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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade

The Hechinger Report

What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? percent enrollment drop cascades through the whole elementary-to-high-school system as these first graders age and progress into higher grades. Full high school projections extend further through 2028 in the WICHE data.

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OPINION: Often overlooked vocational-tech schools provide great solutions to student debt, labor shortages

The Hechinger Report

A startling 3 million skilled trades jobs will sit unfilled by 2028. percent statewide dropout rate, according to 2020-21 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data, and special needs students fare particularly well at voc-tech schools. So does the U.S. percent , even lower than the overall 1.5

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Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

The Hechinger Report

Several said that they would not have such data available even internally until after the admissions cycle wraps up next year. Some have cited advice from legal counsel in declining to release the racial and ethnic composition for the class of 2028. About half the institutions responded and none provided the requested information.

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Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat

Edsurge

The state began collecting and publishing chronic absenteeism data from schools during the 2016-17 school year. East Palo Alto Academy, a small charter high school, saw a chronic absenteeism rate of 199 out of 355 students (56 percent) during the 2021-22 school year, according to state data. Department of Education data.

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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. They are far more important than gyms and restaurants, which, data show, are much more likely to transmit Covid-19 than schools (especially primary schools).

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Too hot for school

The Hechinger Report

New UNICEF data demonstrates how hot temperatures are unraveling education gains globally, writes The New York Times’s Somini Sengupta. I’m also looking forward to an upcoming bond in 2028 when I think we’ll put a lot of these climate infrastructure projects on the ballot. Not at first.

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Remote learning hurt high school grad rates–ditching exit exams helped

eSchool News

The report also cautions that the pandemic’s full effects on high school graduation likely haven’t been felt yet, as the children who struggled in middle and elementary school are still working their way toward a diploma. Members of the class of 2028 were in fourth grade in March 2020 and are currently high school freshmen.

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