The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For 10 years, the states pre-employment program has languished, with leadership turnover and bureaucratic infighting rendering it largely ineffective. Students and parents see them immersed in the culture of the school. They get to know the students, and it builds knowledge and trust.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Because of the involvement of senior leadership,” she said, “Cal Poly Humboldt’s was the easiest by far.” The culture has evolved, We’re like a campus now.” Yet Silbert admitted she first tried to talk officials out of creating this program. Are you sure?” she said she asked them.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2010

Late Thursday afternoon I looked at my Blackberry and saw an email from Filip Piasevloi, the student who wrote the amazing guest post entitled " A Student''s Perspective on Leadership ". Filip has helped to validate the efforts of NMHS staff and students in regard to embracing change in order to create a school culture that fosters success.

Leadership 150

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As education leaders continue to engage in conversations on transforming assessment and accountability for our nation, they must prioritize elevating voices excluded from past education change efforts, including voices of young learners, especially those from communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities.

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Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2017

During the meeting, participants visited local schools and examined challenges in equity, leadership, and innovation as they learned each other’s district context, stakeholders, and obstacles. These stakeholders include, but are not limited to, students, teachers, parents, local political leadership, and businesses.

Leadership 60

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance. Encouraging teachers to collaborate, coach and mentor others can also improve climate, culture and retention.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, a recent study from the World Economic Forum suggests that our chattiest students may be well poised for tomorrow’s world of work — because employers are looking for more than simply the latest technical skills. Related: ‘Hamilton,’ cultural relevance and the quest to personalize learning. “A Build interdependency.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Who suffers the most? The students.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Our mission to prepare students and graduates to lead calls upon us to actively address what leadership means in a changing global climate. Yes, this is yet another opportunity for higher education to focus on resilience, but we must do more than merely navigate daily challenges.

Education 133

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2019

A panel commissioned by the mayor recently released a report calling for schools to mirror the demographics of their surrounding neighborhoods and to implement principles of culturally responsive education as a way to combat the city’s persistent achievement gap. These schools are also among the most diverse in the city.

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Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In 2006, during the United Progressive Alliance Regime under the leadership of Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh, the Government of India initiated National Tribal Policy. The primary aim of the policy was to correct several mishaps of the earlier policies centering on the Tribal population of the country.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The silence from colleagues and school leadership was particularly invalidating. We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality. These responses—and lack of responses—were deeply troubling to many Asian American educators.

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

EdSurge: How do higher education institutions balance the need for tuition increases with the imperative to remain accessible to students from diverse economic backgrounds? This fosters a supportive leadership culture that comprehends campus dynamics and provides enhanced support accordingly.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2021

And all come from groups that are marginalized because of race, gender or low socio-economic status. Amy Monroy, Ibrahim’s group partner, suggested teachers, especially white teachers, need to make it a priority to learn the “different cultural backgrounds of your students” to help them feel comfortable in the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2017

Black primary-school students who are matched to a same-race teacher performed better on standardized tests and face more favorable teacher perceptions according to recent findings from the German economic research group Institute of Labor Economics. Is it because black teachers are better educators?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2023

When I came to Achievement First Brooklyn High School eight years ago as the ninth grade literature teacher, it was my fourth year of teaching and my first time in a school that was unapologetically rooted in the “no excuses” model , which centers a results-driven culture that prioritizes strict behavioral procedures and academic policies.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2020

There’s so much information and so many personal stories about how the coronavirus has negatively affected the global community from health, economic, psychological and social perspectives. Here are five ways that we can start combating anti-Asian sentiment in schools: . First, do your research. Sign up here for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He analyzes the evolution of culture from the collision between foreigners and indigenous leadership leading up to a century of denationalization Americanization policies that obliterated the Hawaiian national consciousness in the independent neutral nation state the Hawaiian Kingdom.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

More than 50 percent are economically disadvantaged. The core of our improvement has been a collaborative professional culture led by teachers where learning, experimentation and reflection are encouraged. This way forward could be the way forward for the nation. We offer a variety of electives from which students can choose.

