ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The local McDonalds advertises $13 an hour — $12 at the Piggly Wiggly. I think part of it is a disbelief that things aren’t gonna get as bad as we anticipate they’ll get,’” said Ruth Schmidt, the executive director of the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, an advocacy organization. In Wisconsin, monthly payments were cut in half.

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K-12 Advocacy American History Library 121

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

. — This fall, students at Enterprise Attendance Center in the small city of Brookhaven may get to draw, paint and make crafts in an elementary art class — the first the school has had in 12 years. Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization.

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K-12 Elementary School Advocacy Global Connections 68

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

They stayed at the library working until closing time because they didn’t have laptops. Moises has his own laptop, bought for him by the nonprofit that helped him apply to college, but he was also at the library till they kicked him out most nights. “We I never thought I’d be in a library for two hours every day.”.

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Library Tutoring Government K-12 97

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

A student walks past the Bender Library on the American University campus in Washington, D.C. The purpose of a K-12 education is to offer a solid foundation for these young people, yet we’re saying they should come to school for only half the time,” Huidekoper said.

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Tutoring High School Archiving K-12 97

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Most states have something on the books to encourage competency-based options, but only about a half-dozen have loosened seat-time dictates enough to dispense with grade levels, according to Matt Williams, chief operating officer and vice president of policy and advocacy for the personalized-learning nonprofit KnowledgeWorks.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

EducationSuperHighway’s advocacy supported the district’s efforts perfectly. E-rate is funded by collecting fees that telecommunications companies pass on to customers, and it supports massive discounts on goods and services for schools and libraries. It was a well-timed initiative.

Advocacy 60

Advocacy Library Humanities High School 60

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“In rural areas there’s often not the tax base you find in an urban or suburban school to fund additional programs,” said Lavina Grandon, co-founder and board president of Rural Community Alliance, a nonprofit school advocacy organization.

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High School Social Studies Leadership Political Science 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

“It’s very difficult to compare Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse to New York City,” said Billy Easton, executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE), a left-leaning education advocacy group. She points out, however, that they do get a period of music, art, physical education or library time every day.

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Elementary School Charter School Tradition Education Policy 79

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

If you brought a pencil to class or not, that would be factored into your grade,” the high school senior said during a study period in the library. The idea, popular among well-funded education philanthropies and education advocacy groups, is gaining ground across the United States. It’s better than it was.”.

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High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 102

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

State waivers under the old No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) also gave rural schools needed flexibility, said Ellerson, the associate executive director for policy and advocacy at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Media specialist Marcia Bethea said the new school’s media center is nice, with good technology.

Middle School 76

Middle School High School Government Advocacy 76

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Micro-credential COVID-19 Library. To help educators continue their professional learning during this time of social distancing, we have curated a library of micro-credentials which can be earned outside of the classroom and without students. Emphasizing digital equity and advocacy. Start earning micro-credentials.

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Library K-12 Pedagogy Advocacy 148

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

student at the University of Chicago and one of the authors of a study released earlier this year on the privacy and security challenges facing K-12 education. Such approaches could include partnering with local community colleges, vocational or technical schools to provide internships for students in cybersecurity programs.

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K-12 Library EdTech Government 135

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

When Texas’ House Bill (HB) 25 went into effect earlier this year, banning transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, I invited teachers at my middle school to stop by my classroom to help with a project to reaffirm our school’s support for trans students. But I want them to live.

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Education K-12 Advocacy Government 128

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.

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Cultures Library Elementary School Advocacy 25

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. And they are bursting at the seams with pride over seeing their classroom on TV, even though this [pre-K to eighth grade] programming isn’t even for them.”.

Library 145

Library Advocacy Middle School High School 145

ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2023

And that was another real experience that showed me what advocacy can do. So it’s advocacy that really changed my life. Not to just sit in the library and do a long problem; it wasn’t about that for me. I enjoyed math because of its power to help me understand things.

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Advocacy K-12 Humanities Teaching 110

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots.

Elementary School 91

Elementary School Tutoring Public School Charter School 91

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

In Pasadena, Maryland, organizers invited people to a banned books “photo booth” at a local library. For your event, school, library, office: print this poster. Attendees will be welcomed to place their book on the capitol steps and at the end of the event, anyone who brings a book can pick a new one!

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Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Host an information table at a public site (such as a library, bookstore, or farmers market) or organize a gathering at a historic site. Host an information table at a public site (like a library, bookstore, museum, festival, or farmers market) or organize a gathering at a historic site. Sign up today. The group can be any size.

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Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In contrast, James K. The teachers learned about the Tougaloo Nine , a group of students from historically black Tougaloo College in Jackson, who staged read-ins at the white-only Jackson Municipal Library in 1961. Books over 12 years old should not be on the district’s ‘active listing’ of books,” Spears said via email.

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K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Taheem Fennell, 12, loves to ride his bike. Bayard Middle School, when he arrived there, had a library, but no librarian, so most of the day it’s a dark, unused room. Taheem Fennel, 12. In addition to transforming Bayard into a K-8 school, the district is restructuring and renovating several elementary schools.

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Elementary School Middle School K-12 Charter School 132

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The number of book bans in schools and libraries nearly tripled during the 2023-24 school year to more than 10,000, across red and blue states, according to a recent PEN America report. To accomplish this aim, more pre-K-12 educators should participate in local school board meetings and run for open school board seats.

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Government K-12 Library Education 99

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. If we don’t make the most of this chance,” he said, “we’re not going to get another one.” “It

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Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143