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 102

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 102

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests.

Charter School 87

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 87

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-12 110

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Under the “Don’t Say Gay” law, Florida teachers in grades 4-12 will need to ensure that instruction in sexual orientation and gender identity is age and developmentally appropriate, as defined by the state. I guess you have spoken to the same teachers who support sexualizing children in K-12 schools,” she said.

Cultures 25

Cultures Library Elementary School K-12 25

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

I ask kindergarten teachers in impoverished neighborhoods how many of their children have had real, developmental pre-K for a couple of years beforehand (the kind that wealthy or middle class kids get). Could we take the billions of dollars that are going to testing companies and put it into rich, developmental pre-K? Iowa overall v.

Education 91

Education K-12 Anthropology Advocacy 91

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

A study from University of California, Berkeley economist Rucker Johnson suggests exposure to integrated schools among other reforms, such as high-quality pre-K and equitable school funding, can help disrupt the cycle of poverty. Experienced teachers may also factor in: The majority of educators in Ocean Springs hold advanced degrees.

Private School 143

Private School High School Public School Charter School 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

of the Aurora Institute, formerly known as iNACOL, an advocacy organization promoting competency-based education. The district already had an internal learning-management system that housed lesson plans, organized assignments and tracked student progress online, she said.

Elementary School 93

Elementary School Tutoring Public School Charter School 93

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Extremist groups fueled and funded campaigns in Massachusetts urging parents to “opt out” of sex education, denying their children vital information about topics including puberty, healthy relationships, consent, self-advocacy and more.

Social Justice 111

Social Justice K-12 Lesson Plan Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

Public colleges couldn’t admit students without immigration documents and, even though, under federal law, K-12 schools are required to serve students regardless of citizenship status, the Alabama legislation also called for school districts to collect information on their students’ citizenship status.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

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. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

But once she left the K-8 school at the top of her grade, Siyuja stopped feeling so smart. Last year, eight years after Siyuja graduated, the K-8 school still did not offer pre-algebra, a course that most U.S. Teachers now must use lesson plans, and they finally have a curriculum to use in English, science and math classes.

Education 113

Education Elementary School Government K-12 113

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Honani’s son attends Hopi Junior Senior High School, which is funded and partially overseen by the Bureau of Indian Education, an agency within the Department of the Interior that manages nearly 200 tribal K-12 schools throughout the country. We’re going to have to find alternative ways.”. It is not covering all expenses,” Naha said.

Government 135

Government High School K-12 Public School 135