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. That would mean that students learned an extra 14 weeks worth of math from just a few extra hours of instruction.

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Tutoring Research Charter School Economics 123

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

Some nights, Duggan faced four hours of homework after a day of school and dancing that stretched into the evening, “I would just break down crying and saying, ‘I can’t do this anymore!’ ” she recalled. The secret to VLACS’ success may be that it does things differently from most virtual schools. Her parents agreed.

Education 0

Education Charter School Middle School Museum 0

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But that’s not what is easing the transition to remote learning for schools like Rhodes. 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. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

Junior High 121

Junior High Charter School Social Studies Elementary School 121

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 69

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 69

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Some school leaders insist that competency-based education can survive and even thrive within grade levels, or a modified version of them. We can’t keep structures that would allow us to fall back into a more traditional system,” said Steiner. “If Others, however, echo Northern Cass superintendent, Cory Steiner. “We We take the tests.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School American History Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Eventually, the two found housing outside the Temecula Valley Unified School District her son had attended for years. The district introduced programs in the last few years to help schools find more students experiencing housing instability and connect them with assistance.

Advocacy 69

Advocacy Government Public School High School 69

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. At East Orlo Avenue Elementary, in the East Providence School District, children switch between group activities and individualized assignments.

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K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 97

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.

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Charter School Tradition Public School Civics 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

Experts, books, videos, detailed lesson plans — to teachers at the time, it felt like a blur of continuous learning. The school’s logo is a torch like that on the Statue of Liberty, and there’s a school tradition of holding up clenched fists to show unity and pride. It has been scrapped.

High School 140

High School K-12 Heritage Professional Development 140

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Ocon, who had been at the school since 2005, became convinced that the source of the dismal performance numbers was not the kids but a hidebound curriculum that was simply not working to their benefit. 84 percent of this Chicago high school’s students graduate on time and 52 percent of them now go to college, an 11-point increase from 2012.

Geography 89

Geography High School Charter School Cultures 89

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Most students in the Lower 48 can post videos on their schools’ websites or download assignments in a matter of seconds. Rural Alaska Native communities are grappling with the existential effects—erosion, loss of important food sources like seals, and fear that the traditions they’ve fought to sustain over centuries will slip away.

Social Studies 81

Social Studies Charter School Public School High School 81

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

A similar program in Ohio shows teachers how to “ frack” Twinkies using straws to pump for cream and advises on the curriculum for a charter school that revolves around shale drilling. Hundreds of oil-and-gas-centric lesson plans are now available at the click of a mouse. The idea caught on.

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K-12 Education Charter School Elementary School 54