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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Digital Promise is thrilled to announce 37 districts—including 26 new districts and 11 returning districts—will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents.

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TEACHER VOICE: It’s up to us to replace a culture of fear with a culture of trust

The Hechinger Report

As a teacher, I know that the desire for building a culture of trust is strong — and mutual. Since January 2021, 44 states have proposed legislation or sought other means to restrict the ideas teachers can present in the classroom. This is a culture of fear, not of trust. Parents crave a relationship with me.

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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

The Hechinger Report

Now, a new annual report about attitudes toward Asian Americans from the advocacy organization LAAUNCH has provided some disturbing answers to some of these questions. As an Asian American, my lived experience and this research make me firmly believe that we must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S. —

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

By July 2021, 72 percent of undergraduates said that their awareness of social justice issues had increased over the preceding year, and just under half reported that their involvement in social justice efforts was impacting their career choices, according to a survey by Best Colleges.

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A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

The Hechinger Report

Through the local advocacy of several organizations, the community will have nine Spanish-speaking providers by this summer — including Aguilera. “The only question they really asked me was why I would want to pursue a child care license,” Aguilera said through a Spanish interpreter. “My I’m looking for another opportunity.’”

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Why we could soon lose even more Black Teachers

The Hechinger Report

Black teachers were more than twice as likely as other teachers in the winter of 2021 to say they planned to leave their jobs at the end of the 2020-21 school year, according to a report released by the RAND Corporation. One of Talbott’s daughters graduated from Lusher in 2021; the other still attends the high school.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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