Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 4, 2015

Citing years of ‘across-the-board money with no accountability [while] Iowa kind of stagnated, ’ he decided to teach our schools a lesson and took some of their money away so that they will learn how to operate more efficiently under austerity conditions, much like Greece and its European Union creditors. Let’s cut Social Studies.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Social Studies Leadership Education Policy 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2020

For example, the success rate of economically disadvantaged students, who make up the majority of students enrolled in public charter schools, is higher than that of their peers in district-managed schools by 50 percent in English language arts, 83 percent in math and 81 percent in social studies.

Charter School 144

Charter School Public School Elementary School Advocacy 144

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. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

Inclusive Curriculum 105

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 105

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. While this was not a study of personalized learning, per se, but student choice more narrowly, the results are illustrative.

Charter School 111

Charter School Advocacy Middle School High School 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

Library 111

Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In a survey conducted by Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led advocacy group, gun violence ranked as teachers’ No. The day that I have to carry a gun as a requirement for me to teach, I’m done.”. Harley Brook is about to enter his 12th year of teaching English at a public high school near Chicago. “I 1 school safety concern.

Teaching 54

Teaching Elementary School Charter School High School 54

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

By the end of 2020, the 44-year-old was agonizing over whether the school year might be her last teaching there. And they leave at higher rates largely because of poor working conditions—including a lack of input in key decisions affecting their classrooms—not because of dissatisfaction with teaching more broadly.

Leadership 145

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 145

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 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

He finds it easy to teach himself with online content as his guide. But while computers are the heart of Summit’s model, they’re designed to play a supporting role in teaching kids, not take center stage. It also has teaching tips and resources, progress-tracking capabilities, and guides for mentoring — a key component of the program.

Junior High 131

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 131

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

Suicide prevention education aims to teach people how to identify signs that a person may be suicidal, how to talk to that person about their thoughts and where to turn for help. And research shows teaching people to intervene does lower suicide rates. “If The goal is to offer hope. She started off with a list of myths.

Education 131

Education K-12 High School Advocacy 131

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. Yet, that idea didn’t play out in most states’ first-year ESSA plans.

Advocacy 83

Advocacy High School Social Studies Tradition 83

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. Teaching students about these heroes can inspire them to be advocates in their communities and reach for their dreams. Learn how Studies Weekly Social Studies can help teach students about history’s humanitarians.

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. Event hosts also reference the Teach Truth Media Guide. This is a national call.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. At the time we all thought it was funny, but looking back on it, it was a very questionable way to teach history — we were graded based on our performances.”.

History 109

History Heritage K-12 American History 109

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Murphy teaches business education at a middle school in a neighboring county. But after enrolling Ernest Jr., she and her husband began noticing that he was receiving only 15 to 20 minutes of live instruction in each of his four classes: English, math, history and science. No ratings were issued in 2019-20 because of the pandemic.).

Charter School 140

Charter School Education Policy Public School History 140

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“In rural areas there’s often not the tax base you find in an urban or suburban school to fund additional programs,” said Lavina Grandon, co-founder and board president of Rural Community Alliance, a nonprofit school advocacy organization. Today, the school counts 11 teachers on staff who are certified to teach college classes.

High School 95

High School Social Studies Leadership Political Science 95

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Essentially, teacher candidates learned that service-learning with a cultural center can balance inquiry with advocacy as a means to learn civic engagement.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Education Week - Social Studies

MAY 26, 2023

Advocacy groups and individuals question how AAPI history will be taught in Florida schools given the state's current political environment.

History 40

History Advocacy Teaching 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

That’s due to a new teaching approach here called “proficiency-based education,” that was inspired by a 2012 state law. By 2021, schools must offer diplomas based students reaching proficiency in the four core academic subject areas: English, math, science and social studies. It’s going to free us from backtracking.

Education 0

Education High School K-12 Economics 0

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts. Trust me, professionally, that I’m teaching to the standard,” she said. Deadlines here are flexible, and students know they can retake tests if they don’t feel like studying one night.

