The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Candace Cortiella, the director of The Advocacy Institute. However, there is not much research on the life outcomes of students with disabilities who attain high school diplomas versus those who get alternative exit documents. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem.

Dropout 92

Dropout Advocacy Outcomes Report 92

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. Yet, that idea didn’t play out in most states’ first-year ESSA plans.

Personalized Learning 88

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 88

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Native advocates said some students don’t have this kind of documentation even when they are enrolled in a recognized tribe.

Groups 97

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 97

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Related: How the pandemic has altered school discipline — perhaps forever The stakes of such discipline playing out in schools across the country “are fairly enormous,” said Sara Zier from TeamChild, a youth advocacy organization in Washington State that also provides legal services.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Children who shouldn’t be paddled are paddled anyway, usually when parent letters get lost, or because school officials don’t check their lists before doling out corporal punishment, a problem documented both inside and outside Covington County. Covington County Superintendent Babette Duty chalks those cases up to human error.

Elementary 145

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Nearly two decades ago, the reporter Todd Oppenheimer documented the aggressive rise of emerging Silicon Valley technologies — personal computers and the Internet — in the nation’s public schools. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention.

Personalized Learning 109

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 109

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In Atlanta, where Tameka lives, parents must present at least eight documents to enroll their children — twice as many as parents in New York City or Los Angeles. One of the documents — a complicated certificate evaluating a child’s dental health, vision, hearing and nutrition — is required by the state. But it was never found.

Policies 109

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 109