The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2025

Subscribe to our free biweekly higher education newsletter. The program, called the Mental Health Advocacy Institute, is run by a national nonprofit, Active Minds, which advocates for college students mental health. And research shows that even when students know they need help, they dont always seek it.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

But over the last ten years, whenever I set out to find information about teaching strategies, educational resources, technology for schools, or pretty much anything related to improving learning for our students, someone would inevitably pipe up and say, “Librarians can also help with that.” That was about it.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Researchers have shown that districts around the country dont use the same criteria when grouping students into higher or lower math classes. Performing the Autopsy Proponents of the detracking effort see themselves as fighting against the tide of the countrys education system and, even more difficult, its culture.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

First, we offer a much-needed framework for the education of diverse learners. Second, we advocate for the development of an action plan for educating the not-so-common learners that is research-based, achievable, and reaches beyond any current educational reform initiative for school improvement. Struggling Learners.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Department of Education. A research group at Johns Hopkins University, the Everyone Graduates Center , downloaded data on each state’s absenteeism from the Department of Education website, ED Data Express , and shared it with Attendance Works, which, in turn, shared it with me.). 27, 2022 blog post. Correction: The U.S.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Idaho is poised to become the first state in the country to eliminate state-mandated child-to-staff ratios for early care and education settings a longstanding and universal licensing requirement used to ensure minimum quality standards and health and safety in environments where babies, toddlers and young children are being served.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

While a striking amount of uncertainty remains, experts largely agree on one thing: Pandemic education has exacted the greatest tolls from the children of historically marginalized groups. schools frequently marginalize these students’ languages and cultures, but they tend to host ineffective educational approaches. Not only do U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2025

National pride in America is at a record low, coinciding with desperately low scores on the nations civics report card from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Strengthening civic education nationally requires ongoing work, state-by-state. Naturally, spending class time on civics helps.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Research shows that intergenerational facilities such as Fairview Manor can lead to physical and cognitive health benefits for both children and seniors. You can have a person who might be having a bad day, says Tami Scheil, administrator of Fairview Manor, and then you see a whole cart of little children coming down the hallway.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 11, 2017

There is a great deal of research and evidence out there that pretty much debunks the claims of many in the world of education reform that accountability systems based solely on student achievement data have any merit. No, this is not a post about value-added evaluation practices. I believe that ship has sailed. learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2024

In matters both big and small, women in education leadership are treated, spoken to and viewed differently than their male colleagues. New survey data and research illuminates the experiences and perspectives of women who confront this bias and demonstrates the need for systemic change to dismantle the bias driving the gender gap.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

In an era when artificial intelligence increasingly shapes decisions in education, its critical to examine how these technologies impact historically marginalized communities. Yet, as research has highlighted, current school-finding assistant systems are not immune to bias. Driving policy changes.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Thanks to the successes of campaigns like the Hour of Code and this week’s Computer Science Education Week, educators, policymakers, and families around the country are realizing the value of coding and computer science in K-12 education. Supporting educators to teach computational thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Eli Clark has been waiting nearly a year for their high school to complete an evaluation that would determine special education services. The family hoped Eli could get an Individualized Education Program (IEP), a legal document that qualifies students for special education and lays out the services and accommodations they will receive.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Lines between school and the home became blurred, and in that haze, new forms of innovation emerged at local, national, and individual levels across the education landscape. A Broader View of Education Innovation. Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents.

