The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I knew it in my bones, because I’ve lived in this country for four decades and have taken in enough information to know that bodies like mine, particularly during the founding of this country, were and are valued only if we are profitable. All I could do was grab my children and hold them tight. I didn’t read that answer in a book somewhere.

Advocacy 135

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. Johnsrud: Educators can stay informed about future workforce trends, including emerging jobs and highly sought-after skills.

Advocacy 129

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The bill , which won bipartisan support from the state’s senate and assembly, would require the New Jersey Department of Education to develop learning standards across K-12 in media and information literacy. Media literacy is often defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information or media.

Teaching 134

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

Even as a higher education becomes among the biggest investments Americans make, the information available about what students and their families are getting for their money remains stubbornly sparse and often inaccurate and even misleading. There is a consumer protection strand of American history, and now it’s higher education’s turn.”.

American History 59

American History Government Advocacy Psychology 59

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

Inclusive Curriculum 106

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 106

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It Other paths to tech know-how include a district’s office of information technology and workshops such as those hosted by Future Ready. And it’s not just districts looking to “save” their librarians that are adopting the new model.

Library 111

Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2016

“It’s disheartening to families, and it fosters the ‘check mentality,’ ” said Carrie Guiden, executive director of The Arc of Tennessee, a nonprofit disability advocacy group, referring to government checks. This will inform how the state will pursue additional federal dollars.”. More advocacy.”. It’s a start,” said Hammett.

Advocacy 111

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2019

His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. Information. lack even a four-year degree), we should look to them to fill the gap. Trade Industry.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Spokespeople from the schools say the criticism doesn’t reflect the fact that they often enroll students who are struggling academically, are enrolled for short periods, and have a history of changing schools frequently, a metric shown to hurt academic performance. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Half of the 20 most destructive wildfires in state history have occurred since 2015. And last fall, the Kincade Fire forced the largest evacuation in Sonoma County history. One big step forward would be universal broadband access, said Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy with the nonprofit KnowledgeWorks.

Charter School 126

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

However, for students transitioning from under-resourced high schools, and without self-advocacy skills, legal knowledge or access to medical resources and insurance, pursuing accommodations in college can be daunting, prolonged and expensive.

K-12 90

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Documentation depends on the information families can access to prove their lineage.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

Now, some school districts are pushing this job exploration into middle and even elementary school, convinced that helping students connect what they are learning to careers will not only deepen their engagement but also help them make more informed decisions about their educational paths. “In

Middle School 112

Middle School Elementary School High School Advocacy 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2016

These safe spaces might as informal as a supportive teacher or a group of close friends. history happen, that is terrifying. Palmertree, MSW, is Director of Program and Service Development for Children’s Advocacy Centers of Tennessee. Hate that trickles down into our schools. LGBTQ youth are still being exiled from their homea.

K-12 75

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Dr. Preece

MAY 31, 2024

I’ve uploaded my slides here ( [link] ) with all of the links and references. Sarah Cottinghatt’s (@scottinghatt) keynote on the neuroscience and pathways of memory was a great starter, and connected brilliantly with Amarbeer Singh Gill (@SinghAmarbeerG) on some of the learning theories of retrieval and practice.

Advocacy 61

Advocacy Learning Science History Teaching 61

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In Albany, for instance, administrators said that they have focused on putting a variety of strategies in place, such as training teachers on trauma-informed care and de-escalation and putting counselors, nurses and psychologists in each school building. And then, just like that, he was cut off. That’s not what happens.”

Tutoring 111

Tutoring Middle School High School Economics 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

Tradition 111

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ED Surge

JUNE 7, 2023

I interviewed five women — all Central American immigrants — in Spanish, and with support from Early Edge California , a statewide policy and advocacy organization I interned for, I paid each participant a stipend for their time. There are millions of FFN providers. That’s an important step forward for this sector of the workforce.

Government 102

Government Advocacy Economics History 102

Social Studies Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Research has shown that students are more successful learning new content when the new information is tied to their background knowledge. Students need a way to organize the new information with what they already know. History, Geography, and International Baccalaureate History of the Americas.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Geography Advocacy Leadership 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2022

He shared his history to “make [the students] realize people make mistakes,” he said. Before the pandemic and his move to the diversion program, he had more informal interactions with students. Most of Wylie’s time was spent behind closed doors, in confidential meetings and conversations or on phone calls.

