The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
In addition, a growing array of “educator” roles — via community centers, after-school programs, camps and employer programs — can connect young people with counselors, coaches, mentors and tutors. Since young people spend more time out of school than in, it’s critical to recognize the education work done by providers outside schools.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 11, 2020
Parents with means have always known that classroom learning isn’t enough, and have ensured their children have access to enrichment programs, mentors, internships, technological tools and private tutors. While inconvenienced, most of their children will be fine during this time. Millions of children will not be fine.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 16, 2019
If we want teachers to have time for after-school tutoring, grading, planning lessons and speaking with parents, we need to increase teacher pay so educators don’t have to forgo spending time and resources on their own families in order to support their students.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 20, 2021
For decades I have been sharing my experiences with educational institutions and civic organizations. Our accomplishments included tutoring Joe Williams and Otha Williams: Joe later obtained admission to the College of Emporia, in Kansas, and was awarded a scholarship. The National Education Association presented me with the Carter G.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 26, 2019
My CUNY Start teachers were incredibly supportive, even providing math tutoring before and after class. I landed two on-campus jobs — one as a mentor to new Fatherhood recruits, and one as a Civic Fellow working with the college’s government relations manager. After completing CUNY Start, I was ready for college-level classes.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Then, in May 2017, a friend told her about a new Delta-based nonprofit, Regional Initiatives for Sustainable Education (RISE), which offered tutoring for the Praxis. “I was just a secretary fighting to be a teacher,” she said. It proved to be an academic lifeline. McWilliams said she felt convinced that God was answering her prayers.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 17, 2021
A group of civil rights organizations, including the NAACP Boston Branch, the Greater Boston Latino Network, the Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network and the Asian American Resource Workshop, as well as three families of color, are intervening in the lawsuit to try to uphold the new admissions process.
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