The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

She’d spent four years at a high school determined to send minority students like her to college. She’d been one of the first graduates in a new charter school landscape that many in New Orleans believed could fix a broken education system. Related: Charter schools nearly destroyed this New Orleans school.

Charter School 111

Charter School Psychology High School Private School 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

But as the movement against seat-time learning grows, more schools nationwide will be grappling with grade levels, deciding whether to keep them or to hack through thickets of political, logistical and cultural barriers to uproot them. Still, it has been hard enough to schedule just one weekly seminar, he said. School District.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Cherish Miranda, a junior in the dual language Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School. Teachers-to-be participate in a master’s seminar on their way to earning a bilingual certification from San Diego State University in San Diego, California. “I cried the first time I took a test. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

Charter School 111

Charter School Elementary School K-12 Archiving 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2016

Cherish Miranda, a junior in the dual language Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School. Teachers-to-be participate in a master’s seminar on their way to earning a bilingual certification from San Diego State University in San Diego, California. “I cried the first time I took a test. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

Charter School 80

Charter School K-12 Elementary School Middle School 80

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Charter School 87

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 87

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

The experiences and perspectives of Black and Latino students I taught at a Massachusetts charter school are very different from those of my Moroccan students. “Eventually, I gained confidence to sit in the front row of department lectures and seminars, taking notes and publicly asking questions. Credit: Collin Cherubim.

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K-12 Charter School Ancestry Education 109

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2023

To succeed intellectually and emotionally, she explained, students need “strong culture, engaging learning opportunities that feel relevant and connected to students’ lives, relationships, a sense of agency, and an opportunity to express their own opinions about their learning.” And making schools more flexible is a top XQ Institute priority.

High School 115

High School Leadership Public School Charter School 115