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  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
September 22, 2021 at 1:14 AM

climate change and schools

climate change and schools One takeaway is the need for accurate teaching about the science behind these events, along with ways to mitigate – and cope with – the harm  This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
September 14, 2021 at 9:47 PM

Big smiles under those masks, and uncertainty

Big smiles under those masks, and uncertainty As we report on topics like the science of catching up, we are also aware of the pandemic’s potential to bring unexpected lessons, both good and bad This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a fri…
  The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
September 8, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Why does New York state sue its college students?

Why does New York state sue its college students? 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 is provided by …
  The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
September 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM

A back-to-school season that is anything but normal

A back-to-school season that is anything but normal 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 is provided by …
  The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
August 25, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Welcome students back with joy and hope

Welcome students back with joy and hope This fall will likely bring more of the same, and we owe a debt of gratitude to teachers and principals. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in you…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
August 17, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Middle school

Middle school Even before the pandemic created havoc for students in this age group, those two words could revive uncomfortable memories. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your brows…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
August 10, 2021 at 6:40 PM

Native American students

Native American students A deep look at how the virus has affected Native American students, knocking many off the college track This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
July 27, 2021 at 6:01 PM

What U.S. higher ed is all about

What U.S. higher ed is all about Many four-year colleges are pushing students to declare a major and get onto a career track but a few others are saying – wait, what’s the hurry? This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
July 20, 2021 at 6:01 PM

What will fall will look like for schools

What will fall will look like for schools The pandemic thrust a spotlight on terrible conditions in some public schools  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]
July 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Learning algebra is like a Lego problem

Learning algebra is like a Lego problem You can’t build a house if you don’t have the foundation. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser A n…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
July 6, 2021 at 6:00 PM

A distrust in schools

A distrust in schools Black and Asian families may be more likely to prefer remote options when available or turn to homeschooling this fall. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your b…
  Liz W., The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
June 29, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Help for America’s ailing school infrastructure

Help for America’s ailing school infrastructure The pandemic forced a reckoning about the physical condition of classrooms. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
June 22, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Jobs of the future

Jobs of the future How soon should job training start? 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 Report …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
June 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM

PTA funding essentials

PTA funding essentials Should richer schools share the wealth 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 is provided by …
  The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
June 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Struggle to find skilled labor

Struggle to find skilled labor Biden’s infrastructure plan would create plenty of jobs, but who will do them? This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Collections: Students face debt collectors

Collections: Students face debt collectors And stories about staffing schools for a mental health crisis. 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, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
May 25, 2021 at 6:05 PM

Exhausted Black teachers

Exhausted Black teachers They may be leaving the profession in even greater numbers  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 is pr…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Unique joy and new perils

Unique joy and new perils As a district re-opens, one middle schooler returned to school and another remained home.  This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser S…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
May 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Fresh insight

Fresh insight The pandemic exposed inequality in education from theearliest days 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 is provid…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Asylum seekers on a journey

Asylum seekers on a journey Children missed out on two years of education while their family sought refuge in the United States This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Research: Students perform better with a later start

Research: Students perform better with a later start And yet, as our columnist explains this week, it’s a bit complicated. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
April 20, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Flagship university disparities

Flagship university disparities "They’re exacerbating racial inequities instead of combating them." This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser A…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
April 6, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Grownup stress is hitting kids hard

Grownup stress is hitting kids hard Students dealing with their own issues also bear the frustration and fears of the adults closest to them  This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your b…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
March 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM

When your college is your banker

When your college is your banker For-profit colleges make loans directly to students, with none of the protections that federal loans offer This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your bro…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Change on the horizon

Change on the horizon Making sense of what we have learned during this painful year and where we go next will be our main focus This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Tackling deep issues beyond the pandemic

Tackling deep issues beyond the pandemic Diverse topics in education 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 fr…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Financial aid applications drop

Financial aid applications drop A new era of anxiety is emerging for higher education in these dark and uncertain times This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 7:15 PM

A child care crisis

A child care crisis Without massive changes in state and federal child care policy, it may be too late to save child care centers This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 7:44 PM

Schools can be the common ground

Schools can be the common ground A crucial first step to developing a new normal post-Covid This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Jill, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
February 8, 2021 at 11:15 AM

