The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2020

Now, the district’s predicament has disappeared, at least temporarily: Because of the coronavirus, the state removed the testing requirements for teacher candidates until December 31, 2021. Even candidates who struggle with math are likely to pass the Praxis exam in their area of study — social studies or biology, for example.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Social Studies teacher Michelle Adler talks to sophomores Maiya Schwartz, left and Emily Terranova about an assignment in an Honors Human Geography class at Gray-New Gloucester High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Each of Maine’s 124 high schools is required to offer such diplomas to the Class of 2021, next fall’s ninth graders.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

The law requires that by 2021, students graduating from Maine high schools must show they have mastered specific skills to earn a high school diploma. By 2021, schools must offer diplomas based students reaching proficiency in the four core academic subject areas: English, math, science and social studies.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Concerns of Universal Pre-K Programs Burden on the Childcare Market According to a May 2021 EdSurge research series about early childhood education, some care providers are concerned with universal pre-K’s potential effects on existing childcare programs. 2021, October 4). 2021, May 10). Center for American Progress.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

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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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Then came the anti-CRT movement Andy Rotherham, who was appointed to the state board of education in 2022 by Youngkin, said the outcome of the social studies debate shows that people can get past politics to a good result. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

HISD leadership is a disaster…. At least three studies have found that takeovers don’t increase academic achievement. The latest, a May 2021 working paper by researchers from Brown University and the University of Virginia, looked at all 35 state takeovers between 2011 and 2016. “On It failed on a 5-4 vote. On January 3, Gov.

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ED Surge

APRIL 23, 2024

Kristen Bao (Stein) Age : 29 Location : Oklahoma Status : Left teaching in year three Sadly, I left the classroom after the first quarter of the 2021-22 school year after teaching for just over two years. In the 2021-22 school year, I moved to an elementary school in Santa Rosa, California. It is really amazing and truly fun!

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Post photos and videos to social media with the hashtag #TeachTruth Below are examples of day of action activities, from prior events around the country. Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 and 2022. Interested in adding your organization as a co-sponsor?

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

Birkholz believes state leadership is necessary. Although the pandemic stalled the plan to offer suicide prevention education at Cody High School, it finally happened in May 2021. She was recently part of a successful campaign to get the state to set up its own suicide hotline , which required legislative action.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Leadership The annual Teach Truth Day of Action is coordinated by Rethinking Schools’ and Teaching for Change’s Zinn Education Project and led by educators around the country with the support of the co-sponsors listed below. Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

And the plan would take advantage of the expertise of veteran educators by supporting them as they try to take on leadership roles to address key challenges in their buildings. In addition, educators who are looking to immediately implement social and emotional learning (SEL) activities can make use of existing funding and programs.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

She followed her parents into education (her father was a geography professor) and returned to teach social studies at the high school. In spring 2021, she was selected as principal of Cahaba Heights. In 2015, she was named secondary teacher of the year; in 2017, the graduating class dedicated the yearbook to her.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

The Philadelphia school district is among many nationwide facing a leadership change. The district has been operating fully in person with masks optional since the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Kids are growing up really fast because of the internet, and then you get to high school and Covid happens. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Auggie had been excited to return to school for his favorite classes — social studies and reading — and Robinson’s robotics club. He also announced the creation of a new group that will provide guidance and leadership for community recovery and resiliency. “We

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

They’re constantly looked over for promotions and leadership opportunities, or pigeonholed into disciplinarian roles. He started teaching social studies at Blythewood High School in Richland 2, a school district in the Midlands, in 2005, the same year the school was founded. “I One Alabama town is trying to change that.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. The school had a curriculum for just one subject English language arts and no textbooks for math, science and social studies, the compliance report reads. Under his leadership, the BIE has secured some financial wins for its schools.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure. Some call this teaching conflict — now more than a century old — the “ social studies wars.”. and African American history. Credit: Chris Tims. But Iowa state Rep. It won’t be easy.

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