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A school where character matters as much as academics

The Hechinger Report

At Capital City Public Charter School, eighth grader Nia Reese delivers a 40-minute presentation aimed at convincing panelists that she is prepared to move on to the campus’ high school. Unlike algebra or world history, there is no bubble sheet by which to judge students’ soft skills, let alone evaluate their growth over time.

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When typical middle school antics mean suspensions, handcuffs or jail

The Hechinger Report

In a recent survey drawing responses from 1,219 teachers and conducted by the charter schools advocacy organization the Thomas B. That means they’re not “reading Mark Twain and Shakespeare and Maya Angelou,” taking algebra or learning world history, said Raymond Pierce, president of the Southern Education Foundation.

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One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies

The Hechinger Report

Its “ 1776 Curriculum ” for grades K-12 has been criticized for revisionist history, including whitewashed accounts of US slavery and depictions of Jamestown as a failed communist colony. This is a playbook for what you have to do,” Foster said, to unwind the damage the culture wars of the past few years have wrought on education.