The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Studies of the Perry preschool in Ypsilanti, Michigan and the Abecedarian preschool in Chapel Hill, North Carolina documented higher levels of educational attainment and higher earnings for children who attended. Earlier research has also found long-term benefits from preschool.

K-12 135

K-12 Elementary School High School Research 135

Digital Promise

APRIL 6, 2015

local communities to have more confidence in schools’ abilities to respond dynamically to current and future challenges. All of this, we believe , will help improve the outcomes for kids and families and enhance the legitimacy of the public school enterprise. vendors and investors to build and finance better products.

Education 82

Education Economics Public School Cultures 82

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In 2009 , California passed a law requiring that all college textbooks be available in electronic form by 2020; in 2011 , Florida lawmakers passed legislation requiring public schools to convert their textbooks to digital versions. There may be economic and environmental reasons to go paperless. Something That Can’t Be Measured.

Psychology 108

Psychology Economics Research Public School 108

ED Surge

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But Wilson, a Democrat from Florida, hopes to turn that around—starting today—with the introduction of the American Teacher Act, a bill that would establish a federal minimum salary of $60,000 for all public school teachers. Teachers in the U.S. Teachers in the U.S.

Teaching 120

Teaching Cultural Studies High School History 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2019

Despite the growing popularity of play-based learning approaches such as Reggio Emilia, it’s no secret that such approaches are typically confined to expensive private schools and, thus, off-limits to children from low-income families. Now, with the announcement in April that Boston Mayor Martin J.

Private School 105

Private School Artifacts Professional Development Economics 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

Most public schools in the U.S. The time has come to address “the entrenched structural inequalities that handicap America’s forgotten neighborhoods and neglected public schools.”. It’s a tall order and a long road. Jack’s book is a start.

Private School 106

Private School Public School Economics High School 106

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2019

Scaling Up Boston’s Charter School Sector,” Sarah Cohodes, Elizabeth Setren, and Christopher R. Research sometimes shows that charter schools are better at raising student achievement than traditional public schools. But many charter schools get about the same results and sometimes charter schools do worse.

Charter School 92

Charter School Middle School Tradition Public School 92

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the fall of 2020, educators at Aspire Public Schools – a network of 36 charter schools in California that are privately run but taxpayer funded – were worried. As with other schools around the country, pandemic era learning wasn’t going smoothly. The tutoring was free to students no matter how much they used it.

Tutoring 130

Tutoring Charter School Research Lesson Plan 130

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

on day four of the strike, Nadia Morales, a counselor at Los Angeles High School, and Pedro Martinez, a social-studies teacher at Eagle Rock High School, prepare their children for the day. UTLA has organized charter-school teachers and sued Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, a local charter network, for union-busting.

Charter School 111

Charter School Public School High School Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2019

Decades of research have documented that students of color, particularly black children, are disproportionately classified by schools as having disabilities. million public school students in the U.S. New research study questions whether black students are disproportionately put in special education.

Research 111

Research Economics Government Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

On March 16, students went from attending schools with marked disparities to staying in homes with even more dramatic resource gaps. Another 8,000 had a documented exemption, such as no internet access or an inability to leave home to pick up academic paper packets. Khan said only that was still being worked out.

Middle School 140

Middle School Library Tutoring Tradition 140

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

After finishing her junior year at Coventry High School, a large public school in Rhode Island, she figured her best shot at summer employment would be at Dunkin’ Donuts, or maybe a local coffee shop. These are also 19th-century skills.”. That was my first real, paying job.

K-12 111

K-12 High School Elementary School Critical Thinking 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Because of this diagnosis, an individualized education plan (IEP) — documents detailing Colson’s special needs, and a plan for how his school would help him reach his potential — was already in place when Colson arrived for his first day of school. That year, the school didn’t ask her to take any end-of-course exams.

Tutoring 102

Tutoring Tradition Middle School High School 102

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

This was clearly no ordinary public school. A driveway circling a landscaped pond led them to the school’s main hall. Lake Oconee’s amenities are virtually unheard of in rural Georgia; and because it is a public school, they are all available at the unbeatable price of free. Lake Oconee Academy is a charter school.

Charter School 112

Charter School Public School Tradition K-12 112

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Just under 60 percent of the students are English language learners, and just over 60 percent have been deemed socioeconomically disadvantaged, though that’s an undercount according to the school’s staff who say many of their families are also undocumented or under-documented. Credit: Marissa Leshnov for the Hechinger Report.

High School 145

High School Elementary School Middle School Human Rights 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The phenomenon of students performing less well on any number of tasks when reminded of negative stereotypes associated with their identity is so well documented by social scientists that it has a name: stereotype threat. Related: Economics, culture and distance conspire to keep rural nonwhites from higher educations.

Middle School 111

Middle School Cultures High School Economics 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Meanwhile, EL’s open source curriculum combines literature, nonfiction and historical documents to teach ELA standards with deep dives into topics such as the sustainability of America’s food supply and the American Revolution. Also, expeditions are embedded in the real world.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

When New Schools for New Orleans announced the competitive grant contest, 23 schools — about a quarter of all public schools in New Orleans — expressed interest by attending workshops on personalized learning. Around three-quarters of the schools in the 2017 RAND study were charter schools.

