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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

A study of project-based learning found that social studies scores were higher for second-grade students who learned this way, compared to students who were taught traditionally. studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Things … the government does affect us, but we can’t vote,” she said.

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What happens when teachers run the school

The Hechinger Report

And she was running for the school’s governing board. The Boston Teachers Union Pilot School, where Snyder has worked since 2012, is a “teacher-powered” school. Today its relationship with the union is limited to having one union official on the school governing board.) Phung Ninh is one.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. According to state data, the number of young people in state juvenile justice facilities dropped from 901 at the end of 2012 to 386 in 2017.

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Why Maine’s new high school graduation rules could hurt more than help

The Hechinger Report

Social Studies teacher Michelle Adler talks to sophomores Maiya Schwartz, left and Emily Terranova about an assignment in an Honors Human Geography class at Gray-New Gloucester High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Michelle Adler, social studies teacher and local union president, Gray-New Gloucester High School.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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How diplomas based on skill acquisition, not credits earned, could change education

The Hechinger Report

That’s due to a new teaching approach here called “proficiency-based education,” that was inspired by a 2012 state law. By 2021, schools must offer diplomas based students reaching proficiency in the four core academic subject areas: English, math, science and social studies.