Indiana’s initial plan for revised graduation requirements was criticized for prioritizing work-based learning over academic preparedness. The state has tried to find a balance between the two.

The Hechinger Report

12.08.2025

Adding bus stops, serving biscuits and gravy, and catching butterflies: How schools are tackling absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism, when students miss 10 percent or more of the school year, is 50 percent higher across the nation than before the pandemic. Story shares absenteeism solutions from a wide range of city schools.

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12.08.2025

This school built high-end career and technical education training sites on campus to prepare students for local skilled jobs

Across the country, the average age of manufacturing workers is increasing. In many other jobs the workforce is aging, too. Staffing their companies into the future is a major concern. More states are seeing expanded high school CTE as a solution.

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12.08.2025

OPINION: Tutoring provides a much-needed on-ramp into the teaching profession. School districts should pay attention.

Tutoring can be a powerful training ground for future educators, providing hands-on experience, confidence and a bridge into the classroom. And what might begin as a temporary opportunity can become a career path at a time when teachers are needed more than ever.

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How one state revamped high school to reflect that not everyone goes to college

Adding bus stops, serving biscuits and gravy, and catching butterflies: How schools are tackling absenteeism

This school built high-end career and technical education training sites on campus to prepare students for local skilled jobs

OPINION: Tutoring provides a much-needed on-ramp into the teaching profession. School districts should pay attention.

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