The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

When she took a break from class at Cody High School to testify to the Wyoming State Legislature, via Zoom, in favor of a bill that would have mandated suicide prevention education in schools, she was prepared for an easy win. This story also appeared in Wyoming Public Media. “I Ultimately, the bill failed.

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Digital Promise

MAY 12, 2020

As schools and districts across the country transition to remote learning, educators are seeking new ways to engage their students in powerful learning experiences at home. It’s been a huge culture builder at our school; all the students want to be a part of it,” said Sorrells. Opportunities for Authentic Connections are Everywhere.

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Junior High Economics Library Middle School 134

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In over 20 years, the problem has escalated, according to data from the Mississippi Department of Education. At some high schools, more than half of the classes were taught by uncertified teachers, including nearly 70 percent of courses at West Bolivar High School in Rosedale, and 61 percent at Heidelberg Junior High School in Heidelberg.

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Charter School Economics Middle School Public School 106

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes. They were so bright, so eager, and yet if the current statistics held, 25 percent would not graduate from high school. he Brown v.

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Charter School History Library Public School 108

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Dana Douglas, a Republican Christian Conservative who is “100 percent pro-public education, and I am pro every child” readies to make voter reminder calls on Election Day. It’s about the viability of public education in their community. But who they are and why some of them don’t support public education is a more complicated question.

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Elementary School Junior High High School Public School 141

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 21, 2024

As they had done 40 years earlier, many city officials, citizens and journalists ignored the three decades of Black organizing against segregation and educational inequality that led to Judge W. She also learned the NAACP didn’t have a subcommittee on education, so the organization asked her to chair one. Arthur Garrity Jr.’s

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2017

Sumner Hill Junior High is the district’s 9th-grade school. Educators in Clinton say having grade-based schools has helped the district remain integrated. He says the entire community of Clinton, from parents to educators, invests time and attention to make sure all students can succeed, regardless of their racial background.

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Junior High Economics Public School High School 78