Education Aug 16 What science tells us about improving middle school By Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report
Education Jul 05 As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? The pandemic has underscored racial injustices in education. These Black and Asian families say they want those issues fixed before they return to the classroom. By Eveline Chao, The Hechinger Report
Education Jul 01 Facing skilled worker shortage, U.S. companies try to train their own new labor pools With a growing consensus that some sectors of the economy face a shortage of qualified workers, employers are paying entry-level workers to learn on the job. By Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report
Education Jun 17 Fewer than half of high schools teach computer science. These educators want to change that International tech workers, fed up with immigration delays, political uncertainty and anti-Asian bias, are leaving the United States to return to increasingly vibrant startup sectors in their home countries. One solution? Better educating American students in math and science. By Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report
Education May 26 Could summer school catch kids up after a disrupted year? Here’s what experts say Schools looking to shore up students’ skills after pandemic-related shutdowns turn to summer school and enrichment programs — but there’s no guarantee kids will attend or that gains will last into fall and beyond. By Jo Napolitano, The Hechinger Report
May 19 How one community college professor is fighting high pandemic dropout rates By Melissa B. Taboada, The Hechinger Report Amid higher dropout rates, a professor in Texas redoubles her efforts to lead students to success. Continue reading
Apr 20 After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked during the pandemic By Amadou Diallo, The Hechinger Report Many after-school programs, which provide both enrichment and child care, have gone out of business. Others went remote and still others became full-day child care programs. None had much guidance or support… Continue reading
Apr 12 Even as colleges pledge to improve, share of engineering graduates who are Black declines By Melba Newsome, The Hechinger Report The proportion of graduates with degrees in science and engineering who are Black is flat or down, even as demand for workers in those high-paying fields grows at double the rate of other occupations. And Covid-19 pandemic trends appear to… Continue reading
Apr 06 How teachers’ and parents’ COVID stress is affecting kids By Kavitha Cardoza, The Hechinger Report Children dealing with their own issues also bear the frustration and fears of the adults closest to them… Continue reading
Jan 27 Advocates hope higher ed shift from standardized tests will aid diversity, but it’s no cure-all By Alina Tugend, The Hechinger Report When Worcester Polytechnic Institute wanted to attract more Black, Hispanic and female students, it became the first nationally ranked science university to make the ACT and SAT standardized tests optional for admission. Continue reading