Charter School Cultures Pedagogy 
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Hirsch, a professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, argues that democracy benefits when the citizenry shares a body of knowledge and history, which he calls cultural literacy. Related: Our free weekly newsletter alerts you to what research says about schools and classrooms.
ED Surge
MARCH 17, 2022
In urban charter schools, SLANT has been used to manage behaviors. Remnants of this practice slowly trickled into public schools as teachers switched school districts. Conversely, schools began to embrace the work of Dr. Sharrocky Hollie in places where Black and Brown children were the primary learners.
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ED Surge
OCTOBER 25, 2023
One key and solvable challenge is for solutions to be informed by the cultural and contextual expertise of the communities in which they’re implemented. One consideration is that BIPOC solution providers and developers likely possess deep community and cultural expertise but often lack the necessary access to share their solutions.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
These outstanding schools share seven key elements. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM. A school cannot provide students an outstanding education over several years unless virtually every teacher is on board.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
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. Related: Are rural charter schools viable in Mississippi? Franz said.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 16, 2017
(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Like the highest-performing charter schools in different U.S. cities, the 2-year-old classrooms could be at risk of attracting a self-selecting pool of more motivated and savvy parents, like Kerrach, who understand the advantages that an early start to school can bring. It’s much better for low-income children.” (The
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