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  Liz Willen · [email protected]
April 30, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Colleges close at pace of one per week

Colleges close at pace of one per week Plus, voters say yes to taxes for child care This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
April 23, 2024 at 7:59 PM

Child care lures student-parents to college, remains elusive for many mothers

Child care lures student-parents to college, remains elusive for many mothers High-quality child care programs can be prohibitively expensive, when they can be found at all This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
April 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Colleges cope with student isolation, work to expand their reach

Colleges cope with student isolation, work to expand their reach Plus: What's next for affirmative action? This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser The Heching…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM

A new role for community colleges

A new role for community colleges These institutions make for a natural first step for people in recovery This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser The Hechinge…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
April 9, 2024 at 7:47 PM

A new role for community colleges

A new role for community colleges These institutions make for a natural first step for people in recovery This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser The Hechinge…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
April 2, 2024 at 6:44 PM

Vague school rules at root of many student suspensions

Vague school rules at root of many student suspensions Plus, flawed IQ tests prevent students from getting help This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 6:29 PM

The FAFSA fiasco

The FAFSA fiasco Plus, the narrowed STEM pipeline This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser A newsletter from The Hechinger Re…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 7:33 PM

Problems with the FAFSA continue to grow

Problems with the FAFSA continue to grow Problems with financial aid form add to student and college woes This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 7:29 PM

When wealthy donors embrace early ed

When wealthy donors embrace early ed A look into how San Francisco is trying to lure parents This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM

The school choice debate, Texas-style

The school choice debate, Texas-style Plus, is data science math? This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser A newsletter from …
  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 11:30 PM

Remembering Fazil Khan

Remembering Fazil Khan A beloved colleague and star data journalist dedicated to exposing injustice  This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser The Hechinger Rep…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Psychiatric evaluations for students misused, misunderstood

Psychiatric evaluations for students misused, misunderstood More schools are requesting kids have mental health assessments to address rising threats of violence This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Tracking success of career and technical education

Tracking success of career and technical education One state is trying to connect student and workforce data This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser The Hechi…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 7:14 PM

A ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right school policies

A ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right school policies Plus: Diversifying advanced math classes This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser The Hechinger Report thank…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM

A new life for a shuttered rural college

A new life for a shuttered rural college In a small Ohio community, the assets of Chatfield College are going to good use This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 8:44 PM

Anti-CRT push undermines support for public education

Anti-CRT push undermines support for public education New study examines impact of culture wars on schools This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for…
  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
January 16, 2024 at 8:03 PM

The long-running efforts to control school libraries

The long-running efforts to control school libraries Today’s most contentious education topics have echoes in the past and will ripple into the future This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
January 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Welcoming a new executive editor

Welcoming a new executive editor Plus, meeting the mental health needs of girls This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser A ne…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
January 2, 2024 at 8:31 PM

Selling the value of higher education

Selling the value of higher education Ad exec confronts crisis of confidence in earning a college degree This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for t…
  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 1:41 PM

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  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 1:03 PM

The Hechinger Report (and our staff) isn’t going anywhere

The Hechinger Report (and our staff) isn’t going anywhere And we have the record to prove it View this email in your browser Dear Reader, The Hechinger Report has been delivering balanced, high–…
  Chelsea Miller, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 28, 2023 at 1:02 PM

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  Liz Willen · [email protected]
December 26, 2023 at 7:02 PM

Will a family’s college dreams survive affirmative action’s end?

