Community Engagement, Education and Tradition

Pillars of Digital Leadership Series – Communication

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Image credit: [link] As society has evolved, the way in which the world communicates and interacts has as well. Digital leaders understand that technology provides a variety of pathways to initiate two-way communication with stakeholders. Chapter 5 in my book takes a critical look at how digital leaders communicate.

Leadership

Leadership Tradition Community Engagement Education

Sensible Learning

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 15, 2013

Social Media is bad and has no place in education. Worse, teachers will spend countless hours “socializing” instead of educating. However, there are a growing number of passionate educators who have embraced social media as a powerful tool for learning. All of this makes sense to me as an educator, parent, and citizen.

Global Connections

Global Connections Professional Development High School Educational Technology

Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. We’re leading these schools.

Charter School

Charter School Heritage Education K-12

Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Yet as schools break away from traditional models of education, new challenges emerge. We wanted to know: what do educators see as their top challenges? Challenge-based, problem-based, project-based, and civic learning through community engagement are approaches that share a common interest in authentic learning.

K-12

K-12 Education Civics Middle School

The Role of Technology in Personalized Learning

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2023

Personalized learning has been a buzzword in education since the turn of the century. This past fall, I met with several education leaders to discuss this very topic and codify what it looks like in the classroom. But what does it really mean?

Artifacts

Artifacts Community Engagement Teaching Tradition

What the research says about the best way to engage parents

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

School Psychologist Dani Roquett greets Anne and James Hutt with their daughters, Ellison, 5, and Quinn, 10 months, at the “Zone Check-In” at the GET Together family educational event in January. The school calls the events, held twice a year, GET Togethers — Guaranteed Education Teams. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report.

Research

Research Library Community Engagement Tradition

Boys Aren’t Excelling in Schools. Would More Male Role Models in Early Learning Help?

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Let’s Hear It for the Boys Lately, as educational outcomes for women have improved, men’s performance has not kept pace. The education profession feels more female than ever. Entering education as a profession at all is sometimes a tough sell. What’s that mean for early childhood education? Thomas asks.

K-12

K-12 Teaching Community Engagement Tradition

What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. As a veteran educator with over 20 years in the classroom, I’ve seen the consequences of teacher turnover.

Social Justice

Social Justice Leadership Professional Development Cultures

Who Is Your Audience?

All Things Pedagogical

MAY 2, 2025

So far nothing that I have said here should be shocking to anyone who has been in higher education for any length of time. No one wants to be a data point on your spreadsheet of reasons to keep your budget. Who really is your audience? What is the overarching purpose of the conference?

Professional Development

Professional Development Community Engagement Teaching Tradition

‘We’re from the university and we’re here to help’

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2024

“So when you have a situation like these storms that continue to keep coming …” Now help is arriving from an unexpected source: The University of Vermont, or UVM, the state’s flagship higher education institution, has opened a new center to help rural communities like this one. They aren’t going to pick up and leave.

Economics

Economics Cultures Community Engagement Research

OPINION: The pandemic has dashed and deferred too many college dreams

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Once deferred, students’ education dreams may never come to fruition. The students who answered the survey wanted to continue their education. Black and Latino students were more interested in continuing their education than their white counterparts. But financial, familial and social anxieties overpowered that desire.

High School

High School Community Engagement Tradition Research

District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

Traditional grades no longer exist, children get extra help based on their individual learning needs and classrooms run very differently. The district also created a family and community engagement coordinator position. Picard’s older children went through the traditional education system and she can see a difference. “I

K-12

K-12 Advocacy Tradition Public School

#EdClusters19: Forging Ahead for Equity and Excellence

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Last month, Digital Promise and Remake Learning hosted the 2019 Education Innovation Clusters Convening ( #EdClusters19 ) in Pittsburgh, bringing together nearly 100 educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and community stakeholders from more than 20 cities and regions across the U.S. — Cricket A.

Civics

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

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. “The Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

Civics

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government

Intersectional Anthropology as an Avenue Toward Praxis, Pedagogy, and New Anthropological Horizons

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This work entangles power structures with disciplinary histories that work to enforce and reinforce particular narratives about whose bodies are to be studied , whose bodies are to be cared for , and what care looks like for community members. Bio)archaeology is no stranger to its colonial baggage. Many people in U.S.

Anthropology

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A university grapples with its links to slavery and racism

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

Higher Education. Vardaman Hall, named for James Vardaman , a former Mississippi governor who advocated for lynching and adamantly opposed providing education to African-Americans will not get a plaque. Last September, state higher education leaders met at a plantation in southern Mississippi and commended the effort.

History

History Tradition Sociology High School

Building Strong Relationships During the Edtech Purchasing Process

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In our first blog post , we addressed how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. This second part discusses how edtech vendors can return the favor to develop great working relationships with educators. Hertz points out that while schools are customers, they’re not traditional customers.

EdTech

EdTech Professional Development Library Public School

OPINION: We say we seek diversity — but where are the truly inclusive campuses?

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

for higher education during the 2016-17 academic year, marking the 11th consecutive year that the number of international students in the U.S. Critics of higher education call for more emphasis on career preparation, skill development and job placement. Higher Education. Sign up here for our higher-education newsletter.

Geography

Geography Community Engagement Economics Government

Diverse future of the Midwest has already arrived in one Iowan school

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

Overall, the state department of education calculates that 61 percent of Sioux City students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a standard federal measure of student poverty. And, as the year went on, his earlier education at a private Catholic school in Ecuador served him well. Photo: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

Middle School

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70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

Board of Education decision that “separate but equal” schools were unconstitutional. But the moms in the community who support public schools have organized to create a more equitable and diverse educational landscape. Families and officials have also worked together to educate realtors. Pasadena High School.

