John Gomperts, Author at The Hechinger Report

OPINION: Advice about how to raise the high school graduation rate — from students themselves

by Dale Erquiaga and John Gomperts July 23, 2018March 30, 2020

“Ask how we’re doing and mean it. Ask the follow-up question, even when we brush you off the first time. And be willing to listen to the answers.” If you want to know what young people need to succeed, it turns out you should just ask them. They’ll tell you. And they’ll make it clear […]

The measured achievement gap between the students in this Revere High School English as a Second Language class and their English-speaking peers is likely to balloon with the introduction of the PARCC exam. From left, clockwise, are Mateo López and Nataly Gómez, both from Colombia; Amanda Moreira, from Brazil; and Maria Hernández, from Honduras.

Six ways for state governors to help raise the nation’s high school graduation rate

by Bob Wise and John Gomperts April 7, 2016March 30, 2020