ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. I also definitely want to be heavily involved in advocacy for young black youth, or, for youth in general, and just promoting student leadership.

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Oral History Advocacy Cultures Leadership 104

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

This past winter, she attended a precursor event to the camp in Philadelphia, at which students got an introduction to the Sunrise Movement and climate advocacy. Rajbhandari said he’s witnessed a big shift in the level of advocacy for schools and climate since he attended his first Sunrise event in 2019, a protest at the Idaho state capitol.

Advocacy 92

Advocacy K-12 Geography High School 92

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Kast has a long history of distrust with the district, alleging physical and verbal abuse and racial discrimination against her grandchildren by teachers there—her grandchildren are all half-black, and Kast is white. The nurse pulled out her grandson’s hospital attendance log. Public-school Failures. Photo: Imani Khayyam.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. I started thinking … how hard their lives are, and how much of a difference could be made.”

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Government Cultures History Heritage 97

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

That money came through a federal program that pumped $24 billion in grants to child care centers across the country to keep them running during the pandemic — part of the single largest investment in child care in American history. In the weeks since, the impact of that decision has reverberated across Lancaster.

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K-12 Advocacy American History Library 119

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Raoul Contreras, a professor who leads the Latino studies program housed in the minority studies department, notes that in the last year, the school cut a Puerto Rican history class he taught. And some say programs that make Latinx feel welcome on campus have dried up in recent years. Debra Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education.

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Social Studies Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I have a version of this strategy called “Book Bits” in my Early English Colonies lesson on Jamestown and Plymouth. History, Geography, and International Baccalaureate History of the Americas. This requires students to sequence, make connections, collaborate, and move!

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Geography Advocacy Leadership 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

The city itself has had a scrappy commitment to existence in its 123-year history, surviving the boom and bust of the timber industry that first gave it life and weathering the 21st century with a fairly steady population of about 2,500. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The conservative-led state legislature chose to fund CCP by making a student’s local school district pay for tuition and books, with funds coming right out of the high school’s per-pupil budget. I always wanted to teach higher-level history and government,” said Ray Mertz, a social studies teacher who joined Meadowbrook in 2014.

High School 98

High School Social Studies Leadership Political Science 98

All Things Pedagogical

JULY 10, 2024

Herb Childress (2019) in The Adjunct Underclass , ends his book with “The Academic Career Calibration Protocol” which is basically a quiz to determine and predict your academic career outcome, and it includes things like gender, age you completed your PhD, where you went to school, how well known your supervisor is.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. There are also things like the ability to offer multiple electives, a variety of foreign languages, different types of history classes, Advanced Placement classes. Those options matter.

K-12 68

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Those connections start with one-on-one mentoring, in which teachers meet with students weekly to discuss short-term goals, such as completing a certain number of units in a history course, and long-term goals that stretch into college and career. The daily schedule for sixth graders at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 87

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

As the authors debated, drafted, and shaped the meaning and purpose of this book, the following questions came to the forefront: How does democratic erosion in the United States inform our teaching of political engagement? political system within a global context, and 3) to engage with the political process as educated and empowered citizens.

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Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

State waivers under the old No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) also gave rural schools needed flexibility, said Ellerson, the associate executive director for policy and advocacy at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Media specialist Marcia Bethea said the new school’s media center is nice, with good technology.

Middle School 76

Middle School High School Government Advocacy 76

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Related: What do classroom conversations around race, identity and history really look like? Can teachers read second graders a picture book with two dads? What about a book featuring heterosexual romance? Related: CRT debate repeats past battles about state history textbooks. Romantic love in any form feels verboten.

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Cultures Library Elementary School Advocacy 25

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Several weeks ago, for example, staff offices at Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education and Advocacy in Boca Raton were vacant, with name plates blank and abandoned desks, plus LGBTQ+ flags, posters and pamphlets left behind. There is also mounting resistance to the laws.

Sociology 133

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 133

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

. — Mississippi teenagers Jashun Griffith and Trevion Williams know more than the basics about their state’s civil rights history, but they said they didn’t learn most of what they know in school. The students’ experience was part summer camp, part church retreat, part activist organizing conference and part history mini-course.

