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.” All through elementary school, she’d excelled in the classroom, though she spent a lot of time in the principal’s office. “My But most don’t take the test immediately after dropping out.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. In some cases that means being given more time on tests or being offered the option of using technology for written assignments; in other cases it means having an aide in the classroom working with them individually. Photo courtesy Michelle McLaughlin.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

The district relied on individual schools to call families, while its department of research, assessment and data conducted surveys at individual school sites to find out whether families had an internet connection and computer access. We didn’t even have infrastructure on tracking devices,” Thomas said. for only a few weeks.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 113

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

now live in poverty, a mark hit in 2013 for the first time in 50 years, according to the Southern Education Foundation. Like a few other students of hers, Karim would spend his lunch period in her classroom, where she would give him some extra academic help. When they go home, they may not have that.”. Middletown, N.Y.

Blended Learning 135

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 135

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

now live in poverty, a mark hit in 2013 for the first time in 50 years, according to the Southern Education Foundation. Like a few other students of hers, Karim would spend his lunch period in her classroom, where she would give him some extra academic help. When they go home, they may not have that.” Middletown, N.Y.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

Teachers didn’t get much professional development to learn how best to use the iPods in the classroom and there wasn’t a lot of clarity around how the technology could help the district achieve concrete learning goals. “At Teachers now assess students’ proficiency across four categories: basic, approaching, proficient and advanced.

Personalized Learning 107

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 107

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Vaux closed in 2013 amid a wave of citywide school closures. Vaux’s redesign stresses creating close relationships with parents and community members and ways for student learning to continue beyond the classroom walls. Not long after becoming the head of PHA in 2013, Jeremiah visited the neighborhood, sans his usual suit and tie.

Report 84

Report Digital Divide Groups Social Media 84

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Eve, on the city’s majority-Black East Side, 13 first graders, all of them Black, Latino or Asian American, folded paper airplanes in their basement classroom as part of an aerodynamics and problem-solving lesson. Black and Latino children fill 65 percent of New York City classrooms but just 22 percent of gifted seats.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

who used a press call with reporters to showcase some of the Obama administration’s flagship efforts, such as investing in high-quality early childhood programs, offering competitive grants for school improvement, and boosting classroom technology capabilities , particularly in high-need urban and rural communities. Brown pointed to U.S.

Policies 40

Policies Dropout Report Course 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

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BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

She visits every classroom every day, which allows her to get to know the kids and give the teachers immediate feedback. “We They help connect families that have legal, housing or medical issues to resources, and they run courses in each classroom on topics like how to deal with strong emotions. That was only the beginning.

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Groups Meeting Examples Classroom 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 11, 2018

According to administrators, between 2013 and 2016, the district of about 19,000 students slashed its number of expulsions and out-of-school suspensions from 1,628 to 475. Students who’ve received in-school suspensions at Pacific Middle School in the Highline School District spend their day in Matthew Burman’s classroom.

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Elementary Training Report Guidelines 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom.

Personalized Learning 102

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 102

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Since 2013, when the school switched to its skills-based curriculum, Juarez has seen gains in graduation rates and college acceptance that seemed unlikely for a school that had been on academic probation since 1996. Calendar-driven midterm and final exams are jettisoned in favor of ongoing assessments. The results have been dramatic.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

They added resources in an existing dual-language program at the elementary school level, created a sheltered English learner program for newcomer students in the middle school, and overhauled high school offerings, placing native English speakers and English learners into more of the same classrooms, so they can learn from each other.

Groups 111

Groups Report Meeting Resources 111