poverty

social mobility

Universities that boost the poorest students to wealth are becoming harder to afford

Stony Brook University has lifted many students from poverty to the highest income brackets, but access to the school is shrinking as tuition rises

Divided We Learn

by Matt Krupnick  – January 17, 2020

school funding

“Kids who have less, need more”: The fight over school funding

A child who shows promise struggles to make it in middle school as state and national leaders debate if the country is doing enough to educate vulnerable students.

Race and Equity

by Nichole Dobo  – December 19, 2019

music in schools

Low-income districts find ways to help students make music

Though wealth gaps remain, more American kids at all income levels get music in school now than 20 years ago

Arts Education

by Lillian Mongeau  – December 16, 2019

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.
child care deserts

Wealthy cities can afford to expand pre-K: What about everyone else?

In struggling Rust Belt cities, child care deserts threaten educational progress

Early Education

by Megan Conn  – November 16, 2019

social-emotional learning curricula

A school district wades through a deluge of social-emotional curricula to find one that works

Concern about the quality of social-emotional programs is rising — but one Virginia school sees academic success by focusing on students’ emotional wellbeing   

Early Education

by  Caroline Preston  – October 24, 2019

Latino students

Out of the fields: In a North Carolina county where few Latino parents have diplomas, their kids are aiming for college

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

First Step to the Middle Class

by Meredith Kolodner  – October 21, 2019

high school diploma

Hope in coal country: Parents without diplomas keep their kids in school

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

First Step to the Middle Class

by Meredith Kolodner  – October 21, 2019

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Avoyelles Parish

Progress in the Deep South: Black students combat segregation, poverty and dwindling school funding

In a parish with one of the lowest rates of black high school graduates in the nation, a community tries to raise graduation rates

First Step to the Middle Class

by Meredith Kolodner  – October 21, 2019

Latino students

Desde el campo: En un condado de Carolina del Norte donde pocos padres latinos tienen diplomas, sus hijos van en busca de una educación universitaria

Los latinos tienen algunos de los más bajos niveles educacionales del país, pero el temor a la pobreza y a los problemas de inmigración no son un impedimento para alumnos y escuelas que tratan de romper el ciclo

First Step to the Middle Class

by Meredith Kolodner  – October 21, 2019

The secret to a successful Head Start program

Report identifies key practices that lead to academic success for Head Start grads

Early Education

by  Jackie Mader  – October 17, 2019

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