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History Teaching Social Justice Advocacy 85

ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2023

EdSurge recently talked with Joseph about her new book, “ Making Black Girls Count in Math Education.” That third grade class, where I open the book, really did change my life, because my mom advocated for me. And that’s a key thing throughout the book that I tried to really elevate: We have to advocate for Black girls.

Advocacy 110

Advocacy K-12 Humanities Teaching 110

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A Landscape of Discriminatory Policies and Hostile Environments According to the Human Rights Campaign , this has been the “worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks,” with nearly 40 states introducing 238 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in just the first three months of 2022.

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Education K-12 Advocacy Government 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Mona Mustafa, a high school history teacher in New Jersey, said she has been assailed with questions such as: “What is Palestine? My advocacy for Palestine is professional suicide,” Sawsan Jaber said. These attacks frequently go beyond the curriculum and become personal. Do you mean Israel?”

K-12 123

K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 123

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Rand recognized the classroom sets of literature books she studied from as a senior. Educators and students here, meantime, dream about what new school buildings, enough licensed teachers, new books, or even just a fresh coat of paint on peeling classroom walls would mean for them. Now they have pages missing.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Among other things, Talbott says the book contained grammatical errors and introduced instructional ideas that teachers did not think supported students’ needs.) Normally, when you are looking at history, the voices that are centered are those of landowning white men.”. Talbott has no regrets about the job move.

Leadership 145

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Books by Black, Indigenous, authors of color, LGBTQ+, and Palestinian American writers are increasingly being banned. In Florida, Gov. You can plan other activities.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 30, 2024

A Front Here, on a barren, dusty plot of land, lies four walls, two doors, several spare office spaces, a long, windowless middle space, and one special little room for coloring books, cheap plastic toys, and miniature chairs. From one standpoint, such work makes complete, reasonable sense; from another, it opened them up to a serious charge.

Anthropology 52

Anthropology Advocacy History Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I teach history and social studies at New York University. The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. Rauch is author of the book ‘The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.’

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Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 94

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. Books by Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ+, and Palestinian American writers are increasingly being banned. Event hosts can receive a Teach Truth pop-up installation box with banned books and other resources.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Students first learn about Mississippi history in fourth grade, and that’s the first time they are supposed to delve deeply into the history of the movement to end racial segregation and discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement is a case history of what it means to be American, and what it means to exercise constitutional rights.”.

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K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 98

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

People from those cultures have nuanced histories, perspectives, and experiences in the U.S. offer succinct conceptual frameworks in their 2022 book : “The Racialized Experiences of Asian American Teachers in the US: Applications of Asian Critical Race Theory to Resist Marginalization.”[ii] The Making of Asian America: A History."

Heritage 101

Heritage Education K-12 American History 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2024

For many years now, school administrators have sought to censor controversial speech, whether that’s canceling a book talk by right-wing Milo Yiannopoulos or removing artwork about reproductive health care from a campus exhibit. The consequences for students are not hypothetical. Throughout U.S.

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Advocacy Government History Education 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report Following Meryl’s death, Ketron decided to continue her daughter’s advocacy. Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report Across the country, the number of GSAs is at a 20-year low, according to GLSEN, an LGBTQ+ education advocacy nonprofit.

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Library Advocacy High School Psychology 143

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

I found his work enlightening and suggested reading Hage’s recent book , which focuses on coexistence and religious pluralism, with the Praxis group. But a few days before we met on Zoom to discuss the book, the news broke that Hage had been fired from his position at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany.

Anthropology 140

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 140

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

The case has really been a key part of our history and has come to represent, I think it’s fair to say, part of our brand,” said McNulty. Grove City costs $26,806 a year, including tuition, housing, books, and supplies, according to College Navigator , another federal website.

Government 59

Government Human Rights K-12 Advocacy 59

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

When Flores was a child, California still had an English-only law on the books from the 1800s. They just made everybody throw away their Spanish books. Viviana Valerio, a kindergarten teacher, said that history made bilingual education an intimidating proposition. We were hit with rulers, pinched, our braids were pulled.

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Elementary School Education K-12 History 121

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I didn’t read that answer in a book somewhere. I am the executive director of an education advocacy organization in Oregon, and we’ve seen educators, parents, students and school board members step up to advocate for students’ rights to learn from history and feel seen in school. It was the right answer.

Advocacy 137

Advocacy Public School Cultures History 137