The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

Negative quality of life outcomes and racial strife evidence our failure to learn how to live together, which compromise our national security making diversity a federal education policy issue. Secretary of Education, is thankful for attending diverse schools and attributes those schools to his advancements.

Charter School 75

Charter School Private School American History Public School 75

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

The anti-CRT efforts to restrict how race is taught have clashed with initiatives in several states, including South Dakota, Oklahoma and New Mexico, to teach Native American history — which has often been left out of instruction — more accurately and fully. And so they just don’t, so there is no Native history being taught.”

American History 145

American History History K-12 Cultures 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

People who know American history, specifically black history, don’t ask if we need HBCUs. Grand Valley State University professor in 2013 in the academic e-journal Education Policy. The business models may have to change, but they will never catch up to a rigged funding system.

Charter School 108

Charter School History American History Library 108

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2022

The first state history textbooks defended segregation. And at the end of the 20th century, groups like the Eagle Forum left a growing imprint on education policy in the state. “It It is a continuation or even a recreation of the 90s,” said Wayne Flynt, a retired Alabama history professor.

History 101

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

“I think that there is a broad and sensible middle-of-the-country who is interested in common sense, popular education policy opinions, [and] that is sometimes not well-represented by two extremes,” Polikoff says.

Education 145

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Related: Inside Florida’s ‘underground lab’ for far-right education policies By November, when a slate of Republican school board candidates who’d campaigned against DEI was elected , the changes started to come hard and fast. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Coupled with a steady state of 3 percent homeschooling, for the first time in American history, a majority of school-aged children are not enrolled in traditional public schools. More than three-quarters of American children and youth are enrolled in traditional public schools.

Charter School 112

Charter School Private School Tradition Public School 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

You really don’t know the value of your degree until 20 to 30 years out,” said Kent State provost Todd Diacon, noting that his Latin American history degree did not bring in a sizable salary until he became a university administrator. I’m skeptical of our ability to predict. I try not to pick winners.”. But it should be, she said.

Economics 75

Economics Humanities Anthropology History 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Ariel Gilreath School choice Expanding school choice through private-school vouchers has been a key part of Trump’s education policy, but he had little success in getting his most ambitious efforts passed by Congress. One early accomplishment came via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

K-12 127

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 127