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TEACHER VOICE: "Seeing a diverse teaching force at the helm of the classroom showed me that teaching was a viable career for a black student in Detroit, and they inspired me to follow my dream of becoming a teacher."
This young black teacher sees the potential for his students to be the next generation of leaders and professionals -- if we have a diverse teaching force.
OPINION: DACA isn’t ‘the sweeping magic wand of access that higher education made it seem to be’
With a DACA decision expected next year and the measure's fate uncertain, more must — and can — be done by states and institutions.
PE teacher Jon Szychlinksi uses classroom technology for physical education, to help his middle schoolers track fitness, nutritional and academic data, and help students see the connection between the three.
PE teacher Jon Szychlinksi uses classroom technology in physical education to help his middle schoolers stay on track and monitor fitness progress online
Community leaders hope that improving early childhood education in East St. Louis, where some neighborhoods have been labeled child care deserts, will provide a foundation for boosting academic and social outcomes later on.
Improving early childhood ed in a city where some neighborhoods have child care deserts by providing a foundation for boosting academic and social outcomes
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A new movement has colleges adding second-language sections to English-instructed courses
A move to add language-specific sections to English-instructed courses allows students to keep up their skills in a second language without another course.
OPINION: 1.7 million students attend schools with police but no counselor
Providing police over school counselors leadis to disastrous consequences including the continued school-to-prison pipeline, according to a new ACLU report.
Marching in Mardi Gras, a New Orleans school that once struggled shows off
George Washington Carver High School's alumni rallied to keep it alive after Hurricane Katrina. Now, the school’s marching band is showing how far it’s come
Mississippi had an impressive showing on the Nation’s Report Card this year. But a new report says that drastic change is needed to help the state’s rural students succeed.
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Mississippi had an impressive showing on the Nation’s Report Card. But a new report says drastic change is needed to help its rural students succeed.
STUDENT VOICE: Building things made my education feel relevant
How a high-school education that felt relevant, internships and building things put one student on the path to college and career success.
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More future jobs will require a college degree, yet more students are dropping out with no credential
Despite a growing number of jobs requiring a college degree, more students than ever are dropping out of college without finishing a degree
OPINION: "International studies show that the United States is one of the most tracked education systems in the world, but tracking hasn’t led to high achievement for the country."
The U.S. has one of the most-tracked systems in the country, but separating gifted children hasn't led to better acheivement.
The annual cost of attending several selective universities is slated to reach $100,000 within a few years. via The Atlantic
The annual cost of attending several selective universities is slated to reach $100,000 within a few years.
COLUMN: "Powell’s intimate portrayal of students, teachers and an inspirational coach at Chinle High School is an important contribution to the literature on an education crisis that’s affecting native youth."
In new book “Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation,” Powell writes about lives of high school basketball players both on and off the court
Education officials credit efforts an increased focus on childhood literacy, including a controversial retention policy, for the academic gains.
State officials say the gains are evidence that the state’s controversial Literacy Based Promotion Act is helping improve childhood literacy.
14 high-quality studies of writing instruction point to "exciting, social and noisy" classrooms.
14 high-quality studies of writing instruction point to "exciting, social and noisy" classrooms but none of the approaches clearly outshone the others.
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How does your city stack up when it comes to pre-K quality?
The number of cities offering pre-K is expanding, but many of these programs lack the quality that leads to long-term benefits for kids.
Access does not equal equity
The NYC schools that have adopted a mastery-based curriculum have made diversity work by embracing the principles of culturally responsive education.
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Louisiana’s TOPS scholarship program and state budget formulas handicap less-advantaged students and colleges, and it’s a national trend.
Data from The Hechinger Report's Tuition Tracker (https://buff.ly/2BTTNiw) shows that at public universities across the state, tuition bills have skyrocketed for the lowest-income students.
Louisiana’s TOPS scholarship program and state budget formulas handicap less-advantaged students and colleges, and it’s a national trend
New programs find ways to foster student resilience
Several new educational programs across the nation find ways to foster student resilience and provide new learning opportunities
As college tuition continues rising, several schools are projected to soon reach six figures in total cost per year. Find out which four could cost more than $100,000 by 2025.
A great deal of college tuition inflation has been driven by an enrollment strategy to dole out more institutional aid to a growing number of students.
A new study finds that a separate class for black boys led to improvements in dropout rates. Columnist Jill Barshay's latest:
There is some evidence that teaching a separate class for black male students showed improvements in dropout rates, study finds.
Latinos have some of the lowest education levels in the country, but poverty and immigration fears aren’t holding back some students and schools trying to break the cycle in this North Carolina county.
