The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

While some progress has been made since then, institutions can still do a better job connecting their educational and economic mobility missions; recent research indicates that college graduates are having a hard time putting their degrees to work.

Economics 98

Economics Advocacy Critical Thinking Research 98

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 11, 2017

There is a great deal of research and evidence out there that pretty much debunks the claims of many in the world of education reform that accountability systems based solely on student achievement data have any merit. A school can and should provide a meaningful learning experience for students. Kids should want to come to school and learn.

K-12 243

K-12 Advocacy Cultures High School 243

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. My area of research is Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement,” he said.

Sociology 111

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 111

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

According to Britannica, Du Bois published 16 research monographs and the first-ever case study of a U.S. Du Bois’ advocacy extended across the world through many Pan-African conferences and an appeal to the United Nations to recognize the suffering of Black Americans, according to the NAACP. Black community.

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Advocacy History 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

The country’s next generation of leaders is pushing for racial equity, economic equality, disability justice and gender and sexual liberation; to succeed they will need the observational and analytical skills that can be developed by studying ideas, historical events, aesthetic works and cultural practices.

Social Justice 116

Social Justice Humanities Archival Research Archiving 116

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

schools frequently marginalize these students’ languages and cultures, but they tend to host ineffective educational approaches. Meanwhile, research suggests that , for English learners, English-only instruction is not as successful as bilingual models like dual-language immersion. Not only do U.S.

Education 133

Education Advocacy Cultures Public School 133

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Congress, foundations, funders, and other associations in the U.S. To Apply Applicants should submit a 1-2 page letter of interest describing why you are interested in the position as well as how your previous experience connects with the job responsibilities and qualifications as well as a resume or curriculum vitae.

Political Science 65

Political Science Advocacy Government Professional Development 65

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

Will Hubbard, the interim chief policy officer at the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, said a veteran is different from someone actively serving, but it’s impossible to decouple the two. in rhetoric and composition but has largely focused her research on the experiences of women veterans. “We

Psychology 114

Psychology Advocacy Sociology Anthropology 114

ED Surge

JULY 19, 2023

public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. It’s not enough for a school to simply offer these students computer science classes — teachers like Noriega are working to tear down the invisible mental and cultural barriers that keep Latino students from considering the field altogether.

Educational Technology 88

Educational Technology EdTech Education Heritage 88

ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. Our languages are quickly becoming in danger of being lost,” Around Him says.

Advocacy 103

Advocacy Government Leadership Library 103

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2022

Latino students may be grappling with heated debates on immigration policy that affect their loved ones, or the challenges of straddling two different cultures. Research shows mental health treatment is more effective when it’s in line with the client’s culture and when clients perceive their therapist to be culturally competent.

Advocacy 99

Advocacy Psychology Cultures Research 99

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

With EdSurge Research and the Abolitionist Teaching Network , we piloted a model for healing affinity spaces centering Black women’s healing while being in community with one another. Researchers have connected the knowledge and values of Black feminism with culturally congruent mental health resources for Black women.

Education 114

Education Heritage Tradition Teaching 114

All Things Pedagogical

JULY 10, 2024

So this takes me to where my activism and advocacy started from and it is Ruskin, yes problematic fav Ruskin. Academic spaces are very much about what they can take from community, as seen in extractive research models, instead of what it can give back or create as community. Are they scholar-activists?

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Pedagogy Geography Tradition 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2023

They also lack the self-advocacy skills necessary to navigate their new environments. Research also shows that institutions that help students gain a sense of belonging to a community and help them access support systems to navigate the college experience will see improved persistence, graduation and overall success in college and afterward.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Cultures High School Education 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

The lack of cultural competence and consideration affects black students disproportionately — hence, the severity of racial disparities surrounding certain issues, such as the school-to-prison pipeline. Her interests include research and advocacy for children of color, children from impoverished backgrounds and children involved in athletics.

K-12 143

K-12 Sociology Advocacy Professional Development 143

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Second, we advocate for the development of an action plan for educating the not-so-common learners that is research-based, achievable, and reaches beyond any current educational reform initiative for school improvement. Nonetheless, we contend that a concentration on the enhancement of teaching skills and strategies is not enough.

Leadership 260

Leadership K-12 Advocacy Public School 260

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

Research repeatedly indicates that schools and students with access to high quality music education perform better in a multitude of academic, social and emotional ways. Cultural and social relevance. Music teachers need your advocacy and your help. This has been a nice shift in focus for us.

K-12 142

K-12 Advocacy High School Cultures 142

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2019

After spending over two decades working to advance racial equity in education through advocacy and philanthropy, I took a new job last year that has allowed me to see this work from the inside out. My organization works closely with school staff to change the cultures of schools so that they are supporting achievement, not just demanding it.

Cultures 102

Cultures Advocacy Public School Teaching 102

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

This is critical because in addition to improving student well-being, research shows that when students feel represented in school and learn about the experiences and stories of people who look like them, academic performance and attendance rise. In fact, diverse representation and multicultural awareness benefits all students.

