The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

A 2012 review of studies on learning time found that the extra time often didn’t produce academic benefits for students and when it did, the benefits were small. That’s worked well in Chicago high schools but not in Miami middle schools. Lengthening the school day or year isn’t a new idea. Credit: Getty Images.

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Charter School Middle School Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

When Mary Fair became a teacher in 2012, her classes often contained a mix of special education students and general education students. She also learned how to keep students with disabilities on task and break down lessons into smaller, easier bits of information for students who were struggling. Photo: Jackie Mader. BLOOMFIELD, N.J.

Middle School 100

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

Library 111

Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

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 56

Research Education Professional Development Leadership 56

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2016

The answer crystallized when a post-doc in Nagpal’s lab, Michael Rubenstein, entered a 2012 African Robotics Network challenge for a low-cost educational robot. First, AERobot was aimed at middle school students. Plus, AERobot had limitations that they wanted to overcome with Root and its programming interface.

Teaching 75

Teaching K-12 Lesson Plan Middle School 75

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

This story about the opioid crisis and foster care was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. WAR, W.Va. ?

Middle School 111

Middle School Heritage Lesson Plan High School 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Founded in 2009 by the retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics also offers readings and standards-aligned lesson plans about the Constitution, the three branches of government, media and influence, and many other topics. Indeed, teachers often use iCivics games as a prelude to more topical class conversations.

Civics 93

Civics Education K-12 Primary Sources 93