2017 Advocacy Social Studies 
The Hechinger Report
MAY 2, 2020
The online platform includes a project-based curriculum for science, social studies, math and English language arts for students in grades four through 12, along with additional content in those subjects that students can tackle at their own pace. Now nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 29, 2020
In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
According to the state education department’s report card, the percentages of its middle schoolers meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations was lower, and in some cases far lower, than the South Carolina statewide averages in English, math, science and social studies in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years. (No
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.”
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 12, 2017
Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies. Learn a simple advocacy technique that gets members of the community involved in a relevant legislative/policymaking process. Please share your lesson plans and/or letters. Grades: 12th (though it’s certainly relevant for 9th through 11th grades). Photo: Cheryl Gerber.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 10, 2017
Freshman Kylee Elderkin works on an assignment in English class at Nokomis High School in Newport on Friday, June 2, 2017. By 2021, schools must offer diplomas based students reaching proficiency in the four core academic subject areas: English, math, science and social studies. Photo: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 21, 2019
The idea, popular among well-funded education philanthropies and education advocacy groups, is gaining ground across the United States. percent between 2009 and 2017. It’s a new innovation lab that combines two different disciplines — social studies and math. percent to 89.1
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