The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy has developed tools to analyze social studies curricula and is currently reviewing how much knowledge the Baltimore and Miami-Dade schools are helping children learn. who started kindergarten in 2011.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the fall of 2020, educators at Aspire Public Schools – a network of 36 charter schools in California that are privately run but taxpayer funded – were worried. As with other schools around the country, pandemic era learning wasn’t going smoothly. The tutoring was free to students no matter how much they used it.

Tutoring 124

Tutoring Charter School Research Lesson Plan 124

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Wilson Charter School in New Orleans and quietly made connections with children. Soon, he became an indispensable part of their school day. Only 42 percent of its students come from economically disadvantaged households, compared to 94 percent of Wilson students. I’d send him the lesson plan the night before.

Elementary School 108

Elementary School Public School Teaching Cultures 108

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A Center for Public Integrity analysis of district-level federal education data suggests roughly 300,000 students entitled to essential rights reserved for homeless students have slipped through the cracks, unidentified by the school districts mandated to help them. Department of Education defines as “doubled up.”.

Advocacy 90

Advocacy Government Public School High School 90

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Some school systems have reported usage rates below 2 percent. Not even the most highly regarded and expensive tutoring programs using professional tutors who are following clear lesson plans achieve this. On-demand tutoring can appear to be an economical option. But how real was this progress? In Fairfax County, Va.,

Tutoring 142

Tutoring Research Charter School Economics 142

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

It is just one of a slate of waivers approved by lawmakers, including class size, teacher preparation time, hiring and firing rules, and others, allowing traditional public schools to operate with the same educational requirements as their area charter schools. She uses the New York Times lesson guides, the U.S.

Charter School 111

Charter School Tradition Public School Civics 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Fourth graders in the state from almost every racial and economic background improved their scores on the exam. Holmes senior Justice Grisby completes a review sheet on factors of production in her economics class. He views the recent opening of a charter school in the Mississippi Delta as a promising path forward.

Private School 142

Private School High School Public School Charter School 142