Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

Let their dreams and longings be the starting point for lesson plans, not something that’s cordoned off or relegated to 20-minute enrichment. University research and policy in an era of advocacy philanthropists and agenda-setting organizations. Bring out the beauty that’s in their souls. Christopher Morphew , U.

Education 91

Education K-12 Anthropology Advocacy 91

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

At Montpelier High School, in Vermont’s capital city, teachers spent years defining the school’s “proficiencies” and rewriting their lesson plans to highlight those core objectives in the lead-up to the transition in 2016, when all grades and classes switched to a proficiency-based model at once.

High School 99

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 99

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Teachers project lesson plans onto interactive screens, and little hands reach for black Chromebook laptops, which are stacked like cafeteria trays in a large box called a Chromecart. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention.

K-12 109

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 109

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It hit us like a ton of bricks,” said Laura Foster, a local mother who helped create the progressive advocacy group the Ridge Network to fight the right-wing dominance of Pennridge’s schools. If we don’t make the most of this chance,” he said, “we’re not going to get another one.” “It

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143