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Many ‘informal’ child care providers are entitled to pay. Most don’t know it

The Hechinger Report

Between a third and a half of all children under the age of five receive informal care from a family member, friend or neighbor, making it the most common child care arrangement for this age group outside of parental care. In California about one in four of informal caregivers go unpaid, the Early Edge report noted.

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COLUMN: The FAFSA fiasco could roll back years of progress. It must be fixed immediately

The Hechinger Report

Anyone who has dealt with the FAFSA knows how needlessly complicated and unreliable it can be: In the midst of back-to-back college application season for my two kids, the site kept kicking us out, then losing the previous information we’d painstakingly provided. A bipartisan law passed in 2020 initiated a complete overhaul of the FAFSA.

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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education

The Hechinger Report

Taylor School District officials said they could not discuss student information without authorization. Smith Howard has been advocating for years to have the federal government address shortened school days. “They brought up safety of staff and other students, which as a parent, I understand,” she said. But my kid matters, too.

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Eligible for job and college aid, half of Tennesseans with disabilities get nothing

The Hechinger Report

Indeed in 2016 the federal government designated Tennessee’s VR grant “high risk” for most of the year, due to the state’s repeated inability to track how much money was being spent and on what. This will inform how the state will pursue additional federal dollars.”. More advocacy.”. It’s a start,” said Hammett. More paperwork.

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Why are wealthier students getting lower prices than their low-income peers?

The Hechinger Report

He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. Meanwhile, he noticed that his bills from the college kept going up. Miguel Agyei.

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Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times Regardless of what language parents speak at home, they have a civil right to receive important information from their child’s educators in a language they understand. And the services may not offer parents enough time to process complicated information and ask follow-up questions, she said.

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Every Person Counts: How the 2020 U.S. Census Could Impact Adult Education

Digital Promise

and it affects the allocation of more than $800 billion in federal government funding nationwide. It’s important to inform hard-to-reach and undercounted groups and communities that the 2020 Census process can be quick, easy, and safe. You can share this information and encourage adult learners to apply. Everyone counts!

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