Latino students have some of the lowest education levels in the country, but poverty and immigration fears aren’t holding back some students
Study casts doubts on effectiveness of personalized learning program in New Jersey
Results of a study in New Jersey highlight debate over how to measure what's working in the classroom which use a personalized learning program
In a parish with one of the lowest rates of black high school graduates in the nation, a community tries to raise graduation rates. Part 2 of our First Step to the Middle Class series.
In Avoyelles Parish, which has one of the lowest rates of black high school graduates in the nation, a community tries to raise graduation rates
In a Kentucky county where coal once reigned, a principal tries to map a future for students that won’t take them away from home
When coal mine owners abandoned Leslie County, the lack of a high school diploma became debilitating. A principal is making sure his students get one.
In our new three-part series, The Hechinger Report traveled to three counties with very high numbers of adults without a high school credential to learn about the obstacles schools and families must overcome to provide and obtain this essential first step to a middle-class life. The three counties, all in the rural South, are profoundly different in terms of race and ethnicity — and in their experiences of racism and segregation.
Read all three parts here:
The Hechinger Report traveled to three counties with very high numbers of adults without a high school credential to learn about the obstacles schools and families must overcome to provide and obtain…
New ways to identify struggling students
If teachers wanted to identify struggling students, they would spend hours looking through spreadsheets. Now, a software program does that automatically.
OPINION: Many rural schools have been 'minimally adequate' for too long
Rural schools are often in minimally acceptable condition, widening the acheivement gap in the american educational system.
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How some colleges are trying radical business-style strategies to stay afloat
Financial challenges and a historic decline in college enrollment are causing some institutions to use business-style solutions to rebuild and stay afloat.
“Students are like, ‘It’s fine,’ when more often than not, it’s not fine.” via Cosmopolitan
And it needs to change.
Supporting teachers and communities will boost children’s academic achievement.
Actions such as firing teachers, which increases unemployment and means communities are worse off, have a negative impact on student outcomes.
This program is helping fast-diversifying suburban schools promote success for all students
Suburban school districts with fast-changing demographics are using a college-readiness program called AVID to help close achievement gaps.
Teacher shortages force districts to use online education programs
An increasing number of school districts in Mississippi have turned to Edgenuity and online education programs like it as they face a teacher shortage.
A preview of Hechinger reporting on new routes to success in education that are popping up around the country. Our latest for The New York Times Learning Section:
Students who complete an associate degree at any of the state’s 34 community or technical colleges can receive their high school diploma.
"Suing to eliminate consideration of race in college admissions undoes decades of progress," writes columnist Andre Perry.
Colleges have always been afforded the autonomy of selecting who they want to teach; only when that autonomy is used as an antiracist tool to advance democracy does it become a problem, as in the…
"We will take back kindergarten — and, in doing so, we will be serving kindergarteners well."
Yes, we can have a rigorous and developmentally appropriate kindergarten. These two approaches to learning do not have to be mutually exclusive.
Columnist Jill Barshay's latest: Economist estimates that three-fourths of white students who are athletes, legacies, big donors or faculty children would have been rejected
Just before the October 2019 federal court decision upholding Harvard’s admissions policy that factors in a student’s race, a new analysis of the university’s applicant data revealed that it might…
OPINION: Black students' 'unprecedented and unequal' college debt should cause alarm
Black students have a disproportionate and unequal level of college debt and that's cause for concern in terms of closing the acheivement gap.
Measuring diversity without holding schools accountable won't bring about integration
New York City has some of the most segregated schools in the country. But a new report offers recommendations on how to fix that.
Preschools and day cares are deeply segregated on average — even more so than K-12 schools. A new report found that early learning programs are twice as likely to be nearly 100 percent black or Hispanic than kindergarten and first-grade classrooms.
Home-based programs are 30 percent more segregated than center-based programs, which include private preschools and public school-based pre-K programs.
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What is it like to attend school in a refugee camp? For more, read Sarah Butrymowicz's latest story here: https://hechingerreport.org/refugee-girls-want-to-improve-the-world-will-we-let-them-do-so/
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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reunite all separated families within 30 days. In the meantime, thousands of children are still separated from their parents and other family members, which pediatricians and child development experts say can lead to severe trauma. Here is what happens in a child's brain when they face trauma and other adverse experiences like poverty.
