Tessera

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...

Opinion: On a college campus in Minneapolis, a sense of danger and anxiety prevails

After ICE enforcement disrupts learning, human dignity and academic freedom must be our North Star.

hechingerreport.org

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...

STUDENT VOICES: Seeking the help and support of college mentors made all the difference on our path to higher education when the going got tough

Two recent college graduates tell current and future students to find a college mentor or champion. They might be a family member, or they might be a teacher, coach or counselor. But students often ne...

hechingerreport.org

“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...

Higher education starts to fight back against attacks on its value and policies

The higher education industry has launched several new marketing campaigns in the hope of reclaiming the message about itself in the face of political attacks and public skepticism.

hechingerreport.org

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

Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town - The Hechinger Report

As students in New Haven, Connecticut, are detained and fears of deportation intensify, local schools are fighting back.

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...

Trump’s national school voucher program could mean a boom in Christian education

New Hampshire — where most voucher money has gone to Christian schools — may be a harbinger for ‘universal school choice.’

hechingerreport.org

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

OPINION: Colleges need to recruit more men, but Trump’s policies are making it difficult - The Hechinger Report

Aiming for greater gender balance, some colleges and universities have made efforts to admit and matriculate more men. Trump administration policies banning schools from considering gender and other i...

hechingerreport.org

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...

Trump's admissions data collection strains college administrators

Universities must report student demographics, grades and test scores by March 18

hechingerreport.org

“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...

Infants and toddlers are a growing group among homeless children

Between 2021 and 2023, the number of homeless infants and toddlers increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Experts worry that official statistics have not captured the true number.

hechingerreport.org

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

Talk nerdy to me: Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices

hechingerreport.org

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

The Trump administration’s biggest impact on education in 2025

It was almost impossible for the average observer to keep track of the Trump administration’s biggest impacts on education in 2025. Here’s what changed across colleges and universities, K-12 schools, ...

hechingerreport.org

“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

Probes into racism in schools stall under Trump

Parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools in Lubbock County, Texas.

hechingerreport.org

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-...

Probes into racism in schools stall under Trump

Parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools in Lubbock County, Texas.

hechingerreport.org

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...

The US wants more apprenticeships. The UK figured out how to make them coveted roles - The Hechinger Report

‘Degree apprenticeships’ that pair bachelor’s with jobs can be harder to get into than elite colleges.

hechingerreport.org

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

One state made preschool free. Then dozens of child care centers closed in its largest city

Universal preschool promised equity but benefits went to the wealthy

hechingerreport.org

“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...

Trump’s attacks on DEI may hurt men in college admission

A government order that colleges disclose details about their applicants suggests that advantages by gender may face the same heightened scrutiny as purported racial preferences. That threatens to acc...

hechingerreport.org

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

Support The Hechinger Report - The Hechinger Report

ALL donations doubled until December 31. Monthly gifts matched for 12 months. Your gift to The Hechinger Report helps: Have questions about giving? Visit our FAQ page for information on donating by ch...

hechingerreport.org

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

How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year

Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack

hechingerreport.org

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...

TEACHER VOICE: I didn’t think I needed the help or advice, but a new literacy teaching coach from afar gave me the self-confidence I lacked

I never thought I would love having a literacy teaching coach and their feedback, but I now believe it is something that can work for many teachers. More coaches should be available for others who cou...

hechingerreport.org

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...

Advocates warn of risks to higher ed data if Education Department is shuttered

But new hires and fresh research grants hint at a quiet rebuilding effort

hechingerreport.org

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...

OPINION: It will take patience and courage to fix K-12 education without the Department of Education

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education provides a rare opportunity to rethink our current top-down approach to school governance. We should jump on t...

hechingerreport.org

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

STUDENT VOICE: College students are tired of being told that we ‘should be grateful’ for our internships. We also want to get paid

Roughly one million college students have unpaid internships. The government must pass legislation mandating an end to this practice; all internships should include monetary compensation, and employer...

hechingerreport.org

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

Do male teachers make a difference? Not as much as some think

A teacher's gender doesn’t matter for young boys, national study shows

hechingerreport.org

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...

Advocates warn of risks to higher ed data if Education Department is shuttered

But new hires and fresh research grants hint at a quiet rebuilding effort

hechingerreport.org

"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/

Trump administration cuts canceled this college student’s career start in politics

This story was produced in partnership with Teen Vogue and reprinted with permission. This story also appeared in Teen Vogue Christopher Cade wants to be president someday. His inspiration largely co...

hechingerreport.org

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

OPINION: Higher education must include valuable workforce experience and training that helps students secure meaningful jobs

Many entry-level jobs that previously provided initial workforce experience for college graduates now require two to three years of prior experience, leading to higher unemployment for college graduat...

hechingerreport.org

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

Rural teacher shortages could get worse thanks to Trump’s visa fee

In Halifax County, North Carolina, 101 of 156 teachers are international. A new $100,000 H-1B visa fee could effectively slam the door on future hires.

hechingerreport.org