The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. The curriculum development was the subject of a 2012 paper.) Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

Project-Based Learning 111

Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

Since its launch in 2012, the city’s high school graduation rate has climbed 15 points, to 64 percent, according to New York State education department figures , the highest rate the city has achieved in more than a decade. Related: NYC’s bold gamble: Spend big on impoverished students’ social and emotional needs to get academic gains.

K-12 103

K-12 Public School High School Economics 103

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Gallot graduated from Grambling in 1987 and leveraged his HBCU degrees (Juris Doctorate from Southern University in 1990) to become a state representative for the area in 2000 and state senator in 2012 before being installed as the tenth president of GSU in 2016. About half the nation’s HBCUs reside in majority-black cities.

Economics 83

Economics Civics History Research 83

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

and Jessica Hockett found in 2012. In Boston and elsewhere, many Asian families and advocates have argued that the movement to diversify the schools ignores the fact that the Asian community is very diverse economically and ethnically. Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images.

Public School 131

Public School High School Civics Middle School 131

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In 2011-2012, the university had 52 teaching interns. She says retaining teachers is as much a problem as attracting them if not more so because the decline of manufacturing jobs in her area has created a downward economic spiral, and teachers want to live where their spouses can find jobs. Constitution, and quizzes to teach civics.

Charter School 111

Charter School Tradition Public School High School 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

Instead of attending neighborhood schools with students of the same race and economic status, as most children do in Mississippi, Osborn went to school with an even mix of black and white classmates, some from the town’s wealthy subdivisions and others from Clinton’s poorer areas. They’re also extremely successful.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

Political Science Now

APRIL 4, 2024

At this pivotal moment in our nation’s democracy, we must look to social science thought leaders to help us reimagine American world leadership and secure economic opportunity for future generations,” said Marta Tienda, AAPSS president. “It

Political Science 40

Political Science Social Science Civics Leadership 40