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ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

As Black womxn educators, we have a connection with education that is ancestral. A question Black womxn educators must ask themselves when centering their healing is who you are and where you come from? This is still a prevalent theme for Black womxn in education. African communities built cities, states and kingdoms.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The caller was from an education company called ReUp Education that, through a partnership with the state of New Jersey, offers one-on-one coaching to adults who left college without graduating. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? Subscribe to our free biweekly higher education newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Data and research show that access to college coursework while in high school increases college enrollment, success and graduation rates and has a positive impact on academic performance. Too often, though, that advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access despite state and local policies.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Lourie Center’s therapeutic nursery program offers a comprehensive early childhood program that provides education and clinical services. Lucas’ teachers and therapeutic staff at the Lourie Center were able to provide remarkably nurturing, attentive care and education for Lucas. He is happily preparing for kindergarten next fall.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2021

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

A number of recent articles have highlighted the value of career and technical education (CTE) at the individual and system levels. million students in federally supported postsecondary career and technical education programs. Third, career and technical education students do go to college! And let’s not forget about the 3.7

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Political Science Now

MARCH 19, 2025

Her research interests include migration politics and policy, local politics, and race, ethnicity, and politics. There are so many opportunities to connect with others, share research, and learn new things. I think now, as a result of the program, I think about the framing of my research questions more critically than I did before.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? Subscribe to our free biweekly higher education newsletter. But the West Virginia higher education office declined to say if it would repeat the offer this year. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. Listen to our higher education podcast.

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ED Surge

MAY 28, 2024

For some researchers, California misstepped. And at least one researcher hopes that a shift toward a “more nuanced” model built on proven student aptitude will win out. It’s a phenomenon researchers are painfully aware of. This pattern has left districts searching for new models.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

His ruling reminded all of us that our state has a constitutional obligation to fulfill a right of the highest importance: a great public education. Instead of focusing on inputs (how much we should be spending on education, do children have updated textbooks, desks, etc.), Moukawsher took the long view.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

That affects the pathways students pick in college: A smaller share of Black and Latino students earn degrees in a STEM field than in other degree programs, according to a recent Pew Research study. It’s significant progress toward the goal of connecting more young people with educational and career opportunities in technology. “We

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report. More recently, advocates have presented child care as a public good and a right, similar to K-12 education.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Rita Green, the Washington state education chair for the NAACP, volunteered on the parent-teacher group at Rainier Beach High from 2007 to 2016. The real issue is Washington state just needs to fully fund education. Research suggests the practice has no significant impact on overall giving to schools.). Credit: Dawn Larson.

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ED Surge

JULY 19, 2023

At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators would be skeptical about both the pace and enthusiasm behind it. Figures from the Pew Research Center show that Latinos are still vastly underrepresented in the science, math and technology workforce.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For many years, educators have envisioned personalized learning as a way to tailor education to each student's unique needs. EdSurge: How can educators safely and responsibly leverage AI for more personalized learning? The first step is to check if the AI tool is actually designed for education specifically.

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Anthropology News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As requested by the local Tibetan community, a linguistic anthropologist (Ward) and graduate student (Moli) adapted the Buddhist-inspired framework of SEE Learning to facilitate reflections on best practices in Tibetan heritage language education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 11, 2018

The class combines the academic rigor of AP Psychology with hands-on experience in the field of forensics, the latter as a state-approved career and technical education (CTE) course. Kids who want a technical education can benefit from AP and the college-bound kids who already have five AP classes can benefit from the career education.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Recently, EdSurge podcast host Carl Hooker discussed with field experts how educators can foster creativity for college and career readiness. Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2020

In hundreds of America’s poorest counties, children deal with food insecurity, interrupted educations and violence at rates that can rival international hot spots like Cambodia and Iraq. Programs & Advocacy. Programs & Advocacy, on a call with reporters. Credit: Emrys Eller for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Residential facilities in Pennsylvania are doing an inadequate job of educating foster children in their care, according to a new report from Children’s Rights and the Education Law Center. It also cites lack of compliance with special education laws and other concerns. Photo: Caroline Preston for The Hechinger Report/HuffPost.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Fewer than 20 percent of high school students knew that simply looking at one photo online is not enough research to gauge if something is really happening. The study, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning , was produced by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

But November election results show that several states are stepping up : In New Mexico, voters passed an amendment to increase funding for early childhood education, making funding early childhood education part of the state’s constitution. These election results are not the only good news for families and children.

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