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Inside the latest global research on school cellphone bans

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The Hechinger Report 32d ago higher-ed
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In the past decade, student achievement has stagnated or declined around the world as cellphones have become nearly ubiquitous Gen Z and Gen Alpha accessories. Educators from Florida to Sweden to Rio de Janeiro are responding with an…
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Many boys aren’t interested in school. Can building more career-focused high schools help?

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The Hechinger Report 39d ago higher-ed
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DANIELSON, Conn. — Inside the carpentry classroom at Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School in eastern Connecticut, three dozen sophomores and juniors are building cabinets and framing walls. Saws buzz, hammers clank and sandpaper…
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Putting college in the fast track

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The Hechinger Report 43d ago higher-ed
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Online shopping. Smartphones with 5G. Meal delivery. Instantaneous access to information. So much of the world has speeded up. But college seems to take forever. Now change may be coming to long-standing practices that slow students down.…
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As school districts cut budgets, DEI work may be first to go

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The Hechinger Report 45d ago policy
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BROOKLINE, Mass. — Claire Galloway-Jones stepped up to lead the Brookline school district’s Office of Educational Equity in July 2023 at a time when families, staff and students were losing trust. The wealthy, coveted district on Boston’s…
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OPINION: As graduation looms, students need pathways that are practical, affordable and connected to opportunity

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The Hechinger Report 56d ago higher-ed
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For too long, higher education has acted as if learning only counts when it happens inside a classroom. Millions of Americans know otherwise. Opportunity should not require relocation, excessive debt or navigating systems built for someone…
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