Behind the latest dismal NAEP scores
The long-delayed 2024 results for 12th graders in math and reading and for eighth graders in science were finally released.| The Hechinger Report
The long-delayed 2024 results for 12th graders in math and reading and for eighth graders in science were finally released.| The Hechinger Report
Evidence increases for building students’ background knowledge of the world| The Hechinger Report
Virtual tutoring has boomed since the federal government handed schools nearly $190 billion of pandemic recovery aid and specifically encouraged them to spend it on tutoring. Now, some new U.S. studies could offer useful guidance to educators.| The Hechinger Report
We cover inequality and innovation in education with in-depth journalism that uses research, data and stories from classrooms and campuses to show the public how education can be improved and why it matters.| The Hechinger Report
Thirty states now limit or ban cellphone use in classrooms, and teachers are noticing children paying attention to their lessons again. But it’s not clear whether this policy — unpopular with students and a headache for teachers to enforce — makes an academic difference. If student achievement goes up after a cellphone ban, it’s tough […] The post Cellphone bans can help kids learn — but Black students are suspended more as schools make the shift appeared first on The Hechinger ...| The Hechinger Report
Washington lawmakers and the Trump administration passed a major legislative package this summer that will cut funding for programs that help students from low-income backgrounds — making it far harder for these students to afford and complete college. The leaders behind these cuts claim that they’re necessary to curb wasteful spending and keep higher education […] The post OPINION: We cannot let higher education become a gated community for the wealthy, but that’s exactly where i...| The Hechinger Report
Two months after Education Secretary Linda McMahon was confirmed, she and a small team from the department met with leadership from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, an advocacy group that works on behalf of millions of students with dyslexia and other disorders. Jacqueline Rodriguez, NCLD’s chief executive officer, recalled pressing McMahon on a question […] The post Parents, advocates alarmed as Trump leverages shutdown to gut special education office appeared first on Th...| The Hechinger Report
Every year, tens of thousands of infants are born prematurely, at a low birthweight, or with other conditions that would make them automatically eligible for therapeutic services that could help them thrive. When everything goes smoothly, early intervention provides those services, required by federal law for children ages birth to 3. Funding sources for the […] The post Getting preemies the help they need appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
This story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted with permission. WASHINGTON – For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college — or whether to go at all — has become a complex calculation of costs and benefits that often revolves around a single question: Is the degree worth its […] The post As more question the value of a degree, colleges fight to prove their return on investment appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
In New Jersey, fewer than half of 6- and 7-year-olds in special education spend the vast majority of their day with their classmates without disabilities. That might change, though, because a state special education advisory group has pledged to examine the issue. Earlier this year, a Hechinger Report investigation revealed New Jersey is the worst […] The post NJ advisory group to probe how students with disabilities are separated from their peers appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
This story originally appeared in Hechinger’s climate and education newsletter. Sign up for it here. Last January, Diego Sandoval’s high school in San Diego County closed abruptly one Friday because of wildfires menacing the Southern California area. Classmates evacuated their homes as the fire spread. Frida Vergara, whose school was among the few in the […] The post Big Oil should help foot the bill for lost school time, students say appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
MEAD, Wash. — A few weeks after President Donald Trump took office, the conservative school board leaders in this town near the Idaho border made a bet. They would pit one Washington against the other and see what happened. For years, Democrats in control of the state had required every school district to have policies […] The post Red school boards in a blue state asked Trump for help — and got it appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
Social emotional learning — lessons in soft skills like listening to people you disagree with or calming yourself down before a test — has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. The conservative political group Moms for Liberty opposes SEL, as it is often abbreviated, telling parents that its “goal is to psychologically manipulate students […] The post Some social emotional lessons improve how kids do at school, Yale study finds appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
America is facing both a critical shortage of health care workers and a rapidly aging population. The classroom experiences, support and encouragement students in these fields receive can make a decisive difference in whether they persist and ultimately succeed.| The Hechinger Report
America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’| The Hechinger Report
New research shows glimmers of hope, but more proof is needed| The Hechinger Report
Debate is an effective way to strengthen students’ comprehension, critical thinking and presentation skills. Yet for many, a lack of school support is a major entry barrier. It has turned debate into another private-school-dominated space. This should change.| The Hechinger Report
The public has until Oct. 15 to weigh in| The Hechinger Report
In everyday life and across nearly every industry, mathematical reasoning is becoming more essential. We need to rapidly expand access to the after-school and summer programs that help young people develop the confidence and curiosity to build math skills.| The Hechinger Report
The Trump administration tried to kill the largest reading experiment ever funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s research arm — just months before the yearslong study was complete. The administration agreed to finish the research only after it was sued.| The Hechinger Report
Students graduating from college today face an uncertain job market, mass firings in the federal government, a wild stock market and fears of recession. They also expect mental health support and work-life balance in the careers they pursue, and to help them find that, many colleges are adjusting their career-counseling efforts.| The Hechinger Report
Rigorous research rarely shows that any teaching approach produces large and consistent benefits for students. But tutoring seemed to be a rare exception. Before the pandemic, almost 100 studies pointed to impressive math or reading gains for students who were paired with a tutor at least three times a week and used a proven curriculum […] The post Tutoring was supposed to save American kids after the pandemic. The results? ‘Sobering’ appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
Researchers say more resources, teacher awareness needed to combat racial bias in math lessons.| The Hechinger Report
A recap of how the great recession affected higher education in 2008 to help us think through what might and might not repeat this time around.| The Hechinger Report
Growth mindset for kids: Carol Dweck argues that adults can help foster the belief that the brain is like a muscle that can grow stronger through hard work.| The Hechinger Report
State funded initiatives in Ohio and other parts of the country are working to strengthen child care teachers’ knowledge and confidence in working with young children with disabilities and developmental delays.| The Hechinger Report
A cash transfer program for high schoolers resulted in better attendance and more financial literacy, but no improvement in grades.| The Hechinger Report
Community colleges should be an avenue into high-value STEM degrees for students from low-income backgrounds, but just 2 percent of students who begin at a community college earn a STEM bachelor’s degree within six years. Here are ways to improve the process.| The Hechinger Report
Nory Sontay Ramos was deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.| The Hechinger Report
There’s new momentum behind letting students cash in their life skills toward degrees, saving them time and money and helping colleges recruit new customers by giving what’s called credit for prior learning.| The Hechinger Report
But administration relents on yanking data from researchers| The Hechinger Report
For years, much like in the United States, New Zealand has worried about sliding student proficiency in mathematics, as captured by both national and international test scores. Later this month — the beginning of the New Zealand school year — the country is launching an overhaul of mathematics instruction that education leaders hope will reverse the trend. […] The post One country wants to close math achievement gaps by ending academic tracking first appeared on Micro Schools Network.| Micro Schools Network
Some high schools and states are experimenting with ways to integrate literacy instruction across all classes.| The Hechinger Report
