Sarah Butrymowicz
The Hechinger Report
New York, NY, United States
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As the Supreme Court hears arguments on student loan forgiveness, three experts explain what's at stake
Many people on both sides of the debate are awaiting the Supreme Court oral arguments next Tuesday about the constitutionality of President Biden's student loan forgiveness action, which he announced last August. Legal challenges quickly followed, putting the plan on pause, and leaving the financial fate of millions of borrowers in the hands of the Court. → Read More
First nationwide look at racial breakdown of CTE confirms deep divides
Federal data on enrollment in CTE shows deep disparities remain despite efforts by some advocates and educators to increase equity. → Read More
Left in the lurch by for-profit college direct loans
Institutional loans - borrowing directly from schools - can leave students with ruined and jeopardized futures. → Read More
How the pandemic has altered school discipline — perhaps forever
For teachers, school discipline during the pandemic has been confounding. Few have received much guidance. → Read More
The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world
As conspiracy theories spread and misleading news stories are shared, educators are trying to battle misinformation with media literacy education. → Read More
How career and technical education shuts out Black and Latino students
A Hechinger Report/Associated Press analysis of career and technical education data reveals deep racial disparities. → Read More
Analysis finds hundreds of colleges show serious financial warning signs
To examine how institutions are positioned to respond to such a crisis, The Hechinger Report created a Financial Fitness Tracker. → Read More
'They just saw me as a dollar sign': How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students
When government turns a blind eye, for-profit certificate programs fail to fulfill promise of a fast path to a new career and leave students in debt → Read More
Refugee girls want to improve the world. Will we let them do so?
Refugee girls are an untapped resource. But they’re at risk of being indirect casualties of entrenched conflicts, their potential squandered in underfunded schools. → Read More
How cosmetology schools mire students in debt
For-profit cosmetology schools have beaten back attempts to create cheaper alternatives, even while miring their students in debt. → Read More
“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech
When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. Superintendent Matt Miller pushed for a better deal, but Apple said it would not budge from its price list. The … → Read More
Can sending public money to private schools improve equity?
This story is the third of a three-part series that examines how other countries approach the idea of school choice. Read about school choice in New Zealand and Sweden. PARIS — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she first became passionate about school choice after visiting a private school in Michigan that provided scholarships to low-income … → Read More
Is Sweden proof that school choice doesn’t improve education?
Betsy DeVos’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered. In the second of a three-part series, find out how school choice works in other parts of the world. → Read More
Betsy DeVos’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered
This story is the second of a three part series that examines how other countries approach the idea of school choice. Read about New Zealand and France. It was one of many tense moments at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ confirmation hearing this year. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., repeatedly asked DeVos if she believed that all … → Read More
New Zealand is a school choice utopia. But do students perform better?
New Zealand’s history of total school choice offers the U.S. some key lessons. → Read More
What would actually happen if we gave all parents the chance to pick their children’s schools?
This story is the first of a three-part series that examines how other countries approach the idea of school choice. Read upcoming reports on school choice in Sweden and France at The Hechinger Report. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos believes the key to improving schools in the United States is simple: … → Read More
The ‘forgotten’ part of special education that could lead to better outcomes for students
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Read the whole series, “Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here. Sign up for our newsletter. BRUNSWICK, Maine — Kate Lord didn’t have a plan … → Read More
How one district solved its special education dropout problem
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Read the whole series, “Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here. Sign up for our newsletter. COVINA, Calif. — Ryan Parry was dismayed when … → Read More
Low academic expectations and poor support for special education students is ‘hurting their future’
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Read the whole series, “Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here. Sign up for our newsletter. MONROVIA, Calif. — Mark Nelson was ready to … → Read More
The vast majority of students with disabilities don’t get a college degree
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Read the whole series, “Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here. Sign up for our newsletter. About a third of the students with disabilities … → Read More