The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

That’s more than any other reason they considered “very important,” including “to gain a general education and appreciation of ideas” and “to learn more about things that interest me.”. One reason is that they require resources many higher education institutions don’t have. Yet such programs remain the exception rather than the rule.

Advocacy 107

Advocacy Educational Technology Cultures Education 107

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2018

T his story about foster care and higher education was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. KALAMAZOO, Mich.

Tutoring 111

Tutoring Government Advocacy High School 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Texas A&M University at Texarkana has one of the lowest retention rates of public higher-education institutions; 55 percent who started in 2012 were gone by 2016. Department of Education data analyzed by The Hechinger Report. The line between Texas and Arkansas in front of the bi-state federal building, which straddles both.

High School 105

High School Tutoring Education Policy Leadership 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

But state officials didn’t track how many of those students passed the test or how many were forced to go through third grade a third time, according to Kymyona Burk, literacy director for the Mississippi Department of Education. Related: Can literacy coaches help solve Mississippi’s education woes?

Tutoring 90

Tutoring Elementary School Advocacy Classroom Management 90

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

ED Surge

JUNE 7, 2023

I interviewed five women — all Central American immigrants — in Spanish, and with support from Early Edge California , a statewide policy and advocacy organization I interned for, I paid each participant a stipend for their time. There are millions of FFN providers. With Jessica, I would ask her to color in the lines.

Government 95

Government Advocacy Economics History 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Beth Rabbitt, CEO of education nonprofit The Learning Accelerator. There’s tremendous hype swirling around personalized learning, with money pouring in from foundations and education technology companies eager to capitalize on the trend. We know how education reform is. Personalized learning is easy to bastardize.

Charter School 87

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 87

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Several weeks ago, for example, staff offices at Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education and Advocacy in Boca Raton were vacant, with name plates blank and abandoned desks, plus LGBTQ+ flags, posters and pamphlets left behind. There is also mounting resistance to the laws.

Sociology 133

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 133

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Higher Education. Language educators lament that courses in STEM are celebrated for teaching real-world skills, but language classes are not. “It The sections can also help students acquire basic second-language vocabulary useful in their primary academic fields. Weekly Update.

Heritage 99

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy High School 99

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Educators and students critical of Israel’s war on Gaza face censorship, harassment, and dismissal. Israel’s legislature is currently considering a bill requiring the Council for Higher Education to fire professors who show “support for terrorism,” a coded phrase often interpreted to include criticisms of the state.

Anthropology 140

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 140