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How a dropout factory raised its graduation rate from 53 percent to 75 percent in three years

The Hechinger Report

With school budgets already limited by a conservative-led state legislature that critics say chronically underfunds public education , the district turned to Diplomas Now, an education nonprofit whose aim is to increase graduation rates using a data-driven system of early intervention. The results have been impressive.

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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

Despite mounting evidence that schools are not turning out to be major incubators or vectors of Covid-19 transmission, New York City shut down its public school system in November. Many other major school systems remain closed as well. Unsurprisingly, such foundational STEM disparities extend far beyond secondary school education.

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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As a leader in educational media for children and students and a key partner with parents and educators across America, PBS today announced SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION, a special week of primetime programming examining the challenges facing today’s students and America’s education system. ET – TED TALKS “Education Revolution”.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

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 That is not who we serve today.”.

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Buffalo shows turnaround of urban schools is possible, but it takes a lot more than just money

The Hechinger Report

I would have been a dropout.”. Stubbe has a counterpart in every public school in the city, yet neither she nor her colleagues are employees of the Buffalo Public School system. We’re finally dealing with the systemic challenges to success … instead of just the symptoms.”. And I do that with [Stubbe].

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

The Hechinger Report

The same is true for the University of California system, the University of Arizona and other institutions across the country. Documentation depends on the information families can access to prove their lineage. Last year, these schools extended in-state tuition prices to members of all 570-plus federally recognized tribes in the U.S.,

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