The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy has developed tools to analyze social studies curricula and is currently reviewing how much knowledge the Baltimore and Miami-Dade schools are helping children learn. who started kindergarten in 2011. Despite these issues, the research is worth watching.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

But as the movement against seat-time learning grows, more schools nationwide will be grappling with grade levels, deciding whether to keep them or to hack through thickets of political, logistical and cultural barriers to uproot them. School District. Others, however, echo Northern Cass superintendent, Cory Steiner.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2020

For much of American history, it was against the law to teach blacks how to read and write. They do so because they seek a safe space in which they can receive academic support and cultural affirmation. He spent six years teaching in charter schools in Camden, New Jersey. HBCUs were never a “choice.”

K-12 144

K-12 Charter School American History History 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

Rowan University history professor William Carrigan has written that students are unfamiliar with Reconstruction because popular culture focuses on the Civil War — not the post-war era. history and its legacy today.” I want them to know that African-American history included progress, triumph and victory, as well as struggle.”.

Teaching 107

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 107

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Schools rely on ridiculous marketing ploys, advertising “themes” and practices designed to draw students. For example, a private or charter school might advertise its behavioral practices. “The handshake represents the quintessential spirit of [our school],” one might read on a school’s website.

Charter School 112

Charter School Private School Tradition Public School 112

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Its “ 1776 Curriculum ” for grades K-12 has been criticized for revisionist history, including whitewashed accounts of US slavery and depictions of Jamestown as a failed communist colony. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. But this is bigger than winning a school board.”

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

With respect to Native students, Trump as president released a “Putting America’s First Peoples First” brief outlining his promises to Indian Country, including access to college scholarships for Native American students, creating new tribally operated charter schools and improving the beleaguered agency that oversees K-12 education on reservations.

K-12 127

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 127