ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

I hope no behavioral concerns arise, because if I can avoid a parent phone call I might be able to get some of this done—well, that is if I do a virtual assignment during social studies. I was always completing tasks for other people—school leadership, district leadership, state officials—at the expense of the students in my care.

Teaching 104

Teaching Leadership Lesson Plan Professional Development 104

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

That rate for eighth graders peaked in 2012, with about 16 percent reaching proficiency or advanced status. We had such a strong leadership base,” she said. Since the partnership ended in 2014, district leadership changed again, and there’s been more openness to collaborating with the university.

Professional Development 120

Professional Development Public School Leadership High School 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

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. In 2012, it became the first U.S.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2023

The Boston Teachers Union Pilot School, where Snyder has worked since 2012, is a “teacher-powered” school. Carrie Bakken, a social studies teacher and program coordinator who has been with the school since 2001, said the model appeals to younger workers and has helped the school avoid hiring challenges. “We Phung Ninh is one.

Charter School 136

Charter School Government Sociology Social Studies 136

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

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 ).

Research 53

Research Education Professional Development Leadership 53

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

The only thing most everyone agrees on is this: The roll out of the 2012 law, LD 1422, was a disaster, plagued by insufficient funding and inadequate guidance from the top. Portland’s district leadership has said it plans “ to stay the course with its transition to a proficiency-based diploma,” regardless of changes in the law.

High School 111

High School Tradition Cultures Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone sat on the school committee, and he’d been the one to suggest they consider designing a new public school in the first place, back in 2012. Healey School to bring student-led, project-based learning to regular math, science, language arts and social studies classes. Theories vary.

Charter School 111

Charter School Project-Based Learning High School Public School 111