The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Fifty-one percent of those who graduate go on to college , according to the Youth Development Institute of Puerto Rico, compared to 67 percent of suburban American high school graduates and 63 percent of rural and urban ones. It makes us really angry to see people getting all the opportunities in the world just because they’re rich.”

High School 111

High School Economics Psychology Political Science 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2016

With 90 percent of New Orleans students now attending schools run by charters, New Orleanians have grown accustomed to hearing enthusiastic spiels from new school operators over the past 10 years.

Advocacy 68

Advocacy High School Psychology Tradition 68

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Landry, a seasoned educator, found a narrative way to temper his overly ambitious score projections in a 2010 application for Esperanza Charter School, by including frank language about students’ level of need. Just because of the psychology of targets.” Some said, ‘We need to say 100 percent even if we can’t make it,’” he said.

Charter School 78

Charter School Elementary School Leadership Advocacy 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

Social Studies 141

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Last year, a similar data breach of the Los Angeles school district led to thousands of students’ psychological records uploaded to the dark web. In 2020, Baltimore County Public Schools was hit with a cyberattack that disrupted the district’s remote learning programs, froze its operations and cost the school system nearly $10 million.

K-12 133

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools. Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Middle School K-12 High School 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

Here’s the latest, more profound way in which wealthier students have an advantage over lower-income ones: Those enrolled in private and suburban public high schools are being awarded higher grades — critical in the competition for college admission — than their urban public school counterparts with no less talent or potential, new research shows.

Private School 107

Private School Public School High School Advocacy 107

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

I think it’s more psychological than physical. e.g., 50 langages at Marshalltown HS, 100+ languages in Des Moines Public Schools. University research and policy in an era of advocacy philanthropists and agenda-setting organizations. Teachers often are afraid in poor neighborhoods. In 25 years, I’ve never been touched.

Education 91

Education K-12 Anthropology Advocacy 91

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report Following Meryl’s death, Ketron decided to continue her daughter’s advocacy. This copy includes the adoption of the bill known as SB 150, which limits the rights of LGBTQ+ youth in the state’s public schools. courses in middle school and high school, he said.

Library 143

Library Advocacy High School Psychology 143

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Many parents are stuck, said Jennifer Greppi, parent policy director at Parent Voices California, an advocacy organization. After receiving the dispiriting news, Funes, who has a bachelors degree in psychology, left her job. As soon as they make any little bit more, they lose benefits. This problem could soon become even worse.

Advocacy 113

Advocacy Government Political Science Psychology 113

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

They are often placed in separate classrooms within public schools and spend large numbers of hours on computers using technology that is not aligned with their specific needs. There are children like Caleb and his GNETS classmates all over the country — with diagnoses including ADHD, bipolar disorder and, increasingly, autism.

Education 87

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Both Trump and Vance have characterized immigrant children as being burdens on schools who are overcrowding classrooms and taxing teachers with their language needs. Enforcement actions undertaken in these locations have a ripple effect,” said Heidi Altman, the director of federal advocacy at the National Immigration Law Center.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Psychology Research Government 98

Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

” Law proposed to tackle climate change fears in schools (tes) Eco-anxiety or climate anxiety was defined by the American Psychological Association in 2017 as “a chronic fear of environmental doom”, something Sir Christopher said was “increasing and I don’t think it’s healthy” How Do You Know What You Know?

Psychology 52

Psychology Advocacy Middle School Research 52