The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

government in 1977 asked that schools look for a “severe discrepancy between levels of ability and achievement” when screening children for learning disabilities. During her first couple of years of elementary school “her nervous system was like a pressure cooker because she wasn’t being given appropriate help,” Chittenden said.

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Humanities 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This story about school segregation was produced by The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that provides free news, data and events on Texas public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Beard is black and had two kids go through Longview schools. It was reprinted with permission.

Private School 68

Private School Elementary School Government Charter School 68

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

million — Shortfall this year in the yearly allocation for Jackson Public Schools. Jackson schools are grappling with the loss of about 1,000 students to other districts, private schools, charters and home schooling, along with an increase in the number of students who aged out, dropped out or graduated compared to those entering the system.

Charter School 105

Charter School Public School Social Justice High School 105

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

The guide also noted that starting in elementary school, all students take Spanish, art and music classes. The high school, which enrolls less than 200 students, has been able to offer as many as 17 Advanced Placement courses. Related: How the federal government abandoned the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Charter School 112

Charter School Public School Tradition K-12 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2018

Restrictions on some designs, shorts, dyed hair and other asinine rules governing what students can wear give educators permission to harass, discriminate and pull students out of class when they slip up. Schools should have mascots and sports teams and students should represent those colors. Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino.

Teaching 86

Teaching Charter School Middle School Public School 86

ED Surge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The film is based on the real-life story of teacher Sergio Juárez Correa and his students at one of the worst-performing elementary schools in Mexico, located on the border with Texas and just a stone’s throw across the Rio Grande from SpaceX in Brownsville. So Babb’s book wasn’t published until 2004.

Cultures 93

Cultures Private School Elementary School Humanities 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

Many working-class families in this manufacturing city across the Wabash River from Purdue University cannot afford to send their children to private pre-kindergarten, nor can they rely on government-funded programs — like Head Start and subsidized childcare — which serve a fraction of eligible children.

K-12 78

K-12 Library Elementary School Government 78

The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2018

It helped that Pence had support from the business community and from Democratic lawmakers, who got on board only after legislators removed a proposal that would have made the pre-K pilot in effect another entry point into the K-12 private school voucher system. Photo: Mareesa Nicosia for The Hechinger Report.

K-12 83

K-12 Charter School Private School Elementary School 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

(The overwhelming majority of these schools, which education experts have defined as “intensely segregated,” received the lowest three ratings on the state’s A-F rating scale, based on factors like student test scores and graduation rates.). Related: Private academies keep students separate and unequal 40 years later.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos believes the key to improving schools in the United States is simple: Let parents choose where to send their children. Giving parents choices beyond the school closest to home would open the door to innovation and put pressure on traditional schools to improve, these advocates argue.

Charter School 93

Charter School Leadership Library Private School 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Many among this small number are the children of higher-income families who can afford to pay for private schools or to hire college consultants, exacerbating a level of income inequality that economists at Puerto Rico’s Census Information Center say is third-highest in the world, after South Africa’s and Zambia’s.

High School 111

High School Economics Psychology Political Science 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Most still read at an elementary school level. By her sophomore year, Williams was earning all A’s and B’s, and Sci’s test scores were the best of any open-enrollment high school in the city. And some of her high school classmates had reached the middle class even though they’d dropped out of college.

Charter School 111

Charter School Psychology High School Private School 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

On the line, Kelly Rodriguez explained that she wanted to move her 6-year-old from a private school to a public one for first grade, but only if a seat opened up at Sunset Elementary School, near their house on San Francisco’s predominantly white and Asian west side. The same goes for middle and high school options.

Public School 134

Public School Private School Charter School Education 134

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Home to more than 12,000 public school children, the district was the first in Mississippi to defy the governor and voluntarily offer real choice for white and black children to enroll in each other’s schools. By 1970, black and white children and teachers were fully integrated class-by-class, school-by-school.

Middle School 111

Middle School Private School Elementary School Public School 111

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

Researchers found that adults generally support public funding staying in public schools — even if a majority of respondents also think private school students learn more. Overall, 73 percent of participants said funds should go to public schools.

Education 144

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 144

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Students at Barwell Road Elementary School Photo: Alex Granados/EducationNC. Her school, Haw River Elementary in Alamance County, was offering students after-school clubs once a week. They also added a school support coach to help teachers improve their lesson plans and use more data to track students’ progress.