High School 111

High School Tradition Cultures Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

The idea, popular among well-funded education philanthropies and education advocacy groups, is gaining ground across the United States. Stephen Lawrence teaches “Your Brain on School,” an innovation lab that gives students pathways to reach proficiency in subjects outside of traditional classes.

High School 99

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 99

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

More commonly, special education teachers — who already have a full teaching load — are in charge of overseeing transition plans. He loved math, social studies and working on a computer. Some schools have a full-time coordinator focused on transition services. Related: Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

Education 99

Education High School Advocacy Professional Development 99

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Later on, Ta opened an email from their school that mentioned the Kentucky Student Voice Team, a state-level group that was started in 2012 to bring students into the advocacy process. Ta says the biggest opportunity their school gave them at an early age was when social studies teachers began class by turning on the daily news.

Civics 124

Civics Education Government K-12 124

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

The right has declared war on teaching the truth about structural racism and sexism and on LGBTQ+ youth. Find an event near you and show up Go to a historic site and take a photo with a Teach Truth sign that you make or download. Event hosts can receive a Teach Truth pop-up installation box with banned books and other resources.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

Arkansas math teacher Joel Lookadoo teaches students about geometrical shapes on the state’s new TV-based education programming for children enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade. Related: Should schools teach anyone who can get online — or no one at all? Credit: Photo courtesy Arkansas PBS. There’s no sidewalks here,” he said.

Library 145

Library Advocacy Middle School High School 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In the 2015-16 school year, none of the social studies textbooks listed for use in the state’s fourth grade classroom was published before 2005. The Civil Rights Movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all. Maureen Costello, director of Teaching Tolerance.

K-12 95

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 95

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

So when they heard about a week-long program in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills that would teach them about the Civil Rights Movement of the past and how it connects to the social justice struggle of today, they were eager to attend. Many of their parents either don’t know the history or don’t teach it to them.

History 82

History Teaching Social Justice Advocacy 82

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

While working with other teachers on an instructional leadership team planning an anti-bias and anti-racist curriculum, Katherine Hanna, an elementary school teacher in Massachusetts, identified herself as a person of color and began to share her perspective on the importance of teaching others about her culture.

K-12 118

K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 118

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The political and social climate on some campuses has gotten so bad that colleges have to teach their students how to have a conversation. I teach history and social studies at New York University. Jon: Katherine Cramer teaches political science at Wisconsin. Jon: This is where we are, Kirk.

Civics 89

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 89

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While many education groups provide resources for teaching about the crisis as a “conflict” rooted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, that sole emphasis is misleading. As educators, let us recommit to teaching and working for the dignity of all peoples. Teaching the Seeds of Violence in Palestine-Israel by Bill Bigelow.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Proposition 227, which passed with 61% of the vote, required schools to teach only in English for students who were still learning the language, something that may sound like a good idea but ends up unnecessarily putting students grade-level learning of other subjects on pause while they master English. And Madera Unified gives her hope.

Elementary School 117

Elementary School Education K-12 History 117

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities.

Teaching 137

Teaching Middle School Humanities High School 137

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

By second period, word had gotten around: Mr. Thorne wasn’t coming back to teach next year. In recent years, a movement against teaching “critical race theory” and the rise of groups like Moms for Liberty have galvanized white parents to target Black educators and literature that centers Black characters. Why didn’t you tell us?

Education 141

Education Elementary School High School Leadership 141

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

Crotwell, at rear, has been teaching at the school for 16 years. When Hispanic students first began attending schools in Mississippi, many school districts refused to enroll them if they didn’t have immigration papers, said Bill Chandler, executive director of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, or MIRA, a nonprofit advocacy group.

Elementary School 96

Elementary School K-12 Teaching Middle School 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Not only did Caleb never return to his local school, but he learned little throughout his elementary, middle and high school years — which included hundreds of hours struggling through computer lessons in math, science and social studies. Whether the Trump administration will approach the case differently is unclear.

Education 87

Education K-12 Advocacy Elementary School 87

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Kambria Siyuja, right, plans to teach in Supai, like her mother, Jackie Siyuja, middle, who teaches at the tribes preschool program. It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. But what are they teaching here? public school students take in seventh or eighth grade, if not earlier.

Education 106

Education Elementary School Government K-12 106