The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2018

In the fall of 2017, there were 2.6 These trends are confirmed by a 2012 survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , which showed that the U.S. As Jon Marcus recently wrote in The Hechinger Report , for the sixth straight year enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities has dropped.

Social Justice 79

Social Justice Critical Thinking Economics Education 79

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

At IU Northwest in 2017, Latinx students like Perez had a six-year graduation rate of just 28 percent, while the graduation rate for white students was 35 percent. From 2008 to 2017, the share of Latinx students at this commuter school of roughly 4,000 rose from 13 percent to 22 percent — the highest of any public university in the state.

Social Justice 109

Social Justice High School Tutoring Advocacy 109

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

In a 2017 study published by the Institute of Labor Economics, researchers found that low- income black male elementary school students who were paired with a black teacher in the third, fourth, or fifth grades were 39 percent less likely to drop out of high school.

Education 145

Education Social Justice Economics Elementary School 145

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Worse, four in five of these maternal deaths —based on a review of those between 2017 and 2019—were preventable. Advocates argue that this will help to decouple institutional racial bias from life outcomes for children, such as their long-term physical health, economic status and educational success. “So

EdTech 102

EdTech Education Social Justice Advocacy 102

Sapiens

JANUARY 17, 2024

Most active harm reduction organizations are social justice organizations. At the 6th Street Harm Reduction Center operated by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, a staff member disposed of used sharps in 2017. Neither is the case. The organization provides clean syringes and other supplies for safer injections.

Social Justice 80

Social Justice Government History Research 80

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

Only 58 percent of middle schools and 25 percent of elementary schools offer a foreign language in 2008, according to a 2017 report by the Commission on Language Learning, which was formed in response to a request by Congress to look deeper into foreign language learning in the United States. Most students in the U.S.

K-12 74

K-12 Social Justice Elementary School Cultures 74

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

Service is key, so projects often involve themes of social justice and community improvement. About 80 percent are African-American, and 45 percent are classified as “economically disadvantaged.”. The EL slogan is, “We are crew, not passengers.”. Their learning centers on projects and real-life experiences.

K-12 49

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 49

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

New York City Deputy Mayor Richard Buery greets Chirlane McCray, the city’s first lady, at the awards ceremony and celebration in honor of Black History Month at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on February 23, 2017. Look to either the 2017 Johns Hopkins’ study “Who Believes in Me? Choose as many as you like.

Charter School 73

Charter School Social Justice Museum Leadership 73

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Spring 2017. Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about social justice. But not only would MLK have demanded a release of Trump’s tax returns, he would have questioned the economic system that gave rise to his presidency. Frederick Douglass, ca. Bayard Rustin Education Bldg.

History 74

History Museum American History Social Justice 74

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

My support for vouchers,” he said, “didn’t have a damn thing to do with free-market principles … it was a social justice issue to me.”. In 2017 the school received more than $462,000 in contributions, according to IRS filings. But he saw an even greater opportunity for low-income black families in a newer idea: charter schools.

Charter School 98

Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 98

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The spring 2024 issue offers a collection of articles and other resources on teaching about Palestine-Israel amid the growing attack on social justice education. Jews for Racial & Economic Justice’s “ Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to Our Movement.” Rethinking Schools : Teach Palestine.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Fourth graders in the state from almost every racial and economic background improved their scores on the exam. She resorted to an English major and returned to Holmes County in the summer of 2017 with her bachelor’s degree. Holmes senior Justice Grisby completes a review sheet on factors of production in her economics class.

Private School 142

Private School High School Public School Economics 142

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Her research explores the causes and consequences of political violence and repression, warfare dynamics, nationalism, and transitional justice after conflict. Cambridge University Press published her first book, Rivalry and Revenge: the Politics of Violence during Civil War in 2017.

Political Science 72

Political Science Social Science Economics Government 72