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The Hechinger Report
Amy Bass
6 July 2020
Purchase, New York, United States
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Under 800 Words
In order to offset the lack of in-person community building that is often part of the college experience for incoming freshmen, an interdisciplinary team of professors at Manhattanville College in New York developed a...
6 July 2020
United States
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800-1500 Words
Students at colleges across the U.S. are taking to social media to confront racism and biases at their campuses. Over 40 "Black at" Instagram accounts were launched in June on which students share their personal stori...
2 June 2020
Henderson, Nevada, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Western Governors University in Henderson, Nevada is one of many educational institutions in the United States redefining how students can get degrees through technical skill-oriented programs. Students can obtain cer...
The Hechinger Report
Amadou Diallo
1 June 2020
Metaire, Louisiana, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
When the John Q. Adams Middle School in Louisiana received a D rating, a new principal stepped in to restructure and address the ongoing issues with staff and students and was seeing success—but that changed when the ...
18 May 2020
United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Colleges across the nation suspended in-person classes due to the coronavirus, but it also meant suspending campus life—a classic staple of the American college experience. Students innovated by creating their own ver...
10 May 2020
New York, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Students in the Mineola school district had a head start when schools around the country switched to online classes as a result of the coronavirus? Since 2017, students as young as kindergarteners have been learning t...
28 April 2020
United States
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To reach English Language Learners, who are particularly hard to contact during the coronavirus pandemic as a result of language barriers and other factors, teachers are trying low-tech approaches. From letters to pho...
The Hechinger Report
Amadou Diallo
19 April 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
As schools have gone online during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and administrators are finding low-tech ways to deliver educational lessons to the students without access to remote learning tools, such as basic int...
7 April 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
When the pandemic disrupted in-person classes and campus operations, questions arose regarding grades and some students at different colleges proposed the option of receiving pass/fail credit in lieu of letter grades—...
21 February 2020
Mississippi, United States
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Under 800 Words
Male teachers of color are often called on to do extra disciplinary work and mentor students of color in other classes in addition to their own. A weekly virtual meetup for Mississpi's male teachers of color provides ...
8 February 2020
Everett, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In Washington state, a school specifically for kindergartners focuses on play-based instruction. English language learners at the school are making impressive progress under this model, teachers say.
7 February 2020
Miami, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Some colleges think students are overwhelmed by the number of options they have to choose from—countless classes and extracurriculars are available on many campuses. Schools across the United States are experimenting ...
The Hechinger Report
Caroline Preston
6 February 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has seen its six-year graduation rate for American Indian and Alaska Native students rise from 27 percent in 2008 to 69 percent in 2018, as well as an increase in the number of ...
5 February 2020
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A program developed in Boston's public schools works with students who have missed many days of school as a result of mental health challenges to transition back into the classroom. By providing academic and emotional...
3 February 2020
Manchester, Kentucky, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A number of barriers prevent young children in Appalachia from enrolling in formal preschool classes. In response, a fleet of buses is traveling to remote communities to teach students academic and social skills.
18 January 2020
Lost Hills, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Owners of the Wonderful Company food conglomerate honed their philanthropic efforts on the community they saw had the most need—their own workers' families—by establishing charter schools to improve the quality of lif...
23 December 2019
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Fugees Academy, with schools in Ohio and Georgia, offers specialized and trauma-informed instruction for refugee students. The school aims to get students up to speed with accelerated English instruction.
3 December 2019
San Jose, California, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Defying the national trend, California is increasing its higher education budget through innovative solutions. Opening food banks on campus and an online community college, are just some of those ways the state is usi...
25 November 2019
Santiago, Chile
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1500-3000 Words
Chile now offers college tuition-free and may have important insights and lessons for free college proposals in the United States.
21 November 2019
United States
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Under 800 Words
Where does technology fit into a gym class? One physical education teacher uses an online platform to let students track their fitness progress throughout the semester and ensure that all students stay engaged through...
19 November 2019
United States
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1500-3000 Words
Food studies in Portuguese. History in German. To address declining enrollment in second-language courses and "combat the notion that language learning belongs only in language classes," more U.S. colleges are offerin...
31 October 2019
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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800-1500 Words
With $14 million in public and private funding, Cleveland transformed its early childhood education offerings in just five years. The partnership called PRE4CLE provided intensive support and funding for staff educati...
30 October 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
One way that colleges are able to offer increasing amounts of financial aid is by increasing the full cost for others that can afford to pay. However, studies have found that these strategies are not effectively bring...
The Hechinger Report
Sonya Christian
29 October 2019
California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Some of California's rural counties with large Latinx populations are turning to early college models to improve high school graduation and college enrollment rates. Dual enrollment programs aim to help students earn ...
The Hechinger Report
Caroline Preston
24 October 2019
Bristol, Virginia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
As the education community increasingly raises up social-emotional curricula as a solution to rising anxiety levels in young children, it can be hard for schools to know which of the countless programs and curricula a...
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