Plus, inside a high school for parenting teens
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Liz Willen
Hi all!
This graduation season, some high school seniors are filled with stress and doubt when they should be celebrating the end of their K-12 careers. I’m talking about those who may still be awaiting final financial aid award letters that determine where, and in some cases if, they can afford to attend college this fall.
The Hechinger Report fanned out ([link removed]) across the U.S. to learn more about how delays and glitches in the federal financial aid system is creating uncertainty for applicants and could roll back years of college attainment efforts. Spend time with these stories and send us your own, as we continue to see how the FAFSA fiasco plays out.
We also have a more uplifting look at ([link removed]) efforts to keep teen parents in class in Spokane, Washington, via a charter school that provides child care, baby supplies, mental health counseling and other support as students work toward graduation based on customized education plans. And Jill Barshay brings us the latest on a relatively new trend ([link removed]) : paying tutoring companies by how much students’ test scores improved. You’ll find all of these stories and never miss one by becoming a Hechinger Report member ([link removed]) . Help us spread the word!
Liz Willen, Editor
What does that financial aid offer really mean?
Congratulations! You've been selected to receive financial aid to help cover the costs of college. But what exactly is an “FSEOG” or “Unsubsidized Stafford,” and how much of the money you've been promised is really just a student loan? Our newly relaunched Offer Letter Decoder tool ([link removed]) can help, providing insight into what kinds of financial aid colleges and universities are really offering.
Main Idea
** Four cities of FAFSA chaos: Students tell how they grappled with the mess, stress ([link removed]) ([link removed])
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Dreams deferred, delayed, derailed: a sampling of tales from the FAFSA fiasco
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Reading List
** Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens ([link removed])
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With teen pregnancies expected to rise, educators search for ways to better serve students young raising children. A school on the Washington-Idaho border offers one approach
** Suspended for ‘other’: When states don’t share why kids are being kicked out of school ([link removed])
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School discipline experts warn that these categories lack guardrails and can be used to justify suspensions for any behaviors, including minor ones.
** OPINION: It’s not just about tech and anxiety. What are kids learning? ([link removed])
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The debate doesn’t have to be a binary choice
** PROOF POINTS: We have tried paying teachers based on how much students learn. Now schools are expanding that idea to contractors and vendors ([link removed])
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Lessons from school districts that tied pandemic-era tutoring contracts to student achievement
** OPINION: As a mental health professional, I can’t single-handedly fix student behavior ([link removed])
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Counselors must work together with teachers to support struggling students
** New superintendents need ‘a fighting chance for success’ ([link removed])
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A 2-year-old program tries to combat superintendent churn by preparing school leaders for the job’s harsh realities
** ‘Positive culture shock’ spells challenges and triumphs for Afghan teen students ([link removed])
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Refugee families often depend on school-age children to navigate the unfamiliar language, customs and agencies of their adopted city. Here’s how one city’s schools and nonprofits work to bridge those gaps
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