The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

Private schools, although an increasing threat to public education, are still a relatively small slice of the educational system. Estonian schools are often economically integrated, so poor and rich students are frequently in the same classrooms. College is free.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Many school choice advocates cheered DeVos’ appointment, hoping it would unleash new funding and federal support for more charter schools, private school vouchers and other “choice” options, such as virtual schools and online programs. But research on whether more school choice improves education is mixed.

Charter School 74

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Too often, by the time these students reach high school, problems that began in the early grades have reached a point of no return; too many children are pushed out into the real world ill-prepared for what lies ahead. Leave this field empty if you're human: “I was being put in classes that were way too easy for me. Weekly Update.

Education 92

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: “We just feel our kids need to be with us more. Too many of them, the experiences they have outside of school aren’t as positive as what we wish,” Harrison said. “My Related: This country spends billions on private schools — and has a terrible learning gap between poor and wealthy. “We

Elementary School 74

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

School officials tout the arts-based curriculum and the joy they say it brings students, but acknowledge that side-lining test preparation has caused test scores to suffer and lowered the performance grades the school receives from the state education department. New Orleans has always been a deeply divided school system.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Welcome to Community Lab School, a tiny public charter that is trying to transform the way middle schoolers are taught in the Albemarle School District — and eventually the nation. Traditional middle schools are very authoritarian, controlling environments.” Chad Ratliff, principal of Community Lab School.

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Middle School Psychology Elementary School Junior High 139

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Most early college high schools are small public schools, housing grades nine to 12 just like traditional public high schools, though some extend five years. Most of these early college schools are now funded by local and state taxpayers, just as traditional high schools are, along with donations from other foundations.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2018

In our nation’s capital, 81 percent of the public schools require a uniform; 65 percent regulate the length of skirts; 58 percent forbid tank tops; 42 percent ban tights and/or leggings; and 45 percent require students to wear belts, according to the findings of the report, which was published by the National Women’s Law Center.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

In Pennsylvania, lawyers say, many of the residentials are regulated like private schools, which is to say, hardly at all. When asked in a survey about the monitoring and sanctioning of residential schools, the Pennsylvania Department of Education told Hechinger/HuffPost to contact the state Department of Human Services.

Education 108

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2018

Special education has been a challenge in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, as nearly all traditional schools have been replaced by independent charter schools. In traditional school districts, the central office is responsible for placing special education students and ensuring they receive the proper services.

Charter School 42

Charter School Education High School Tradition 42

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 30, 2018

The state-run Recovery School District governed most of the charter schools in New Orleans at the time. The Orleans Parish School Board, which controlled all city schools before Hurricane Katrina, was responsible for a small number of high-performing traditional and charter schools.

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Charter School Education Government Tradition 75

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2018

It’s 2018 now, yet we’re still dealing with court desegregation orders from the ’50s and ’60s; with charter school advocates who proudly accept that they’re more segregated than their traditional school peers; and a judicial nominee who wouldn’t say if she agreed with 1954 Brown decision. Sign up for our newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2019

Colleges and universities prefer to recruit at high schools in communities where the average family income is above $100,000, while forgoing visits to those where it’s $70,000 or lower, according to a study of 140 institutions conducted by researchers at UCLA and the University of Arizona. Photo: Aaron Gettinger for The Hechinger Report.

Private School 111

Private School High School Cultures Research 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Voicing the concerns of charter-school proponents after protesting at a Warren rally in Atlanta last month, parent-activist Sarah Carpenter pointed out during a meeting that followed the protest that Warren had sent one of her children to private school. as well, thanks in part to high-quality charter schools.

Charter School 74

Charter School Tradition Public School Private School 74

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

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. It’s where districts and schools decide to spend their money,” Worth, a veteran educator who has also taught in Greene County’s traditional public schools, explained.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, will likely use whatever weapons exist in the federal policy arsenal to expand access to charter schools and private schools, shifting public funds to the private and quasi-private sector. Is there a place for “trust, but verify” in education policy?

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Charter School Tradition Public School Private School 54

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

I came to this country at a very young age, but I still [had] very traditional Mexican parents. Our high school definitely brought light to [the emotional and social needs of students] the first two weeks. My daughter is going to a private school this year. I don’t want to fail my children or my family. I just don’t.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Fuller’s stance on school choice has created unlikely alliances with deep-pocketed conservatives and has put him at odds with mainstream civil rights advocates, but his work is impacting a younger generation of black school leaders striving to create culturally relevant institutions for the students they serve.

Charter School 98

Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Standardized testing has constrained teacher autonomy and creativity, and charter and private schools have competed more aggressively for government funds. Watching what happened in West Virginia, in Oklahoma,” Jennie explained, “we learned something — and from the kids, with the school shooting, how fast they can turn it around.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 1879 the Court stood by the centuries-old understanding of marriage , ruling that religious freedom was bounded by basic legal traditions embodied in the common law. So, religious schools could not receive federal aid to supplement salaries—but might receive it to construct buildings or buy textbooks.

Teaching 52

Teaching Civics American History Library 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

In the window of a Morton Catholic outreach center, a sign in both Spanish and English seeks recruits: “Hang live birds for processing in a humane manner. When Hernandez, the school translator, is too busy to help, Herring sometimes resorts to using a translation app on her smart phone. Hang 26 live birds per minute for slaughter.”.

Elementary School 87

Elementary School K-12 Teaching Middle School 87

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: Despite all his struggles emotionally, he remained on track academically. He marched in an elementary school graduation ceremony in June 2018, sporting a blue polyester robe while his mom and stepdad clapped and took pictures. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update. Proof Points.

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Elementary School Middle School K-12 Charter School 118

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Trump also supports efforts to privatize the K-12 school system, including through vouchers for private schools. He has also warned schools that, if reelected, he would cut or eliminate federal funding if teachers or school employees suggest “to a child that they could be trapped in the wrong body.”

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K-12 Education Private School Charter School 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2017

Her oral confirmation testimony earlier this month was a cringe-worthy performance, featuring guns vs. grizzlies and her refusal to commit to the same accountability standards for charter and private schools as are in place for traditional public schools that receive taxpayer funds. Pallas weighs in. Is that a “Yes”?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: Paula Howard teaches in a Republican stronghold in north Mississippi, along the Tennessee border. He said the elections this year could mean the difference between “expanding school choice” and “pumping more money into traditional funding formulas.”. Choose as many as you like.

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