The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

Students work on an assignment in a high school civics class. The principal reason their institutions are pushing dual-credit programs, administrators said in a survey , is that, with traditional enrollments plummeting , it gets high school students on the hook and helps recruit them.

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Tutoring High School Archiving K-12 97

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. To become certified in Mississippi, teachers must meet three requirements: Earn a bachelor’s degree; complete a traditional or alternate teacher training program; and pass the Praxis.

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Tutoring High School Civics Teaching 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

About one in six 16- to 24-year-olds are neither working nor in school, according to Tulane University’s Cowen Institute, which in 2015 calculated the city’s rate of opportunity youth at 18 percent, one of the highest in the nation. The goal with the first two groups was to help them earn a traditional diploma, if possible.

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High School K-12 Tutoring Elementary School 72

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. It just was a big change, was having to lose a school that was our tradition.”. Matthew Baptist Church in Highland Park. “It

Charter School 75

Charter School Public School Government High School 75

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2016

You can gain the same skills — critical thinking, civics, writing — through different content that feels more relevant.”. We don’t have the traditional view that we’re somehow ‘letting these kids in’ to be influenced by us.”. The post Are traditional admission policies increasing racial inequality?

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Tradition Sociology Civics Critical Thinking 100

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

I've been very involved in the civic life of my community — I've been very involved in the nonprofit world and the political world — and when I thought about my voice as a photographer, I found myself drawn to topics that were of interest in the course of my civic life. I've been a civic activist my entire life.

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Civics Education American History History 93

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

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

These defeats have been discouraging to educators who feel their contributions to the state’s economic and civic well-being have been overlooked. Educators say the message they constantly get from lawmakers is that traditional public schools aren’t worth investing in. That has translated into significant losses at the local level.

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Charter School Economics Middle School Public School 106

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

AUGUST 23, 2017

It was founded as a contract school (similar to a charter) with Chicago Public Schools, by civic-minded tech leaders appalled that their booming industry was struggling to find enough new talent despite being surrounded by neighborhoods where, quite often, roughly 50 percent of the young adults were unemployed.

High School 83

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 83

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

million in state funds for a three-year pilot that would incorporate labor history in civics, economics and history classes, along with simulations like those run by the DePaul center. CFT, which represents roughly 120,000 educators, is lobbying for $2.7 Related: Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind.

Education 91

Education Economics Civics History 91

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Kirk: One idea picking up steam is to promote civic dialog in and out of the classroom. He leads a program called College Presidents for Civic Preparedness to help those students, faculty and administrators. Yet many colleges spent the summer preparing and bracing for more protests. Kirk: That’s Raj Vannakota. They do this.

Civics 94

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 94

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Back when she arrived in Tulsa from Rhode Island in 2015, she was the last person local teachers would have imagined as their standard bearer. From 2009 to 2015, Gist embarked on an ambitious mission to reform education in a state tiny enough to make it a perfect petri dish for quick and dramatic change.

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Charter School Junior High Political Science Elementary School 107