The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I am the executive director of an education advocacy organization in Oregon, and we’ve seen educators, parents, students and school board members step up to advocate for students’ rights to learn from history and feel seen in school. Schools are the first place where we see the humanity — or inhumanity — of people not in our families.

Advocacy 137

Advocacy Cultures Public School History 137

ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The value of the human potential unlocked by early education and social and emotional interventions is more difficult to assess: it is arguably limitless. What the pandemic has shown us is that we also need a new modern redesign in education, one that refocuses on the essence of our social brains and our resilience: human connections.

K-12 135

K-12 Education Humanities Advocacy 135

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2022

Jessica Levin, director of the advocacy campaign Public Funds Public Schools, said that the ruling currently applies only to Maine and neighboring Vermont and New Hampshire, where similar tuition programs already exist. Jessica Levin, director of the advocacy campaign Public Funds Public Schools. I think the area of law is in flux.

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Private School Human Rights Advocacy Public School 25

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2023

I entered college in 1989 with an interest in human rights advocacy, planning to be a lawyer. Still, my reaction to the current dialogue about humanities is this: The best way to save the English major is to abandon it. The English major (like many other majors in the humanities and sciences), goes back much further than that.

Humanities 102

Humanities Advocacy Human Rights Social Science 102

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 24, 2015

Autonomy is a fundamental human need. (I You deserve the strongest support and advocacy that leadership can provide. ’ Those folks get things done, despite the obstacles put before them. Everyone brings multitudes of skill and insights to the table. We need to honor people’s voices and talents. I pledge to learn from you.).

Leadership 106

Leadership Advocacy Economics Humanities 106

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Technology should support rather than replace human interactions. What was reaffirmed by the amount of time parents spend supplementing the use of virtual programs and the emphasis stakeholders across our personalized learning initiative placed on educator capacity is that education inherently remains a human endeavor.

EdTech 114

EdTech Humanities Pedagogy Advocacy 114

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. Understanding context is a crucial human skill that is best taught through storytelling and real-world applications.

Advocacy 105

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 105

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. More advocacy.”. They need more counselors to efficiently meet the demand for services.”. It’s a start,” said Hammett.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Government Humanities High School 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

It seems a humane policy not to wall off those with disabilities and keep them apart from society. For the past 25 years, U.S. policy has urged schools to keep students with disabilities in the same classrooms with their general education peers unless severe disabilities prevent it. Who would argue against it?

Research 136

Research Education Advocacy Psychology 136

Political Science Now

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The purpose of this symposium is to share approaches to the teaching of human rights and to develop pedagogical materials for the discipline. The symposium will be led by the Editor-in-Chief of Human Rights Review , George Andreopoulos (CUNY John Jay and Graduate Center), and the Pedagogical Section Editor for Human Rights Review , Steven D.

Human Rights 36

Human Rights Pedagogy Humanities Political Science 36

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Mississippi’s regulatory oversight of for-profit colleges is weak, and the state does not do enough to protect students from these sometimes predatory institutions, according to a new national report by the Children’s Advocacy Institute. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy History Humanities Education 81

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

[ Every week a ‘Monday Morning Message (MMM)’ email goes out to all doctoral students from a faculty or staff member in the CU Denver School of Education and Human Development. They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact.

Sociology 105

Sociology Advocacy Humanities Research 105

Edthena

MAY 29, 2024

He reflected on his transition from skepticism to advocacy, emphasizing the importance of staying current with technology to enhance educational practices. . “When we first started talking about AI, it kind of was one of those scary things… but it’s about how the tool helps me as a professional deepen my work,” he said.

Professional Development 110

Professional Development Advocacy Leadership Tradition 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, we — policymakers, parents, students, advocates, members of the media and all other stakeholders — must broaden our language, our advocacy and our understanding of what college is. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

Education 111

Education Advocacy Elementary School Humanities 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

Deborah Santiago, president of the national advocacy group Excelencia in Education, said she’s excited about Casa Latina because it is advancing what it means to support not only Latino students but Latino communities more broadly.

Advocacy 116

Advocacy Leadership High School Humanities 116

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2018

“When these programs were designed, it was an acknowledgment that there were low-income students who had need, and of the importance of going to college,” said Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy at the nonpartisan National College Access Network. Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy, National College Access Network.

Advocacy 105

Advocacy Government Humanities High School 105

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The backup in Milwaukee is so severe that it is not uncommon for people to wait six weeks to get a first appointment to begin the eligibility process, said Cathy Steffke, an advocacy specialist at Disability Rights Wisconsin. “I Cathy Steffke, an advocacy specialist at Disability Rights Wisconsin.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Government High School History 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2024

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: The pandemic underscored the stark differences in pay, working conditions, and respect between K-12 educators and child care teachers in many communities.

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K-12 Advocacy Leadership Tradition 131

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Related: The human cost of college debt that becomes ‘purgatory’. At Generation Hope, we are building a policy and advocacy agenda driven by student parents all over the country that will prioritize removing financial barriers to college completion for Black parents.

