Manages product, audience and innovation at @HechingerReport. @UMWallaceHouse, class of '22. My heart is in the hills of western Pennsylvania.
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By @jillbarshay of @hechingerreport:
"President Donald Trump promises he’ll make American schools great again. He has fired nearly everyone who might objectively measure whether he succeeds."
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Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now receiving tens of millions in taxpayer dollars from rapidly expanding voucher-like programs.
Eye-opening reporting from @JenBerryHawes + @mrsimon22: propublica.org/article/segre…
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🗳️Voters around the country overwhelmingly supported child care and other child-focused ballot measures yesterday, despite Harris' (the "pro child-care" candidate) loss. I've been tracking these measures. See what has passed, and the few that have failed: hechingerreport.org/how-chil…
Check out this great guide by @noble_ingram that explains all the resources the @hechingerreport team created to help people who aspire to go to college!
Going to college? Use our toolbox to help choose a school and plan the costs - The Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/going-to…
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Going to college? Use our toolbox to help choose a school and plan the costs - The Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/going-to…
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"It wouldn’t be far-fetched to extrapolate that over $1 billion a year in public funds is being spent on dual enrollment across the nation."
Dual enrollment has exploded. But it's hard to tell if it's helping more kids get a college degree. hechingerreport.org/proof-po…
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The numbers on college closures are staggering: Nearly 300 colleges and universities offering an associate degree or higher closed from 2008 to 2023. @ReporterMarina and @oliviarsanchez created a tool to track this seismic shift in higher education.
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"Some districts warn students will miss up to a month of school, and others say they can’t yet determine a timeline for returning to classrooms." Our @AP team on the educational disruptions that come after a devastating storm apnews.com/article/schools-h…
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"At a time when the U.S. has yet to meaningfully invest in widespread, high-quality child care for all, especially for infants and toddlers, Norway provides an example of what affordable, universal, child-centric early care can look like." @jackiemader
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Rural America is more than white, conservative, or Republican.
It also consists of Black folks who have power. Black rural voters have consistently voted for the Democratic Party at rates of 90% or more.
Why is their influence often invisible?
NEW: capitalbnews.org/rural-black…
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In Norway, having a joyful, secure childhood is a right enshrined into law. Child care isn't just a place to put children so parents can work, it’s a place where childhood is protected, with access guaranteed and heavily subsidized for all. My latest:
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A must-read early education story from the brilliant @jackiemader. hechingerreport.org/norway-l…
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As free-tuition programs have multiplied, so have questions and doubts. Are low-income students benefiting? Is free tuition leading to more college graduates? hechingerreport.org/proof-po… @jillbarshay explains
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A giant has fallen. Donald L. Barlett, former Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Inquirer and best-selling author, dies at 88 share.inquirer.com/niE7aD?ut… via @phillyinquirer
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Does calculus matter? This group says it’s a key to advancing equity - The Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/some-sch…
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Here is a guide for understanding the federal policies that contribute financing and training to providers of Spanish-language child care around the country: hechingerreport.org/these-fe… via @scout_hudson
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These are not schools where students post the highest test scores, but schools where kids learn more each school year than students typically do: hechingerreport.org/proof-po… via @jillbarshay
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(1/4)Something to watch as US states try to increase ratios to "fix" child care availability issues: Research on the impact of increased ratios in England found: "32% [of staff] at nurseries that followed the new guidelines feel that quality has been hit" theguardian.com/education/20…