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STUDENT VOICES: Kids bring into school what they’re dealing with at home. Teachers don’t get that

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. I feel like school should be a place where I can learn about their culture and where they came from and for them learn about mine. school system is a “mess.”

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STUDENT VOICES: When you’re a teenager you feel like an outsider already

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. There were other Latinos and other minorities there, but they also rejected their own culture. When I came over here, I started being more proud of my culture.

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OPINION: Higher ed partnerships will help the arts survive Trump’s budget cuts

The Hechinger Report

The arts and cultural sector are no stranger to budget cuts. Our work together has involved workshops and community forums, and our artist residencies have culminated in published papers, a community oral history project, and student exhibitions and performances, as well as professionally produced works of theater and dance.