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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history.

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PROOF POINTS: Inside the latest reading study that’s getting a lot of buzz

The Hechinger Report

Hirsch, who developed the curriculum used in these schools and whose 1987 book Cultural Literacy inspired the common core standards movement in American education. For starters, the study took place at nine charter schools in Colorado, stretching from Denver to Fort Collins. Some postponed starting kindergarten that year.

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RISE UP Coalition to Address the Compound Inequity Facing Black and Brown Students

Digital Promise

School districts and charter networks are facing both tremendous challenges and, simultaneously, opportunities to design and implement effective, culturally-aligned systems to support historically marginalized students. School Districts, Charter Networks, Organizations).

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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr. Despite these issues, the research is worth watching.

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Will Virtual Reality Lead More Families to Opt Out of Traditional Public Schools?

ED Surge

For students at a new Florida-based charter school, entering the classroom means strapping on a VR headset. While plenty of schools have experimented with short lessons conducted in virtual reality, this new school, called Optima Academy Online, has embraced the technology as a primary mode of course delivery.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

Adults in the audience responded with knowing and affirming sounds, signaling their recognition of the persistent apartheid geography that maintains racialized access to spaces and opportunities in their city. We want them to learn how to claim space, because we grew up in Cape Town, but we don’t really know Cape Town.”

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After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches ‘crisis’ levels

The Hechinger Report

Teacher shortage is primarily a function of race and geography,” the authors wrote. These factors are situated squarely in enduring cultural, social, and historical issues of race in Mississippi.”. Related: Former educators answer call to return to school. A lack of morale and cultural competency.