ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Pandemic closures provided some students with a chance to notice how stressed they are at school, says Jayne Demsky, founder of School Avoidance Alliance, an advocacy group that provides professional training to schools. Since the pandemic, mental health strains on youth have been put in the spotlight.

Advocacy 138

Advocacy Psychology Middle School Tradition 138

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Dawn Lineberry, a sixth grade math teacher at Jackson Middle School in Guilford County, North Carolina, noticed that some of her students were struggling with long division. Principal Angela McNeill of Eastern Guilford Middle School said that students had lost ground in multiplication, division and problem solving.

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Middle School K-12 High School 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 11, 2018

Kate Allender, of Tesla STEM High School, has designed a course integrating AP Psychology with a hands-on study of forensics. It’s not until the second-period bell rings, however, that you begin to see how different this is from a traditional psychology course. Photo: Amadou Diallo, for The Hechinger Report. REDMOND, Wash. —

Teaching 106

Teaching Education Psychology High School 106

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A good student with dreams of working in neuroscience, Eli, a 17-year-old junior who uses the pronouns they and them, did very well in middle school and was accepted to a competitive magnet high school. But at the new school, Eli struggled with more challenging coursework and shorter deadlines.

Education 138

Education Advocacy Public School High School 138

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

Nick, a sophomore majoring in psychology, was diagnosed as a little boy with autism and attention deficit disorder. Nick, 19, had an A average in high school and is now in the college’s honors program, where he currently has a 3.14 Classes have also discussed self-advocacy, including if, when and how to disclose a disability.

Psychology 76

Psychology High School Advocacy Professional Development 76

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies. Glenn Youngkin.

Social Studies 142

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 142

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report Following Meryl’s death, Ketron decided to continue her daughter’s advocacy. This copy includes the adoption of the bill known as SB 150, which limits the rights of LGBTQ+ youth in the state’s public schools. courses in middle school and high school, he said.

Library 143

Library Advocacy High School Psychology 143