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TEACHER VOICE: “I realized that my education had occurred within a racist system that privileged Eurocentric achievements”

The Hechinger Report

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.

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OPINION: We must close college counseling’s equity gap

The Hechinger Report

Throughout history, we have seen how educational institutions show pervasive bias toward black and brown students. The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies require counselors to “use multicultural and social justice theories to promote equity and access for all students.”.

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OPINION: Can Zoom classes keep students excited and engaged? We have found some ways

The Hechinger Report

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.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

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1EdTech inherited Open Badges from Mozilla in 2017. Your history course may not specify that you are gaining skills in research, writing and evaluation logic. The digital credential program is helping promote equity and social justice, reaching communities beyond the traditional educational pathway.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

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According to a report published in 2017 by the Economic Policy Institute, large urban districts spend approximately $20,000 on every new hire. Loss of Funding Persistently high turnover rates also come with a significant financial cost for school districts.

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Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

The Hechinger Report

It feels really good to say, ‘I believe in this and that,’” said Dawn Larson, a social justice and equity co-chair of the Green Lake PTA. “To In 2017, she co-authored a report that found some of the richest PTAs collected nearly $2,000 per student. We are a lip-service city and not everyone feels comfortable doing that.”.

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Universities try to catch up to their growing Latinx populations

The Hechinger Report

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.