The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

This story also appeared in USA Today He also knew that the high school he attended on Chicago’s South Side offered few of the advantages that wealthier kids got. When he made it to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the shortcomings of his high school were even more evident. It’s just the way society is.”

High School 145

High School Economics Advocacy Research 145

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 98

Economics Research High School Education 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Ben Lara, a senior at Lowell High School, walks his dog before school. Editor’s note: This story is part of Map to the Middle Class , a Hechinger Report series exploring how schools can prepare young people for the good middle-class jobs of the future. Amber Phoumyvong, 17, is a Lowell High School senior.

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High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 104

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.

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K-12 Civics Middle School Economics 61

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.

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Elementary School Library Leadership Public School 75

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Davida Walls never thought she would be teaching high school biology, let alone in the first few months after graduating from college at 22. I would hire every qualified licensed teacher, our schools would, that we could find. Students walk the halls of Helena-West Helena’s Central High School between class periods.

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Charter School Tradition Public School Civics 111