The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

One particularly gripping data point demonstrates that of school districts that were remote for most of 2020-21, high-poverty schools experienced 50 percent more achievement loss than low-poverty schools. For many students, in-person learning and services are essential; other students would benefit from more flexibility and options.

Social Justice 93

Social Justice K-12 Pedagogy Professional Development 93

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2022

How can tests actually promote social justice? I used to teach social studies and every assessment had Thomas Jefferson on it. When I talk about building an assessment that will be culturally relevant or culturally sustaining for students of color, colleagues say we have to be careful not to compromise rigor.

Social Justice 84

Social Justice Cultures Social Studies Research 84

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

I’ve invited three exceptional librarians to share their expertise and recommendations in curating more inclusive collections: Julia Torres currently serves as a public librarian in Colorado and was named as a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. And you’re the only student representing that culture at your school.

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Library Social Justice Pedagogy Humanities 235

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

The association reports the national average was 1:415 in the 2020-21 school year. Various theories circulate among researchers as to why mental health has been declining, including the influence of social media, changing parenting styles, and a seemingly unstable world confronting climate change, social justice, and political polarization.

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Social Justice K-12 High School Psychology 127

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

Adapted and reprinted from Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities by Andre Perry, with permission from Brookings Institution Press, © 2020 by Brookings Institution. The post The educational value of a black teacher appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Education Social Justice Economics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report Social-emotional learning – aimed at fostering a wide assortment of soft skills from empathy and listening to anger management and goal-setting – has been one of the hottest trends in education over the past decade, and more recently, a new flashpoint in the culture wars.

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Research Social Justice Civics Charter School 96

Sapiens

JANUARY 17, 2024

But over the past few years, overdose rates among Black Americans have increased precipitously—by 44 percent in 2020 alone. National Institute on Drug Abuse shows a significant jump in total deaths by opioid-related overdoses since 2020. Most active harm reduction organizations are social justice organizations.

Social Justice 84

Social Justice Government History Research 84

Political Science Now

AUGUST 2, 2024

She has also been active in the Black Radical Congress, ACT UP New York, and African American Women in Defense of Ourselves, and she is a founder and executive committee member of Scholars for Social Justice, as well as a member of the collective More than Diversity at the University of Chicago.

Political Science 64

Political Science Civic Engagement Social Justice Civics 64

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

It became a structural part of the culture.” in His Own Words 2020 segment of Democracy Now! He denounced the Vietnam war, when it was politically risky, and did not mince words about U.S. racism: “The doctrine of white supremacy was imbedded in every textbook and preached in practically every pulpit. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice History Economics Tradition 52

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I’ve been dubbed a ‘social justice warrior’ (that’s a badge of honour). Qatar’s laws and cultural norms are based on traditional gender roles and norms. Despite any one persons or one cultures belief, LGBTQ+ people are real and exist. I’m a football fan. I’m an England fan.

Geography 52

Geography Social Justice Humanities Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

LOUISVILLE Just blocks from where hundreds of protestors gathered near the Ohio River waterfront after the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 sits Central High School. She cited the film Black Panther as one example, combining images of various African cultures with advanced technology.

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History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2023

“There’s very little high-quality evidence, and no comparable mammalian example, to argue for the specialness of cow’s milk” after about age 2, Aaron Carroll, a professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine, wrote in a 2020 New York Times article.

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Heritage Social Justice High School Government 101

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

For many scholars, Professor James was the first person to introduce them to issues of social justice in research: how even the choice of a topic can be political, how to work with what we have and to try to learn more about what we do not, and why it even matters in the first place.

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Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Tradition 52

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

To support this claim, preservice teachers might bring up the inherently political components of language preservation projects, food sovereignty, linguistic justice, abolitionist teaching, and/or culturally relevant pedagogy (Nickman, 2009; NK 360, 2018; Lyiscott, 2014; Baker Bell, 2020; Love, 2019; Ladson Billings, 1995; 2014).

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2023

In a striking change from the first Joyful Warriors National Summit in Tampa, Florida, last July, where protesters were few, the second gathering in Philadelphia June 29 – July 2 was met with pushback from social justice advocates and parent activists opposed to the group’s right-wing policies. “It It is political posturing.”

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Social Justice K-12 Museum Public School 129