Graduation and dropouts

Matthew Snyder applied for the job of superintendent in Cheraw, Colorado. The school board liked him (and the idea of saving money) so much that it asked if he’d serve as principal too.

The big jobs of small-town principals

Rural school leaders have some of the most complex roles in education — and some of the highest attrition

K-12

by  Caroline Preston  – December 6, 2018

High school students from Jackson Public Schools gather to discuss ways to improve district schools at Jackson Convention Complex in Mississippi last week.

Report outlines long road ahead for Jackson Public Schools

Improving services to students with disabilities, retaining teachers, top goals for district

Mississippi

by  Liz Willen  – December 4, 2018

Western Michigan sophomore Kayla Mayes has been in foster care for as long as she can remember. The Seita Scholars Program gives her academic, financial and emotional support.

From foster care to college

Western Michigan University is one of several colleges that have started programs to help foster youth earn degrees

Higher Education

by  Delece Smith-Barrow  – December 1, 2018

High School Reform

Experts often urge educators to catch struggling students "before it's too late," but high schools are charged with educating all students, regardless of their past. The Hechinger Report is spending two years exploring high schools successful with diverse groups or trying innovative approaches.
School founder Howard Fuller visits with students at the Milwaukee Collegiate Academy charter school.

Segregated schools are still the norm. Howard Fuller is fine with that

A longtime advocate for black-controlled schools in Milwaukee found an unlikely home among conservatives pushing school choice

High School Reform

by  Amadou Diallo  – November 16, 2018

Clarissa Santana is a mother of three who is frustrated when she returns to college at the University of Akron and learns her credits from a for-profit school don’t transfer. She tells her story in the new documentary “Unlikely.”

COLUMN: Two new documentaries showcase a long and winding road to college

‘Personal Statement,’ and ‘Unlikely’ hit the film festival circuits with stories of real-life obstacles and struggles

Divided We Learn

by  Liz Willen  – November 12, 2018

COLUMN: The new movie Night School passes my test

Students with special needs deserve respect and jobs like everyone else

Higher Education

by  Andre Perry  – September 25, 2018

college job

Quantifying the risks of working while in college

Low-income students who work are less likely to excel in their studies

Higher Education

by  Delece Smith-Barrow  – August 31, 2018

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Momentum builds for career-focused P-TECH schools

Since the first school opened in Brooklyn in 2011, more than 100 others have followed

Future of Learning

by  Tara García Mathewson  – August 30, 2018

Alana Wolf was accepted to Cornell University, which told her to go somewhere else as a freshman and come back as a sophomore under a little-known policy called conditional admission. She spent her freshman year at Ithaca College and will enter Cornell this fall.

Seeking advantage, colleges are increasingly admitting students as sophomores

Some applicants are told: Start here after going somewhere else for freshman year

Higher Education

by  Jon Marcus  – August 23, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois' juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science.

Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

But the quality of online coursework is one of many concerns for advocates

Future of Learning

by  Tara García Mathewson  – August 2, 2018

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