Migrant children who are separated from their parents and guardians are at risk of experiencing "toxic stress," which impedes the brain's development. Here's what happens to the brain during these times of trauma:
How students learn from super green schools that use zero energy. Read more: http://hechingerreport.org/schools-lead-the-way-to-zero-energy-buildings/
Eligible for financial aid, nearly a million students never get it. Read more: http://hechingerreport.org/eligible-for-financial-aid-almost-one-third-of-students-never-get-it/
States run out of money and aspiring low-income college students feel the pain. READ MORE: http://hechingerreport.org/eligible-for-financial-aid-almost-one-third-of-students-never-get-it/
We're live at The Atlantic's Education Summit discussing the hard and soft skills needed to complete Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and go on to thrive in these high-demand fields. This #AtlanticEDU conversation features Karen Amaker of Norwalk Early College Academy, Jeffrey Elkner and Catherine Steinmetz of Arlington Public Schools and Gabriel Rosa of IBM in conversation with our own Liz Willen.
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In a district where 90 percent of students are of color, and the achievement gap is wide, a superintendent is betting that the Black Lives Matter movement can make a difference. Teachers in Rochester, New York — three quarters of whom are white – are getting cultural training and discussing anti-racist strategies. By Emrys Eller
#FREECOLLEGE on Wbok 1230 Am with Dr. Adrienne Dixon and Prinsey Walker talking about Betsy Devos Fail
Donald J. Trump's proposed after-school cuts could lead to more hungry kids, lower test scores. WATCH the full documentary here: http://hechingerreport.org/video-fighting-hunger-mississippi-delta/
WATCH: Donald J. Trump's proposed after-school cuts could lead to more hungry kids, lower test scores.
Sarah Butrymowicz is in New Zealand talking with Ann Brokenshire, principal or Hillmorton High School in Christchurch.
Time for #FREECOLLEGE ON WBOK 1230AM . Dr. Perry is talking about how America has never had a merit-based system for college.
Should we let young boys play tackle football? A new study shows repeated blows to the head causes a degenerative brain disease. Andre Perry weighs in.
Should we let young boys play tackle football? A new study shows repeated blows to the head causes a degenerative brain disease. Andre Perry weighs in.
New study finds that multiracial high schoolers show no test score gap with white students WBOK 1230AM
Amanda Aiken is here with me on #FREECOLLEGE to talk about Chicago's Graduation Plan for students call in 504.260.9265
We're on WBOK 1230AM talking racism, eduction and confederate monuments
Calvin Mackey on #Freecollege with Andre Perry on Wbok 1230 Am talking #STEMNOLA
Calvin Mackie is on #FREECOLLEGE on WBOK 1230AM with Andre Perry talking #STEMNOLA
Dr. Andre Perry is here with Calvin Mackey talking #Stemnola #Freecollege WBOK 1230AM
It's time for #FREECOLLEGE with Andre Perry! We are talking how to grow your own teachers WBOK 1230AM Let's go!
Today on @WBOK1230 we discuss what happened to #NOLAEd fired teachers and #ParisAccord with Andre Perry
#FREECOLLEGE is with Andre Perry on! Today we are taking about how college is not for everyone!
It's time for #FREECOLLEGE ! We are with Brian Turner talking about how schools play a role in student suicide. WBOK 1230AM call in at 504.260.9265
Time for #FREECOLLEGE with Dr. Andre Perry ! We are talking monuments and schools WBOK 1230AM call in and join the conversation 504.260.9265
Time for #freecollege on WBOK 1230AM Today's Column: What's wrong with White Teachers? #poetryontheave
We are talking #tops on #FREECOLLEGE with Dr. Perry on WBOK 1230AM
Today on Free College Andre Perry talks with authors of a new study on charter schools and segregation. He also talks with #NAACP in their visit to New Orleans.
We are Live at the People Health New Orleans Jazz Market WBOK 1230AM with Dr. Andre Perry talking #TOPS
We are talking college graduation rates and who's at fault for low rates.
Check out Andre Perry's weekly radio show on WBOK 1230AM and broadcast live on our page. He talks about his latest column: "Trump’s education budget defunds public schools and universities, herds students toward private and charter schools."
Nearly 50,000 young people are in juvenile jails across the country, where educational options are often minimal. The juvenile detention center in New Orleans was no different — until a new group of educators took over, with a different approach. Watch their efforts to transform.
Hear Andre Perry try to make sense of immigration reform, education and Ben Carson's comments. This will be good.
Today on Free College on WBOK 1230AM we have researcher and educator Ivory Toldson, Paul Quinn College president Michael J. Sorrell and host Andre Perry. We are talking #HBCUs in the #BetsyDeVos era. Go online, listen and call in at 504.260.9265.
Andre Perry and #NOLA education stakeholders talking #schoolchoice and its impacts on neighborhood schools. #NOLA is primed to be first all-charter district.
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