The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

She’d spent four years at a high school determined to send minority students like her to college. She’d been one of the first graduates in a new charter school landscape that many in New Orleans believed could fix a broken education system. Related: Charter schools nearly destroyed this New Orleans school.

Charter School 111

Charter School Psychology High School Private School 111

Teaching American History

MARCH 5, 2024

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.” I watch them spread their wings.”

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Teaching American History Government US Government 105

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Two teachers, known as “academic advisors,” were on call to field questions and ensure everybody stayed on task (the teachers also lead weekly seminars or labs to bolster the computer work). Northern Cass students Jaenna Wolff (left) and Abby Richman work on history and physical science, respectively, at the Jaguar Academy.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Match, like many of its peers in the rapidly growing charter school sector, offers an extended day and demanding curriculum filled with Advanced Placement (AP) classes. or 4:30 for senior seminars; many students stick around for homework labs and other activities. In a later seminar, they discuss current events.

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Tutoring Charter School High School K-12 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Derrick Fields, 9, works on his assignment during a Spanish-language history lesson at Sherman Elementary School in San Diego, California. Last spring, Derrick Fields, 9, sat in his social studies classroom at Sherman Elementary School, learning about the creation of the telegraph. Photo: Lillian Mongeau. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

Charter School 111

Charter School K-12 Elementary School Archiving 111

ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

Memories of the continual improvement he was able to do back then have stuck with him as his career has progressed, including jobs as a high school history teacher, an edtech consultant to schools, a doctoral student and professor, and director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab. How well have you seen that approach go?

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Artifacts EdTech Charter School Teaching 102

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2016

Derrick Fields, 9, works on his assignment during a Spanish-language history lesson at Sherman Elementary School in San Diego, California. Last spring, Derrick Fields, 9, sat in his social studies classroom at Sherman Elementary School, learning about the creation of the telegraph. Photo: Lillian Mongeau. SAN DIEGO, Calif.

Charter School 81

Charter School K-12 Elementary School Public School 81