Remove 2016 Remove History Remove World History
article thumbnail

How one district solved its special education dropout problem

The Hechinger Report

But all of the 19 states that did make information readily publicly available in 2016 reported higher dropout rates for students in special education than for all students. By 2016, the district had reduced its dropout rate for students in special education to fewer than 5 percent and increased the graduation rate to 85 percent.

Education 102
article thumbnail

Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They encourage students to listen to other citizens’ perspectives.

Civics 52
educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

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.

article thumbnail

Poems of Witness and Possibility: Inside Zones of Conflict

Sapiens

We asked authors to share their insights into “what brought humanity to this point [in history] and anthropology’s role in those processes.” We were moved by more than 50 submissions from people in diverse communities and regions around the world. We viscerally feel echoes of a violent history surging through this interaction.