A new estimate projects that 442 of the nation’s 1,700 private, nonprofit four-year colleges and universities, with a combined 670,000 students, are at risk of closing or having to merge within the next 10 years: hechingerreport.org/more-than-a-...

This story via @jackiemader.bsky.social is creating a much needed conversation about screen time: Too much, too soon? hechingerreport.org/ipads-in-kin...

A view from Minneapolis: "I firmly believe that we have been called to stand for the historic values that have defined higher education in our democracy for more than 250 years" hechingerreport.org/opinion-on-a...

Sage advice from students: Find your mentor, or champion. They might be a family member, teacher, coach or counselor. You’re going to need help, and the sooner you ask for it, the better. hechingerreport.org/student-voic...

“When all they’re hearing is ‘It costs so much’ or ‘You’ll end up as a barista in a coffee shop,’ then it’s harder to break through,” -- how higher-ed is fighting back: hechingerreport.org/value-polici...

"I live with fear." Life under ICE, via @hechingerreport.org

Inside the biggest change to K-12 education since Brown v. Board: via @anya1anya.bsky.social for @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/trumps-natio...

OPINION: There aren't enough men on college campuses. But it's not an easy problem to fix: hechingerreport.org/colleges-men...

One tiny indication that this was a rush job is in the Federal Register notice. Both enforce and admissions are misspelled in a proposal that’s all about admissions enforcement. Those words are spelled “admssions” and “enforece.” via @jillbarshay.bsky.social hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

“We should be able to come to an agreement as a society that we should prioritize keeping families with infants and toddlers in their homes." And yet. hechingerreport.org/homelessness...

Teachers who used more math vocabulary had students who scored higher on math tests, according to a team of data scientists and education researchers: hechingerreport.org/proof-points... via @jillbarshay.bsky.social

This is a look back at how the education world was transformed: hechingerreport.org/how-educatio... via @nirvishah.bsky.social

“They’re breaking people,” said Phyllis Gant, a longtime leader of the NAACP chapter in this northwest Texas city, referring to local schools’ treatment of Black children. “It’s just open season on our students.” hechingerreport.org/probes-into-... via @merkolodner.bsky.social

MUST READ: “They’re breaking people,” said Phyllis Gant, a longtime leader of the NAACP chapter in this northwest Texas city, referring to local schools’ treatment of Black children. “It’s just open season on our students.” hechingerreport.org/probes-into-...

As apprenticeship advocates in the U.S. embark on efforts to expand apprenticeships, some are pointing to England as a leader to follow: hechingerreport.org/us-apprentic...

Why does free pre-school sometimes backfire? @jillbarshay.bsky.social unpacks: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

“The idea of males, including white males, being at the short end of the stick all of a sudden would be a truly ironic outcome.”  hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...

You know what today is. And you know what to do! Donations doubled. Support @hechingerreport.org: hechingerreport.org/support-the-...

Blow by blow: @jillbarshay.bsky.social unpacks the carnage to ed research: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

TEACHER VOICE: There are so few men in early childhood education that visitors to my classroom tend to treat me like a unicorn: hechingerreport.org/teacher-voic...

Even as the Trump administration publicly insists it intends to shutter the Department of Education, it is quietly rebuilding small parts of it behind the scenes: via @jillbarshay.bsky.social hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Many are dismayed and angered by Trump's dismantling of ED, this week, but John Katzman says it's time to move forward with a new and better plan: his. Opinion, via The Hechinger Report: hechingerreport.org/opinion-it-w...

Internships are all the rage, but what about the paycheck? hechingerreport.org/student-voic...

A new national analysis finds no evidence that boys perform or behave better with male teachers in elementary school. This challenges a widespread belief: hechingerreport.org/proof-points... via @jillbarshay.bsky.social

Newspapers may be in trouble, but you can keep @hechingerreport.org alive and well: Your donation is double right now! hechingerreport.org/support-the-...

Even many critics of the Department of Education want its data collection efforts to survive — just somewhere else: via @jillbarshay.bsky.social: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

"For them to close down all these programs, that essentially told me that I wasn’t cared about.” ttps://hechingerreport.org/trump-administration-cuts-canceled-this-college-students-career-start-in-politics/

OPINION: There are practical solutions to the experience gap problem when it comes to education and training programs: hechingerreport.org/opinion-too-...

