines Report Elementary Online Learning 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

For example, she had trouble finding the area of a triangle and other math involving shapes. A 2020 review of nearly 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring was particularly helpful in reading during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children.

Study 137

Study Data Report Elementary 137

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

For example, the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, a $25 million federal grant program that supported services for young parents so they could finish school, ended in 2020. For example, the Title X Family Planning Program funds clinics that provide contraception and other care (except abortion) to millions of low-income and uninsured women.

Report 134

Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 134

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 25, 2021

You’ll hear NYT bestselling author Dan Heath share a short case study from Chicago Public Schools that illustrates how this name-by-name approach worked for reducing dropout rates. One example was in the late ’90s and the early ’00s was the tough on discipline era — zero tolerance. Last time, they were suffering. Okay, great.

System 59

System Case Study Course Examples 59

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

At the time, a third of Louisiana’s adults were high school dropouts. Black students make up 44 percent of the state’s elementary, middle and high school classes, but only 17 percent of the students who won the scholarship last year were black. Only 16 percent had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Dropout 79

Dropout Policies STEM Outcomes 79

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

In pre-pandemic times, it offered a series of hourlong workshops to family members, mostly in low-income communities, coaching them to set goals and practice specific reading concepts with elementary school-age children. In just five weeks, on average, 3 out of 4 of their participants get to the next reading level or even further.

Khan Academy 57

Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2018

For example, middle schools in many parts of the city are allowed to “screen” their students. Black and Hispanic students are concentrated in elementary schools with lower test scores and lower attendance rates, and there are no requirements that middle schools reflect the racial diversity of the city, or even their neighborhood.

System 46

System Elementary Policies Report 46

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Meghan Groves, a teacher at Washington-Lee Elementary School, in Bristol, Virginia, leads her first graders in “closing circle,” where they talk about how their day went. Many of the ideas seemed simple, like small tweaks to language (using “expectations” instead of “rules,” for example). Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report.

Strategy 79

Strategy Training Report Company 79