The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In August 2020, they launched a “Tech Check” survey to collect that data. The Tech Check survey “opened our eyes,” Mickens said.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

We didn’t pay a parking ticket or a library fine, and our college refused to release our transcript. But imagine that a student’s debt went beyond failing to pay a library fine. trillion in debt, but for many low-income students, even something as comparatively paltry as a library fine can amount to a week’s food budget.

Libraries 99

Libraries Report Advocacy Policies 99

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 99

Education Policies Course System 99

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? It’s building this little web that turns the user into a mostly passive consumer of mostly western corporate content,” says Ellery Biddle, Global Voices’ advocacy director. . “ Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? ”).

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. ” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40