The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Their ESSA plans detail systemic transformations of assessment methods and other practices, according to Lillian Pace, the senior director of national policy at KnowledgeWorks. 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.

Personalized Learning 69

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 69

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. 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.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

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. But most don’t take the test immediately after dropping out.

Dropout 53

Dropout Policies Report System 53

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

I would have been a dropout.”. At the outset a survey was conducted to assess the needs of schools, families and communities. Harvey Austin Elementary is located on Buffalo’s east side, where high unemployment results in 92 percent of its students receiving free or reduced-priced lunch. And I do that with [Stubbe].

Data 96

Data Secondary System Accessibility 96

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2023

This week marks one year since an unspeakable act of violence was carried out in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. One year since a gunman stole the lives of 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary. Children at Robb Elementary were of course most acutely affected by the shooting in Uvalde.

Secondary 177

Secondary Training System Elementary 177

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. Instead, she’s surrounded by friends, including elementary-school classmate Rory Williams, who also will be 20 when he graduates.

Analysis 122

Analysis Report Data Policies 122

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. Hatharasinghe-Gerschler had been diagnosed with a reading comprehension disability in elementary school. But too often, schools aren’t providing students with the appropriate help.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111