In this rural school district surrounded by rural school districts, recruiting teachers has become a nearly impossible task: hechingerreport.org/federal-poli... via @arielgilreath.bsky.social

With his school just 61 percent full, this Florida principal has become something of a salesman for public education, and is frank about about the hustle required: “Customer service is key.” hechingerreport.org/universal-vo... @laurapappano.bsky.social

UCSD is perhaps the first major public university in the country to require all undergraduate students to take a class on climate change to earn their degree: hechingerreport.org/climate-chan...

It’s part of a trend that’s spreading nationwide, according to a Hechinger Report analysis of federal data, as students fret about getting jobs in an economy that some fear is shifting faster than a traditional college education can keep up. hechingerreport.org/students-wor...

Everyone seems to have an opinion about gifted education. But what does the research actually say and support? Jill Barshay explains: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

There is an assumption embedded in the persistence of gifted programs for the littles that it’s possible to assess a child’s potential, sometimes before they even start school. Is it right? hechingerreport.org/were-testing...

OPINION; Diminished friendships, reduced economic opportunities and the substitution of online interactions for face-to-face connections seem to particularly impact young men: hechingerreport.org/opinion-youn... via @jttorres12.bsky.social

OPINION" How this mom fought back -- and won -- a big victory for student parents: hechingerreport.org/opinion-stud...

More than anywhere else in U.S., N.J. students with disabilities spend the vast majority of the school day away from peers without disabilities — a practice that can violate their civil rights Deep dive w/@merkolodner.bsky.social for @hechingerreport.org @nj.com hechingerreport.org/young-kids-w...

Nationwide, 68 percent of students with disabilities spend at least 80 percent of the school day learning alongside peers without disabilities, according to The Hechinger Report’s analysis of federal data. New Jersey has the lowest rate at 45 percent: hechingerreport.org/nj-advisory-...

here’s growing recognition that not all degrees lead to a good salary, and even some that seem like a good bet are becoming riskier: hechingerreport.org/as-more-ques...

“I’m concerned, and I think a lot of policymakers are concerned, that we’re at a turning point where we’re going to descend back to a time when it’s more difficult” for students and their families to pay for college," says @judith scott clayton hechingerreport.org/after-years-...

Have you noticed this? Students nationwide are facing increases in tuition this fall of as high as 10 percent, along with new fees and rising costs for dorms and dining: hechingerreport.org/after-years-... via @hechingerreport.org

COLUMN: “It has become very difficult to navigate,” said Jacob Maddaus, who teaches high school and college history in Maine: hechingerreport.org/column-trump...

“There is this very strange donut hole in accountability where workforce programs are held accountable, two-year degree programs are held accountable, but everything in between gets off without any accountability,” hechingerreport.org/congress-wan...

“If we had to pay for child care, I would not be able to work. “There’s no way I could do it.” Terrific piece via @jackiemader.bsky.social hechingerreport.org/rural-americ...

Opps! “Canceling classes during a school day and forcing families and students to engage in a political rally is an egregious misuse of instructional time and state funds,” --

STUDENT VOICE: We are witnessing "an intentional part of a broader effort by lawmakers to change how history is understood and what students can know about their past." hechingerreport.org/student-voic... via @mariumzahra.bsky.social

The missing kids are not in private schools or being homeschooled. Many children are simply not enrolled anywhere: hechingerreport.org/proof-points... via @jillbarshay.bsky.social

“It is scary to think about it, you’re getting ready to open school and not have a significant pot of funds,” -- a chilling look at frozen funds that are hampering teaching and learning everywhere: hechingerreport.org/schools-conf... via @arielgilreath.bsky.social @hechingerreport.org

OPINION: For many families, Head Start is the first place outside the home where a child’s potential is nurtured and celebrated. Yet, this program that builds futures and strengthens families is now under threat, and it’s imperative that we protect it: hechingerreport.org/opinion-head...

OPINION: Okay, so the report card wasn't encouraging. But leaders at every level need to stop using the pandemic as an excuse and start looking for solutions: hechingerreport.org/opinion-lets...