The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

The challenges in rural communities are very real—funding, teacher recruitment and retention, access to technology, poverty, ever-changing expectations, and professional development and support,” U.S. Related: How teacher-training programs are trying to get teachers into rural schools. Secretary of Education John B.

Middle School 76

Middle School High School Government Advocacy 76

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. A few local pilot programs have been shown to slightly improve test scores and teacher satisfaction, but a 2017 study by RAND , commissioned by the Gates Foundation to study 40 Gates-funded schools, reads like a shrug.

K-12 111

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Partly because of these and related efforts, the number of teachers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups more than doubled over the last 30 years—from about 327,000 in the late 1980s to 810,000 in the 2017-18 school year. s worry, expressed shortly before his death, that he had integrated Black Americans “into a burning house.”

Leadership 145

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 145

MPSA

OCTOBER 24, 2024

in International Education Policy and Management with a focus on Latin American Studies from Vanderbilt University in 2017. Prior to her role at Wiki Education, she held positions in outreach and communications at Vanderbilt University for nearly seven years, working closely with faculty, students, and communities across the country.

Political Science 111

Political Science Education Policy History Professional Development 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The 2017 Tubbs Fire caused evacuations and killed more than 20 people in the county. One big step forward would be universal broadband access, said Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy with the nonprofit KnowledgeWorks. That’s been a reality the last few years.

Charter School 128

Charter School Middle School Tutoring Advocacy 128

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The school opened a dual language program in 2017. In 2017, it funded six grants, totaling $20 million, to help districts coach up bilingual staffers and prepare them to lead bilingual classrooms. Last year, 85% of the students enrolled were fluent English speakers, according to program director Nancy Hong.

Elementary School 121

Elementary School Education K-12 History 121

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

The entire district had just one teacher certified to teach English as a second language, no interpreters and very little by way of professional development. “We The district also invested in professional development for teachers, ensuring that it happened during work hours, said Ezzell.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Six episodes of the podcast based on Khalidi’s book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 “Black Feminist Writers and Palestine” with Clarissa Brooks, Angela Y. A History of Modern Palestine on American Prestige with Rashid Khalidi.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52