The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives. My lesson plan is: Here’s a problem. Starting in 2019, the plan is for all Discovery students to do sustainability audits, not just the Eco-Action club. They haven’t quite succeeded, but they’re getting close.

K-12 111

K-12 Elementary School Middle School Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Mike Flom, a parent and co-founder of the advocacy group New Jersey Parents and Teachers for Appropriate Education, said many factors impact inclusion’s effectiveness. She has learned through experience how to teach students with a variety of disabilities, and works with a veteran special education teacher to modify lesson plans and tests.

Middle School 95

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 95

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Within each subject, schools identified learning targets, clearly explaining what students would need to demonstrate in order to be considered “proficient” — a shift away from the traditional system’s emphasis on logging seat time to earn credits and progress. I think that’s being answered in different ways across the state.”.

High School 96

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 96

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

I’m getting directly into interventions, targeted materials, resources, lesson plans, pedagogical skills that are tailored toward the kids I have sitting right in front of me.”. And the lessons about independence and self-advocacy lead to kids who know how and when to ask for help.

Junior High 128

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 128

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness. Lesson plans for teachers help high school students understand if they qualify.

Advocacy 83

Advocacy Government Public School High School 83

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

A looming question is whether personalized learning that works in, say, a tight-knit, mission-driven charter school can be reliably translated into traditional district schools with many more students, less flexible schedules, keener standardized-test worries and cultures steeped in established ways of teaching and learning.

Charter School 80

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 80

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. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

K-12 108

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 108

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 109

Social Justice K-12 Lesson Plan Advocacy 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

Experts, books, videos, detailed lesson plans — to teachers at the time, it felt like a blur of continuous learning. The school’s logo is a torch like that on the Statue of Liberty, and there’s a school tradition of holding up clenched fists to show unity and pride.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Jacqueline Rodriguez, vice president of research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said she worries the bills will discourage LGBTQ individuals from pursuing teaching careers by sending the message that “this is not the profession to pursue if you want to bring your whole self to work every day.”.

Cultures 24

Cultures Library Elementary School Advocacy 24

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Initially, Honani put some blame on herself as a mother, chiding herself for failing to stay on top of her son’s teachers and deprioritizing traditional schooling during a hectic time. He is growing traditional Hopi corn and beans, squash, melons and potatoes. There was no follow-up.”. We’re going to have to find alternative ways.”.

Government 131

Government High School K-12 Public School 131

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Teachers now must use lesson plans, and they finally have a curriculum to use in English, science and math classes. A year later, the Nations Report Card found Native students in traditional public schools performed much better than those in BIE schools. A new principal pledged to stay longer than a school year.

Education 95

Education Elementary School Government K-12 95