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Humanities Cultures Leadership Economics 108

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

These experiences provide a framework for learning that uses surroundings, communities, and cultures to invite inquiry, investigate biases, and deepen understanding. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied. Education at Asia Society.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2021

We’ve seen that clearly when it comes to student success — and, ultimately, social and economic mobility. Colleges and universities are complex organizations, each with its own distinctive leadership, culture, practices and students — and good ideas taken from elsewhere will almost always need to be adapted.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If schools do not get the time and resources needed to recover, they may be unable to endure the next viral variant, culture war or economic disaster. The school has a culture of inclusiveness and belonging. To recover, schools must invest deeply in student and staff well-being. We are a family. We are Liberty.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

” CPRS is taking a leadership role in identifying, testing and replicating effective school counseling and college advising models and practices that can drive successful postsecondary outcomes and increase students’ economic mobility. In turn, this will strengthen the U.S.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 22, 2018

What are the systems, structures, and cultures that are barriers to creating and implementing powerful learning opportunities for all? The Creators of Innovation : Expanding who is an innovator beyond academic achievement, professional attainment and leadership or authority.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Ninety-six percent of children at the Walton Avenue School, a K-5 school in the Bronx he’d founded in 2013, face economic hardship, and about a third are homeless. Russo himself has embodied the sixth: “effective school leadership.” Recently, Russo had seen a little boy wrapping up some of his school lunch.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

“This is self-perpetuating,” said the superintendent, Patrick Sánchez, who is trying to change that culture and hangs out with students as a mentor and a coach. Related: Economics, culture and distance conspire to keep rural nonwhites from higher educations. “The scope of this problem is huge.”

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

At first, some Shuar people were hopeful about the economic opportunities promised to them. Since then, most of the promises that investors and government leaders made have soured; very little economic growth is visible among Shuar communities. A cloud of discord divided the communities affected by or dependent on mining.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

The University of Richmond is now taking steps to mark and protect a burial ground for enslaved persons, which previous leadership knowingly desecrated. Racial reckonings are happening at many colleges and universities across the United States.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2017

It’s a cultural rebuild,” said Randy Emery, a welding instructor at the College of the Sequoias in California’s Central Valley. We needed to do a better job getting the word out,” said Van Ton-Quinlivan, the system’s vice chancellor for workforce and economic development. Other local companies and colleges have invested, too.

Economics 111

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. This past spring, I had the opportunity to develop a virtual cybersecurity camp for young women and girls called CompuGirls.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

Using a four-year degree as a proxy for employability shuts out the most economically vulnerable job seekers. Rainville had to persuade 10 people from the sales leadership team before she could make the change. The staff at Resilient Coders sees this racial and economic inequality up close. “If A ‘1-percent market’.

Economics 112

Economics Civics Research Cultures 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Adopting a theme like sustainability, the arts, or math and science can cement a middle school’s culture, give coherence to its curricula, and boost student engagement at a time when many students are losing interest in school. The citywide average for all middle schoolers was 46.3 Related: Can you fix middle school by getting rid of it?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2016

We talk about the lack of diversity in technology and dearth of economic opportunities for black and Hispanic young people as a problem now. But in the future, it will be major economic crisis, once people of color become the majority of our workforce. But the start-up tech world is extremely culturally exclusive.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

In the semester-long course, volunteers from employer partners coach and mentor a small cohort of students on career skills, including leadership, problem-solving and communication. The experience “changed my life,” she said, opening her eyes to new career possibilities as well as a new culture.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Instead, these schools shared a commitment to doing three core things well: they create a culture of belonging, deliver consistent grade-level instruction, and build a coherent instructional program. TNTP did identify seven of the 1,345 highly effective schools that it selected to study in depth.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The performance of minority students on standardized tests at Ridgeview historically has lagged behind that of white students, according to staff, who note that black and Hispanic students are much more likely to come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Middle School 111

Middle School Leadership Charter School High School 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

That is precisely why business students need to learn psychology, history, sociology, culture and art. Students unearth a culture and a different way of thinking when learning another language. China and other economic rivals add them. Learning foreign languages is important as well. Related: While liberal arts decline in U.S.,

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