Tutoring 143

Tutoring Middle School High School Advocacy 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The condition impedes a person’s ability to process written information and can negatively affect their career and well-being. In part because of an accident of scientific history, however, this essential assistance has been far more available to kids who score higher on IQ and other cognitive tests.

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Humanities 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Generally, after an incident occurs or staff receive a tip — say, a student gets into a fight or posts on social media condoning the use of violence — a team uses a structured process to gather information, interview the student and witnesses, and decide on a threat level to assign the student.

High School 123

High School Elementary School K-12 Advocacy 123

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

The focus inspired local parent-teacher groups — at the time, segregated by race — to drive many reforms in public schools, including the additions of kindergarten, playgrounds, school lunches and water fountains, according to Christine Woyshner, a professor at Temple University who has researched the history of volunteer groups in education.

Public School 145

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life. Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present. My intent as an UGRR participant was to stretch my local history knowledge and to sharpen my historical-geographical thinking skills.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

King, consultant for research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. It’s a problem with a long history , and some experts say that even if colleges can graduate more students with teaching degrees, that alone won’t reverse the trend without broader reforms.

K-12 98

K-12 Teaching Advocacy Classroom Management 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Raoul Contreras, a professor who leads the Latino studies program housed in the minority studies department, notes that in the last year, the school cut a Puerto Rican history class he taught. At IU Northwest, in the absence of these kinds of programs, some Latinx students have created their own informal peer cohorts.

Social Justice 111

Social Justice High School Tutoring Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

. — In front of the iconic Old Manse, the oldest building in Arkansas constructed solely for the purpose of educating black students, there’s a plaque recounting the rich and poignant history of Arkansas Baptist College. Related: Eligible for financial aid, nearly a million students never get it. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

Tutoring 86

Tutoring Advocacy High School Research 86

All Things Pedagogical

JULY 10, 2024

I am doing this because I am not a fan of gatekeeping information behind log-ins and I think if we are going to be talking about activism it is important to model the kind of inclusion we would want to see in the space we are sharing. So this takes me to where my activism and advocacy started from and it is Ruskin, yes problematic fav Ruskin.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Pedagogy Geography Tradition 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

When parents inform APS that they are unable to provide updated proof of residence, protocols are in place to support families,” Atlanta communications director Seth Coleman wrote by email. A school social worker summarized the encounter: “Discussed students’ attendance history, the impact it has on the student and barriers.

Public School 103

Public School High School Economics Advocacy 103

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. There are also things like the ability to offer multiple electives, a variety of foreign languages, different types of history classes, Advanced Placement classes. Those options matter.

K-12 68

K-12 Elementary School Advocacy Global Connections 68

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Those connections start with one-on-one mentoring, in which teachers meet with students weekly to discuss short-term goals, such as completing a certain number of units in a history course, and long-term goals that stretch into college and career. The daily schedule for sixth graders at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Charter School 83

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 83

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. The teacher-led rallies received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. In Florida, Gov.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Anthropology News

APRIL 30, 2024

Molly wasn’t wrong; the nature of the environment, a space of conflicting architecture and identities, informed this sense of unease, a sense that you might not be able to trust whatever stood in front of you. Rather than simply telling a story of one’s life, detainees often needed both information around this and preparation.

Anthropology 52

Anthropology Advocacy History Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But in the legislation’s almost 50-year history, the federal government has never fulfilled its promise to pay 40 percent of the average cost of educating students with disabilities. Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. And this gives us a chance to rethink that.”

Education 145

Education Advocacy K-12 Public School 145

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to host an information table or event to defend the right to #TeachTruth including about Palestine and the rights of LGBTQ+ students.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2023

EdSurge: Please tell us about your own journey as a young student in math and how that informs your work today. And that was another real experience that showed me what advocacy can do. So it’s advocacy that really changed my life. This interview was lightly edited for length and clarity. Joseph: I’ve always really loved math.

Advocacy 112

Advocacy K-12 Humanities Teaching 112

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

People from those cultures have nuanced histories, perspectives, and experiences in the U.S. describes in her 2015 book “The Making of Asian America: A History”[iii] that the model minority stereotype has roots in World War II and the Cold War, then was proliferated in the 1980s in newspapers and magazines. and in its schools.

Heritage 102

Heritage Education K-12 American History 102