The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. The school’s website promised a “rigorous education experience” delivered by highly qualified teachers. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. At Stride Inc.,

Charter School 123

Charter School Education Policy History Public School 123

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

. — Before Michael Mota goes to sleep each school night, the 17-year-old lies in bed thinking through his plan for the next day. Michael is a senior at Vertus High School , an all-boys charter school in the Rochester City School District whose hallmark is a program that blends online classes with more traditional classroom teaching.

Charter School 110

Charter School Advocacy Middle School Social Studies 110

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Lusher, like America, has long had a teacher diversity problem : Slightly more than 20 percent of public school teachers—who include those at charter schools — in the U.S. She started the Black Student Union at the middle school and formed enduring friendships with several colleagues and Lusher families.

Leadership 143

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In a survey conducted by Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led advocacy group, gun violence ranked as teachers’ No. 1 school safety concern. is entering her 19th year teaching high school social studies at a public school in rural Kansas. “We Teachers say that everything has changed for them, too.

Teaching 46

Teaching Elementary School Charter School Advocacy 46

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But that’s not what is easing the transition to remote learning for schools like Rhodes. Now nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states. Nearly 400 schools use the Summit Learning Program across 40 states. And the lessons about independence and self-advocacy lead to kids who know how and when to ask for help.

Junior High 121

Junior High Charter School Social Studies Elementary School 121

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2020

“… many Black families are choosing charter schools, where achievement gaps between Black and white students are closing, and longstanding systemic racism is being dismantled by an underlying belief that all children from all backgrounds are deserving and capable of academic success.” What makes them different?

Charter School 142

Charter School Public School Elementary School Advocacy 142

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

Education Policy 140

Education Policy Education History Advocacy 140