Advocacy Public School Social Studies 
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 7, 2022
As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? What stereotypes and misperceptions still abound? Even more importantly: How can policies and education help improve our status in the U.S.?
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 29, 2020
In that role, she visited schools around the city and was shocked by the disparities in school building facilities and resources, she said. Other school districts are also trying to elevate student voices in education policy and avoid “tokenism,” as Cristina Salgado puts it. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. Her other two girls, in third and fifth grades, would be home on alternating days under the school’s hybrid schedule. Many parents, unaware of the history of virtual charters, continue turning to these schools.
ED Surge
MAY 24, 2023
The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 20, 2017
Ray heads up Future Ready Librarians, part of Future Ready Schools — a network for sharing education technology solutions, which is sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C.-based based education advocacy group. “It My schedule is rarely the same two days in a row,” he said. “I
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 5, 2022
Lusher, like America, has long had a teacher diversity problem : Slightly more than 20 percent of public school teachers—who include those at charter schools — in the U.S. She started the Black Student Union at the middle school and formed enduring friendships with several colleagues and Lusher families.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 2, 2020
Now nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states. Nearly 400 schools use the Summit Learning Program across 40 states. Fears about data privacy and screen time, along with concerns about Silicon Valley’s conflicting interests as it pushes into public schools, have battered Summit’s reputation.
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