The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Who is the school board really representing?

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

We’ll never forget last year, when survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, became leaders instead of victims, taking their cause all the way to Washington, D.C., The public high school I attended — River Bluff High School in Lexington, South Carolina — has one answer.

Civics 104

Civics High School Community Engagement Social Studies 104

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Her first semester grades at the California community college were not good, she says, and she didn’t know much about financial aid or academic advising. Ruiz, who had enrolled at Oxnard College after high school because of its free tuition program, says that transferring to UCLA has been a positive experience so far.

Research 133

Research Civic Engagement Civics Community Engagement 133

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

(School officials said the decline is due to incomplete data.) Younger students attend the K-8 campus on the former boarding school site, while the high school is located in a gleaming new tower nearby at the Central New Mexico College. No language class, nothing,” Joshua said of his previous school. Emmet Yepa Jr.,

Charter School 135

Charter School Heritage Education K-12 135

ED Surge

DECEMBER 2, 2024

However, when adults engage in positive digital behaviors — such as sharing uplifting content, tactfully addressing misinformation or using online tools for community engagement — children might only observe dad sitting at his laptop. And, of course, this is a topic we address at all our events.

Humanities 112

Humanities Teaching Community Engagement Cultures 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I mean, very young — 16, 17,” said Jennifer McAndrew, senior director of communications and planning at Tufts’ Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life. “It It goes back to them engaging each other and saying, ‘This isn’t a perfect system. “You’re seeing a generation of activists. They have led protests, of course,” she said.

Political Science 134

Political Science Civics Government Social Justice 134