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Helping even middle-of-the-pack students see themselves as leaders

The Hechinger Report

The February 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, gave new life to student activism, prompting a level of civic engagement among students that many had never considered. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update.

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Last week was tough, teachers say. But it wasn’t the first difficult ‘day after’ they’ve faced

The Hechinger Report

It’s about teaching human beings, and it’s not science or English or social studies or math … It’s about teaching human beings how to become good people.”. Marie Hydukovich was teaching middle school when she heard that 20 children had been murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

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Baltimore students need more than space heaters; they need justice

The Hechinger Report

Related: COLUMN: Tolerating failing schools in New Orleans — so long as they’re for black kids. What do y’all think about school being this cold?” author and former NFL linebacker Aaron Maybin asked a group of Baltimore elementary school kids wearing winter coats and hoodies, though they sat in their classroom.