The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We must insist that the American History we teach in our schools includes discussions of the systemic racism that has defined and divided our country. I am a primary resource when it comes to American History and civil rights, particularly in education. The National Education Association presented me with the Carter G.

American History 102

American History K-12 Civics History 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Today, courses at all grade levels include Indigenous history, numeracy, land-based science and language classes in Keres, Lakota, Navajo, Tiwa, Spanish and Zuni. Discussions of tribal culture were limited to a few isolated craft projects during a history unit and inaccurate portrayals of Indians at the “First Thanksgiving,” he recalled.

Charter School 137

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 137

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Then, in May 2017, a friend told her about a new Delta-based nonprofit, Regional Initiatives for Sustainable Education (RISE), which offered tutoring for the Praxis. “I was just a secretary fighting to be a teacher,” she said. It proved to be an academic lifeline. McWilliams said she felt convinced that God was answering her prayers.

Tutoring 97

Tutoring High School Civics Teaching 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

A group of civil rights organizations, including the NAACP Boston Branch, the Greater Boston Latino Network, the Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network and the Asian American Resource Workshop, as well as three families of color, are intervening in the lawsuit to try to uphold the new admissions process.

Public School 131

Public School High School Civics Middle School 131

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

While the tutoring and on-the-run support that have replaced it may smooth their paths, at least one university president wonders whether future engineers will sufficiently master the calculus they need. “I Students work on an assignment in a high school civics class.

Tutoring 94

Tutoring High School Archiving K-12 94

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2016

It suffocates the civic impulse. We have a history here, in the Delta, that most African-Americans do feel powerless,” Dickerson said. Math and literacy tutors showed up once a week, or just once a month. Matthew Baptist Church in Highland Park. “It The school board has no power.”. Toney used new books.

Charter School 75

Charter School Public School Government High School 75

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Mostly it’s a way for them to do a kind of teaching they can’t do at their regular jobs,” explains Zena Hitz, founder of the Catherine Project and a tutor (faculty member) at St. With fewer and fewer undergraduates studying English, history and philosophy in college, the site for such conversations may be shifting away from campus.

Humanities 145

Humanities Library Teaching History 145