Will a family’s college dreams survive affirmative action’s end? Plus, what Cardi B can teach us about math This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support fo…
  Chelsea Miller, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 21, 2023 at 12:10 AM

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  Liz Willen · [email protected]
December 19, 2023 at 8:16 PM

Dual-language programs take an elitist turn

Dual-language programs take an elitist turn A promising tool for equity may be missing students who could benefit This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Supp…
  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 PM

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First-of-its-kind college guide needs your help Donate TODAY and your gift will be tripled. View this email in your browser Dear Reader, Let's talk the college a…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
December 12, 2023 at 10:01 PM

The (mostly) Republican moms who want to calm the culture wars

The (mostly) Republican moms who want to calm the culture wars Families flee a school district in disarray This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for…
  Noble Ingram, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 12, 2023 at 4:06 PM

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Reader input compels our journalism Help shape our coverage - donate today! View this email in your browser Readers like you shape every part of our work.  Help us continue to provide clear, comprehensive reporting w…
  Ruby Franzen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 7, 2023 at 2:55 PM

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Someone wants to give us $20,000! They also want you to support our newsroom! View this email in your browser Help your source of education news raise $60,000 by December 31st. Thanks to a community match, your gift…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
December 5, 2023 at 8:45 PM

This district forces misbehaving students into psychiatric evaluations

This district forces misbehaving students into psychiatric evaluations ‘Emergency petitions’ to remove children from school happens arounds the country, despite efforts to curb them This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscr…
  Ruby Franzen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 12:18 AM

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  Liz Willen · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 9:00 PM

The high cost of school choice

The high cost of school choice Some private schools raise tuition after school choice measures pass This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 2:45 PM

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  Chelsea Miller, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 22, 2023 at 4:29 PM

Correction: Updated link to donate

Correction: Updated link to donate Oopsie Daisy! View this email in your browser Dear Reader, I'm writing with a bit of a facepalm 🤦 moment. It seems some donors are receiving error messages when they submit th…
  Chelsea Miller, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 22, 2023 at 1:50 PM

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  Liz Willen · [email protected]
November 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Too many dyslexic students are kept from the help they need

Too many dyslexic students are kept from the help they need Plus, colleges are working to support their rural students This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
November 14, 2023 at 7:14 PM

The hidden financial hurdle keeping students from degrees

The hidden financial hurdle keeping students from degrees Plus, inside ‘secret’ admissions as sophomores This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
November 7, 2023 at 6:17 PM

Turmoil among college student clubs

Turmoil among college student clubs 👉 Plus, our College Welcome Guide This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser A newsletter f…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
October 31, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Behind the scenes of college admissions

Behind the scenes of college admissions Plus, meager special ed interpretation services This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
October 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Should we fear AI in math instruction?

Should we fear AI in math instruction? Boosters see a powerful tool for tutoring and lesson planning This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for this …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
October 17, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Our new College Welcome Guide

Our new College Welcome Guide See if different campuses match with your values This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for this newsletter comes from:…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
October 10, 2023 at 8:00 PM

States dangle incentives for college grads to stay put

States dangle incentives for college grads to stay put Money may help stop the ‘brain drain’ of talent from some areas This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Holocaust education under threat

Holocaust education under threat Plus, the anti-abortion centers providing sex ed This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for this newsletter comes fr…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
September 26, 2023 at 9:15 PM

Child care lessons from Canada

Child care lessons from Canada A new nationally-funded system in Canada offers potential path for the U.S. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM

New ideas for reversing the pandemic decline in test scores

New ideas for reversing the pandemic decline in test scores Plus, grade inflation is real This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for this newsletter …
  The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
September 14, 2023 at 3:01 PM

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  Liz Willen · [email protected]
September 12, 2023 at 6:49 PM

Getting comfortable with math

Getting comfortable with math Educators search for ways to boost math proficiency from pre-K through college This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support f…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
September 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM

When college debt follows you into old age

When college debt follows you into old age Plus, a new corporate benefit is private college admissions counseling This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Supp…
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 7:46 PM

Solving the math problem

Solving the math problem Schools are scrambling to boost math achievement after pandemic disruptions This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support for this …
  Liz Willen · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 6:36 PM

Summer school pros and cons

Summer school pros and consBoost for college, bad for pandemic catch-upThis is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription. And invite a friend to subscribe by sharing that link! Support for this newsletter comes from:A newsletter from The Hechinger ReportBy Liz WillenDear reader,The linger…