The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

To become certified in Mississippi, teachers must meet three requirements: Earn a bachelor’s degree; complete a traditional or alternate teacher training program; and pass the Praxis. In July 2018, the state hired a full-time employee to focus on teacher recruitment and retention. Adrienne Hudson, founder of RISE.

Tutoring 80

Tutoring Civics High School Teaching 80

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

But now some workforce organizations, researchers and regional civic leaders are pushing back — persuading companies to look beyond academic credentials and to instead hire people based on their skills. In 2018, he entered a free nine-month program at a workforce organization called Just-A-Start, training for the biomedical industry.

Economics 112

Economics Civics Research Cultures 112

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

It was founded as a contract school (similar to a charter) with Chicago Public Schools, by civic-minded tech leaders appalled that their booming industry was struggling to find enough new talent despite being surrounded by neighborhoods where, quite often, roughly 50 percent of the young adults were unemployed.

High School 66

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 66

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

In mid-May, school officials hosted a Zoom version of a King tradition — the class roll call. She was still feeling wounded the next morning, as she stood by her sister Taravia’s black Honda Civic. A 2018 analysis found that roughly half of New Orleans public-school students were retained at least one year.

High School 115

High School Middle School Junior High History 115

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

August 15, 2018 — The first day of school at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. School systems are failing their students with outdated and inconsequential civics education that is only focused on facts and memorization. Related: COLUMN: Marjory Stoneman Douglas students give legislators a civics lesson.

Civics 78

Civics Civic Engagement Government High School 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Consider former First Lady Michelle Obama’s courageous description in her 2018 book, “ Becoming ,” of how she unfairly benefited from such politics in her own education. Having a parent who excels at local public-school politics shouldn’t be a precondition for a child to get a good teacher.

Public School 53

Public School K-12 Charter School Elementary School 53

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2017

They’ve endured a number of Republican-led efforts to reduce arts funding since the 1990s, and in keeping with this tradition, President Trump’s budget blueprint, released in March 2017, proposes significant cuts to virtually every agency except Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

Oral History 60

Oral History Civics Economics Tradition 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2018

LeBron James speaks at the opening ceremony for the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, Monday, July 30, 2018. Charters, which are publicly financed but independently managed, give founders the freedom to do more than what a traditional school may provide. AP Photo/Phil Long.

Charter School 51

Charter School Civics K-12 Public School 51

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels. School administrators have set a goal of giving every student in the district a computer by 2018. Tech is where it’s at.”.

K-12 86

K-12 Library High School Elementary School 86

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Here’s the good news: Americans turned out in record numbers for the 2018 midterm elections, perhaps at the highest rate in more than a century. Election results confirm a big bump in civic interest and participation among college and university students. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom.

Civics 72

Civics Tradition Teaching Research 72

MPSA

MARCH 30, 2022

Smith, Professor of Political Science, Emporia State University Between 10 and 15 years ago, Political Science experienced a renewed interest in civic education. Graham and I collaborated, and I reached out to local high school civics teachers in Kansas and western Missouri in hopes of meeting with them and sharing our ideas.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement Teaching Political Science 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2016

It suffocates the civic impulse. It just was a big change, was having to lose a school that was our tradition.”. While charter schools are required to comply with certain state laws and the policies of an elected state or local board, they also possess a level of autonomy not seen in the traditional public school setting.

Charter School 67

Charter School Public School Government High School 67

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

TULSA, Oklahoma — On a fall morning in 2018, veteran technology teacher Abraham Kamara was working with his robotics team at Memorial Junior High School when Tulsa school superintendent Deborah Gist entered the classroom with a TV news crew. In the fall of 2018, Tulsa opened its first district Montessori school.

Charter School 94

Charter School Junior High Political Science Elementary School 94

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It wasn’t until 2018 that the college formally acknowledged that enslaved people helped build the campus. Millions in state funding originally set aside for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, or DEI, is now being redirected to race-neutral programs, including civics education. Green heads the Black Student Movement at UNC.

Controversial Topics 81

Controversial Topics Political Science Civics Tutoring 81