The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come.

Civic Engagement 104

Civic Engagement Civics Education K-12 104

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. What’s next?”

Sociology 111

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

“There is a whole host of questions students and families can’t answer when they’re trying to make their college decisions,” said Mamie Voight, director of policy research at the Institute for Higher Education Policy. It’s often been taken for granted that going to any college will have a strong payoff,” Voight said.

American History 49

American History Government Advocacy Psychology 49

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

I think it’s more psychological than physical. University research and policy in an era of advocacy philanthropists and agenda-setting organizations. Foundations such as Gates and Lumina are bigger, more influential, more strategic, and directly involved in shaping federal and state education policy (K-16).

Education 91

Education K-12 Anthropology Advocacy 91

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

Kids were busting into Zoom meetings across the country at that point in the pandemic, but for Kelley, whose job is to help design California’s statewide education policy, and her female colleagues, the situation held special resonance. “We Hers is a distinctly powerful position. Credit: Tanya Lieberman. Credit: Tim Kelley.

Education 138

Education Education Policy Sociology Cultures 138

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.

Library 132

Library Advocacy High School Psychology 132