The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

Because students missed so much instruction during the pandemic, teachers should get extra time to fill all those instructional holes, from teaching mathematical percents and zoological classifications to discussing literary metaphors and American history. Devoting the extra time to a daily dose of tutoring seems most promising.

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Charter School Middle School Advocacy 141

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Literary groups like the Reading Room Society for Men of Colour and Wide Awake Society differed from the slavery, Jim Crow, and Civil Rights movement eras that I attributed to representing all of African American history. I began to wonder what else I didn’t know.

History 107

History Tutoring Pedagogy American History 107

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

We have classroom tutors now. Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. Fourth graders got to have their traditional field day. Our district has realized some of our challenges. They have put extra support in place to support us. Every day there are more adults.

Oral History 113

Oral History History High School Public School 113

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. Ideally, we’d be doing extended day or have tutors. It feels surreal because they are all masked and they are not doing the things we’d normally do and it’s back to normal but at the same time it’s not back to normal at all.

Oral History 144

Oral History History High School Public School 144

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. We had a tutor. We didn’t have wireless but used Covid funds to put that in and started advertising that we’re open for tutoring. Before, if something was due on the 13 th , it was due on the 13 th.

Oral History 112

Oral History History High School Public School 112

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Later that year, after widespread school closures, Trump issued an executive order allowing states to use money from a federal poverty program to help low-income families pay for private schooling, homeschooling, special education services or tutoring.

K-12 129

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 129