TeachThought

APRIL 4, 2024

Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning contributed by Michael Mirra Abstract Diversity has been at the forefront of educational discussions over the last few years. They prefer either someone they previously deemed accurate or someone who shares their cultural background (Corriveau & Kurkul, 2016).

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NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). The Great Plains region is one of six across the country whose role is to provide subgrants to organizations seeking to include Library resources in their educational programming.

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Anthropology 365

APRIL 23, 2025

In 2019, when a student opened fire in one of my classeskilling two students and injuring four othersJon and his wife, Peta (a brilliant anthropologist and an even better person), became an anchor. Marks responded plainly : Racists stole it, he wrote in 2019. Facts dont float above culture; theyre produced within it.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology Humanities Cultures History 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

government’s campaign to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools. The work is guided by cultural success coaches — school employees who help families address the kind of challenges that keep students from coming to school. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin Credit: Ross D.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

From Philosophy to Archaeology: The Capability Approach The HDI, widely used today to evaluate well-being through health, education, and living standards, traces its roots to the capability approach developed by philosopher and economist Amartya Sen. PDF available Introduces a process-oriented approach to interpreting material culture.

Archaeology 98

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Cole-Ochoa is among the educators nationwide who are trying new approaches to social-emotional learning in hopes of helping students deal with the continuing mental health struggles that took shape or worsened during the isolation of remote learning that started in 2020. “[Now] some of them have blossomed, some of them have overcome that.

Cultures 139

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 30, 2018

During the past year, I attempted to connect more research to either further validate my thoughts or illustrate how educators were implementing proven strategies with an innovative angle into practice. Education remains the key to the future. With and without technology, it is crucial to create a thinking culture.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

While a striking amount of uncertainty remains, experts largely agree on one thing: Pandemic education has exacted the greatest tolls from the children of historically marginalized groups. schools frequently marginalize these students’ languages and cultures, but they tend to host ineffective educational approaches.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Yet such nondegree certifications aren’t new to higher education: Colleges already offer certifications in everything from digital marketing and data analytics to cosmetology. Today, they are even more common at two-year schools: In 2019, community colleges granted 852,504 associate degrees and 579,822 certificates.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Human societies are built on layers of culture, law, and technology, yet beneath it all, some of the oldest instincts in the animal kingdom continue to shape our world. “Without conscious intervention through education and universal values, humanity risks perpetuating cycles of dominance, inequality, and ecological collapse.”

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Humanities Psychology Economics Group Identity 83

Anthropology.net

MARCH 31, 2025

It suggests that these journeys were neither incidental nor purely educational but held profound cultural and spiritual significance. Liminal Beings: Children as Mediators In many indigenous cultures, children are perceived as liminal beings—occupying a threshold between the earthly realm and the spiritual world.

Archaeology 76

Archaeology Cultures Humanities History 76

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Which education challenges are schools and districts prioritizing? In spring 2019, we collected nearly 350 survey responses from stakeholders working in all levels across public schools. Survey Results Highlight Priority Education Challenges. These top challenges all fall under the school culture, climate and safety theme.

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Education Public School Cultures Research 129

Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2021

How can school districts create more equitable opportunities and dismantle systemic barriers facing many students, families, and educators? They recently reflected on their learning, and six strategies for advancing educational equity emerged. The post Six Strategies for Equitable Education Systems appeared first on Digital Promise.

Education 139

Education Social Justice Public School Leadership 139

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

Kids were busting into Zoom meetings across the country at that point in the pandemic, but for Kelley, whose job is to help design California’s statewide education policy, and her female colleagues, the situation held special resonance. “We The principal consultant focused on education for Assembly appropriations is female.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. We’re leading these schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

But her report also noted that educators have been let down before by various initiatives that failed to make a change in the countrys math achievement scores. Our free weekly newsletter consults critical voices on innovation in K-12 education. Who or what do you trust now? Related: Widen your perspective.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A 10th grader, above, answers a question in one of those classes, which offers black history and culture along with social-emotional lessons and academic and college advice. The first rigorous evaluation of one of the larger programs came out in October 2019 and found some promising results. Higher Education. Weekly Update.

Cultures 102

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Education Elements

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In their book, they predicted that by 2019, 50% of all high school courses will be online in some blended learning model. Even as of May 2019, there were people pointing out the failure of this prediction.

