The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

When the debate over teaching race-related concepts in public schools reached Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart’s home state of South Dakota, she decided she couldn’t in good conscience send her youngest daughter to kindergarten at a local public school. And so they just don’t, so there is no Native history being taught.”

American History 144

American History History K-12 Cultures 144

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. William Hite , superintendent of Philadelphia’s public schools. Young people are glad to be back in school. Steven Weber, associate superintendent for teaching and learning for the Fayetteville Public Schools.

Oral History 144

Oral History History High School Middle School 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

First, strengthen history curricula at the state level, which — for better or for worse — is where the authority rests to control curriculum. We know that, with the right leadership, states can get high-quality, well-sequenced textbooks and other curriculum materials adopted in their public schools. citizenship exam.

American History 84

American History History Teaching Civics 84

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

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. But public schools don’t look like the public. And neither private nor public schools are creating the requisite diversity to influence communities for the better.

Charter School 69

Charter School Private School American History Government 69

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2017

Last August, despite some opposition, Bowling Green opened a new high school dedicated solely to immigrants and refugees, adjacent to Warren Central High School in the poorer section of town. There were bombings that people “just had to get used to” as the conflict between the government and ISIS spread.

High School 83

High School K-12 History Heritage 83

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Our reporters are spending the year listening to people from across the country who are involved in their local public schools in one way or another. Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. William Hite , superintendent of Philadelphia’s public schools.

Oral History 94

Oral History History High School Public School 94

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

King understood that our rights are not given to us by the government, but are ours by the grace of God,” the governor said. This suppression of Black history is going to become a national thing if DeSantis and people who support him gain control of the federal government and the White House.” Here we go again?

K-12 124

K-12 History American History Psychology 124

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

At the state level, funds that were targeted for local education agencies are diverted to vouchers for individual children, a sharp loss in the funding that states historically have provided to school districts. Money is siphoned from traditional public schools and towards a diverse array of unregulated for-profit and private providers.

Charter School 111

Charter School Private School Tradition Public School 111

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

Researchers found that adults generally support public funding staying in public schools — even if a majority of respondents also think private school students learn more. Overall, 73 percent of participants said funds should go to public schools.

Education 129

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 129

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

The crowd cheered at the idea that people like them — mostly white, mostly male — were the true heroes of American history. Most Americans were appalled. High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence.

Teaching 138

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 138

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Samantha Palu, a high school government teacher in South Dakota, came to school on Jan. When she started at the school in August, she was told not to say anything “political” in class — a difficult mandate for an educator whose job it is to teach about politics. government and African American history in Hamilton, Ohio.

Controversial Topics 111

Controversial Topics Social Studies American History Government 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It would either create “the blueprint” for outside political interests to enact a complete takeover of local public schools, he said, or “the blueprint for how to stand up to it.” No one even knows what to do about this mess, because they’re just wholly taking control of a public education system.”

Education Policy 142

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 142

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Coming out of the end of slavery, Black people made their freedom dreams manifest in attempts to own property, to negotiate their own labor agreements, to build institutions, to take their role in governance, both in state legislative houses as well as in Congress. And I’m not even sure she actually was asked; it wasn’t a leading question.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

public schools that would directly challenge a long-standing Supreme Court decision requiring states to provide a free education to all students regardless of their immigration status. In a video posted to his campaign site, Trump pledges to “fire” existing accrediting agencies.

K-12 104

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 104

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Walz, the governor of Minnesota, worked for roughly two decades in public schools, as a geography teacher and football coach. He has championed investments in public education: For example, in March 2023, he signed a bill to make school meals free to all students in public schools. Harris, a former U.S.

K-12 122

K-12 Education History Public School 122