The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2018

Mississippi is doing pretty well when it comes to graduation rates for black and white students : The state’s adjusted cohort graduation rates of black public high school students is 79 percent; the rate for white students is 86 percent. Leave this field empty if you're human: Here are some of the main takeaways: .

Humanities 59

Humanities Public School High School Education 59

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Kennedy School of Government, Victoria Dzindzichashvili pauses in the Harvard Square subway station and reflects on the decade it took her to get here. She transferred to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst a year later because she wanted to try the “traditional college thing” — dorms, dining halls and leafy quads.

Advocacy 106

Advocacy Government Tradition Research 106

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2022

Middle-skills jobs, which include positions in fields such as health care, IT, and sales, require some training or education beyond high school, although not necessarily a B.A. between now and 2027. For those with no bachelor’s but more than a high school diploma, the share of good jobs drops to 40 percent.

Government 137

Government Economics Humanities High School 137

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

High school graduates and GED applicants would have to pass at least 60 percent of the civics portion of the naturalization test used by federal immigration officials under SB 2033 , which was proposed by Sen. 2027 , also proposed by Sen. Kevin Blackwell, a Republican.

Charter School 63

Charter School Civics Education High School 63

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

In this day and age the bachelor’s degree is what the high school diploma used to be and the master’s degree is what the bachelor’s degree once was,” said Armstrong. That’s among the signs that persuading students to go to graduate school is getting harder. Applications to U.S.

Sociology 110

Sociology Political Science Economics Advocacy 110

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Arlee High School is a public school on the Flathead Reservation. Six tribes, including CKST, have sued the state of Montana for failing to implement its Indian Education for All curriculum in public schools over the past few decades, despite a mandate to do so.

Government 100

Government Public School K-12 Cultures 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Yvette Hernandez started applying for college scholarships when she was still a junior in high school — 50 in all, by the time she was done — because she knew her family could not afford to pay for her tuition, room, board and other expenses without them.

Civics 98

Civics Government Education Research 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2025

Romila Santra is a member of the class of 2027 at Harvard Medical School and a freelance writer. My family remains ever grateful for the education Rohan received and can only hope current and future generations of students have the same opportunity. She has also written for STAT news.

Education 104

Education K-12 Advocacy Public School 104

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2025

Founded in 1959 in California, the initiative offers high school juniors from around the globe a chance to do college-level research in subjects, including astrophysics and biochemistry. Anushay Anjum, 22, taught middle school science classes to pay for her own high school tuition while growing up in Pakistan.

Government 107

Government Private School Middle School High School 107

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2025

Removal of commissioner disturbing Woodworth also decried the unexplained and sudden removal last week of his successor, Peggy Carr, a Biden appointee whose congressionally determined six-year term was supposed to extend through 2027. He called her departure a disturbing development.

Education 143

Education Archiving Government Charter School 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2025

24 without explanation before her congressionally designated six-year term was to end in 2027. Even the new acting commissioner of education statistics, a congressionally mandated position, was terminated with everyone else on March 11 after just 15 days on the job, according to five former employees.

Education 145

Education Government Research Humanities 145