Elementary School 93

Elementary School Charter School K-12 High School 93

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Brian Sparks is the principal at Lamar Elementary School in San Antonio. He helps out with cafeteria duties on the first day of school. Related: San Antonio is hoping career-themed schools can alleviate a worker shortage. Related: How the federal government abandoned the Brown v. Board of Education decision. “We

Charter School 45

Charter School K-12 Elementary School Economics 45

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2021

Taken together, school facilities emit about 72 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year , the equivalent of about 18 coal power plants or 8.6 But much as the pandemic forced a reckoning about the physical condition of America’s classrooms, it may also have cleared a way for the federal government to rebuild them.

K-12 145

K-12 Government Elementary School Advocacy 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Kami Karr , senior at Redmond High School. Even when we were in elementary school, like with the stock market crash, everyone moved. And then you get into middle school, and then, like, the internet starts becoming a thing. I’m going to keep her at her private school. Those are the ones I’ve worried about.

Oral History 115

Oral History History High School Public School 115

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This story is the third of a three-part series that examines how other countries approach the idea of school choice. Read about school choice in New Zealand and Sweden. Parents are freed from financial constraints and can pick a school in which their child will thrive, leading to improved academic outcomes for all children.

Private School 108

Private School K-12 Government Public School 108

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

. — Lindsey Johnson and Yesenia De La Rosa were taking different approaches to teaching the same English lesson on silent letters as they sat at opposite ends of this first grade classroom in West Elementary School. Others worried that the English learners would drag down test scores and hurt their school district’s reputation.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

Pedagogy and Formation

JANUARY 29, 2025

Today was the first day back to school for most government run schools in Australia. While all states might not align exactly, and some private schools might not begin till next week, many went back today. elementary schools in the US and some other nations) you might plan the whole first day around the holidays.

Private School 52

Private School Elementary School Government 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2018

I am a white father who spends two hours on the New York City subway every day with my 10-year-old so he can attend an underfunded, desegregated public elementary school with a majority of black and Latino students and a majority of economically disadvantaged students. They were private schools. Today, I’m one of them.

Private School 96

Private School Elementary School Economics Public School 96

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Elementary school students clap and spell words after school. If you are a working parent with regular office hours, the group that your child belongs to depends on how much you can afford to pay for after-school care. The federal government could help. Photo: Imani Khayyam. With the U.S.

K-12 111

K-12 Economics Psychology Library 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

My coping mechanism to respond to some of the uncertainty in the larger system is appealing to government or quasi government agencies as well as personal physicians that can help me just know that I’m doing the right thing. Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School. I just don’t.

Oral History 112

Oral History History High School Public School 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Taheem Fennel poses for a picture with his mom and stepdad after his fifth-grade graduation ceremony at Bancroft Elementary School. The staff at Bancroft Elementary School suggested counseling, and his mother eagerly accepted the help. Photo: Nichole Dobo / The Hechinger Report. WILMINGTON, Del. He had angry outbursts.

Elementary School 131

Elementary School Middle School K-12 Charter School 131

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Her teachers at Havasupai Elementary School often asked Siyuja to tutor younger students and sometimes even let her run their classrooms. But once she left the K-8 school at the top of her grade, Siyuja stopped feeling so smart. public school students take in seventh or eighth grade, if not earlier.

Education 103

Education Elementary School Government K-12 103

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The South’s schools were once the most integrated in the country, thanks to the heavy hand of the federal government as it tried to force Southern districts to abide by Brown v. In 2000, there were 430 school districts under federal court order to desegregate, compared with 176 today. Board of Education.

Government 111

Government Education Charter School High School 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

On March 10, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dealt a blow to Walterss plans: It issued a temporary stay prohibiting the states department of education from purchasing 55,000 Bibles with certain characteristics and from buying Bible-infused lessons and material for elementary schools. Is it just a random person?

Public School 131

Public School High School Social Studies History 131

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2017

My childhood included yearly trips abroad and private schools for which my parents paid full freight. One night, my senior year of high school, I found myself on campus late without a ride home. School choice also raises larger questions about why the government funds education at all.

Private School 76

Private School Charter School Public School High School 76

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Trump also supports efforts to privatize the K-12 school system, including through vouchers for private schools. His administration made it possible for parents to use their children’s 529 college savings plan to pay for up to $10,000 annually in private school tuition.

K-12 131

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 131