The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

While general education classrooms at Covina High School in this town in the Valley east of Los Angeles were stocked with algebra and geometry books, Parry was given a book that covered only basic math. Parry said his room was a “horrible little classroom in the back of the campus that no one knew existed.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

That same day, six other students across the district were written up for not wearing their masks correctly (including one who also faked using hand sanitizer), while an elementary school student was assigned three days of “private dining” for sharing food in violation of safety guidelines.

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Guidelines Report Elementary Online Learning 142

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — At first, Marie Wilkins-Walker was just happy to be back in a classroom. On the floor below Wilkin-Walker’s classroom, David Thiebeau had begun to notice similar challenges. The pandemic will create that dropout crisis if schools just focus on 11th and 12th graders and trying to catch them up.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The campaign was able to bring in big donors like Twitter’s co-founder and then CEO Jack Dorsey, who pledged $10 million to help meet the goal. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. for only a few weeks.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 108

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

This crucial juncture, and its far-reaching implications for those who don’t meet the mark, is why some educators are focusing their literacy efforts on the school years that come before third grade — hoping through innovation to offset what could be a terrible and lasting deficit in children’s reading skills. It’s simply malpractice.”.

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How To Training Report Dropout 109

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2020

And if we lose someone, instead of being a dropout, they’ll have a certificate. But is it better than being a dropout? So we’re thinking, let’s look at this natural behavior we’re seeing and let’s try to meet it instead of fighting it.”. “That early milestone — the early win — is so motivating,” Gilbert said. No, it’s not.

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Industry Dropout Pearson Report 133

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

That means all colleges must affirm and adopt nontraditional approaches to meeting students’ needs — including a wraparound support model that is available seven days a week and on holiday breaks. Food insecurity and other crises don’t let up on the weekends or when campuses are closed.

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Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 140

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Meghan Groves, a teacher at Washington-Lee Elementary School, in Bristol, Virginia, leads her first graders in “closing circle,” where they talk about how their day went. But first, the kids in teacher Meghan Groves’ first-grade classroom were taking a moment to share their favorite part of the day. BRISTOL, Va. — Proof Points.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Among the many other problems dragging down Puerto Rico’s stagnant economy, made worse by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, is a huge high school dropout rate and, among those students who do manage to graduate, a comparatively low trajectory to college — especially college on the mainland — and a high dropout rate there, too.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2021

Online-schooling shoved students out of familiar classroom settings straight into independent, self-directed learning. Students may find that attending regular in-person meetings with a consistent group will help them gain confidence again in social settings.

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Handbook Groups Meeting Study 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The Starkville Foundation for Public Education, funded by donations from local residents, gave frequent grants to Starkville teachers to purchase new equipment and materials for their classrooms. Student enrollment within the classroom should mirror the racial make up of the overall district. Photo: Nicole Lewis.

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Report Dropout System Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

A 2020 review of nearly 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring was particularly helpful in reading during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children. Both Obimma and VonSeggen tutored remotely, but some tutors have come back into the classroom along with the students.

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Study Data Report Elementary 136

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

When they separate you into different classrooms it can just debilitate you,” he said, adding that the content was “dummied down.” During his sophomore year, Nelson and his parents hired an advocate who began attending meetings with them. When he got to high school, it was more like treading water. I could have graduated … with a 4.0

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Education Elementary Meeting Study 92

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

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. Hatharasinghe-Gerschler had been diagnosed with a reading comprehension disability in elementary school.

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Education Strategy Report Training 111

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

This crucial juncture, and its far-reaching implications for those who don’t meet the mark, is why some educators are focusing their literacy efforts on the school years that come before third grade — hoping through innovation to offset what could be a terrible and lasting deficit in children’s reading skills. It’s simply malpractice.”.

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How To Training Report Dropout 43

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 25, 2021

You’ll hear NYT bestselling author Dan Heath share a short case study from Chicago Public Schools that illustrates how this name-by-name approach worked for reducing dropout rates. It was made one name at a time — school by school, meeting by meeting, student by student — and these numbers started to budge. Okay, great.

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System Case Study Course Examples 59

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Mast and her family decided to leave their home in Tennessee for Kansas, where they could put Rachel into a school system that offered a better education and would include her in an integrated classroom. Rachel’s elementary school was part of Shelby County Schools. For Mast’s daughter, those two factors were important.

