Graduation and dropouts
New routes to success in learning are popping up around the country
A sampling of Hechinger reporting for The New York Times’s Learning section
Some colleges seek radical solutions to survive
Many schools are trying strategies from the business world to stay afloat
Will colleges with sky-high default rates face consequences?
New federal data reveals schools where more than half of students default on their loans. Will the government take action?
Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students
Fewer than one in five students who go part time will graduate within even eight years
College dreams often melt away in summer months. ‘Near-peer’ counseling is helping keep them alive.
Eight years in, a program that helps low-income students stay on track to college is spreading — and showing results
To help first-generation students succeed, colleges enlist their parents
1 in 3 first-generation students quits college within three years. Can colleges boost grad rates by building relationships with students’ parents?
The messy reality of personalized learning
In Rhode Island, questions persist about the effectiveness of individualized instruction via laptop
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Seeking a road ahead for equality in higher education
Universities try to catch up to their growing Latinx populations
Like many U.S. colleges, Indiana University Northwest is seeing a sharp rise in Latinx students — but support for them is lagging