The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Hanging on an office door in Hawthorn Hall, for example, is a pastel-colored advertisement from Student Support Services inviting Latinx students to stop by for help with academic advising, tutoring and mentoring, book and laptop loan programs and financial literacy education. Debra Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education.

Social Justice 111

Social Justice High School Tutoring Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It’s unfair, it’s discriminatory, and it disadvantages already economically disadvantaged kids,” said Jack Fletcher, co-founder of the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities in Houston and one of the first scientists to question the discrepancy model’s validity. Often these schools also use the discrepancy model to determine whom to admit.)

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Colleges and universities usually require 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree but students graduate with about 135, on average, according to data compiled by Complete College America, a nonprofit research and advocacy group. Some states’ figures are even higher. The process is overwhelming, with thousands of classes. And what if it’s full?

Archaeology 89

Archaeology Tutoring History Advocacy 89

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

When we think about the amount of money and resources needed to navigate a state and federal economic crisis, the first package was not nearly enough,” he said. That could mean extending the school day or school year in a way that is cost effective, or “high-dosage” tutoring integrated within the school day and curriculum.

Public School 138

Public School K-12 High School Government 138

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Fourth graders in the state from almost every racial and economic background improved their scores on the exam. As Rand earned community service hours tutoring children, she wondered if teaching was in her future. Holmes senior Justice Grisby completes a review sheet on factors of production in her economics class.

Private School 143

Private School High School Public School Charter School 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2020

She co-created a Facebook group for local families seeking to set up pods, and quickly discovered that many parents were looking for learning pods, which would be run by teachers or tutors and allow families to navigate distance learning. But now, when kids are at home, privileged parents are going to be able to hire tutors and teachers.

Tutoring 144

Tutoring Advocacy Public School Private School 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in the coming decades, politicians of both parties would respond to economic downturns by cutting higher education funding, causing tuition to rise. In response, in 2017, California’s community colleges began putting less-well-prepared students into credit-bearing introductory courses with extra tutoring.

Education 104

Education Tutoring Advocacy High School 104

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Her teachers at Havasupai Elementary School often asked Siyuja to tutor younger students and sometimes even let her run their classrooms. The agency oversees law and justice across Indian Country, as well as agriculture, infrastructure, economic development and tribal governance. She graduated valedictorian of her class.

Education 118

Education Elementary School Government K-12 118

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2025

Much of the Moms for Liberty agenda, including book bans and anti-trans advocacy , has been embraced by the Trump administration, in the form of executive orders and Office for Civil Rights investigations into diversity, equity and inclusion programs and related work. The pandemic left other marks too. In my first year, I made $70,000.

Education 116

Education High School K-12 Advocacy 116