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The Hechinger Report
MAY 19, 2024
Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 17, 2018
Down the road at Greene County’s other public schools, 12 percent of students are white and 68 percent are black; there isn’t a piano lab and there are far fewer AP courses. Lake Oconee Academy is a charter school. Charters are public schools, ostensibly open to all. Kim Smith, a mother of three in Greene County.
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The Hechinger Report
MAY 24, 2021
A 2012 review of studies on learning time found that the extra time often didn’t produce academic benefits for students and when it did, the benefits were small. Indeed, many advocacy groups, including the Learning Policy Institute and Ed Trust , are recommending extending learning time next year. Credit: Getty Images. until 5:00 p.m.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Well, in New Orleans, 30 of 72 public schools (or 41 percent) have just received a “D” or an “F” grade, according to the Louisiana Department of Education. The website The Lens , which covers public education in New Orleans, reported that 65 percent of schools have declined in performance over the last three years.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Before, the state already had two voucher programs: the 2012 Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program, and in 2013, the Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments. John Moore, R-Brandon, likens Medicaid expansion to school privatization. Photo: Imani Khayyam.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
The Minnesota Department of Education, a charter school in South Carolina and school officials in California’s Napa Valley all received funding. It does not require a license for general education preschool teachers, and it did not establish preschool standards until 2012.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
There, he tried to give people information about important education-related bills, including the bill that introduced Amendment 2, which would overturn the state’s constitutional restriction that prohibits using public funds for private and charter schools. The amendment is up for a vote this election.
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