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Hi all!
The past week held both some exciting and bittersweet news for us at The Hechinger Report. Some of our work from the past year was honored by the Education Writers Association ([link removed]) at its National Seminar in Las Vegas. Our story ([link removed]) by writer Laura Pappano, about how some parents were trying to rescue a school district in Idaho left in tatters by the culture wars, was selected as the winner ([link removed]) of the news category among small newsrooms. And our collaboration with Soledad O'Brien Productions and CBS News was honored as the winner in the visual storytelling category for a documentary ([link removed]) about the end of affirmative action in college admissions. This piece involved a legion of people, including Hechinger Editor in Chief
Liz Willen and the late Fazil Khan ([link removed]) , Hechinger's data reporter who died in February.
As much as we love to share and celebrate our work from the past, we also relish new, insightful work, such as this recent piece ([link removed]) about whether paying livable wages to child care workers in the nation's capital will survive District of Columbia budget woes.
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Revealing the true cost of college
We just updated our interactive tool, Tuition Tracker ([link removed]) , with the most recently available college tuition and enrollment data. Students can compare colleges by using their household income level to see what students like them have paid in the past and they can view an estimate of what they may pay to attend the college of their choice in the 2024-25 academic year. Plus, we've added new features to help college applicants get in touch with us directly. Try it yourself. ([link removed])
Main Idea
** D.C. experimented with giving child care workers big raises. The project may not last ([link removed])
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A unique pay equity fund in the nation’s capital may fall prey to budget cuts, leaving 4,000 child care workers in the lurch
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Reading List
** PROOF POINTS: AI writing feedback ‘better than I thought,’ top researcher says ([link removed])
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A team of researchers pitted ChatGPT against humans in constructively criticizing 200 student essays
** OPINION: Letting teachers carry concealed weapons carries serious risks ([link removed])
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Racial biases are ingrained and often unaddressed and could lead to unnecessary violence
** STUDENT VOICE: Adults must stop censoring student newspapers. New York has a bill that would stop this dangerous practice ([link removed])
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Tolerance and respect for differing views on race, sexual orientation and political parties are needed now more than ever
** En Loyola y más alla, existe la posibilidad de obtener un título asociado de dos años ([link removed])
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El objetivo es dar a los estudiantes que inicialmente no se ven a sí mismos yendo a una escuela de cuatro años, un impulso que podría ayudarles a obtener una licenciatura, ya que pocos estudiantes de dos años lo hacen ahora.
** ‘First aid kit’ for tough classes ([link removed])
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Tutoring, writing help and a free second shot at the class: Practical ways to keep students from failing and dropping out
** College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 8 ([link removed])
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What Do You Learn and What Will You Earn?
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