The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

On Kentucky’s previous state tests, tied to its old standards, over 70 percent of elementary school students scored at a level of “proficiency” or better in both reading and math. By spring 2015, 54 percent of Kentucky elementary school students were proficient in the English language arts and 49 percent were proficient in math.

K-12 80

K-12 Charter School Elementary School Economics 80

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

Many times during the course of its history it’s been underfunded and run into issues of quality,” Lombardi said. Bush performs the timeless and bipartisan presidential ritual of reading to young children at Highland Park Elementary School in Landover, Maryland in the summer of 2003. Former President George W.

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K-12 Public School Government Elementary School 68

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History students. For the full 90-minute block period students discussed, jotted down notes, and exclaimed in both horror and shock as they learned about a sliver of our country’s hidden history. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

ED Surge

JANUARY 18, 2023

I’m tired of living through history,” a student complained. In it, he discussed why he advocated for sad scenes to be included in his picture book " Love ", which I’d brought with me to school that day. But current events continued to weigh on me. D killin’ the vibe again.” I thought I was commiserating with them.

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Elementary School History Critical Thinking Public School 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The Steel Valley School District operates two elementary schools in a shoulder of the Monongahela River. One school enrolls mostly black students. When Terrance Frey learned that his son’s school, Barrett Elementary, is 78 percent black and Park Elementary is 84 percent white, he was shocked. “Not

Social Justice 59

Social Justice Elementary School Archiving Library 59

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Starting in elementary school, roughly half of the program’s students would be native Spanish speakers and the other half native English speakers. It was the case that, for example, the students kept learning about racist histories, but there was not really any teaching about race itself as a construct. In terms of its history.

Education 123

Education Tradition Cultures History 123

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

On March 10, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dealt a blow to Walterss plans: It issued a temporary stay prohibiting the states department of education from purchasing 55,000 Bibles with certain characteristics and from buying Bible-infused lessons and material for elementary schools. It protects the religious freedom of students.

Public School 131

Public School High School Social Studies History 131

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. She received an enthusiastic response, with many educators affirming the need to teach banned books and banned history. From there, participants heard about the history and present day efforts to protect the Wyandot burial grounds.

Teaching 87

Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2017

The country needs your critical thinking when the term “school choice” is used as code for breaking up black and brown school districts. A 6-year-old Ruby Bridges integrated the all-white, public William Frantz Elementary School in the face of death threats and teacher boycotts.

Elementary School 87

Elementary School Critical Thinking Education Policy Government 87

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

If we can move toward real substantive questions and substantive issues, I think there’s a lot of a lot of ground that we could cover in a Trump administration. If history is a guide, though, some of Trump’s rhetoric already threatens colleges’ missions and their budgets. Kirk] Mitchell Sounds hopeful.

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K-12 Education Economics Education Policy 105