The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Figures now available down to the school district show the consequences of homelessness policy that doesn’t address race directly. Nationally, Black students were 15 percent of public school enrollment but 27 percent of homeless students in 2019-20. In 36 states and Washington, D.C., So we haven’t even named the problem.”.

Advocacy 89

Advocacy Government Public School High School 89

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

Let their dreams and longings be the starting point for lesson plans, not something that’s cordoned off or relegated to 20-minute enrichment. There’s usually a reason that parents can’t come to school, they’re dealing with their own chaos. e.g., 50 langages at Marshalltown HS, 100+ languages in Des Moines Public Schools.

Education 91

Education K-12 Anthropology Advocacy 91

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Fears about data privacy and screen time, along with concerns about Silicon Valley’s conflicting interests as it pushes into public schools, have battered Summit’s reputation. There have been highly publicized problems in some districts that have adopted the program.

Junior High 128

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 128

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The effort is led by one of the most celebrated leaders of the blended- and personalized-learning movement, California-based charter network Summit Public Schools. Lizzie Choi, chief program officer, Summit Public Schools.

Charter School 82

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 82

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

K-12 110

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 110

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

The school district, like many around the country, struggled early on to accommodate the rising numbers of English learners, who were dropping out at high rates, being pushed into special education classes and showing little academic progress. Alonzo attended Russellville schools from 2008 to 2013. Related: Become a lifelong learner.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Jacqueline Rodriguez, vice president of research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said she worries the bills will discourage LGBTQ individuals from pursuing teaching careers by sending the message that “this is not the profession to pursue if you want to bring your whole self to work every day.”.

Cultures 24

Cultures Library Elementary School Advocacy 24

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

While the county is about 16 percent white and 82 percent black, the public schools are nearly all black. Fewer than 30 white students are enrolled in the entire district, a steep decline from the fall of 1966, when about 6,000 black students and 1,000 white students attended the county’s schools. still serves students today.

Private School 142

Private School High School Public School Economics 142

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

While the vast majority of Native American and Alaska Native students attend traditional public schools — the BIE educates less than 10 percent of Native students — BIE students score significantly lower than their public school counterparts on standardized exams, and overall post some of the lowest scores of any student group.

Government 131

Government High School K-12 Public School 131

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Last year, eight years after Siyuja graduated, the K-8 school still did not offer pre-algebra, a course that most U.S. public school students take in seventh or eighth grade, if not earlier. So far, the settlements have brought new staff to Supai, and the BIE had to reconstitute the school board.

Education 104

Education Elementary School Government K-12 104

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It would either create “the blueprint” for outside political interests to enact a complete takeover of local public schools, he said, or “the blueprint for how to stand up to it.” All of this reached a boiling point last April, when Pennridge hired a brand-new consultancy firm called Vermilion Education.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143