Aug 03 Strapped for students, nonprofit colleges use for-profit recruiting tactics By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report The move to more aggressive strategies comes after four-and-a-half years of overall enrollment declines at U.S. universities and colleges. And while private, nonprofit schools have managed to maintain a fairly level number of students, they’re finding that harder and more… Continue reading
Jun 06 Kentucky embraces idea that not everyone needs college By Emmanuel Felton, The Hechinger Report Kentucky is among a handful of states that have created a designation for career-ready that is separate and distinct from college-ready. Continue reading
Apr 18 Battle of bilingual education once again brewing in California By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report California poised to make major shift towards bilingual education, pending the results of fall election, but lacks enough qualified teachers. Continue reading
Mar 18 A new spin on college financing? Treating students like stocks By Laura Pappano, The Hechinger Report The idea of taking a piece of graduates’ future earnings starts to pick up steam. Continue reading
Oct 23 How a growing Arkansas town avoided segregation in its two high schools By Meredith Kolodner ROGERS, Ark. — In 2006, the Rogers school district faced a difficult choice. The student population had grown enormously over the past decade and school officials didn’t relish the prospect of a massive high school of more than 4,000 students. Continue reading
Oct 23 In a conservative corner of Arkansas, schools focus on success for immigrants By Meredith Kolodner ROGERS, Ark. — More than a dozen Spanish-speaking parents gathered at New Technology High School one night last fall to talk about college options with the high school’s guidance counselor. “A parent asked a question,” recalled teacher Martin Resendiz, who… Continue reading
Oct 22 Voters support public preschool, but will candidates do the same? By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report Presidential candidates hoping to attract Millennials, Hispanics and swing state voters in 2016 could be well-advised to make early education a key part of their education platform, according to the results of a new national poll showing that 76 percent… Continue reading
Sep 14 While a national college rating system stalls, states provide detailed data of their own By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report David Gardner travels around Texas handing out thumb drives listing some of the most sensitive possible statistics about the performance of the state’s universities: how much they really cost, how many of their students actually get degrees, how much… Continue reading