Race and Equity Archives - The Hechinger Report

PROOF POINTS: New higher ed data by race and ethnicity

by Jill Barshay February 20, 2023February 21, 2023

Students’ race and ethnicity affect their chances of earning a college degree, according to several new reports on higher education released in January and February 2023. However, the picture that emerges depends on the lens you use. College degrees are increasing among all racial and ethnic groups, but white and Asian Americans are far more […]

Race and Equity

COLUMN: Universities are finally acknowledging their complicity in slavery, but they must offer reparations, too

by Andre Perry and Anthony Barr August 24, 2021September 8, 2021

PROOF POINTS: Three reports on student achievement during the pandemic

by Jill Barshay August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

PROOF POINTS: Should parents value academic achievement or academic growth in a school?

by Jill Barshay June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

PROOF POINTS: Test-optional policies didn’t do much to diversify college student populations

by Jill Barshay May 10, 2021May 10, 2021

PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says

by Jill Barshay April 19, 2021April 16, 2021

PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

by Jill Barshay March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Higher Education

PROOF POINTS: A warning sign that the freshman class will shrink again in the fall of 2021

by Jill Barshay February 22, 2021February 9, 2022

PROOF POINTS: When parents got involved in schools, kids did no better

by Jill Barshay November 30, 2020February 9, 2022