The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Johnson opened the doors of Mississippi’s first rural charter school in this temporary space a year ago. Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes.

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Charter School History Library Public School 109

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. He breezily navigates the internet and educational platforms his school uses. MESA, Ariz.

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Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 132

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

The research has sparked recent interest as some districts and charter schools experiment with new strategies to integrate schools without resorting to practices like the forced busing that spurred protests among both white and black parents in earlier decades. Photo: Jackie Mader.

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Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

a 15-year old in the Western Pennsylvania city of Greenville, hopes to have the chance to graduate from a public school like the one she used to attend. She spent junior high and most of her freshman year at a mid-sized public school, earning A’s and B’s in algebra, her favorite class, and playing on the volleyball team.

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Education Charter School Public School Private School 110

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

At some high schools, more than half of the classes were taught by uncertified teachers, including nearly 70 percent of courses at West Bolivar High School in Rosedale, and 61 percent at Heidelberg Junior High School in Heidelberg. Related: Are rural charter schools viable in Mississippi?

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Charter School Economics Middle School Public School 103

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Deborah Gist presents a Golden Apple Award to Dr. Abraham Kamara at Memorial Junior High School. For most of the past two decades, those battles have been waged primarily among East Coast liberals over standardized testing and charter schools.

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Charter School Junior High Political Science Elementary School 104