The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Last fall, after the university’s admissions team worked to craft a more intentional recruiting plan, officials say they enrolled the most diverse freshman class in LSU’s nearly 160-year history. Percentage point change, 2015–2016. Significant changes in disparities for African-American students. Flagship institution.

Library 111

Library Government High School Civics 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

When McWilliams first took the Praxis in March of 2015, she easily passed the reading portion but failed the math and writing sections. Consisting of four to five different tests, Praxis exams measure would-be teachers’ content knowledge in subjects that include math and reading. On her next try, she passed writing, but still failed math.

Tutoring 98

Tutoring High School Civics Teaching 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

Students work on an assignment in a high school civics class. That’s what happened at the University of California, Santa Cruz, which in a 2015 draft strategic plan said it was “ asking every program on campus to review its degree requirements and, where possible, to reduce them.

Tutoring 97

Tutoring High School Archiving K-12 97

ASHP CML

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Principal Faculty Joshua Brown is professor of history emeritus and former executive director of the American Social History Project and professor of history at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Halls Professor of the History of Art (emerita) at Indiana University. He is a noted scholar of visual culture in U.S.

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Museum American History History Library 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2016

It suffocates the civic impulse. Don Weatherspoon, another emergency manager, announced the closing of Highland Park’s only high school in 2015, citing declining enrollment. We have a history here, in the Delta, that most African-Americans do feel powerless,” Dickerson said. Matthew Baptist Church in Highland Park. “It

Charter School 75

Charter School Public School Government High School 75

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.

World History 120

World History World Religions Civics History 120

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Today, most of those schools have dissolved into history, and only around 500 still exist, in varying states of upkeep. And so I had done my first photography book , which came out in 2015 — just a portrait of an abandoned college campus. I've been a civic activist my entire life. And the story shocked me.

Civics 93

Civics Education American History History 93

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It also gives students – in our case predominantly Black, Latino and Asian – a better understanding of the importance of civic engagement for addressing social and racial inequities, especially relevant during these times of political polarization and protest.

Civic Engagement 145

Civic Engagement Social Justice Economics Civics 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

Lessons like these help students gain critical thinking skills and give them an opportunity to learn about workers’ rights and labor history, subjects that are often missing from classroom discussions, educators say. history, first in Portland, Oregon, and later at the Harvest Collegiate High School, a small public school in New York City.

Education 92

Education Economics Civics History 92

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2024

I’m principal of a high school with a well-known name, only because it’s the site of one of the most devastating school shootings in recent American history: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The number of incidents has been rising dramatically since 2015. The harsh reality is that school shootings have become alarmingly routine.

Civics 122

Civics American History High School Professional Development 122

ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

At the K-12 level, there’s been a push to create more flexibility in the school day for “immersive experiences,” like internships and hands-on projects, from players such as XQ Institute, the nonprofit supported by Emerson Collective that since 2015 has poured millions of dollars into efforts across the country to “rethink high school.”

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K-12 Civics High School Project-Based Learning 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2017

In 2015 and 2016, it took two months longer to hit that dubious target. Just as it’s easier for students to learn French by speaking it in France, we need civics, literature and science to be practiced in communities rocked by nonsensical violence. As of May 31, there were 300 shooting victims in New Orleans.

Charter School 97

Charter School Primary Sources Education Civics 97

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I teach history and social studies at New York University. The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. Kirk: One idea picking up steam is to promote civic dialog in and out of the classroom.

Civics 97

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 97

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

DETROIT — Taking a trip down memory lane from the sidewalk in front of Western International High School, former civics teacher Keith Johnson shared the school’s ghost story, a tall tale about a child who died in a 1935 fire there. School staff worried they and the students were exposed to toxic mold.

High School 123

High School Public School Government Elementary School 123

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

The subject line read: “Living history.”. history teacher scrambles to explain unprecedented attacks and desecration of democracy. From then on, Patrie, a science teacher, started difficult days by asking her students how they felt — an approach recommended by the education nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves. April 20, 2015.

Charter School 145

Charter School Civics Middle School Civic Engagement 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2019

It’s about putting a face to the other side,” said Daniel Lewis, a junior who led a day-long Policy Challenge on March 30 for Tufts CIVIC, which stands for Cooperation and Innovation in Citizenship and is described as a “multipartisan discussion forum.” Then came verbal guidelines. Keep an open mind.”.

Civics 104

Civics Political Science Psychology History 104

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

White students, who are more likely than other racial groups to attend well-financed, higher-performing schools, scored nearly 20 points below the level needed to show proficiency on the National Assessment for Educational Progress in 2015. Clearly we need to do a better job of teaching history and civics — to all students.

Civics 136

Civics American History Leadership History 136