The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Now they are demanding a greater role in school policy and the decisions that shape their educations. They are also seeking to use this moment to educate teens about elections and voting and turn them into lifelong voters. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

The answer starts in the classroom, where civics education often fails to inspire and engage students. In a system that all too often doesn’t solicit our input on anything beyond planning social events and fundraisers, too many of us become either oblivious or callous about the very concept of civic engagement. education policy?

Civics 96

Civics Civic Engagement K-12 Government 96

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These include the Khan Academy, with its free online learning and AI-empowered tutoring ; Outschool , which lets students choose online discussion-based classes; and Remake Learning , which provides a model for connecting the learning that takes place in museums, after-school programs, camps and civic organizations in the Pittsburgh area.

Tutoring 120

Tutoring Education K-12 Museum 120

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Support Network Engagement: Authentically involving youth in education policy creates opportunities for students of color to establish a supportive structure of peers and young leaders. Creating roles for students in education policy discussions can help ensure the system is serving the community's best interest.

K-12 130

K-12 Education Policy Leadership Economics 130

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Government Accountability Office found the percentage of all schools with racial or socio-economic isolation grew from 9 percent to 16 percent from 2001 to 2014. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in this list, but Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced earlier this summer they were scaling back civil rights investigations.

Economics 82

Economics Geography Civics History 82

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

“I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to improve education, but our good intentions can make us unintentionally do the wrong things,” said Frederick Hess, founding director of the education policy studies program at the Washington think tank the American Enterprise Institute. Higher Education. Choose as many as you like.

Tutoring 93

Tutoring High School Archiving K-12 93

ED Surge

AUGUST 27, 2024

Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, a former high school history and government teacher. The step from public teacher to public office holder is, for many, intuitive, says Kelly Siegel-Stechler, a senior researcher at Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

Education 116

Education Civics Government Political Science 116