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. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

Charter School 133

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 133

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

That year, 2019, the district changed its policies to allow Indigenous students to wear cultural items along with their caps and gowns. 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.

Tradition 145

Tradition Heritage Cultures High School 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To get a sense of how students in New York feel about these changes, The Hechinger Report spoke with six public school students, representing four of the city’s five boroughs, whose heritage is Asian American or Pacific Islander. In 2019, 53,291 Bangladeshis made up just 6.3 175,340 Asian American students (comprising 16.6%

History 113

History Heritage K-12 American History 113

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. And it hasn’t been easy to sustain all of the gains.

High School 144

High School K-12 Heritage Professional Development 144

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But the reason extremist organizations successfully recruit among the disenchanted is not because of a shared, unchanging cultural heritage among their members. Then, when Democrats won control of the Virginia state legislature in 2019, gun rights activism soared across the state.

Heritage 89

Heritage Archiving Cultures Government 89

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The proposal would “help address the shortage of child care through smart removal of cost-­increasing red tape,” testified Elizabeth Patton, state director of Americans for Prosperity Kansas, a conservative advocacy group. Some states have made promising changes, such as raising wages and establishing benefits for child care staff.

Government 144

Government K-12 Heritage Research 144