The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As The Casey Foundation recently highlighted in our 2023 KIDS COUNT ® Data Book , shortcomings of the child care system already cost the country $122 billion a year in lost wages, tax revenue and productivity. averaged $10,600 a year in 2021, according to an analysis by the advocacy organization Child Care Aware.

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ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

But just before the pandemic, she says she was approached by FreedomWorks, an advocacy group funded by the Koch brothers, big political donors, and associated with the “tea party” movement in favor of libertarian ideas. She had also worked in public schools before launching Mysa.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Instead of taking traditional or legal pathways,” she said, “there’s a pattern that the easiest solution is to remove a student rather than deal with the underlying issues.” Louis area home on June 10, 2023. Her sixth grader soon was at risk of being unable to move up to seventh grade in fall 2023. “I Related: Hidden expulsions?

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As a professor, I employ inclusive teaching approaches, including the elimination of traditional comprehensive exams and opting for in-class simulations, application exercises, reflections, and even sociopolitical games as assessments of student learning. I am a social justice activist in the traditions of W.E.B.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2025

The program, called the Mental Health Advocacy Institute, is run by a national nonprofit, Active Minds, which advocates for college students mental health. In the Mental Health Advocacy Institute, she encourages students to think about what their communities need and what kinds of support they and their peers might benefit from.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

“We knew the pandemic put a huge strain on a system that was already strained, so this is just a continuous struggle that’s been made worse,” said Nina Perez, the early childhood national campaign director for MomsRising, a nonprofit advocacy group that focuses on supporting policies that help women, mothers and families.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

She said it was confusing, poorly written, and not vetted by the board’s legal counsel (instead it was reviewed by the anti-LGBTQ Christian legal advocacy group, Alliance Defending Freedom). I got a superintendency without having to go through the traditional process of doing it.” The policy ended up passing 4-0.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

But the law doesn’t define key terms like “classroom instruction” or “age appropriate,” and it gives the state Department of Education until June 30, 2023 to issue guidance on complying with the law — a full year after the law takes effect. Until then, teachers will be flying blind, unsure if they’re opening their district up to legal risk.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For the most part, they are sort of operating outside of the traditional system and accountability,” said Smith, now the director of the early childhood development initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a nonpartisan think tank. Systems like background checks and data tracking are key safety mechanisms in any industry.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Because of the pandemic and the timing of Meryl’s death, the family was not able to have a traditional funeral. Because of the pandemic and the timing of Meryl’s death, the family was not able to have a traditional funeral. Because of the pandemic and the timing of Meryl’s death, the family was not able to have a traditional funeral.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In December 2023, I attended an online seminar featuring the anthropologist Ghassan Hage , a leading expert on race and migration. In Israel, attacks on educators and students critical of the state have intensified since October 7, 2023. These relationships call on older traditions of religious tolerance in the region.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

Then, in mid-May 2023, a member of the school board told Grimes that it would not be renewing his contract, which was to end in June 2024. The school’s logo is a torch like that on the Statue of Liberty, and there’s a school tradition of holding up clenched fists to show unity and pride. News & World Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 22, 2022

Traditional college-age women between the ages of 20 and 24 make up about 28 percent of those who obtain legal abortions, and women ages 25 through 29 make up 29 percent, totaling about 57 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We need young people’s creative solutions,” Cartagena said. “We

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A year later, the Nations Report Card found Native students in traditional public schools performed much better than those in BIE schools. About 92 percent of Native students attend traditional public schools and 8 percent attend BIE schools.) After the 9th Circuit ruling, however, negotiations to settle the rest of the Stephen C.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most attend traditional public schools, but a growing number are enrolling at specialized charter schools like Louisiana Key Academy. The Cassidys have a daughter with dyslexia and have long advocated for similar students and their families. Nationwide, about 15 percent of students, or 7.5 million in revenue it reported that year.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2024

It is creating so much more work and chaos,” said Emma Grasso Levine, the Title IX policy and senior program manager at the advocacy group Know Your IX. 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. In some cases, schools in the very same district are subject to different rules. “It Are we enforcing this rule or that rule?“

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Since October 2023, reports of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim attacks have increased in major U.S. This should come as no surprise: The National Rifle Association spends about US$3 million annually on direct gun rights lobbying that supports pro-gun political advocacy. —and what these shifts might mean for the 2024 presidential election.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Thirteen years later, in 2023, Kansas’s child care system was once again in a state of crisis: The pandemic had decimated the industry. In 2023, the state was short 84,000 slots; in 15 counties, there were no openings for infants or toddlers. The pandemic relief funds ran out in mid-2023. Subscribe for free.

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