A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2011

I often talk about change whether it be through this blog or during presentations to various education groups. It is hard work to change cultures, systems, and perceptions that have been firmly entrenched for a long time. This is why I was so pleased to learn about what two of my dynamic history teachers were doing in their classes.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

I never took a course in African American history during that time, the late 1980s and early 90s, despite being enveloped in Blackness in my neighborhoods, churches and schools. My knowledge of Black history came as sprinkling rain, a paltry amount that was never enough to have a significant impact.

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Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Good teachers respond to the needs of the students they seek to educate. Since the middle of the twentieth century, “seemingly no aspect of education policy has been too insignificant to escape judicial oversight,” writes Professor Joshua Dunn, in a 2008 essay he coauthored with Martin R.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

The educators were state winners of the Teacher of the Year program , hosted annually by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Department of Education and celebrated at a gala in their honor. But a college education course changed her perspective. gathered on the National Mall at the end of April. Photo by Rebecca Koenig.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Harmon Martin is dedicating her purpose-driven retirement to making a difference in the educational experience of future generations of UDC political science majors by remaining connected to the many students who are continuing to advance her mission of academic excellence and community support. He received his Ph.D.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2022

When we see these outcomes, it’s easy to make the mistake of assuming that these students’ families value educational success more than other families do. One report from Harvard claims that Asian American families “prioritize education” (presumably more than other groups) and that this partly explains Asian American success.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

But no matter how the conversation starts, the students — nearly half of whom are Black, Asian, Hispanic or multiracial — often come back to complaints about the lack of diversity in our school’s textbooks and educational materials. Provide educators with the time and training to be culturally responsive teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

My journey as an immigrant from a small town in Africa’s smallest mainland country, The Gambia, to the biggest city in the United States, with its many diverse cultures, has given me a unique perspective. As educators, it is crucial that we learn and understand our students’ stories in order to build meaningful relationships with them.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

For sure, these decisions about who and what gets taught in America’s classrooms have very real implications for students, and those who seek to whitewash Black history should continue to be met with intense pressure and protestation. But white leaders have tried to restrict our education for centuries.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

But educators around the country continue to pledge to teach the truth about structural racism. African American History Monument by Ed Dwight, State Capitol Grounds, Columbia, South Carolina. This drive and requirement for self-emancipation has been consistent through the story of Black American history.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

I grew up in an area with a large Asian American population, including 25 percent of the students in my high school. And yet, I have never had the opportunity to discuss anti-Asian racism in the classroom, learn about Asian American history or engage with educators who understand my experiences.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

As undergraduates, we see firsthand how the coronavirus pandemic has tested the emotional and educational limits of our peers and professors. are paired with lighthearted multiple-choice responses, often riddled with pop culture references. Questions such as “How are you handling this course’s workload during COVID?”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Some parents are really worried about Covid and their child getting sick, but one of the main reasons is about culture. We want them to know a lot about their culture.”. If you know your culture, if you know where you come from, you’re stronger,” she said. Gaddie has thought deeply about the education of the youth of her tribe.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Its creators say they’ve felt a a surge of support, in part because the idea could provide long-term solutions to help combat the extraordinary rise in hate crimes targeting all Asian Americans seen since the beginning of the pandemic. New York City’s Department of Education is the latest public school system to require that U.S.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history. My wife and I chose Aniefuna because in studying Black history, we learned that our land was never lost.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

To her, …education isnt just about learningits about creating a supportive, empowering community. The dynamic and collaborative nature of education keeps her motivated to bring her best to the classroom every day. Education is not a solo endeavor. To tackle these barriers, Frances emphasizes the power of relationships.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Only a third of American students are reading proficiently at grade level, according to national benchmark tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem. Department of Education tracks. Among low-income students it’s worse.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. And while Atlanta is a liberal city, Georgia isn’t immune to the political struggles.

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ED Surge

JULY 11, 2022

Clicking onto their favorite courses at the end of May, educators found that they were getting redirected somewhere else. To their surprise, however, the educators found themselves not on Lumen’s website but on Course Hero, a homework-help site that’s blocked by some higher ed institutions for its use by some students as a cheating tool.

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Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a 5-6 Day Unit on Native American History: A Collaborative Journey with AI Introduction: As educators, we constantly strive to create units that not only align with educational standards but also address the specific needs and skills of our students—especially those with IEPs.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

Not surprisingly, the Republican governor, who is pushing hard to overhaul education in the Sunshine State, had more than King’s legacy of fighting racial inequality on his agenda. “Dr. Ron DeSantis stood before an audience at a private, Christian all-boys school, ostensibly to celebrate the life of slain civil rights hero Rev. are systemic.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2018

Despite the claims of those who propose to “disrupt” education with video lessons and a well-intentioned emphasis on STEM, reading remains the backbone of a real education. Related: Can literacy coaches help solve Mississippi’s education woes? Higher Education. Photo: Jackie Mader. We live in the Information Age.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Deborah Appleman: I [used to be] a high school English teacher, but at Carleton I'm in the educational studies department. The external forces have to do with the conversation that the culture is having about cancellation, about what authors are OK, about what books are OK and what content is OK. That's become harder to do.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Like many people who learned new skills during the pandemic, I immersed myself in Black history, pedagogy, and education reform. These seemingly ordinary people made reading, writing, discussion, and debate a part of their everyday lives, knowing they could use their education as a tool to pursue justice.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. And so on… .

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Credit: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images For decades, a handful of individual states and schools have offered financial assistance to Native students. There are “so many people that are stuck in poverty and stuck in situations where they can’t get an education,” Hall said. “I

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C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Almost ten years ago, I started off teaching and I truly believed that I didn’t need to teach Black History Month or any other cultural month (Hispanic Heritage, Native American History Month, etc.) Frustrated, I asked myself, “how is this celebrating the richness of historically oppressed peoples and cultures?”

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

On windswept fields outside Fargo, North Dakota, a bold experiment in education has begun. 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.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network. Learning from Lockdown.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 23, 2024

On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to establish permanent, comprehensive restrictions on immigration. Early in the 19 th century, Americans began to sound the alarm over new arrivals—especially Irish Catholics.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He has written for and consulted with museums and galleries, and was co-curator of the acclaimed exhibition Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Ramsey will be in conversation with Jesse Hagopian.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

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