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K-12 Education Tradition High School 122

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Lindsay also faced a huge cultural obstacle — geography. That’s a problem because the data don’t lie: Two-thirds of all jobs and 80 percent of all “good” jobs (paying a median wage of $65,000) demand a postsecondary credential, according to research by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. She closed, at 1 a.m.,

Education 143

Education High School Library Geography 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For decades, parents like us have witnessed how our children were not successfully taught to read or write within education systems using curriculums written and supported by signers of the Nov. Further, they throw educators under the bus by claiming that Hanford’s reporting reveals that educators are naively inadequate.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2023

language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools. While our understanding of language education is incomplete, we know that most K-12 students in American public schools do not have the opportunity to study an additional language to proficiency. Of the small portion of the U.S.

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K-12 Education Heritage Middle School 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2025

Education systems were built on the belief that if we filled young minds with enough knowledge, progress would follow. This years NAEP scores revealed that in both reading and math, most fourth- and eighth-graders still performed below pre-pandemic 2019 levels. for adults and children.

Humanities 79

Humanities Economics Professional Development High School 79

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Academic disciplines continually evolve to reflect the latest culture and technology. This course transformed my teaching practices and transformed the lives of many students.Special education, English learners and calculus students worked side by side,” Joy Straub, who taught a data science course in Oceanside for six years, told the board.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Harmon Martin is dedicating her purpose-driven retirement to making a difference in the educational experience of future generations of UDC political science majors by remaining connected to the many students who are continuing to advance her mission of academic excellence and community support. He received his Ph.D.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The New Mexico Public Education Department is tasked with serving not only students who have grown up speaking Spanish but also Native American children who are learning English and newcomers from other countries. “We Data from the U.S.

High School 124

High School Public School Cultures Education 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. When a student can see themselves in their educational environment, when they see their own story … it’s very engaging.

Teaching 144

Teaching K-12 Heritage Government 144

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Additionally, while teachers reported having less say into the educational technology they use now than in our fall 2019 survey, those who have this input are much more likely than those without it to see their online classes as effective. Lessons Learned to Move Forward. Elevated Role of Parents and Caregivers.

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Teaching EdTech K-12 Professional Development 145

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Lines between school and the home became blurred, and in that haze, new forms of innovation emerged at local, national, and individual levels across the education landscape. A Broader View of Education Innovation. Department of Education in 2011. Shaler Area School District. Spokane Public Schools.

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Advocacy Public School Leadership Cultures 168

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. They argue that the practice of policing Indigenous students’ graduation attire is symptomatic of an education system woefully ignorant of, and insensitive to, Native culture.

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Tradition Heritage Cultures High School 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

. In 1967, on the first international comparison of educational achievement in math, the United States ranked 11 out of 12 nations. Department of Education considers the U.S. performance is,” said Tom Loveless, an education expert who was formerly at the Brookings Institution. Higher Education. was Sweden.

Pedagogy 142

Pedagogy High School Humanities Cultures 142

Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

Digital Promise is excited to announce 14 new districts will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2019-2020 school year. Please join us in welcoming the new 2019-2020 cohort of the League of Innovative Schools! The League is a powerful network of forward-thinking school district leaders. Chesapeake Public Schools.

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Public School Library High School Tradition 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

My journey as an immigrant from a small town in Africa’s smallest mainland country, The Gambia, to the biggest city in the United States, with its many diverse cultures, has given me a unique perspective. As educators, it is crucial that we learn and understand our students’ stories in order to build meaningful relationships with them.

High School 129

High School American History Cultures History 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2021

Understandably, reports indicating that higher education is heading toward a looming enrollment cliff have university administrators nervous. In Chicago, only 42 percent of public school graduates enrolled in four-year colleges in 2019. The remaining 58 percent represent an untapped resource for higher education.

Tradition 140

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Now, the number of college students graduating with a humanities major has fallen for the eighth straight year to under 200,000 degrees in 2020, according to federal data from t he Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002. It’s worrisome.”.

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Humanities Economics History Psychology 143

Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured. 2019) and at raising learner satisfaction as they enjoy their courses more (Lumpkin et al.,

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Archaeology Museum 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2023

This story also appeared in The Washington Post It wasn’t the Department of Education that made the loan, or the Treasury or Interior departments, or any of the many government departments that support academic research. The decline of rural higher education is also widening one of America’s biggest equity challenges.

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Economics Library Government Museum 140

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

percent since fall 2019, compared to a 5.3 While basic needs insecurities threaten students regardless of gender, a 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study of the pandemic’s impact on undergraduates found that females had greater difficulty than males accessing food or paying for food and finding stable and safe child care.

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Economics Government Research Cultures 130