The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Several weeks ago, for example, staff offices at Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education and Advocacy in Boca Raton were vacant, with name plates blank and abandoned desks, plus LGBTQ+ flags, posters and pamphlets left behind. My area of research is Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement,” he said.

Sociology 111

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 111

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

Healing affinity spaces for Black women teachers are necessary for us to not only honor our ancestors but also honor ourselves and carry on this important tradition of education and learning. Researchers have connected the knowledge and values of Black feminism with culturally congruent mental health resources for Black women.

Education 114

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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. Mims has helped develop similar models in Florida and Texas.

High School 142

High School Public School Leadership Tutoring 142

All Things Pedagogical

JULY 10, 2024

I am joining you from the traditional land of the Haudenosauneee and Anishinaabe peoples, but I grew up on the traditional land of the Abitibiwini Aki and lived for 30 years on the traditional land of the Mississaugas of the Credit. You should take it; it is a good reflective tool to identify levels of privilege.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Pedagogy Geography Tradition 40

ED Surge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

She also pointed to a research study conducted by the school — with The Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego — that reported greater feelings of belonging and self-esteem among students. The goal is to stabilize students enough to return to traditional schools, DeVries says.

K-12 116

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

The way sessions were facilitated often contradicted research-based teaching strategies. For my students, leading this PD session and experiencing a shift in the traditional power dynamic opened up a new sense of advocacy possibilities. The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me.

Professional Development 132

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To Apply Applicants should submit a 1-2 page letter of interest describing why you are interested in the position as well as how your previous experience connects with the job responsibilities and qualifications as well as a resume or curriculum vitae.

Political Science 65

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By traditional measures of well-being, America’s children and teens should be doing well. The measures that researchers have traditionally used to gauge adolescent well-being have become sharply out of step with the reality of adolescent life. “I Subscribe today! Fewer teens are taking up smoking. What happened then?

Tradition 54

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2020

Kids should be playing and learning and protected in an environment surrounded by family and friends,” said Nikki Gillette, a researcher with Save the Children. “So Programs & Advocacy. Programs & Advocacy, on a call with reporters. So when children are deprived of that, it launches them into adult roles far too soon.”.

Advocacy 120

Advocacy Economics Tradition Research 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

Indeed, many advocacy groups, including the Learning Policy Institute and Ed Trust , are recommending extending learning time next year. Grossman, an economist at Princeton University and MDRC, a nonprofit research organization, who has studied this research literature. “My Lengthening the school day or year isn’t a new idea.

Tutoring 132

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lewis (he/him/his) is an identity politics researcher, social justice activist, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This has led to original research on the sociopolitical reality of African Americans across reputable peer-reviewed journals. My research is theoretically robust.

Political Science 48

Political Science Social Justice Advocacy History 48

ED Surge

JULY 19, 2023

Figures from the Pew Research Center show that Latinos are still vastly underrepresented in the science, math and technology workforce. He imagines that a century from now, education researchers are going to look back at the edtech explosion of our era and wonder, “What were marginalized and Latino students doing?” “And

Educational Technology 88

Educational Technology EdTech Education Heritage 88

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2023

I do miss having a social life a little bit,” she said of forgoing the traditional long summer break. The University of Minnesota Rochester is relatively small and new — it graduated its first class in 2013 and has 617 undergraduates — freeing it from some of the entrenched traditions that can stifle change in higher education.

Tradition 86

Tradition Advocacy High School Humanities 86

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The already converted policymakers, school leaders and teachers ready to transform traditional schooling came to this annual conference last week from around the world to share a common refrain: Out with the old. Photo: Austin Haeberle. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Well, there is something of a movement, despite an array of challenges. Getty Images.

Advocacy 86

Advocacy K-12 Tradition Economics 86

ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Nearly 80 percent of young children who attend the Lourie Center’s therapeutic nursery program will ascend to a traditional kindergarten setting. While legislative discussions have recently stalled , advocacy efforts continue to mobilize toward an ambitious policy package that would impact millions of little learners and families.

K-12 130

K-12 Education Humanities Advocacy 130

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

A worksheet on a screen may save trees, but it will not inherently provide research-based strategies to support every unique learner. By purchasing products without trustworthy, research-based evidence around how they were designed, we are reinforcing those product developers’ notions that baseless claims sell. Let’s start a movement.

EdTech 122

EdTech Humanities Pedagogy Advocacy 122

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The number of institutions that have adopted this approach “is still a small group,” said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future, or JFF, which has announced a $5 million competition to develop more rapid-reskilling programs that reduce training time by at least 50 percent for well-paid occupations.

Tradition 133

Tradition Advocacy Professional Development Teaching 133

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

The strategy of adding career and technical education is being quietly rolled out by several traditional higher education institutions, including a growing number of liberal arts colleges that are responding to student and parent demands for a return on their tuition investment by adding practical training that has proven value to employers.

