The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Indian Education Director Hollie Youngbear poses for a portrait at Watonga High School on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Watonga, Okla. government boarding schools. The football team practices on a new field at Watonga High School, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Watonga, Okla. 2, 2024, in Watonga, Okla.

High School 103

High School Charter School History Cultures 103

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Out of 34 states with data available for the 2022-2023 school year, half had absenteeism rates for Native students that were at least 9 percentage points higher than the state average. Velma Kitcheyan, a third grade teacher at Rice Intermediate School, instructs her students Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Elementary School 100

Elementary School Charter School Cultures High School 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2024

Here are five takeaways from their work: The long view shows progress but a worrying uptick, especially in big cities Source: Owens and Reardon, “The state of segregation: 70 years after Brown ,” 2024 presentation at Stanford University. School choice plays a role in recent segregation Why is segregation creeping back up again?

Charter School 142

Charter School Private School Public School Tradition 142

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

It turns out that some of them dissuaded homeowners from enrolling children in PUSD , contributing to the exodus to private schools and, more recently, charter schools. Changing negative perceptions that date back to school desegregation during the 1970s hasn’t been easy, they said.

Private School 113

Private School Public School High School Elementary School 113

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In August, more than 300 students started the school year in the first traditional school run directly by the New Orleans school district since 2019. It’s the first time the district has opened its own school since Hurricane Katrina swept through the city nearly two decades ago.

Tradition 143

Tradition Charter School Public School High School 143

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2024

Four years ago, and two months pregnant, Kaleeya enrolled as one of the first students at Lumen High School. When the Spokane school district authorized the charter school, it acknowledged that these students had been underserved in traditional high schools and that alternatives were needed.

Charter School 130

Charter School High School K-12 Middle School 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2025

Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School should be allowed to exist as a public charter school in Oklahoma. The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa had won approval for the charter school from the state charter board despite acknowledging that St.

Public School 141

Public School Charter School K-12 Advocacy 141