Community Engagement History Tradition 
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. Others were denied opportunities to develop their artistic self-expression and learn about different histories and cultures through art.
ED Surge
MARCH 13, 2024
Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few.
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ED Surge
MAY 5, 2023
With enrollment in traditional teacher education programs declining nationwide in the past few years, it is drying up at an alarming rate. As the nation grapples with the profound effects these challenges have on school communities, the term “ learning loss ” has made its way into the spotlight.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Sanfelippo found his district’s social-media rallying cry during a school field trip to Fall Creek’s history museum, where vintage banners, pennants and pins were emblazoned “Go Crickets!”. “We “Parents can follow the Twitter feed, and say, ‘Don’t you have that paper due soon in social studies class?’ ” Terrill said.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 21, 2024
In Pasadena, Dufford said, it has been tradition for established families not to send their children to public schools. “So Having lived through the desegregation order, Hirahara, who is now an award-winning mystery writer , wishes more people knew about the history of the city’s schools.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. Tracy Hill , executive director of family and community engagement, Cleveland Metropolitan School District. It feels like we are living in this weird dystopia. Sharahn Santana, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tracy Hill, Cleveland, Ohio.
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. There was nothing like this.
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