ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Why it matters: The federal government spent almost $2 billion on tutoring over the course of 2020 and 2021, and venture capitalists followed suit in 2022, investing more than $300 million in tutoring companies. Industry heavyweight Canvas bought Learn Platform , citing the company’s capabilities in assessing product efficacy as a rationale.

EdTech 125

EdTech Tutoring Classroom Management Government 125

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2024

In the absence of government intervention and investment, a lot of businesses have been stepping up to make sure that their employees can access affordable child care,” said Samantha Melvin, an assistant research professor at the Erikson Institute, an independent graduate school for early childhood education.

Government 120

Government Classroom Management Humanities Cultures 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In 1967, 13 years after the Supreme Court declared separate schools to be inherently unequal, the federal government charged that the parish had maintained a segregated system. In 2019, the share of white students in the parish’s traditional public schools was 46 percent. Segregation is not about the lack of contact with other races.

Charter School 85

Charter School Elementary School High School Tradition 85

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

The federal government provided billions of dollars to help schools recover from Covid, and some tapped that money for temporary stipends to attract new substitutes. Last fall, in the district, nearly half of teacher absences went unfilled, compared with 26 percent in fall 2019. But the stakes to find more permanent solutions are high.

Elementary School 138

Elementary School High School Public School Advocacy 138