Tradition 120

Tradition Advocacy Leadership Economics 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Michael is a senior at Vertus High School , an all-boys charter school in the Rochester City School District whose hallmark is a program that blends online classes with more traditional classroom teaching. For his part, though, Michael appreciates the opportunity to work faster than traditional classrooms allow.

Charter School 109

Charter School Advocacy Middle School Social Studies 109

Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2019

That was the thought the Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) had when creating their most recent report, “ Engaging Youth in a Connected World ,” in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Outlier Research. Though often comparatively overlooked, OST programs are where students have a chance to build social capital among peers.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the Latino student advocacy group Excelencia in Education have joined forces to introduce an initiative this academic year to shrink this gap by helping working, adult students. Many have dependents, jobs and fewer options for federal aid.

Advocacy 76

Advocacy Professional Development Tradition Cultures 76

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

And research by the Education Data Initiative shows Native students borrow more and pay more per month in student loan debt than their white peers. Perrantes now works as a program manager for Mother Nation , a Seattle-based nonprofit that focuses on cultural services, advocacy, mentorship and homeless prevention for Native women.

History 88

History Government Cultures Heritage 88

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored a National Education Policy Center report on for-profit charter schools. It’s really easy for [these companies] to expand and just incredible how much profit they make,” said Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored the National Education Policy Center report.

Charter School 122

Charter School Education Policy History Public School 122

Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

This translates to limited upward mobility for them and their children; children of parents with low literacy skills have a 72 percent chance of being at the lowest reading levels themselves, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), which diminishes the worker pipeline for the future. In fact, according to U.S.

Economics 65

Economics Advocacy Tradition Research 65

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

She transferred to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst a year later because she wanted to try the “traditional college thing” — dorms, dining halls and leafy quads. In doing so, it’s meant to offer something research shows is critical to retaining students: a sense of belonging.

Advocacy 83

Advocacy Government Tradition Research 83

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. Follow-up research by the same group showed more mixed results.

Advocacy 70

Advocacy High School Social Studies Tradition 70

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2017

Eboni Walker, executive director of the Hoffman Early Learning Center, is currently recruiting “families who value the research that shows children learn best in these diverse environments.”. We want families who value the research that shows children learn best in these diverse environments.”.

Education 80

Education Charter School Private School Advocacy 80

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

King, consultant for research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. “Our sense from our members is that this has exacerbated the trend we had already been seeing of declining student interest in going into teaching,” says Jacqueline E. Why are they leaving? It’s not a tenable job.”

K-12 98

K-12 Teaching Advocacy Classroom Management 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The growth has largely been driven by advocacy from white, affluent families, as well as by districts responding to an influx of immigrant students. But research shows dual-language programs may actually enhance students’ learning in English. There are at least 2,000 of these programs in U.S.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Charter School Advocacy Public School 111

Psych Learning Curve

JANUARY 27, 2020

At Purdue, he pursues cross-disciplinary research with the goals of improving the psychological measurement techniques. He is currently an I-O Psychology doctoral candidate at Purdue, working with Louis Tay on several research projects at the intersection of psychology and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Louis Tay received his Ph.D.

Psychology 52

Psychology Advocacy Tradition Research 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Traditional language learning in the U.S. Research shows links between language learning and other enhancements — more flexible thinking, greater empathy, protection against age-related cognitive decline — although findings are hardly robust. In some academic fields research is going global. is in trouble.

Heritage 86

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy Psychology 86

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. considered passing. percent to 89.1 percent between 2009 and 2017.

Tradition 83

Tradition High School Professional Development Social Studies 83

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

And eighth-grade co-teachers Abby Jolma and Toni Giebel let kids sit on wobbly chairs — short stools with a curved base — yoga balls, or traditional chairs while they learn math and science. The lack of physical activity is taking a toll on student fitness and that’s bad for growing brains, research shows. They need it so bad.”.

Elementary School 102

Elementary School Middle School Charter School Humanities 102

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Thirty-seven percent of students today transfer at least once in their college careers, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center , which tracks this; of those, nearly half change schools more than once. ” John Fink, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Higher Education.

Advocacy 99

Advocacy Research Government Tradition 99

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kathryn Toppan switched to a 1-4 scale even before the administration required it, finding it “less arbitrary” than the traditional 1-100. million to train additional Alaska school districts and to create a research and development program. Her mother, a longtime English teacher at Deering, sees things a little differently.

High School 111

High School Tradition Cultures Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

Civics 138

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 138

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

I’m talking about black female instructors who are scientists and researchers. A senior biology major, Zuwena Green says having many “black female instructors who are scientists and researchers” inspires her. I’m talking about black female instructors who are scientists and researchers. It’s actually very exciting.”.

Sociology 111

Sociology Advocacy Psychology Cultures 111