The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

That’s due to a new teaching approach here called “proficiency-based education,” that was inspired by a 2012 state law. There was a sense that we needed to swing for the fences to make the economic transition the state needs to make.”. “In In lower level classes, some would have to repeat the whole course.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

It’s all part of an awareness campaign called “15 to Finish,” pioneered at the University of Hawaii in 2012, that has taken hold in dozens of states. Archaeology of Human Origins” may sound interesting, but if you wait too long to focus on your economics major, you may not get in all the requirements you need. And what if it’s full?

Archaeology 82

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

The cuts endanger the school’s unique mission of equipping its students with the language skills and self-advocacy that enriches their Deaf identity, the school’s administrators and teachers say. The rest of MSD’s 238 children are K-12 students. Related: How Mississippi got an award for education.

Elementary School 74

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

That argument can only help propel support for young Hispanics aspiring to go to college, said Deborah Santiago, co-founder and vice president for policy at the advocacy organization Excelencia in Education. “How well we do in providing more resources for minority students is really the key to how well all of us will do,” Murdock said.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In between those two jobs, Cardona had the distinction of being the youngest principal in the state at age 28, was named principal of the year in 2012, and served as co-chairman of the Legislative Achievement Gap Task Force. Housing insecurity, hunger, you know, economic instability,” he said. “So They have a voice — right?

Education 126

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president for state advocacy and support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, says that, in some parts of the country, organizations that oversee charters have started to take a more active role in ensuring that the schools enroll a diverse student body.

Charter School 112

Charter School Public School Tradition K-12 112

ED Surge

JUNE 8, 2023

It was before the Obama administration introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA for short) in 2012 that gave some immigrants who were brought to the U.S. Second, unbeknownst to them, Aguilar applied as soon as she could when the Department of Homeland Security initiated the DACA program in summer 2012.

Education 113

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

One in five Greeley residents lives below the poverty level, and the school district is trying to upgrade its technology to give students an economic boost. In 2012, for instance, researchers found that only 26 percent of low-income teens attending a science and technology camp wanted to become chemical engineers.

K-12 94

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There is a long history of underinvesting in education — and economic opportunity operations as a whole — within the department,” Cloud said. Curt Coy, who was the VA’s deputy under secretary for economic opportunity from 2011 until his retirement in late 2017, said it was hard to find resources for veterans’ educational issues.

Economics 90

Economics Government Advocacy Education 90

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Jews for Racial & Economic Justice’s “ Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to Our Movement.” Visualizing Palestine was established in 2012, and is dedicated to using data and research to visually communicate Palestinian experiences, such as the graphic to the right , to provoke narrative change. “VP

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2019

And the United States remains stubbornly in 13th place in the world in the proportion of its 25- to 34-year-olds with degrees , according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, behind South Korea, Canada, Japan, Russia, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway and other countries.

Economics 111

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

Hed like to see the journal add more non-academic editors to its advisory board, people who are doing the work, who sit in the crossroads between policy, government advocacy, outreach to the public and engagement with the public and the academy. According to Bulaitis and Wilson, thats the plan.

Humanities 145

Humanities Archiving Oral History Pedagogy 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Louisiana Key Academy is one of 176 specialized charter schools in 23 states that focus on students with disabilities, according to an October report by the Center for Learner Equity that relied on 2020-21 data, and the number of students with disabilities served by these schools has more than doubled since 2012.

Charter School 83

Charter School Education Private School K-12 83

Political Science Now

MARCH 25, 2025

Cultural Values and Economic Priorities: The not-so-shocking Rise of Latino Support for Trump by Andrea Silva , University of North Texas Trends in Latino Voting Behavior What factors explain the increasing support for Trump and other Republican candidates among Latino voters from 2016 to 2024?

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