The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Senior James Lopes, wearing a green sweatshirt, listens to William Frey teach a lesson on polynomials, rational trigonometrics, exponential and logarithmic functions at the Calculus Project’s summer leadership academy program at Boston University. When the school year arrived, they participated in after-school tutoring at Brookline High.

High School 145

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2022

Demand for traditional arts and crafts majors has fallen nationwide, according to the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, while interest in game design and animation have soared; where 30 percent of MECA&D’s students 10 years ago majored in design, now 60 percent do, college data show. Now you can finally see the numbers.

Leadership 141

Leadership Tutoring Cultures Tradition 141

ED Surge

AUGUST 4, 2023

Rapidly changing technology, particularly the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education has positioned faculty and leaders with a pivotal decision to make: Stick with the known comfort of traditional methods or experiment with the enticing, yet intimidating, potential of AI.

Humanities 98

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

At one table, the conversation turned to the growing pains of changing course from the traditional “sage on a stage” teaching model, where a teacher holds forth at the front of the classroom while students listen, to a student-focused, personalized model. “We Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

Education 145

Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2018

Unless you teach high school math, chemistry, or history and do so using a very traditional approach – it probably isn’t relevant, important, or useful. Some kids get the opportunity to gain 21st century skills in addition to traditional content and to become ‘future ready.’ via [link]. I love this so much. Some don’t.

Tutoring 88

Tutoring Tradition History High School 88

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

But now a convergence of factors — a dwindling pool of traditional-age students, the call for more educated workers and a pandemic that highlighted economic disparities and scrambled habits and jobs — is putting adults in the spotlight. Traditional institutions have treated adults “as a kind of afterthought,” he said.

Economics 144

Economics Sociology Social Justice High School 144

ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2023

Working with one of the program’s tutors also boosted his skills in math, a subject he doesn’t enjoy very much. The best after-school programs, advocates say, involve partnerships with community-based organizations and do not mimic the routine and structure of a traditional classroom.

Tutoring 109

Tutoring K-12 Charter School High School 109

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 28, 2016

On any given day in one of these schools, a teacher might be tutoring a student, a student might be tutoring another student, or a student might even be tutoring an adult parent, community member, or educator. Students learn both the content they study and the practice of tutorials.

Tutoring 67

Tutoring Professional Development Middle School Teaching 67

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

It’s about making sure they come back from one year to the next,” said Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, a professor of higher education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Education. “It’s not just about getting them in the door. That’s the conundrum we still haven’t gotten figured out yet.”.

High School 105

High School Tutoring Education Policy Leadership 105

Dr. Shannon Doak

APRIL 14, 2024

Intelligent Tutoring Systems : By simulating one-on-one tutoring experiences, AI tutors can provide instant feedback, clarify student doubts, and offer explanations tailored to individual learning styles, thereby enhancing understanding and retention.

Tutoring 72

Tutoring Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Tradition 72

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Efforts to recruit teacher candidates from the local community date back to the 1990s, but programs have “exploded” in number over the past five years, said Danielle Edwards, assistant professor of educational leadership, policy and workforce development at Old Dominion University in Virginia. We definitely have blinders on.

Elementary School 95

Elementary School Tutoring High School Leadership 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Compared to their white peers, students of color are more likely to attend low-performing public primary and secondary schools with inexperienced teachers and high leadership turnover. The college also “embeds” peer tutors in gateway courses, so busy commuter students don’t have to visit a support center outside class hours.

Tutoring 89

Tutoring Economics Sociology High School 89

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

Her mom said Tye’s school, McDonogh 35 Senior High School, wasn’t giving her the academic support she needed to improve her score, so Mansion had to go elsewhere for help — taking Tye to programs at the local university, and paying for private tutoring. “We Lewis said he’s aware the leadership changes have been frustrating.

Charter School 96

Charter School High School Cultures Public School 96

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Callan is a cadet herself, just beginning her final year at the age of 25 and here today to earn a leadership credit. About one in 10 of this year’s entering Air Force Academy cadets is older than the traditional age, the academy reports — often returning to school after years of military service, as in Callan’s case.

Education 46

Education Tutoring Tradition Leadership 46

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

His was a brash mission shared by a new breed of charter school leaders who said they could succeed where traditional neighborhood schools had failed. She tutored other kids from public housing. Statistics are only true until someone bucks them. Nowhere was this movement stronger than in New Orleans.

Charter School 111

Charter School Psychology High School Private School 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

Schools use the additional breaks, called intersessions, to provide enrichment activities such as fine arts camps and field trips, or tutoring and other academic support designed to catch up students who have fallen behind. Credit: Darcy Sprague for the Hechinger Report. Last year, Socorro was given an “A” rating by the state.

Tutoring 143

Tutoring K-12 Economics High School 143

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Only 40 percent of older students with children manage to get degrees or certificates within six years, a lower proportion than their traditional-age classmates, and dropout rates are higher among older students with kids. Related: Polls: Americans increasingly mistrustful of college costs, leadership, and value. 40% of U.S.

Tradition 111

Tradition Tutoring Economics Psychology 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2017

That’s in spite of extra challenges confronting student veterans, who are usually older than traditional-aged students and more likely to be juggling college with families, jobs and service-related disabilities, and who often face significantly more red tape. Things do not appear to be improving. Chaz Painter, 25, a U.S. Photo: Peggy Peattie.

Government 80

Government Tradition Leadership Tutoring 80

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The education department defends allocating the funds to the 13 schools, saying that they incur more costs by exceeding the academic requirements of traditional high schools. David Bloomfield, a professor of Education Leadership at Brooklyn College. And sometimes they need extra funds to go above and beyond.”.

High School 66

High School Leadership Tutoring Public School 66

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

We have classroom tutors now. The Philadelphia school district is among many nationwide facing a leadership change. Fourth graders got to have their traditional field day. Our district has realized some of our challenges. They have put extra support in place to support us. Every day there are more adults. Watlington Sr.,

Oral History 117

Oral History History High School Public School 117

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2016

At Match, the finish line won’t come till the end of May, when seniors reveal their college choices at a dramatic “signing day” ceremony before family members, counselors, tutors and nearly all the adults in their spacious and sunny school building. In its best form, the tutoring is tailored to what the student needs to be successful.

Tutoring 99

Tutoring Charter School High School Sociology 99

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. A year later, the Nations Report Card found Native students in traditional public schools performed much better than those in BIE schools. She graduated valedictorian of her class.

Education 105

Education Elementary School Government K-12 105

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

What we are reading All-charter no more: New Orleans opens its first traditional school in nearly two decades My colleague, Ariel Gilreath, reports on the opening of the first traditional school run by the New Orleans school district since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. There is no right way to be a boy or a girl.”

K-12 83

K-12 Tutoring Psychology Tradition 83

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2025

During his tenure, Cardona signed off on almost $6 billion in federal dollars for the islands educational system, leading to a historic pay increase for teachers, funding for after-school tutoring programs, hiring of hundreds of school mental health professionals and the creation of a pilot program to decentralize the PRDE.

Education 120

Education Government K-12 Elementary School 120