Charter School 106

Charter School Tutoring Tradition Educational Technology 106

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2016

Two years ago, Connecticut’s governor moved to recognize the work of public school paraprofessionals. Related: In one country, immigration is seen not as a burden, but as an economic gain. But there is evidence that about half of paraprofessionals do desire to become teachers.

Psychology 56

Psychology Economics Education Policy Teaching 56

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 30, 2018

Noble Minds is not the only school in New Orleans that has put a greater emphasis on serving all students, including those with disabilities, in recent years. In July, the Orleans Parish School Board assumed oversight of nearly all the city’s public schools. It’s overseen by the state school board.).

Charter School 84

Charter School Education Government Tradition 84

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

In Zambia, education in Catholic versus secular primary schools decreases support for progressive gender attitudes. Across Latin America, citizens who attend private versus public schools have less support for the social contract. Trojahn et al.

Political Science 55

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2016

McChristian went to school in the Jim Hill feeder pattern in Jackson Public Schools, like most all kids in Jackson’s Washington Addition neighborhood, where school is close enough to walk to. He liked school but said it bored him. Not like nervous, just that he’s social, he says. “Bored.”

Education 43

Education K-12 Public School Middle School 43

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It’s a threat to the nation’s global economic competitiveness and national security. This back-to-school-season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. It calculated that had the U.S.

Economics 144

Economics High School Psychology Middle School 144

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

On the international Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) , American 15-year-olds rank toward the bottom of economically advanced nations in math achievement. It emphasized “social justice” and suggested that students could take data science instead of advanced algebra in high school.

Social Justice 144

Social Justice Middle School Tradition Civics 144

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

She’s hooked her document camera up to her video feed so that kids can see her writing, and a colleague created digital versions of their social-emotional teaching materials. Many public school families have already given up trying to make it work and are simply opting out. Either the entire school system is open or it’s closed.

Elementary School 144

Elementary School Public School Private School Teaching 144

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

While the county is about 16 percent white and 82 percent black, the public schools are nearly all black. Fewer than 30 white students are enrolled in the entire district, a steep decline from the fall of 1966, when about 6,000 black students and 1,000 white students attended the county’s schools.

Private School 143

Private School High School Public School Charter School 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

Nearly one-third of the schools within the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), the largest non-Catholic Christian school association in the U.S., Supreme Court mandated public school desegregation, as many white families fled the public school system. We don’t look like heaven.

Private School 124

Private School K-12 Economics Public School 124

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

LOUISVILLE Just blocks from where hundreds of protestors gathered near the Ohio River waterfront after the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 sits Central High School. The school is steeped in history: It was the first African American public school in Kentucky, and counts boxer Muhammad Ali among its alumni.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2020

Public schools in the town of Oxford, Mississippi, are scheduled to reopen in September, after an abrupt shutdown last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. Initially, the exception was granted only to families who could show that returning to school would be a threat to their child’s health.

Economics 145

Economics Education Public School High School 145

ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2022

During the 2020-21 school year, for example, the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University documented historic declines in the number of children enrolled in state-funded pre-K programs, with participation in six states decreasing by 30 percent or more.

Economics 137

Economics History Public School Education 137

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

When I asked, “what is the technical definition of a gang-free zone,” the organizer described an actual map used by public officials that details the blocks claimed by gangs. She put up her finger and thumb to help us imagine the actual thickness of the document, but the magnitude of her gesture still confounded me. “So

Economics 75

Economics High School Public School Cultures 75

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2016

Care was custodial at best, with a demoralized workforce paid less than attendants caring for the army mascot (a mule), limited parent access and engagement and numerous health, safety, and child well-being violations documented by the GAO and the DoD inspector general. Related: How we reported ‘Childcare Crisis’.

Economics 75

Economics Government Tradition Public School 75

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2016

But there’s a problem: Basic data that might inform ways of solving pressing education problems weren’t included in the final document because the state did not make the data available. She notes that while data from the index show that public school enrollment rose six percent, the Data Center still could not determine why.

Government 96

Government Private School Public School Research 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Related: Thousands of police officers are now stationed inside public schools. Being jailed as a juvenile makes a kid less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to be incarcerated later in life, according to a 2015 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. What does this mean for students?

Elementary School 75

Elementary School History Middle School Economics 75

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2023

At the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, 53 percent of public schools reported being understaffed, according to the Institute of Educational Sciences. While teacher shortages often get the most attention, shortages among non-teaching staff also disrupt the smooth running of schools. It’s 7:45 a.m. and then I’m done.”

K-12 145

K-12 Junior High High School Psychology 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2016

But there’s a problem: Basic data that would have helped educators, advocates and parents solve pressing problems weren’t included in the final document. Plyer explained that New Orleans has one of the highest proportions (if not the highest) of school-aged children attending private schools, including parents of modest means.

Private School 49

Private School Public School Economics Research 49

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The shortages, and the way states respond to them, could have long-term consequences: Studies have documented that just 10 days of teacher absences can result in lower math and English language arts test scores for elementary students. Credit: Cheshire Public Schools. Emma García, Economic Policy Institute.

Middle School 141

Middle School Public School High School Economics 141