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We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

The Hechinger Report

To get a sense of how students in New York feel about these changes, The Hechinger Report spoke with six public school students, representing four of the city’s five boroughs, whose heritage is Asian American or Pacific Islander. Karen Kong, 16, has unwavering pride in her Chinese American heritage, rooted in her sense of family and honor.

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Making their work count: Political Science students improve Wikipedia

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Canadian students improved the articles on the Department of Canadian Heritage as well as Open data in Canada. While many students take on specific events, places, and persons, others have tackled broader, more general topics. Students have improved topics ranging from the Constitution of Tennessee to the Idaho Military Department.

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Do-it-yourself mental health efforts by community college students

The Hechinger Report

The program, called the Mental Health Advocacy Institute, is run by a national nonprofit, Active Minds, which advocates for college students mental health. In the Mental Health Advocacy Institute, she encourages students to think about what their communities need and what kinds of support they and their peers might benefit from.

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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

The Hechinger Report

“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. This fall there are five such language sections at Wesleyan.

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A superintendent made big gains with English learners. His success may have been his downfall

The Hechinger Report

Approximately 18 educators and community leaders in Russellville, many of them with knowledge of the events, told me that Grimes’ support for the growing English learner population was key to his loss of support among top city leadership. Those events took place long before Dr. Grimes came to Russellville.”

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Among Gun Rights Activists, Fears About Survival Reign

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But the reason extremist organizations successfully recruit among the disenchanted is not because of a shared, unchanging cultural heritage among their members. ORGANIZING MILITIAS Most of the militia members I met in Virginia were self-identified men of Western, Northern, and Eastern European heritage.

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At Moms for Liberty’s national summit, a singular focus on anti-trans issues

The Hechinger Report

Aside from a playful interlude featuring covers of John Mellencamp and Lynyrd Skynyrd that brought attendees clad in sequined MAGA wear and American Flag-inspired fashion to their feet, the event felt less organized — and less joyful — than past years. Heidi Ross, another grandmother, traveled from Buckeye, Arizona, to help out at the event.

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