The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

Related: To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade Number two: Youth ambassador opportunities that develop leadership and advocacy skills. Advocacy efforts need to include and be led by youth, but that means we need support from the adults who are leading these conversations.

Advocacy 113

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? Creativity builds advocacy skills that employers want, such as communication, collaboration and critical thinking. What creative skills are employers looking for?

Advocacy 109

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2024

Now, a professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, she’s helping to open, in August, the school’s Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity. At its simplest, neurodiversity is the idea that everybody’s brains work differently, and that these differences are normal.

K-12 138

K-12 Leadership Psychology Advocacy 138

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

This is likely due to several factors: increasing involvement from parents as schools moved online; advocacy from groups like Decoding Dyslexia; social media conversations and coverage in the popular press; and a push by state legislatures toward improving our nation’s stagnant and dismal reading scores.

Teaching 127

Teaching Advocacy Leadership Research 127

ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2023

Community Impact and Student Leadership In 2018, I worked with a group of students who inspired the creation of MIStudentsDream , a community organization focused on immigration and education justice. The group of students decided they wanted to focus their advocacy on teacher practice.

Humanities 117

Humanities Leadership Advocacy Lesson Plan 117

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

We provided statewide access to training and tutoring for assessments in partnership with our teacher advocacy organizations and focused on building community among Black educators. Phelton Moss is the acting director of American University’s Education Policy and Leadership Program.

Education 135

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Now a doctoral student in education leadership policy at Texas Tech University, Williams often thinks about the student loan debt she is still accruing. And for Williams, a higher education senior policy analyst at the advocacy group Education Trust, the personal is also professional. The reality of her debt finally hit her.

Economics 134

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

For example, the focus of last summer’s global virtual camp was leadership and advocacy through the power of storytelling. Hameed said the format lets teachers engage students in a more meaningful way, even when they have to connect over Zoom. Students produced mini-documentaries and TED-style talks.

Project-Based Learning 145

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

In 2017, I formed an after-school student activism and leadership club with a small group of seventh grade students. For my students, leading this PD session and experiencing a shift in the traditional power dynamic opened up a new sense of advocacy possibilities.

Professional Development 138

Professional Development Advocacy Tradition Leadership 138

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2024

But while this would seem to have significant potential implications for society and the economy — since college graduates make more money over their lifetimes than people who haven’t finished college — other obstacles have stubbornly prevented women from closing leadership and earnings gaps.

Middle School 133

Middle School Leadership Advocacy Cultures 133

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2022

My friends without such advocacy found themselves systematically excluded from certain courses by the invisible hand of adults who did not know them and used the school schedule to cajole them toward courses and pathways that, over time, calcified and shaped their identities — and aspirations.

Advocacy 130

Advocacy High School Leadership Teaching 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. In past years, these programs met societal and student needs through instruction on culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed education, conscious leadership and many other progressive approaches.

Civic Engagement 118

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“One of the great paradigm shifts that has occurred with colleges that are really making headway is they no longer consider the students to be broken who come to them,” said Sugar, who was a co-founder of the advocacy group Complete College America. And when you start seeing that change, then we’ll know that we’ve made it as a community.”.

Leadership 109

Leadership Advocacy Cultures Professional Development 109

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 4, 2015

All sports, all clubs, all leadership opportunities… Why are you angry? State department educational policy advocacy: “Evidence-based” or puffery? Along with our recess cuts , that’s more time that we can allocate toward scripted reading and math lessons and additional drill-and-kill activities. We can do better!

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Social Studies Leadership Education Policy 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2020

Troy Alim, who has been a social justice activist for the past several years, said he is inspired by the leadership of young Black students and agrees that most of the university statements are window dressing. “I Troy Alim, Midwest engagement manager for the Young Invincibles youth advocacy group.

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Advocacy Social Justice History Cultures 145

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The outcomes were the result of many years of effort, advocacy and coalition building, Lloyd notes. The center is developing an “early educator leadership board,” which will provide a channel for educators to give feedback on the center’s activities. Direct input from early childhood educators is also part of the approach.

Government 105

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

The collective scramble for new leadership comes at a tense time for school boards. Leadership changes like these can create a ripple effect throughout districts. Evans said he is remaining optimistic, hoping the shift in leadership forces the district to rethink how it educates students. The new hire will be his fifth.

High School 145

High School Leadership Advocacy Government 145

ED Surge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By senior year, the dream is for students to have recovered from the trauma of homelessness and to have transitioned out, according to the school's leadership. That includes Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a nonprofit focused on homeless education advocacy. What does Monarch School's leadership think?

