The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

In 2012-13, black students accounted for more than 90 percent of enrollment at over a quarter of the schools in Mississippi, according to federal and state school district data compiled by Jake McGraw, public policy coordinator at the Mississippi-based William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation and editor of the blog Rethink Mississippi.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

La Toma is an Afro-Colombian community that has long sat at the intersection of extractive industries—especially gold mining—and violence from right-wing paramilitaries, guerillas, and government forces. Many older activists today involved in US Latin America solidarity were trained in techniques and tactics during this movement.

Human Rights 59

Human Rights Anthropology Government Humanities 59

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

The 2016 election and the tumultuous start to Donald Trump’s presidency, which hits the 100-day mark next week, have presented civics teachers in red, blue and purple states alike with a double-edged sword. Johnson (on screen) overlooks the AP government class of Jo Boggess Phillips in Ripley, West Virginia Photo: Jo Boggess Phillips.

Civics 85

Civics Education K-12 Primary Sources 85

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

He had stellar grades in high school and is civic- minded, taking after his mother, who works as a community organizer in Thibodaux. The university’s six-year graduation rate for black students cratered to 22 percent in 2012. He’s active in student government and his fraternity.

K-12 76

K-12 High School Civics Government 76

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Since the Obama Administration created DACA in 2012, more than 825,000 undocumented immigrants have successfully applied for the protection. It would also allow the government to begin accepting applications again – something that was halted in July when a federal judge in Texas ruled the program unlawful.

Civic Engagement 104

Civic Engagement Advocacy Civics Government 104

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In recent years, a number of states have passed civics testing mandates to pressure students to become more civically active. And how useful is civic education for those who chose to get involved? One idea that’s taken root is forcing students to take a civics test as a requirement for high school graduation.

Civics 123

Civics Education Government K-12 123

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

14, 2012, the day that 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. Done right, these conversations can help prevent a future “day after,” said Darcy Richie, senior director of program and impact for Generation Citizen , a civics education organization that supports students getting involved in local issues.

Charter School 145

Charter School Civics Middle School Civic Engagement 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

School leaders have solicited donations from local manufacturing plants, energy firms, even the federal government. Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels.

K-12 93

K-12 High School Library Elementary School 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2016

million people live in places where state officials took over entire districts or individual schools in the past six years, according to News21 data collected from state government agencies. In 2012, the district was in “financial freefall,” according to a news release quoting then-state Superintendent Mike Flanagan. More than 5.6

Charter School 75

Charter School Public School Government High School 75

MPSA

MARCH 30, 2022

Smith, Professor of Political Science, Emporia State University Between 10 and 15 years ago, Political Science experienced a renewed interest in civic education. Graham and I collaborated, and I reached out to local high school civics teachers in Kansas and western Missouri in hopes of meeting with them and sharing our ideas.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement Teaching Political Science 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Americans ages 18 to 24 have historically voted in very low proportions — 15 to 20 percentage points below the rest of the population as recently as the presidential election years of 2008 and 2012 , with an even bigger gap in the 2010 midterm s, according to the U.S. Tisch College of Civic Life. “It Census Bureau.

Political Science 137

Political Science Civics Government Social Justice 137