The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2021

Our public-school system — with more than 98,000 schools covering over 2 million acres of land across the country — recently received a D+ on America’s infrastructure report card. More than half of our school districts have multiple failing building systems, according to a recent government report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

This story about school debt is part of the series Districts in Debt , which examines the hidden financial pressures challenging American schools. In a combined biology/literature class, students at James Lick High School complete assignments using school-supplied Chromebooks. SAN JOSE, Calif. —

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2019

Related: In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college. With the number of 18- to 24-year-olds down and expected to remain flat through at least 2035, according to the U.S. Rebecca Klein-Collins, associate vice president for research at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.

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