Proof Points: Research on high school remedial ed

Proof Points: Research on high school remedial ed Israeli studies shows both short-term and lifetime gains from after-school instruction for average students This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe.  View this …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Middle school during a pandemic

Middle school during a pandemic A wise principal once shared with me a painful, pre-pandemic truth: No one gets through middle school unscathed.  This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in yo…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
January 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM

How history is taught

How history is taught The rise of political extremism is (or isn’t) linked to what happens in our classrooms This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
January 19, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Community colleges hope for a boost

Community colleges hope for a boost What we can expect from the Biden administration   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, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM

2 new studies on school opening

2 new studies on school opening It is one of the most confounding questions of all as we trudge through January waiting for vaccinations This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browse…
  The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Making ‘Paw Patrol’ educational

Making ‘Paw Patrol’ educational Popular network reboots with research, education in mind   This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe.  View this email in your browser A newslette…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
January 5, 2021 at 7:15 PM

The new normal

The new normal How schools are changing during the pandemic and why it matters 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 …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 7:15 PM

Listen to students

Listen to students I recommend this great podcast made by students  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 fro…
  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 6:15 PM

$20,000 to go - please help us reach our goal!

$20,000 to go - please help us reach our goal! The time is now. TRIPLE your impact today. View this email in your browser Dear Reader, We’re running out of time. In four days our year-end fundraising campaign will be o…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 11:15 PM

Rural education: What's next

Rural education: What's next The number of rural students filling out the federal application for financial aid has plummeted by more than 18 percent. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email …
  Chelsea, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 21, 2020 at 6:34 PM

You value our reporting on education. TRIPLE your donation and help sustain us!

You value our reporting on education. TRIPLE your donation and help sustain us! Thoughtful, carefully researched news is not free to produce View this email in your browser Dear Reader,  We’re grateful that so many in o…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Solutions for traumatized children

Solutions for traumatized children ‘Backpacks full of boulders’: How one district is addressing the trauma undocumented children bring to school  This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in yo…
  Sarah, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Make your voice heard & support our kids

Make your voice heard & support our kids Double your gift with our new match fund View this email in your browser Dear Reader, When you support The Hechinger Report, you become more than a reader — you become a mem…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 8, 2020 at 7:17 PM

Can the pandemic prompt a reckoning and systemic change?

Can the pandemic prompt a reckoning and systemic change? A question emerged in our intensive look special education, one that could apply to many other areas of U.S. schooling as well This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subs…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 7:01 PM

“I really need some friends"

“I really need some friends" How can we help? There is something so lonely about getting an education in 2020. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser …
  Nickie, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 5:11 PM

Time is running short – please help us reach our goal!

Time is running short – please help us reach our goal! Celebrate #GivingNewsDay by doubling your donation today. View this email in your browser Dear Reader,  We’re halfway through Giving Tuesday, aka Giving News Day, …
  Nichole Dobo, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Do YOU believe in our reporting? Show us on GivingNewsDay!

Do YOU believe in our reporting? Show us on GivingNewsDay! Celebrate #GivingNewsDay by doubling your donation today. View this email in your browser Dear Reader,  Today is Giving Tuesday or, as news organizations like …
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 24, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Real fears about the quality of online learning

Real fears about the quality of online learning As we approach a Thanksgiving like no other, our schools – when open – are struggling to serve both in-person and virtual learners. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscrib…
  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 24, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Our stories change lives.

Our stories change lives. Our journalism made a difference this year. View this email in your browser Dear Reader, Hechinger’s distinctive style of education journalism is needed like never before. Our stories humanize…
  Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 17, 2020 at 4:23 PM

Hechinger is your port in this storm

Hechinger is your port in this storm The time is now. Double your impact TODAY.   View this email in your browser Dear Reader, When 2020 began, no one could have predicted the enormous upheaval and devastation that wou…
  Liz, The Hechinger Report · [email protected]
November 4, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Restoring faith in science

Restoring faith in science What the pandemic has revealed about public trust in science and science education. This is a weekly newsletter. Sign up for a free subscription, and invite a friend to subscribe. 📬 View this email in your browser Support…