Meredith Kolodner

After I wrote about the dual enrollment explosion at U.S. high schools, readers said that too many dual enrollment credits can cut your federal financial aid when you get to college. Has anyone seen examples of this? hechingerreport.org/proof-points-d…

Disasters like Helene are a threat to education, girls' in particular. @ckwauk says that in Bangladesh, economic shocks from flooding are leading to higher rates of girls dropping out and child marriage. Read more in my climate ed newsletter: mailchi.mp/dd4ea9b6b20c/9…

Mayoral candidate Brad Lander was cuffed and detained by ICE agents after asking to see a warrant for people who were detained after an immigration hearing. Video from the city comptroller’s press secretary @chloecbristow. She says he’s still being held in 26 Federal Plaza.

Out of all the states in the country, New Jersey separates young children with disabilities in schools more than any other. I'm deeply grateful to all of the brave parents who spoke with @ReporterMarina and me and for this story. hechingerreport.org/young-kids-wit…

In the midst of all the debate about college, this seems significant -- freshmen enrollment didn't actually drop this fall. highereddive.com/news/national-…

Beautiful and deeply reported story by @jackiemader "The government’s view isn’t that child care is a place to put children so parents can work, or even to prepare children for the rigors of elementary school. It’s about protecting childhood." hechingerreport.org/norway-law-dec…

As free-tuition programs have multiplied, so have questions and doubts. Are low-income students benefiting? Is free tuition leading to more college graduates? hechingerreport.org/proof-points-d… @jillbarshay explains

This week's Elementary to High School newsletter takes you to North Carolina. Sign up to get this free newsletter sent straight to your inbox once a week. - mailchi.mp/hechingerrepor…

These are not schools where students post the highest test scores, but schools where kids learn more each school year than students typically do: hechingerreport.org/proof-points-t… via @jillbarshay

We were so truly fortunate to get out. I cannot overstate the severity of devastation in western NC. Please don’t forget about them.

The assumption that "young people don't vote" no longer applies -- here's why from @JonMarcusBoston hechingerreport.org/a-surprising-s…

Another drop in Black college enrollment, this time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The freshman class is 2 percent this fall, down from 3 percent last fall. wiscnews.com/news/state-reg…

There are strange paradoxes when you eliminate remedial ed at college. More students pass gateway courses, and yet more students fail them too. One TN study found that even for the students who racked up more credits sooner, grad rates didn't increase. hechingerreport.org/proof-points-t…

This fall, 12 percent of Columbia University's freshmen class are Black, down from 20 percent last year. columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/09/1…

A principal lost her job after she came out. Her conservative community rallied around her  - The Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/a-principal-lo…

Interesting that Ed Blum is threatening to sue the universities where the racial composition of the freshman class changed very little, but isn't concerned with the ones where the number of Black and Latino students dropped sharply insidehighered.com/news/admission…

A stricter Tennessee law is causing some school library books to quietly disappear, via @ChalkbeatTN chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

The future goal is to get back to October 1 for when FAFSA applications open, says Jeremy SInger of @FSAconf #NCAN2024

The last year has been like reactive firefighting, and that's not how you do your best work, says Jeremy SInger of @FSAconf This year's FAFSA will be similar to last year, but institutions will be able to send out financial aid offers in December, January and February #NCAN2024