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PROOF POINTS: Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic?

The Hechinger Report

Elementary school students in grades two to six were making slow progress, and remained behind. It’s also harder to keep up with the traditional pace of instruction when so many students are behind. Curriculum Associates pointed to two unexpected bright spots in its assessment results. One is phonics.

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Group withdraws applications to convert remaining traditional schools in New Orleans to charters

The Hechinger Report

ExCEED Network Schools Charter Management Organization, a new group led by principals and Orleans Parish school district staff, has withdrawn its applications to convert New Orleans’ last five traditional schools to charters. where the elected school board doesn’t directly run any public schools.

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OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

The Hechinger Report

News & World Report released its first-ever rankings of public elementary and middle schools in the United States. Schools in the bottom quarter of all schools in a given jurisdiction were not ranked, but simply identified as being in the bottom quarter. Even “global authorities” can screw up!

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Nepal says students have a right to learn in their native languages —but it still isn’t happening

The Hechinger Report

Despite the presence of a nearby government school, Sodi’s son and two daughters study at the Assembly of God Church in the Indian border town of Rupaidiha, where Sodi himself once studied. Hindi, the medium of instruction there, is easier for Awadhi speakers to comprehend than the Nepali used at the local school.

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OPINION: Culture-based education — a path to healing for Native youth?

The Hechinger Report

These Native American children are learning to play double ball , a traditional indigenous game, or at least that seems to be the focus of their activity. For example, a school district in Montana is being investigated by the U.S. Like, playing double ball — that’s a traditional game. As Native people, we were always like that.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. “This study shows that a well-designed project-based curriculum might be more effective than traditional instruction.” Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Summer school programs race to help students most in danger of falling behind

The Hechinger Report

Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. Fourth and fifth grade students work on an engineering activity using toothpicks and tape to build bridges during summer camp at Bethel Elementary School in Simpsonville, S.C.