The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

If this is our chance to reimagine schools , remembering this history and prioritizing the protection of the black teaching force will be essential to create better places for black students to learn. Dee found a similar increase in the math scores of black students taught by a black teacher.

Education 145

Education Social Justice Economics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

However, we’re convinced that the success of this class is owed to our ability to build a community based on nurturing shared interests in politics and social justice – along with deep reservoirs of trust nurtured during two months of pre-pandemic, in-person classes.

Civic Engagement 144

Civic Engagement Social Justice Economics Civics 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

Education is a tool for social justice.”. To complement our study of South African history, I have invited South Africans into our classroom. Education is a tool for social justice. This work requires that students understand learning as broader than how we often envision what happens inside classrooms.

Social Justice 98

Social Justice Education Tradition History 98

Sapiens

JANUARY 17, 2024

As history shows , anti-drug policies have often targeted Black drug users, who are seen as less deserving than White drug users of sympathy , help , and the benefit of the doubt. Most active harm reduction organizations are social justice organizations. for a decade. Neither is the case. MM Where should we go from here?

Social Justice 124

Social Justice Government History Research 124

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

history does not risk causing some discomfort for the reader? In truth, what concerns the right is young people learning to ask critical questions about our society, to organize for social change, and about the power of interracial solidarity. What book that looks honestly at U.S. What Can We Do? Many of them are not widely known.

Education 52

Education Library Social Justice K-12 52

Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Here are some helpful tips on how to properly discuss race when teaching American history. . Anderson, a journalist. Additionally, school staffs should be trained in trauma-informed practices, Dirsmith said.

American History 52

American History Social Justice K-12 Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

This issue constitutes a new civil right: the right to digital equity,” concluded a June 2017 report on the “homework gap” from the Consortium for School Networking. But if you could see all the information flying around you — from radar to satellite communications to the conversations on social media — it would be unbelievable.”.

Library 103

Library Social Justice Digital Resources Middle School 103

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?

Charter School 80

Charter School Social Justice Museum Leadership 80

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

In August, Michigan history teacher James Gorman watched televised images of torch-bearing white supremacists marching on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and decided to use the incident to teach his students about similar events that happened in a divided United States 150 years ago. history when black lives mattered.”.

Teaching 107

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 107

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

But he also sees in the school’s decline a long history of white leaders, conservative and liberal, repeatedly asking black families to accept failure for their children. 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.”. secretary of education.

Charter School 110

Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 110

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

She resorted to an English major and returned to Holmes County in the summer of 2017 with her bachelor’s degree. Majoring in elementary education was her Plan B, but she eventually had to drop that, too, when she couldn’t pass the math section of the state’s certification exam after repeated attempts. That is a fact.

Private School 142

Private School High School Public School Charter School 142

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. Independence or Catastrophe?

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Spring 2017. This course is an introduction to the histories of African Americans for those who talk favorably about “departed” black heroes like Ben Carson but find it difficult to recognize a black president. Session 1: Field Trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture with U.S. Frederick Douglass, ca.

History 78

History Museum American History Social Justice 78

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 Economics Social Science Government 72

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Many of the practices I have personally advocated for on Cult of Pedagogy, like calling students by their preferred names and pronouns and teaching accurate history , would likely get a teacher flagged by this policy, and right now I’m not sure what the best course of action is when it comes to these practices. So where to go from here?

Teaching 171

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 171