The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Staff say that they try to be strategic with locations, setting up shop within strip malls and sites that are easy for students to access and that are close to other resources like the public library. The organization also has established partnerships with local businesses and other community groups.

Dropout 98

Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Luis Gallardo’s favorite place to study was the library at the University of California, Berkeley. Some students don’t have internet access or the computers they now need to do their coursework. He preferred to work at night when it was quiet, and the distractions of the day didn’t pull at his mind.

Study 145

Study Survey Course Company 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In 2016, 75 percent of its ELL students graduated, a rate 14 percentage points higher than the district’s average for this group and higher even than the overall graduation rate for BPS. And the dropout rate among the first Muniz cohort, the class of 2016, was just 2.5 We have to make space for them to access the content.”.

Learning 111

Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Thanks to one-on-one counseling like this, the dropout rate is a third lower than at conventional universities and colleges, according to figures provided by the school. Some of these new efforts are dramatically different from traditional higher education experiences, and their focus is almost entirely on nontraditional students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. Teachers say they appreciate the chance to work more closely with the students, along with a small group of their colleagues, and believe it’s helped contribute to a drop in disciplinary incidents.

Personalized Learning 80

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 80

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

Though Carver’s student body had been nearly 100 percent African American for years, the school — like its sister schools in the Collegiate Academies charter-management organization — was now starting to enroll its first groups of immigrants. The intersection of immigration law and education is a murky area that few groups fully understand.

Strategy 113

Strategy Education E-rate Report 113

MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. Teachers say they appreciate the chance to work more closely with the students, along with a small group of their colleagues, and believe it’s helped contribute to a drop in disciplinary incidents.

Personalized Learning 34

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 34

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

He was among the first group of McDowell County, West Virginia, high school students to receive a home visit. Ensconced in the campus library, Jordan credits the home visits — and the bond that developed between him, his teacher and his family as a result of them — for where he is today. He’s the first one.”.

Report 111

Report Elementary Study Conference 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Two chairs by the fireplace sit ready for one-on-one tutoring, a cluster of ottomans nearby can accommodate a study group, and spaces to hunker down with a book or notes abound: a couch by the front door layered with pillows and blankets, a desk tucked into a corner, a fire table on the patio, and a backyard. I’ll just sleep in my car.”

E-rate 119

E-rate Study Report Accessibility 119

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Our elementary and middle schools utilize i-Ready diagnostics to form enrichment and intervention groups,” says Dr. Julia Lamons, assessment supervisor at Greene County Schools. The data provided allows teachers to group students intentionally for maximized learning opportunities. Desmos graphing calculator ? OverDrive ? PicCollage ?

Classroom 52

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

These institutions are helping students find cost-free ways to leave campus, keeping dorms open for those who don’t have other options or identifying ways to enable less-wired students who can’t access online learning to still finish out the semester. Not all colleges are being heaped with praise, however, and the contrasts are striking.

Laptops 145

Laptops Education Online Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

So there’s a great degree of confidence that the data the ABA has is accurate,” said Mike Spivey, founder of the Spivey Consulting Group, which works with both prospective applicants and law school admissions offices. Langdell Hall library at Harvard Law School. The Yale University campus. After withdrawing from the U.S.

Survey 92

Survey Data Report Dropout 92

The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2021

A slim, poised young woman with waist-length hair, Viviana walked past the principal’s office, along the main hallway, and made a left into the building that houses the school library and the daycare. Related: ‘We want a kid you don’t have any idea what to do with’.

Kaplan 114

Kaplan Report Policies Laptops 114

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.

Education 98

Education Policies Course System 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

“We are expected to fail,” said Inoa, discussing widely held perceptions of poor black and Latino young men, while gesturing towards Dartmouth’s iconic symbols of privilege: white brick buildings with black shutters, sweeping lawns and well-stocked libraries. “We We are not supposed to be here.”. It just makes me more hungry and ambitious.”.

Report 103

Report Study Groups Course 103

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

the trauma for many continued, as the Trump administration separated families in detention centers where cells were sometimes kept frigid, food was inadequate and kids were not given access to basic hygiene. The school stocks several Spanish titles in the library, and Woodson encouraged the children to keep up their Spanish.

Elementary 144

Elementary Report Exercises Trends 144

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the state was late submitting required annual financial statements for the third year in a row. “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? .” $100,000.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” ” The groups, Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council , both advocate for “gay conversion therapy.” ” More on HR changes in the sports section above.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). million in funding from Wellcome Trust, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Four Rivers Group, Ashton Kutcher, LVMH, Xavier Niel, Bill Gates, Benchmark, and Founders Fund. ” More via The New York Times. billion total.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

’” Via Education Week : “ FCC Seeks Comment on Access to WiFi for Schools and Libraries.” Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Via the Future of Privacy Forum : “ Law Enforcement Access to Student Records : What Is the Law?”

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. ” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40