The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Of those who failed both semesters in 2005-06, only 15 percent graduated in four years. Math courses are “the most significant barrier to degree completion in both STEM and non-STEM fields,” the authors concluded. One goal of that early-algebra trend was to get more kids through calculus and onto a STEM degree track.

STEM 132

STEM Course Report Study 132

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

In 2005, Lee co-founded NAAP to offer summertime musical theater programs to schoolchildren in Chinatown. A study found an 18-percent difference between dropout rates for low-income students with high arts participation (4 percent drop out) and those with less arts involvement (22 percent).

Dropout 80

Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 80

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Most students lost months or even years of school time after Katrina hit in 2005. But they have much better tools than they did in 2005 when the retention policy was put into place,” he said. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM.

Analysis 133

Analysis Report Data Policies 133

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Jolly wrote in 2005. There are gifted dropouts. But despite the high demand for Olmsted, administrators said that they didn’t need to significantly expand gifted education, beyond adding the program at Eve, because Buffalo has plenty of other academically stimulating options, including STEM and Montessori programs.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

Up until Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, McDonogh 35 had required entering ninth graders to have a high level of academic preparation. He’s promised to add ACT prep, more Advanced Placement courses, and maybe even a STEM program. “There was an expectation that we would succeed – always,” Ivory said.

Meeting 90

Meeting Groups Course Report 90

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Ocon, who had been at the school since 2005, became convinced that the source of the dismal performance numbers was not the kids but a hidebound curriculum that was simply not working to their benefit. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM.

Report 95

Report Competency Based Learning Common Core System 95