Data And Research
Parents trust report cards more than test scores — with consequences for kids
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 23, 2026 Most parents want to help their children succeed. We check report […]
February 23, 2026
High schools rarely plan for college and career readiness in a serious way and will fail students until they do
by Andrew Schmitz and Bill DeBaun, The Hechinger Report February 23, 2026 U.S. high schools and districts need to treat […]
February 23, 2026
OPINION: Want to get young people excited about learning? Give them hands-on programs, mentors and skills that lead to good careers
by Julie Lammers, The Hechinger Report February 19, 2026 Sitting in a classroom and being lectured day after day is […]
February 19, 2026
When school size matters and when it doesn’t
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 16, 2026 For two decades, New York City’s small high schools stood out […]
February 16, 2026
We need to expand research experience for college students to HBCUs, regional public universities and community colleges
by JP Flores, The Hechinger Report February 16, 2026 When I was 17, I didn’t know a single scientist. I […]
February 16, 2026
Did the end of affirmative action lead to fewer Black and Hispanic students?
by Meredith Kolodner and Marina Villeneuve, The Hechinger Report February 12, 2026 Most people believed that the Supreme Court’s 2023 […]
February 12, 2026
Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 9, 2026 For more than three decades, grades in American schools and colleges […]
February 9, 2026
The pipeline for women education leaders is broken. They need real systems of support and sponsorship
by Julia Rafal-Baer, The Hechinger Report February 3, 2026 In matters both big and small, women in education leadership are […]
February 3, 2026
When the Spanish flu upended universities, students paid the price
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 2, 2026 In the fall of 1918, Edward Kidder Graham, the president of […]
February 2, 2026