The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

“The liberal deep state is faking sexual assault to block Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment,” said one of my classmates with great conviction during my freshman year of high school. There are models schools can copy in my home state. “I I ask what [students] can see, and they always say the dot.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? 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. Related: STUDENT VOICE: Here’s why my high school and others must address anti-Asian racism.

American History 108

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new annual review by the nonprofit advocacy group Data Quality Campaign dug into the new legislation to see what’s new and if it's moving in the right direction. I think generally things are pretty good,” says Taryn Hochleitner, associate director for policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “I What’s In The Bills?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

BB2C fosters student, business, and civic relationships to inspire career choice through experience, entrepreneurship, and education. NAGC’s mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research. UTeach Computer Science.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

(School officials said the decline is due to incomplete data.) Younger students attend the K-8 campus on the former boarding school site, while the high school is located in a gleaming new tower nearby at the Central New Mexico College. No language class, nothing,” Joshua said of his previous school. Emmet Yepa Jr.,

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

At a time when parents, politicians and universities all want more students to go to college and graduate on time, the idea of letting them take college courses while in high school seems a great solution. Related: More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit. a former assistant U.S.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Or march to a local civic building. Decatur High School staff member Jennifer Young said at the #TeachTruth, Jennifer Young. What we would love for you to do is cover the sidewalk with whatever you learned today, because that’s not being taught in your school and it can be taught in the Square. events in 2021 and 2022.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For example, San Diego high school teacher Don Dumas held an event last year with his students over Memorial Day weekend. Or march to a local civic building. Decatur High School staff member Jennifer Young said at the #TeachTruth event, Jennifer Young. SELECT A SITE, DATE, AND TIME Belton, Texas. Walking tours.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Sessions examined ways educators can navigate state laws that limit conversations on race and other difficult topics, as well as how they can develop the high quality materials and instruction those attending said was vital to preparing students for civic life.

Social Studies 141

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Civic project’ or ‘land grab’? A lawsuit briefly halted the Bollinger plan because judges agreed it was not a “civic project.” I would bet my life that they are nowhere near the end of their growth,” said Andrew Berman, the executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Village Preservation.

Civics 138

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Candy Marshall, president of the scholarship and advocacy group TheDream.US., But unless the eligibility date is updated, the number of high school graduates eligible for the protection will shrink every year before vanishing entirely. Candy Marshall, president of the scholarship and advocacy group TheDream.US.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2016

It never added up to more than $5,000, and before he finished high school on his way to the Ivy League, they were compelled to use it for a different purpose: to help his grandmother avoid losing her home to foreclosure. By comparison, Medina said he met with the overworked college counselor in his school only twice in four years.

Government 82

Government Civics Economics Advocacy 82

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Khoa Ta, then a sophomore at Owensboro High School from Daviess County in Western Kentucky, was elected as a student board member for the local board of education last May. In recent years, a number of states have passed civics testing mandates to pressure students to become more civically active.

Civics 124

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Diane Ravitch

MAY 3, 2023

Civics education in Texas has been turned into textbook study by a 2021 law that bans student interaction with elected officials. Apparently, the Republicans who control state government want to keep students in the dark about getting involved in civic action.

Civics 40

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Two students share a computer as they prepare for their geometry final at Northridge High School, in Greeley, Colo. — Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. GREELEY, Colo. Some of the computers are missing keys.

K-12 94

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

Engaging Citizenship introduces foundational concepts in political science through the lens of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement, highlighting the relevance of the discipline to students’ lives and encouraging them to become engaged and empowered citizens. McHugh, Merrimack College (Discussant) Richard M.

Political Science 54

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 54

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

After retiring from the Ohio Senate in 2006, Prentiss and Charney helped to found the nonpartisan economic policy research institute Policy Matters Ohio in 2000 , which “creates a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio through research, strategic communications, coalition building and policy advocacy.” September, 2019.

Social Justice 109

Social Justice Civics Leadership Economics 109

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Hall, for her part, abstained in an August vote on a school district policy that would require teachers and staff to “refer to students by their biological sex” and students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their genders assigned at birth, along with bar transgender girls from girls’ sports teams.

Elementary School 141

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

When high school senior Destiny Watford learned that state officials had approved a building permit for a giant incinerator that would burn 4,000 tons of trash every day and emit more than a thousand pounds of lead and mercury every year, less than a mile away from her school in Baltimore, she took action.

Civics 92

Civics Geography Advocacy Leadership 92

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2024

To accomplish this aim, more pre-K-12 educators should participate in local school board meetings and run for open school board seats. In a 2023 Washington Post investigation , researchers analyzed all book challenges filed in the 2021-22 school year across 37 states.

Government 95

Government K-12 Library Education 95

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

With a diploma and shiny new passport in hand, they could declare that not only could they apply for college, they had also earned the right to stay in the country of their schooling. For an estimated 65,000 undocumented students who graduate from high school each year, though, it’s hard to be that enthusiastic.

Civics 75

Civics Advocacy High School Cultures 75

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Tisch College of Civic Life. “It Young voters had “a decisive impact” on Senate races in 2022 in battleground states including Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, or CIRCLE, which is also based at Tufts.

Political Science 137

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