Civics 137

Civics Advocacy Humanities Education 137

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. There’s still work to be done. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

High School 103

High School Advocacy Tutoring Elementary School 103

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: In Mississippi, with its disproportionately large rural population, Head Start centers have a deep impact on children and families, according to Nita Norphlet-Thompson, the executive director for the Mississippi Head Start Association. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter. Weekly Update.

Advocacy 110

Advocacy Economics Humanities Research 110

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2020

Leave this field empty if you're human: In some cash-strapped Mississippi school districts, families only have to drive one county over to see what a well-resourced school district looks like. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

Economics 105

Economics Advocacy Humanities Education 105

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2024

As someone who has been negatively portrayed as an educator, I feel compelled to openly share my voice and reveal the struggles of being marginalized, in hopes that schools, particularly those that are majority white and non-Muslim, can begin to see us as human and not a stereotype.

Professional Development 19

Professional Development Advocacy Cultures Humanities 19

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Anthropology has been quite slow to embrace Helen Schwartzman’s insight in The Meeting: Gatherings in Organizations and Communities (1989) that meetings offer a vital window into collective human projects and organizations. Solitary confinement is torture, as defined by the United Nations and many of the world’s human rights organizations.

Anthropology 105

Anthropology Civics Humanities Advocacy 105

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Our Voice Nuestra Voz, a non-profit education advocacy group in New Orleans, analyzed the school performance scores data and found that approximately 15,000 students attend these failing schools. And failure is trending. This all sounds familiar. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

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Charter School Advocacy Public School Tradition 94

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Paul Public Schools, speaks with Yusanat Tway (right), a first-generation University of Minnesota student interested in attending law school but worried that work in human rights advocacy will not pay enough to justify the cost. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. It will cost $200K” to get a law degree, she said.

Social Justice 130

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights High School 130

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Students are coached in self-assessment, reflection and self-advocacy through a daily reflective writing process, in which they review their goals for the day, discuss what worked and what didn’t work, and then identify next steps for their academic progress. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

Charter School 92

Charter School Advocacy Leadership Humanities 92

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

And a coalition of advocacy groups in New York is pushing for legislation there like California’s. Now, in addition to finally applying to graduate school, Wright-Glenn is considering starting an advocacy organization for other students who can’t get their transcripts. He’s already toying with a name: Free the Grades. “I

Advocacy 123

Advocacy Library Humanities Education 123

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

While some districts have prioritized the mental health of their students, Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, the director of policy and advocacy for the National Association of School Psychologists, said such districts are the exception. You’re not just a teacher, but you’re also a human.”.

Charter School 135

Charter School Advocacy Government Humanities 135

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Around 60 percent of large school districts surveyed by the National Council on Teacher Quality, an advocacy group, increased pay for subs during the pandemic. Chad Golden, executive director of human resources, also added a position in his office dedicated to recruiting substitutes. Credit: Terra Fondriest for The Hechinger Report.

Elementary School 138

Elementary School High School Public School Advocacy 138

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

Last week iNacol, a leading advocacy organization, released a detailed report called Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-based Education To Ensure All Students Succeed , which has specific suggestions for policies and practices that can help accomplish this. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Weekly Update.

Education 105

Education Charter School Middle School Advocacy 105

ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2023

Depending on their interests, Chao says, the student-led chapters might exchange letters based on a theme, focus on education around mental health, or participate in advocacy for mental health resources at their schools. It’s OK to be a work in progress as much as anyone else.”

Advocacy 100

Advocacy Humanities High School Education 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

Hunt-Fleming, who has worked for years as a mortgage funder and is certified in human services, also stepped in when the next three grandchildren – now ages 2, 6, and 9 – came along. Hunt-Fleming spends whatever hours she can on advocacy work for her colleagues through a program called California Leading from Home.

Advocacy 99

Advocacy Government Library Humanities 99

Political Science Now

MARCH 7, 2024

Through qualitative discursive analysis of texts produced by transnational actors and organizations embedded within these advocacy networks, Mary examines the way anti-trans feminists and traditionalists balance their shared commitments to specific anti-trans policies with their ultimately contradictory gendered worldbuilding projects.

Research 56

Research Political Science Advocacy Human Rights 56

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The advocacy groups are calling for greater state oversight of these facilities, which were the topic of an investigation last month by The Hechinger Report/HuffPost. Pennsylvania is failing our most vulnerable children, and PA-DHS and PDE [the state departments of human services and education] must work together to fix this.”.

Education 86

Education Advocacy Public School Humanities 86

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Turner works as the head of human resources for a flooring manufacturer and her husband works as an environmental health and safety manager for a field turf company. Because of the government’s delays in launching and in processing the forms, Turner’s family is among the many still waiting for their applications to be processed.

Advocacy 110

Advocacy High School Humanities Education 110

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

And though the struggles in early childhood education are largely systemic, it’s the individual, humanizing, heart-wrenching stories that are more likely to change public perception and, eventually, shift policy. What came through in interviews was her human-centered approach. So Kang is listening.

K-12 103

K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 103