The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Social justice is a core value of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, and the school also belongs to a special assessment cons ortium , giving it more freedom in what is taught than a typical New York City public high school. Sanes gets a lot of support for this approach from his administration.

Teaching 134

Teaching Civics K-12 Civic Engagement 134

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

High School 47

High School Civic Engagement Civics Social Justice 47

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Census, we had taught them how to plumb demographic data and to understand why the census was key to both political apportionment and allocating federal funds for institutions like public schools. They fanned out across historically undercounted communities like Harlem and reported on the 2020 census. Still, we were taking a risk.

Civic Engagement 144

Civic Engagement Social Justice Economics Civics 144

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

That’s because few funders are serious about social justice. What makes an organization serious about social justice? They better look like the public school students they allegedly serve. They better look like the public school students you allegedly serve if you’re a serious education justice funder.

Social Justice 84

Social Justice Civic Engagement Advocacy Civics 84