The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Schools used their professional development budgets, and were able to use federal money, for teacher training to support work toward the switch. As of mid-2018, 17 states were in “advanced” stages of proficiency-based learning, also sometimes called competency-based learning.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

New EL schools must first go through several months of professional development, classroom observation and co-teaching — both at the schools and at three-day intensive “institutes” off-site. The sentiment is echoed by Jason Krause, principal of Denver’s Columbine Elementary School, which joined the EL network in 2018.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A 2018 Mindful Schools study reported a 20% reduction in stress-related absences among students who participated in mindfulness-based SEL interventions. The Condition of Education 2018.” Stress Management Often when students can’t manage their own stress levels, they don’t cope at school well. Mindful Schools.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The most recent National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education published in 2018 found that elementary teachers taught science for just 18 minutes a day on average. However, science incorporates elements of reading, math, social studies, and more, making it an excellent tool for teaching other subjects concurrently.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Bagley encourages teachers to use Studies Weekly print publications with the Studies Weekly Online learning platform. “I honestly cannot imagine teaching social studies without providing each student with a copy of their student publication.” Mayo Clinic Health System. Delgado, P., Fernandes, M. Wammes, J.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Both the Clarksdale and Coahoma systems were rated F on the state’s 2018 school report cards and are eligible for state takeover. Dupree, who retired from Clarksdale schools at the end of the 2018-19 school year, declined several requests for an interview. Coahoma county schools have been under interim leadership for more than a year.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

Domingo Morel, New York University professor and author of a book on state takeovers By 2018, four of Houston’s 274 schools, all of them in the city’s economically distressed north and east sides, hadn’t met the standards for four years running, putting the district at risk of a takeover. Related: Do state takeovers work in Mississippi?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sometimes, Talbott says, she was the first Black teacher her students had had at Lusher, even after she began teaching sixth-grade social studies in 2013; it meant a lot to her to provide students with that self-recognition and affirmation. At Lusher, in 2020, 13 percent of teachers were Black compared with 22 percent of the students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

DeSantis, has grown increasingly skeptical that the class will spread to other Kentucky schools, even as her politically liberal district doubles down on a commitment to African American history it made as part of a curriculum revamp in 2018. Jefferson County Public Schools revamped its social studies curriculum in 2019.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Social studies is more than just a subject—it provides the foundation for understanding and engaging with the world around us. According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.

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