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@hechingerreport.org@hechingerreport.orgColleges and universities should offer fair financial aid packages and provide transparency about the true cost.
@hechingerreport.orgReductions in administrative costs were offset by higher transportation and staffing costs
@hechingerreport.orgPromises made during admissions should hold up after tuition is paid and continue past graduation.
@hechingerreport.orgPutting needed housing on empty campuses uses one problem to solve another — but is harder than it seems.
@hechingerreport.orgMore than 1,200 Colorado students have graduated with a seal demonstrating their climate awareness. The idea is spreading to other states
@hechingerreport.orgEarly educators who buy their own supplies can now use the educator expense deduction
@hechingerreport.orgUtah’s outreach uses simple games to help families build a strong foundation in early arithmetic for their children.
@hechingerreport.orgSome people are abandoning office jobs for teaching, health care and the trades. But the new paths can come with trade-offs
@hechingerreport.orgThree years after Texas took over the Houston school district, some are questioning whether the academic improvements are worth the hefty price tag and the high number of students leaving the district.
@hechingerreport.orgState data show thousands of elementary school students receive this punishment a year
@hechingerreport.orgAfter six years in the Navy and an undiagnosed medical condition, I finally found a way to graduate.
@hechingerreport.orgNew Mexico is providing a blueprint and a path forward for solving the nation’s severe shortages.
@hechingerreport.orgNew federal loan limits restrict borrowing for graduate degrees in many fields, and prospects for private loans are also grim
@hechingerreport.orgWhy stripping tax-exempt status targets the wrong actors and would be catastrophic for many schools and students.
@hechingerreport.orgWorkforce programs try to ride out the legal, administrative and economic headwinds of the Trump administration.
@hechingerreport.orgA large study of Khan Academy’s math program found no extra benefits from AI
@hechingerreport.orgSouth Carolina bans minimum grade policies as scrutiny around grades grows.
@hechingerreport.orgStarting as early as elementary school and following up can be key
@hechingerreport.orgThe vice president is pushing to change a program now targeted at low-income working families