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.

Social Justice 86

Social Justice Middle School Cultures Professional Development 86

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies require counselors to “use multicultural and social justice theories to promote equity and access for all students.”. Counselors can become integral partners in driving equitable student outcomes and cultivating culturally responsive school systems.

Social Justice 110

Social Justice Tutoring Cultures Economics 110

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

People who speak another language score higher on tests and think more creatively , have access to a wider variety of jobs , and can more fully enjoy and participate in other cultures or converse with people from diverse backgrounds. Equity, or social justice, is another important consideration. Yet, according to the U.S

K-12 89

K-12 Social Justice Elementary School Cultures 89

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2018

. Service, liberal education, being responsive to society’s needs, and a commitment to social justice: the tenets of a Jesuit education look a lot more like the innovative future than some might think. It has evolved its approach and dynamically responds to social, cultural and economic change over time.

Social Justice 83

Social Justice Civics Tradition Humanities 83

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I myself share the leftist leanings of the university world, and until a few years ago I supposed them to be just rational dimensions of scholarship or benign assumptions about social justice, fairness and equality. China and other economic rivals add them. Related: While liberal arts decline in U.S.,

Social Justice 59

Social Justice Humanities Cultures Economics 59

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2019

On the surface, the purpose of higher education is to support all students in their growth academically, socially and economically. Related: My family fled the Vietnam War, could I preserve their culture and my GPA ?

Anthropology 59

Anthropology Social Justice History Geography 59

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2018

New programs are often tied to social, demographic and economic trends. Related: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice. Forty-eight percent of academic programs turn out 10 or fewer graduates per year and, collectively, account for only 7 percent of all degrees.

Social Justice 105

Social Justice Economics Government Humanities 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Tyndall turned down a bevy of offers from colleges in other states to attend Rutgers’ Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC), which brings together dozens of students each year for a residential program that combines rigorous academics with a social-justice focus. “I Photo: Matt Krupnick for The Hechinger Report.

Social Justice 84

Social Justice Economics Library Public School 84

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. And so on… . We could play Fantasy Geography.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

It was two weeks before the university would be abruptly shut down by the coronavirus, and every corner of the campus seemed jampacked — except this quiet classroom, where a handful of students were studying the societies and cultures of the Caribbean. So the projects brought in teams from African studies programs who understood the culture.

Anthropology 140

Anthropology Social Science Sociology Humanities 140

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

In a 2017 study published by the Institute of Labor Economics, researchers found that low- income black male elementary school students who were paired with a black teacher in the third, fourth, or fifth grades were 39 percent less likely to drop out of high school. Related: Teachers could retire in droves by the time schools reopen.

Education 145

Education Social Justice Economics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

They’re adding more faculty who reflect the school’s increasing diversity, introducing cultural programming and establishing counseling and mentoring programs to help Latinx students overcome stubborn academic resource gaps. In response, some universities are starting to cater to their growing Latinx populations.

Social Justice 108

Social Justice High School Tutoring Advocacy 108

Sapiens

JANUARY 17, 2024

Most active harm reduction organizations are social justice organizations. I have some clinical colleagues who misunderstand harm reduction as an irrational push for everyone to have access to legal heroin, and others who misperceive it as a mechanized public health intervention to hand out syringes for disease prevention.

Social Justice 94

Social Justice Government History Research 94

Diane Ravitch

MAY 9, 2023

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the State Education Department had rejected 35% of the social studies textbooks submitted for review because of leftist content. The DeSantis administration objects to any references to “social justice” or negative references to capitalism. history and world history courses.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Social Justice K-12 Civics 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

She cited the film Black Panther as one example, combining images of various African cultures with advanced technology. Victoria Trice, who teaches the pilot AP African American history course in Jefferson Public Schools, Kentucky Those kinds of discussions also require a supportive school culture and administration, she said.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

It became a structural part of the culture.” He described “the total pattern of economic exploitation under which Negroes suffer” in northern cities as a “system of internal colonialism” where police and the courts act as “enforcers.” — Jeanne Theoharis in The Atlantic Resources Here are resources about Dr.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice History Economics Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

It is the very essence of white privilege that would lead Loeb to think wealth best positions him to critique Buery’s more than two decades of social-justice work on behalf of black and brown families. Many whites with fierce commitment to social justice lead the organizations I’ve named, and others. Weekly Update.

Charter School 71

Charter School Social Justice Museum Leadership 71

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For much of its history, Antioch was ahead of its counterparts in more enviable ways, including its legacy of promoting social justice. “A a professor of economics and management at Albion College who has studied the Antioch story. A hippy school,” its own students, alumni and faculty call it fondly. Vicki Baker.

Economics 81

Economics Social Justice Psychology Library 81

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Session 1: Field Trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture with U.S. Lewis will take the class on a tour of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about social justice.

History 74

History Museum American History Social Justice 74

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

Their mission is to “transform the educational aspirations and economic realities” of township communities by preparing youth for first-generation higher education and social mobility. These schools often frame their efforts in social justice terms.

Pedagogy 72

Pedagogy Anthropology Geography Private School 72

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Fuller’s stance on school choice has created unlikely alliances with deep-pocketed conservatives and has put him at odds with mainstream civil rights advocates, but his work is impacting a younger generation of black school leaders striving to create culturally relevant institutions for the students they serve. The trade-off.

Charter School 98

Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 98

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The spring 2024 issue offers a collection of articles and other resources on teaching about Palestine-Israel amid the growing attack on social justice education. context and shared cultural history. Jews for Racial & Economic Justice’s “ Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to Our Movement.”

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52