Private School

Private School Public School High School Elementary School

New Orleans finally has control of its own schools, but will all parents really have a say?

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2019

Many charter proponents have hailed this new era as a golden age of education reform in New Orleans: Charter schools are continuing to innovate, while democratic control over schools has been restored. Celeste Lay, a Tulane political science professor who studies education policy, sees a pattern in who is succeeding in this new era.

Charter School

Charter School Elementary School Public School Political Science

How Schools Can Use Cultural Performing Arts to Reimagine Community-Engaged Learning

ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. First, school leaders and educators must prioritize community partnerships. At first, I was annoyed.

Community Engagement

Community Engagement Cultures Social Justice Leadership

As Challenges in Education Persist, Our Coverage Will Elevate Educator Voices

ED Surge

MAY 25, 2022

Elevating the diverse voices of educators—particularly the perspectives of those traditionally marginalized—is critical for making change. That’s especially important at this moment, during what appears to be an inflection point in the history of American education.

Education

Education K-12 Tradition Community Engagement

'As Educators, We Must Tell the Truth'

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

“As educators, we must tell the truth — to ourselves and then to our students,” writes Deaunna Watson, director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at a Montessori school in Cincinnati. Sometimes, though, the truth can be difficult to face and uncomfortable to talk about. How much longer will the status quo suffice?”

Education

Education Elementary School EdTech Geography

OPINION: Community schools promote equity: We need more of them

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2022

Department of Education has invited applications for $68 million in grants for community schools, representing almost four times more money than was made available in 2018. And the Biden administration said it aims to dedicate as much as $468 million to community schools in 2023. Community schools are more like smartphones.

Tradition

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As Harlem Children’s Zone moves to export its model nationwide, Obama’s Promise Neighborhoods offer cautionary tales

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Harlem Children’s Zone, the renowned nonprofit providing social and academic support to low-income families in Central Harlem, has announced a new initiative to replicate its community-based model of family and educational services nationwide. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

Charter School

Charter School Economics High School Project-Based Learning

Getting schooled in social media

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Most posts collect a handful of “likes,” shares, and comments, while a few videos have gone viral – such as the Fall Creek tradition of driving tractors to school for homecoming. “We This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Museum

Museum Community Engagement Social Studies Tradition

Climate change is a health crisis. Are doctors prepared?

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. for educational programs on climate and health in medical and healthcare institutions.

Teaching

Teaching Community Engagement Research Tradition

OPINION: Higher ed partnerships will help the arts survive Trump’s budget cuts

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2017

They’ve endured a number of Republican-led efforts to reduce arts funding since the 1990s, and in keeping with this tradition, President Trump’s budget blueprint, released in March 2017, proposes significant cuts to virtually every agency except Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

Oral History

Oral History Civics Economics Tradition

PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A majority of public schools have begun providing services that are far afield from traditional academics, including healthcare, housing assistance, childcare and food aid. Adult education is also often part of the package; the extras are not just for kids. “It

Psychology

Psychology Public School Government Community Engagement

Congratulations to the 2024 APSA Award Winners

Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

Goodnow Award for service to the community of political science by teachers, researchers, and public servants who work in the many fields of politics Recipient: Cathy J.

Political Science

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement Archiving

Inside the Push to Bring AI Literacy to Schools and Colleges

ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2024

Many education leaders think so, as ChatGPT and other new generative AI tools sweep into daily life. And in October, the White House issued an executive order that attempts to set standards for AI safety, including around AI’s role in transforming education. And there is an emerging push to bring AI literacy to schools and colleges.

Library

Library Community Engagement Economics Learning Science

“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Anna Phelan , kindergarten teacher at Overbrook Educational Center in Philadelphia. It feels really good and really important that our children… have access to in-person, five-day-a-week education. I think the oldest of my children, whose education was synchronous … fell behind substantially less than the others. metro area.

Oral History

Oral History History High School Public School

Social Studies Network

Pillars of Digital Leadership Series – Communication

Sensible Learning

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

The Role of Technology in Personalized Learning

What the research says about the best way to engage parents

Boys Aren’t Excelling in Schools. Would More Male Role Models in Early Learning Help?

What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Who Is Your Audience?

‘We’re from the university and we’re here to help’

OPINION: The pandemic has dashed and deferred too many college dreams

District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

#EdClusters19: Forging Ahead for Equity and Excellence

Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

Intersectional Anthropology as an Avenue Toward Praxis, Pedagogy, and New Anthropological Horizons

A university grapples with its links to slavery and racism

Building Strong Relationships During the Edtech Purchasing Process

OPINION: We say we seek diversity — but where are the truly inclusive campuses?

Diverse future of the Midwest has already arrived in one Iowan school

70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation

New Orleans finally has control of its own schools, but will all parents really have a say?

How Schools Can Use Cultural Performing Arts to Reimagine Community-Engaged Learning

As Challenges in Education Persist, Our Coverage Will Elevate Educator Voices

'As Educators, We Must Tell the Truth'

OPINION: Community schools promote equity: We need more of them

As Harlem Children’s Zone moves to export its model nationwide, Obama’s Promise Neighborhoods offer cautionary tales

Getting schooled in social media

Climate change is a health crisis. Are doctors prepared?

OPINION: Higher ed partnerships will help the arts survive Trump’s budget cuts

PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

Congratulations to the 2024 APSA Award Winners

Inside the Push to Bring AI Literacy to Schools and Colleges

“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

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