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Edthena

MAY 29, 2024

Embracing AI to improve teacher performance Initially apprehensive about AI, David shared his journey of embracing it as a tool for educational leadership and improving teacher performance. “I knew I had to transform my practice if I was going to help teachers transform their practice,” David said.

Professional Development 110

Professional Development Advocacy Leadership Tradition 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One out of 10 Black students in the eighth grade math scores were scoring basic or above,” saidKristen Hengtgen, a senior policy analyst at the nonprofit advocacy group EdTrust, referring to last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card.

High School 145

High School Public School Leadership Tutoring 145

ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy.

Advocacy 106

Advocacy Government Leadership Library 106

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. There is intentionality, there’s leadership here,” she said of the Davenport program.

Advocacy 113

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 9, 2015

Yes, some of our districts have teacher leadership monies in addition to the 1.25% allowable growth funding. But those teacher leadership funds were supposed to supplement, not supplant , the dollars needed to keep school buildings running and only a few teachers are benefiting from them. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Leadership Education Policy Teaching 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2024

This story about child care advocacy was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It’s baked into the pay and compensation, but it’s also baked into really unjust policies that have negative impacts on families and providers.

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K-12 Advocacy Leadership Tradition 130

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Partly because it’s a grassroots movement without clear leadership or an elaborate organization. Moreover, the movement has yet to form an advocacy arm that calls for specific changes and a reform agenda. Why haven’t we heard more about this? Why do families choose to opt out? The answer isn’t simple.

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K-12 Advocacy Public School Leadership 110

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The model stems from an idea laid out in a paper almost a decade ago by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan Hassel, co-presidents of Public Impact, an education advocacy organization. They’d also had a hard time supporting the many early-career teachers who dominate their staffing pool and saw Opportunity Culture as a way to do that better.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Advocacy Cultures Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Providing students personalized lessons has been a strategy “accessible to people with the means for a while,” said Maria Worthen, vice president for federal and state policy at the International Association for Online Learning, or iNacol, a nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes online and blended learning.

Education 104

Education Advocacy Leadership Education Policy 104

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Erin Roberts, a teacher leadership specialist. Educators can be good at teaching and bad at teaching reading, said Kate Walsh, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), an advocacy group that studies teacher preparation. She pointed to the “p” again. Puh,” he enunciated. It sounds complicated because it is.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Tutoring K-12 Public School 145

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 90

Charter School Advocacy Leadership Humanities 90

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

The teachers wanted to discuss the need for more anti-racist professional development at Lusher and the possibility of increasing diversity among Lusher’s leadership, including on the board of directors, whose seven members include two people of color, according to school administrators. Talbott denied this, as did Gleghorn.

Leadership 144

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Supporting and expanding these initiatives through advocacy and philanthropy would directly benefit the completion rates of historically marginalized students. Other programs, like ASAP and ACE , have helped to significantly improve degree completion at associate and baccalaureate colleges.

Education 97

Education Advocacy Economics Private School 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

One Oregon advocacy organization reported receiving calls from nearly 280 parents about shortened school days from September 2016 to December 2018. One advocacy organization reported receiving calls from nearly 280 parents about this issue from September 2016 to December 2018, according to the complaint.

Education 145

Education Advocacy Government Elementary School 145

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Executive Director provides leadership and vision; gives strategic advice to the governing officials and committees and implements their goals; communicates with members; manages the staff and budget, oversees all Association activities; and represents the Association to the outside world.

Political Science 65

Political Science Advocacy Government Professional Development 65

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

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Oral History 103

Oral History Advocacy Cultures Leadership 103

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

The other is creating belonging at NAEYC, a professional and advocacy organization with nearly 60,000 members across its 52 affiliates. “I But certainly the leadership transition for the nonprofit comes during a period of incredible upheaval—arguably a crisis—in early childhood education. So Kang is listening.

K-12 103

K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 103

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The university also pairs Mosaic students with other UTC undergraduates who take a class about autism and advocacy. He’s also been able to exercise his leadership skills as the treasurer for the Mosaic events committee. Chris Bogans with his student mentor, Hayleigh Weissenbach. Chris is really brilliant.

Advocacy 144

Advocacy High School Leadership Public School 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: “It matters who’s enrolled at flagships, because they tend to go on to be leaders in their states, particularly in politics and in business,” said Andrew Nichols, director of higher education research and data analytics at The Education Trust, an advocacy group that focuses on college access.

Advocacy 109

Advocacy High School Cultures Leadership 109