America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse

Posted 2025-07-16 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this spring, one preschooler started calling Maggi “mama” and Maggi’s husband “papa.” Children who have graduated from Maggi’s program still beg their parents to […] The post America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life

Posted 2025-07-15 17:41:49 by: Melinda King

This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission.  On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala.  The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note, […] The post She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Suddenly sacked

Posted 2025-07-14 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Peggy Carr’s last day on the job came so abruptly that she only had time to grab a few personal photos and her coat before a security officer escorted her out of her office and into a chilly February afternoon. She still doesn’t know why she was summarily dismissed as commissioner of the National Center […] The post Suddenly sacked appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: It should not be so hard to transfer from community college, so let’s remove the roadblocks 

Posted 2025-07-14 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

In the nearly two years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions, there have been repeated calls for universities to address the resulting decline in diversity by recruiting from community colleges.   On the surface, encouraging students to transfer from two-year colleges sounds like a terrific idea. Community colleges enroll large numbers of students […] The post OPINION: It should not be so hard to transfer from community college, so let’s remove the roadblocks  appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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To fill seats, more colleges offer credit for life experience

Posted 2025-07-10 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

PITTSBURGH — Stephen Wells was trained in the Air Force to work on F-16 fighter jets, including critical radar, navigation and weapons systems whose proper functioning meant life or death for pilots. Yet when he left the service and tried to apply that expertise toward an education at Pittsburgh’s Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC, […] The post To fill seats, more colleges offer credit for life experience appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Speech therapists group moves to delete DEI from their standards guide

Posted 2025-07-09 17:56:56 by: Melinda King

Scores of speech therapists across the country erupted last month when their leading professional association said it was considering dropping language calling for diversity, equity and inclusion and “cultural competence” in their certification standards. Those values could be replaced in some standards with a much more amorphous emphasis on “person-centered care.”  “The decision to propose […] The post Speech therapists group moves to delete DEI from their standards guide appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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High school students find common ground on the debate stage

Posted 2025-07-08 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

DES MOINES, Iowa — Macon Smith stood in front of a nearly empty classroom 1,000 miles from home. He asked his opponent and the two judges in the room if they were ready to start, then he set a six-minute timer and took a deep breath. “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” he began.  […] The post High school students find common ground on the debate stage appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Another Education Department delay: Release of NAEP science scores

Posted 2025-07-07 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

UPDATE: After this story was published, the Education Department issued a press release Monday afternoon, July 7, announcing that Matthew Soldner will serve as acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, in addition to his role as acting director of the Institute of Education Sciences. The job of statistics chief had been vacant since […] The post Another Education Department delay: Release of NAEP science scores appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: A college degree opens doors, but only when we remove obstacles for young people

Posted 2025-07-07 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

I recently stood before hundreds of young people in California’s Central Valley; more than 60 percent were on that day becoming the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree. Their very presence at University of California, Merced’s spring commencement ceremony disrupted a major narrative in our nation about who college is for — […] The post OPINION: A college degree opens doors, but only when we remove obstacles for young people appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Apprenticeships for high schoolers are touted as the next big thing. One state leads the way

Posted 2025-07-06 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

This story is part of Hechinger’s ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. See our articles about a new diploma in Alabama and a “career education for all” model in Kentucky.  ELKHART, Ind. — Ever since Ty Zartman was little, people told him he had to go to college to be successful. “It was engraved on […] The post Apprenticeships for high schoolers are touted as the next big thing. One state leads the way appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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