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Education Assessment Report Resources 81

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 11, 2011

and we fail to create either the human or technological capital necessary to meet oncoming needs. We fail to imagine both what is possible and what is likely. We fail to create adaptive conditions which can respond rapidly to changing circumstances. What is the cause of this cycle of failure? How can we change?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Experts estimate that up to 90 percent should be able to graduate high school meeting the same standards as general education students, ready to succeed in college and careers. They settled on four skills to focus on in the classroom and for students to practice in internships.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Google Classroom ? It offers hope to students who struggle in the traditional classroom environment.

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Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 54

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2021

To make ends meet, she also worked over the summers and during school breaks at a child care center, earning $10.25 Marie Lewis in her classroom at New Providence Middle School in Clarksville, Tennessee. Teaching in a mask, in-person during the pandemic, her classroom is a calm, productive ideal — kids feel safe and work hard.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

During an edLeader Panel sponsored by EveryDay Labs , the presenters shared why family communication is an important part of school attendance and how they make students and families feel welcome in the classroom. Meet students and families where they are. This goes beyond a one-time meet-up at their house. Join the Community.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

And while that makes her sad, it’s not what bothers her most after 34 years in the classroom. “My Along with Rose, I contacted a middle and an elementary school teacher to see how they are faring. They told me they are often frustrated, longing for classroom interaction and eye-contact. I’m calling and emailing them constantly.

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 139

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

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. A prevailing sentiment among the teachers is how impossible it is to effectively support students in the classroom while ignoring what happens once they leave. Middletown, N.Y.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Rubio, a junior at the University of Rhode Island who attended elementary school in Central Falls, had already intervened once this quarter. The McKenna Center functions as a home for the pods, but pod leaders and students have flexibility to decide where and when to meet to accommodate students’ schedules. What’s his name?”

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Learning Report Elementary Dropout 80

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. And even though the district made it easier to apply for gifted classes, Olmsted gifted classrooms still don’t look like the rest of the district. There are gifted dropouts.

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Education Elementary Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Our reporters are spending the year listening to people from across the country as they manage school districts, lead classrooms, parent students and attend school. Individuals are stressed with doing more to cover and to supervise children when they are not in classrooms. We just don’t have the available workforce out there.

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Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 142

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

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. A prevailing sentiment among the teachers is how impossible it is to effectively support students in the classroom while ignoring what happens once they leave. Middletown, N.Y.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Experts say black and Latino parents often feel ignored and belittled at meetings with school officials, and their special-needs children are more likely to attend schools in high-poverty districts that lack the resources to provide them with the services they need to catch up. . • Not all students are as lucky. Who is in Special Education?

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Dropout Report System Meeting 92

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

She was making ends meet by working as a cashier at a local gas station, until an injury took her off the job. Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Two years ago, Nathaniel Albert walked into a first-grade classroom at Andrew H. It’s a rarity to see male teachers in the classroom at all on this floor,” James said. BE2T exists to meet these two needs. Those destined to be teachers will enter the classroom and find their purpose in the classroom, Jones believes.

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Report Elementary Secondary Classroom 104

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2016

This model demands more resources than those available to a traditional high school, but given that the typical high school dropout costs the state an estimated $300,000 over their lifetime , Cesene argues that the math is elementary. She didn’t feel motivated at school, cutting class to meet with her boyfriend, usually to smoke pot.

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Dropout Report System Meeting 94

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

Elementary students told Pressley they wanted more opportunities to interact with their classmates; one fourth grader suggested Zoom recess. After gathering the student feedback, Pressley began lobbying board members behind the scenes, texting and cold-calling them ahead of a July 15 board meeting.

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Survey Policies Groups Report 145

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

Wherever classrooms are open, there will likely be some form of social distancing and other hygiene measures in place that challenge traditional teaching and learning. “I’m in touch with my students two, three times a week,” by text, phone, Google classroom and Zoom meetings, Concepcion says.

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Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Virtual small-group sessions are an opportunity to discuss topics such as organizational skills, time management, self-care, understanding financial aid, choosing a career, meeting graduation requirements, and so on. Also, have one-on-one meetings with students.

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Meeting Survey Study Report 104

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

. — Using small yellow and orange squares of paper and lengths of yarn stretched between tables and chairs, sixth-grade math students made number lines — including everything from fractions to negative decimals — in a classroom at Walsh Middle School. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

Public health officials had opened an investigation into her school for a Covid-19 outbreak just days earlier, but the hybrid schedule remained, offering Jaden the chance to meet with her English teacher for help with an essay. The teenager left the classroom feeling her teacher was “super against” her plans.

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Report Survey Meeting Study 113