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College and Career Readiness
‘Golden ticket to job security’: Trade union partnerships hold promise for high school students
The Hechinger Report
For trade unions and CTE programs, new collaboration may be key to survival.
Students in the construction craft laborer program gather around Dave Collins, masonry head, before leaving to work on a project at Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School in Danvers, Mass. Credit: Sophie Park for The Hechinger Report
Op-ed
How Denver’s school reforms raised grad rate, got kids years of extra learning
The shift to a portfolio model that gave families choices, empowered educators and demanded accountability for performance shows change is possible.
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Success Stories
More districts are exploring four-day school weeks
“Transformational for our teachers.” Some credit the schedule with improving teacher recruitment and retention, promoting well-being, and raising achievement. But the research is inconclusive.
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Special Education
Top scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is ‘fundamentally flawed’
The Hechinger Report
A new analysis of 50 years of research argues that there isn’t strong evidence for the academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms.
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Research
New research: Done right, virtual tutoring nearly rivals in-person version
Two new Johns Hopkins University studies explore how high-quality virtual tutoring can help struggling students.
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Op-ed
Want to stop superintendent turnover? Take a hard look at how school systems really operate
Changes and a culture of cooperation can keep leaders in place and boost student learning.
One hundred of the 500 largest school districts in the country turned over superintendents in the past year, amid declining student achievement Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report
Policy and Legislation
One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well
Some places are moving to universal early algebra. Minnesota has required it for years — with less-than-promising results
Algebra teacher Rick Riccio demonstrates scientific notation during a class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report
Op-ed
Don’t want to close underenrolled schools? Here’s how to make the math work
Small schools can be financially viable and get great outcomes for students. But they have to be staffed very differently than large ones.
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Op-ed
Walking through Paris can provide inspiration for educators
Learning should be less rigid and more like exploring a beautiful city.
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Op-ed
Big-city districts are beset by financial dysfunction — and kids pay the price
The 74
Students need adults to figure this out with strong district leadership, state guidance and brutal honesty about what's really going on.
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Policy and Legislation
On Election Day, school finance proposals were also on the ballot
Significant bonds and levies pass, or are projected to pass, in Los Angeles, Denver and Cleveland, while Houston ISD’s massive bond was rejected by a wide margin.
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Policy and Legislation
Center for American Progress calls for improving future readiness, modernizing facilities, and creating AI policies in K12
The CAP's four-chapter policy blueprint provides key recommendations for strengthening the U.S. education system at all levels.
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