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PROOF POINTS: Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says

The Hechinger Report

Under this program, called Investing in Innovation or i3, the federal government gave out $1.4 The low success rate for new ideas is “psychologically disappointing,” said Barbara Goodson, lead author of the report and an expert in educational research at the consulting firm Abt Global. The tutoring seemed to harm them.

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

The Hechinger Report

This educator quit her public school teaching job in 2022 and has since been tutoring students to help them catch up from pandemic learning losses. 15, 2024, documented widespread psychological distress among teenage girls and preteen boys since the pandemic. Chronic absenteeism is another big factor.

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PROOF POINTS: How Covid narrowed the STEM pipeline

The Hechinger Report

government are all trying to encourage more young Americans to pursue careers in STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Yet another explanation is a psychological one. Many of them are from wealthier families who can afford tutors, or attend well-resourced schools.

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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

The Hechinger Report

A cross-section of a brain scan sits on the desk of Tim Odegard, a professor of psychology at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. government in 1977 asked that schools look for a “severe discrepancy between levels of ability and achievement” when screening children for learning disabilities.

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When kids pick their ‘trusted adult,’ it pays off

The Hechinger Report

I tell our students, it’s like tutoring,” she says. “If If you need help in math, you go get a tutor. We’re kind of your tutors for mental health.” Federal and state governments have allocated extra money for mental health services and school districts across the country are scrambling to beef up supports.

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Powerful Learning is Collaborative and Connected

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Connected learning can happen on a local scale by fostering connections with businesses, places of worship, government agencies, and museums where students can reach an authentic audience. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 345–375. Kulik Educational Outcomes of Tutoring: A Meta-analysis of Findings. Educational Researcher, Vol.

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

Part of Altus Schools, a network of K-12 alternative charter schools in Southern California, it even won recognition from the federal government for its operation. Students spend the rest of their time at resource centers receiving in-person instruction or tutoring. Zaire Wallace, a senior at The Charter School of San Diego.