The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

People who know American history, specifically black history, don’t ask if we need HBCUs. They know that as soon as the Civil War commenced and enslaved blacks left plantations, they looked for new places to live and new schools to attend. And that’s exactly what Stanley Nelson’s new documentary about HBCUs does.

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Charter School History American History Library 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2020

Second, educators must familiarize themselves with the history and purpose of HBCUs. Contrary to what Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said , HBCUs are not “pioneers” of school choice. For much of American history, it was against the law to teach blacks how to read and write. HBCUs aren’t such spaces.

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K-12 Charter School American History History 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

middle school work on a Reconstruction lesson. and Rethinking Schools, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The creators of the Teach Reconstruction project are actively campaigning for the inclusion of lessons about Reconstruction in history and social studies classes. history when black lives mattered.”.

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Teaching Primary Sources History K-12 100

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

But like other cities, New Orleans’ private, public and charter schools are as much a vehicle for segregation as our residents’ attitudes toward black and poor folk. Research shows that students who attend diverse schools have higher academic outcomes, and they are more likely to work, learn and live in integrated settings.

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Charter School Private School American History Government 66

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2021

The scenes from yesterday will live as one of the most disgraceful, infamous events in American history. Today I am hearing that school administrators are telling their educators to remain “neutral” as they discuss yesterday’s events. Coronavirus Chronicles 011 – Liberty Public Schools.

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Charter School American History Middle School History 108

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.

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Charter School Private School Tradition Public School 111

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. Then there was the curriculum. Parents, teachers, and students united in public backlash.

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Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 142

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.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

In a speech to the American Federation of Teachers , Harris decried the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” laws passed by Florida and other states in recent years. Walz has a long history of supporting LGBTQ+ students in Minnesota, where he was the faculty adviser of Mankato West High School’s first Gay-Straight Alliance club in the 1990s.

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