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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

On the international Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) , American 15-year-olds rank toward the bottom of economically advanced nations in math achievement. Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. It’s often not as precise as the hard sciences or even social sciences like economics.

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OPINION: What if everything we believe about education is a lie?

The Hechinger Report

An avowed Marxist, deBoer argues unabashedly that he has set out “to demolish the entire meritocratic system and give [underprivileged] kids equal economic circumstances to begin with,” as a Wall Street Journal review of his book summarized. The results have not rewarded our faith. Maybe they never will. Fordham Institute.

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OPINION: This war veteran, and adult learner, set an example — in the 16th century

The Hechinger Report

. Service, liberal education, being responsive to society’s needs, and a commitment to social justice: the tenets of a Jesuit education look a lot more like the innovative future than some might think. It has evolved its approach and dynamically responds to social, cultural and economic change over time.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. We’d have a variety of Social Studies simulations and games available to us. My class would be in YouTube heaven. We could play Fantasy Geography.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

Their mission is to “transform the educational aspirations and economic realities” of township communities by preparing youth for first-generation higher education and social mobility. These schools often frame their efforts in social justice terms.

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C. J. Prentiss ¡Presente!: A Path Maker for Justice

Zinn Education Project

Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. Outside of her education initiatives, Prentiss addressed economic issues after the Republican-led senate refused to put a bill on the floor to raise the minimum wage.

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Florida Rejects 35% of Social Studies Texts as Too Leftist

Diane Ravitch

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the State Education Department had rejected 35% of the social studies textbooks submitted for review because of leftist content. The DeSantis administration objects to any references to “social justice” or negative references to capitalism. history and world history courses.