The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

But the outcomes aren’t showing that,” said Justin Nalley, senior policy analyst at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Black think tank. This economic disparity means that going to college, for Black Americans, is much more likely to require going into debt — and larger amounts of it.

High School 145

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It was also home to the prestigious Mayo Clinic, which had just announced a $5 billion economic growth project. For Sara Tekle, a participant who did the entrepreneurial track, the pilot has helped her start a business in craft labor, doing the demoing and cleaning up for construction projects.

Economics 93

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ED Surge

MARCH 4, 2024

Lower high school graduation rates caused by chronic absences can result in an underemployed population , negatively affecting economic productivity and stability. Chronic absenteeism tends to be more prevalent in economically disadvantaged communities.

K-12 58

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2016

Alicia Nicas, the a 37-year-old STR grad student on a special education track who had volunteered to be the day’s demo teacher, decompressed at the library table with her classmates. Even with a monthly stipend, this creates a huge challenge for STR as it tries to recruit racially and socio-economically diverse future teachers.

Elementary School 72

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Like many cities across America, Lowell is struggling to find its economic footing as millions of blue-collar jobs in manufacturing, construction and transportation disappear , subject to offshoring and automation. Moureen’s economic ascent, however, may also depend on geography.

High School 105

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

She says retaining teachers is as much a problem as attracting them if not more so because the decline of manufacturing jobs in her area has created a downward economic spiral, and teachers want to live where their spouses can find jobs. I’ve done demos before. This year there may be as few as 19. I have incorporated videos.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

According to findings from the left-leaning public policy organization Demos, the median white adult who attended college has 7.2 Indeed, being a black college dropout negatively affects earnings by at least $10 per hour, according to research by the Economic Policy Institute. Leave this field empty if you're human: Why is this?

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