What researchers learned about online higher education during …
Oct 6, 2022 · During the pandemic, the variety of students learning online “absolutely increased,” said Di Xu, an associate professor of higher education and public policy at the University of California, Irvine, who began doing research into online learning before Covid. That makes it easier to objectively determine “who seems to benefit and who ...
PROOF POINTS: What research tells us about gifted education
Oct 18, 2021 · Gifted and talented programs are especially popular in the South. Maryland has the highest percentage of gifted students at 16 percent. By contrast, in Massachusetts, where students consistently post the highest test scores in the nation, only one half of one percent of students — 0.5 percent — are labeled “gifted” and given extra services.
How schools struggle to serve twice exceptional students
May 6, 2019 · The boy’s experience is typical for a category of students known as “twice exceptional,” or 2e. These kids — believed to make up at least 6 percent of all students who have a disability — possess high academic aptitude but struggle with ADHD, mild autism, dyslexia or other learning and behavioral challenges.* They are notoriously difficult for schools to serve effectively for two ...
PROOF POINTS: Many young adults choose work over college, …
Nov 1, 2021 · Additional updates are expected in November and December. Low-income young adults appear to be fleeing higher education in the highest numbers because colleges and universities that serve this population saw the largest enrollment declines. “Right now, a lot of young people seem to be going to work instead of going to college,” said Shapiro.
A decade of research on education inequality in America
Jun 29, 2020 · An analysis of achievement gaps in every school in America shows that poverty is the biggest hurdle. Rich schools get richer: School spending analysis finds widening gap between top 1% and the rest of us. This story about education inequality in America written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news ...
Burnout symptoms increasing among college students - The …
Jul 30, 2021 · That distress can take the form of burnout, which appears to be increasing. At Ohio State, the number of students reporting feelings of burnout leapt 31 percentage points during the last academic year — from 40 percent of students in August 2020 to 71 percent in April, according to a university study. The report also found marked increases in ...
Why racial graduation gaps exist across the nation
Oct 10, 2021 · Many Black and Latino students may also drop out because they feel excluded or isolated. Northeastern Illinois has roughly 5,600 undergraduates, of whom 39 percent are Hispanic, 27 percent are white and 11 percent are Black. Over half of all students receive Pell Grants, the federal aid for low-income families.
Internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Mar 30, 2024 · The participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 43. Online internships can be more accessible than in-person programs. Faris Nabeel, a University of Arkansas graduate, participated in one for eight weeks. He credits the internship for helping him get into a master’s degree program in cybersecurity and land his current job as a security operations ...
The enduring relevance of a liberal-arts education - The Hechinger …
Dec 5, 2013 · By connecting diverse ideas and themes across academic disciplines, liberal-arts students learn to better reason and analyze, and to express their creativity and their ideas. They are capable of thinking and acting globally and locally. Those attributes are worth attaining to lead a more fulfilling life.
Teaching children to read isn’t easy. How do kids actually learn to …
Mar 30, 2020 · Research shows young children need explicit, systematic phonics instruction to learn how to read fluently. Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. Teaching kids to read isn’t easy; educators often feel strongly about what they think is the “right” way to teach this essential skill. Though teachers’ approaches may differ, the ...