The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Invest in the schools doing the bulk of equity work. Far greater numbers of Black, Latino and Native American students are enrolled at public and private schools with moderately selective to open admission practices than at elite colleges. Here are some ways we can help: 1.

Education 82

Education Advocacy Economics Private School 82

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They also can, and often do, circumvent the public system entirely by hiring private reading tutors or sending their children to private schools focused on reading remediation. Often these schools also use the discrepancy model to determine whom to admit.)

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Humanities 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

“There’s a really tremendous gulf,” said Katie Berger, senior policy analyst for higher education at the nonprofit advocacy organization The Education Trust. Students at the Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, a charter school on San Jose’s low-income east side. “The scope of this problem is huge.”

High School 82

High School Charter School Economics Leadership 82

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

Baray, a former teacher and principal in the Austin schools, has also taught at Texas State University, where she conducted extensive research on educational leadership, community involvement, and school improvement. Parents say the instruction at Pre-K 4 SA is as good as any they’ve seen at private schools.

K-12 63

K-12 Professional Development Advocacy Public School 63

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

But as Grimes’ star rose statewide, according to local educators and residents, his relationship with city leadership started to unravel. Then, in mid-May 2023, a member of the school board told Grimes that it would not be renewing his contract, which was to end in June 2024.

High School 140

High School K-12 Heritage Professional Development 140

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

For four years, opponents of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos deplored her private school priorities, so it was hardly expected she’d be hailed as a hero for a sudden epiphany disassociating herself from President Donald Trump and resigning. Related: Endangered public schools need federal leadership more than ever.

Advocacy 129

Advocacy Education Private School Leadership 129

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Kenna Kast, grandmother of three, wants to send her grandson Jacob to a private school that serves autistic students, but cannot afford it. Kast says she would love to enroll him at Old Dominion, but the school does not have a special-education program. Most private schools in the state don’t. Photo: Imani Khayyam.

Private School 79

Private School Advocacy Elementary School Charter School 79