Inclusive Curriculum 101

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

And research by the Education Data Initiative shows Native students borrow more and pay more per month in student loan debt than their white peers. Perrantes now works as a program manager for Mother Nation , a Seattle-based nonprofit that focuses on cultural services, advocacy, mentorship and homeless prevention for Native women.

Government 88

Government History Cultures Heritage 88

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our new report, Computational Thinking for a Computational World , draws from research and interviews with leaders around the country to answer the essential question: In a computational world, what is important to know and know how to do? We see these practices of computational thinking benefitting cutting-edge research and everyday life.

K-12 103

K-12 Education Advocacy Professional Development 103

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Lynn Fuchs, research professor at Vanderbilt University Covid exacerbated the nation’s problem with math achievement. There’s not as much research on math disorders or dyscalculia,” as there is on reading disabilities, said Karen Wilson, a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the assessment of children with learning differences.

Tutoring 127

Tutoring Elementary School Advocacy Teaching 127

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

School administrators will have to explicitly address the racial biases and stereotyping that stifle black educators’ professional growth, argue researchers Ashley Griffin and Hilary Tackie in a new report from The Education Trust, a national nonprofit advocacy organization. We become the representative for all of those children.”.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Cultures Economics Research 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

said Miriam Jorgensen, research director for the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development. The uniformity and scale of the state logging — and the prioritization of profit and yield — do not align with the tribes’ forestry plans, which are tied to cultural values and use of land, Incashola said. Tony Incashola Jr.,

Government 69

Government Public School K-12 Cultures 69

All Things Pedagogical

MAY 28, 2023

Sometimes people pick up these ideas from things they see on social media, blogs, podcasts, and then continue it as their unique contribution knowing full well it isn't and the more social and cultural capital that person has in particular spaces the easier it is to erase the real innovator.

Pedagogy 40

Pedagogy Advocacy Cultures Research 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the Latino student advocacy group Excelencia in Education have joined forces to introduce an initiative this academic year to shrink this gap by helping working, adult students. Yet, the percentage of Latino college students between the ages of 18 and 24 rose from 21.7 percent in 2000 to 39.2

Advocacy 76

Advocacy Professional Development Tradition Cultures 76

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Tanji Reed Marshall, a former teacher and current researcher at The Education Trust, an education research and advocacy organization, recently studied how frequently teachers offer students choices in the classroom. Sidebar: Personalizing school culture with ‘preceptors’. I’m probably going to learn more.”.

Charter School 109

Charter School Advocacy Middle School Social Studies 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

And a slightly higher percentage of nonwhite teachers than white ones—45 percent vs. 42 percent—said that they were considering leaving their position last school year, researchers at the University of Arkansas’ College of Education & Health Professions found. identify as people of color, compared with more than half of students.

Leadership 142

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 142

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

We know that these obstacles exist, and we haven’t addressed them,” said Wil Del Pilar, vice president for higher education policy, practice and research at the Education Trust, a nonprofit organization that focuses on helping students of color and low-income students.

K-12 144

K-12 Advocacy High School Leadership 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2018

Flagship universities are the jewels in the crown of public higher education systems — they have sought-after faculty, preeminent research facilities, the most resources and often the highest graduation rates, for all races. Related: New research shows Latinos closing the racial gap on college degrees, but still lagging far behind whites.

Advocacy 102

Advocacy High School Cultures Leadership 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

It’s about a shift in the culture,” Capp said. More than a quarter of students dropped out between their first and second years in college in 2020, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center — the highest level in nearly a decade. At community colleges, nearly half the students quit after their first year.

Sociology 112

Sociology Political Science Advocacy Economics 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Early data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows college enrollments down this fall for the second year in a row. Yusanat Tway, a sociology major at the University of Minnesota, wants to go to law school, then do human rights advocacy. “It How do I want to contribute?’ ” Savitz-Romer said.

Social Justice 114

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights High School 114

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

It is treated as this extra piece that is not a central part of education,” said Amanda Seewald, president-elect of the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council for Languages and International Studies, a legislative advocacy group. In some academic fields research is going global. Mississippi Learning.

Heritage 86

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy Psychology 86

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In Boston Public Schools, Superintendent Tommy Chang has placed an emphasis on culturally and linguistically inclusive schools. Extensive research shows that is not right. Since then, other studies have confirmed their findings and brain research has shown the wide-ranging benefits of being bilingual.

Multicultural Education 111

Multicultural Education Social Justice Elementary School Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Holloman, says the university’s “newness and brashness” made it easier to create a culture supportive of black students. We have a culture that supports you,’ ” said Holloman. I’m talking about black female instructors who are scientists and researchers. Georgia State’s dean of students, Darryl B. Photo: Terrell Clark.

Sociology 111

Sociology Advocacy Psychology Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

Cleveland is one of the poorest major cities in the country, and research shows that family income level predicts school achievement and career success. Schools can’t make up for lack of investment in the surrounding community on their own, say researchers. Still, the research on these efforts is mixed.

Education 98

Education Leadership Tutoring Advocacy 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2017

Eboni Walker, executive director of the Hoffman Early Learning Center, is currently recruiting “families who value the research that shows children learn best in these diverse environments.”. We want families who value the research that shows children learn best in these diverse environments.”.

Education 80

Education Charter School Private School Advocacy 80