The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

That’s why I-BEST programs feature two teachers in the classroom: one provides job training and the other teaches basic skills in reading, math or English language. For Purvis, who hasn’t been in school for nearly a decade, this class meant getting extra math help right when she needed it: during a chemistry class. I loved it.

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High School Tutoring Tradition Research 92

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

BOSTON — Like a lot of high school students, Kevin Tran loves superheroes, though perhaps for different reasons than his classmates. He was speaking during a break in a city program for promising local high school students to study calculus for five hours a day throughout the summer at Northeastern University.

Economics 144

Economics High School Psychology Middle School 144

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Credit: James Bernal for The Hechinger Report The majority of people sent to prison enter without a high school diploma or a GED certificate, yet almost 70 percent of those who are incarcerated hope to obtain a postsecondary credential. He said of Project Rebound’s John Irwin House, “I think we’re all just grateful.”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2025

Thats because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds the traditional age of students when they enter college. Forty-three percent of them will require at least bachelors degrees by 2031, according to the Georgetown center.

Economics 144

Economics High School Tradition Research 144