The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Today, it enrolls roughly 500 students from 60 different tribes in grades K-12, bolstering their Indigenous heritage with land-based lessons and language courses built into a college preparatory model. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006. As the state of education for these children continued to languish, the U.S.

Charter School 120

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

Traditional regalia, such as an eagle feather, is often given to Native students by family members or other loved ones to celebrate their personal achievements as well as their heritage. Across the country, some state lawmakers have begun to respond to the demands of student activists and Native advocacy organizations.

Tradition 145

Tradition Heritage Cultures High School 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The number of students taking The College Board’s Advanced Placement tests in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish rose 68 percent from 2008 to 2018. At the first section meeting in early September, 16 students — heritage speakers and language learners — chattered in Chinese and English as they crowded into a seminar room.

Heritage 93

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy Psychology 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

A Hispanic Heritage Month event that Grimes started in Russellville High School has now grown into a big districtwide celebration , where students learn about different cultures and traditions, perform dances, read celebrated authors and research historical figures.

High School 140

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 140

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2020

Black children who grew up in low-income households in the county just 15 years after a landmark school desegregation victory were likely to enter their mid-thirties with a household income of $24,000, according to a 2018 analysis of Census Bureau data by a Harvard and Brown team of researchers.

Heritage 101

Heritage Advocacy Public School Private School 101

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Fuller launched his chief advocacy arm for school choice, the Institute for the Transformation of Learning, housed at Marquette University, more than two decades ago. When Fuller called Trump “a despicable human being” at an education conference in early 2018, his school lost a grant (he declined to disclose the donor). The trade-off.

Charter School 98

Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 98