The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 18, 2019

But at the summer camp these students are attending, Native teachers and leaders are leveraging culture-based activities like double ball to engage students more deeply in exploring their Native identities and wellness goals. Culture-based education provides a path to healing.

Cultures 91

Cultures Education K-12 Government 91

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It’s the first time the district has opened its own school since Hurricane Katrina swept through the city nearly two decades ago. The pre-K-8 school, named after New Orleans cultural and civil rights icon Leah Chase , came together in just a handful of months. That was one factor in wanting to keep this particular building open.

Tradition 136

Tradition Charter School Public School Political Science 136

Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

West, “The Supreme Court as School Board Revisited.” Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country.

Education 96

Education Library American History Education Policy 96

ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

of public school educators are of Asian descent. Everett Collection/Shutterstock At the same time, I also recognize that my privileged experience in Hawaiʻi was forged by settler culture , the effects of which still persist in the state educational system. I sheepishly expressed gratitude while struggling with such praise.

Ancestry 127

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

My colleague and I teach the same group of 11th grade students in our Title I high school in Oakland; she teaches history, and I teach them science. While 77% of public schools have some type of cellphone regulation during classroom time, our high school does not.

Cultures 91

Cultures Teaching High School History 91

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

High School 44

High School Civic Engagement Civics Political Science 44

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In the 1970s and 80s, groups of primarily white, Christian fundamentalists drove a surge in the number of home-schooling families around the country. As they pulled their children out of public schools, they also worked to dismantle state and local regulatory hurdles that kept kids in brick-and-mortar institutions.

Lesson Plan 132

Lesson Plan Private School Cultures Public School 132

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Fifth grade Georgia teacher, Katie Rinderle, has been terminated for reading My Shadow Is Purple to her students , a book she purchased at her school’s Scholastic book fair. But this cannot happen if there is a culture of fear that leads teachers to discourage conversations and inquiry. We Want to Go to School!:

Museum 111

Museum Civic Engagement Civics History 111

ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2023

Lander teaches history and civics at this large public school in Massachusetts, and she says one of the most important strategies is to find ways to bring out her students’ stories in the classroom. But these are strengths that the students themselves don’t always see as assets in our formal school system.

Teaching 101

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes. And they aren’t the only ones advocating the adoption of such curricula.

Teaching 145

Teaching Social Justice Elementary School American History 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2024

In December, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture described the predicament as “extremely disconcerting.” American schools can learn valuable lessons from Finnish education, both positive and negative. teacher and parent living in Finland, I understand the concern.

K-12 144

K-12 Charter School Government History 144

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

Inclusive Curriculum 102

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 102

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This is the demographic of parents with the widest mismatch between their stated ideals and their actions when it comes to public school choice. This paradox is too often rationalized in terms of test scores and shared perceptions of schools that enroll many students of color and have even slightly lower test scores.

Middle School 126

Middle School Sociology Public School Cultures 126

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Other essays published by fellows examine pressing themes related to the intersection of teaching, learning and identity including embracing identity , leading with joy , teaching through grief , feeling undervalued in the profession and rethinking classroom culture.

Education 84

Education Elementary School Geography EdTech 84

ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2024

My grandparents knew education was the pathway out of low wages and difficult working conditions, hence why my grandfather decided to work as a janitor at a public school to land a steady job. Students want to be connected, cultured and aware of the realities beyond the classroom. border with Mexico.

Heritage 101

Heritage Humanities Economics Cultures 101

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 5, 2020

As a history major in college and former Social Studies teacher, I am aware of the racial abuses that have permeated our nation’s history and continue to be present. Books: School leadership for social justice. Books: Culturally-relevant pedagogy. Say their names , Chicago Public Schools. Books: Anti-racism.

Social Justice 109

Social Justice Leadership Pedagogy Social Studies 109

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Jenkins said one of the reasons she has been teaching in the Phoenix Union High School District, one of 30 public school districts here, for so long is that she doesn’t feel alone. Illinois has developed culturally responsive teaching and leading standards with the goal of attracting and retaining more teachers of color.

High School 145

High School Cultures Leadership Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

More than 27,700 school-age youth live in Pasadena , Altadena and Sierra Madre , the communities served by the district, but only about half of them attend public school. Pasadena High School. In Pasadena, Dufford said, it has been tradition for established families not to send their children to public schools. “So

Private School 78

Private School Public School High School Elementary School 78

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2020

The film is garnering increased attention amidst the nation’s outrage over a history of murders and threats visited on African Americans, outside of any semblance of due process. District of Columbia Public Schools Teacher of the Year Ashley Kearney sees it this way: “Students can drive the content with their interest.

Elementary School 120

Elementary School Professional Development History Cultures 120

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

Hirsch, who developed the curriculum used in these schools and whose 1987 book Cultural Literacy inspired the common core standards movement in American education. It’s geography; it’s history; it’s science; it’s cooking; it’s athletics, whatever that broad knowledge is about the world we live in.

Charter School 130

Charter School Geography Social Science Tradition 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Lincoln County is rural and rugged, forged by industry and ecology and steeped in a complicated history of extraction, exploitation and economic struggle. The places where our schools are situated — the communities are a wealth of knowledge and resources, of history and culture, of science and technology. Forest Service.

Economics 83

Economics History Archiving Tradition 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2021

In Chicago, only 42 percent of public school graduates enrolled in four-year colleges in 2019. If we can help these students reframe their relationship to the process of learning in high school, we have the opportunity to enhance their social mobility — and, quite possibly, ensure the survival of higher education.

Tradition 127

Tradition Tutoring High School Cultures 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

In Baltimore City Public Schools, where about 80 percent of students are black, educators have long tried to incorporate African-American culture into their teaching. We never had the opportunity to celebrate the rich culture,” said Janise Lane, executive director of teaching and learning at Baltimore City Public Schools.

Geography 111

Geography Local History Education Policy Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

Chen, who was hired as the school’s first principal of color in late 2017, said a better description might have been “exclusive,” and not just because of the $12,500 to $20,500 tuition, but because of the cultural rigidity that clearly delineated outsiders and insiders. Gross agreed. were established shortly before or after the U.S.

Private School 102

Private School K-12 Economics Cultures 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

She credits a training program through the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan for preparing her to do so. Museums have largely escaped the culture wars roiling many school districts and are still seen as trusted institutions. government, according to data from the American Alliance of Museums.

Museum 113

Museum Teaching Professional Development Government 113

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Now my students know that if I am wearing my BLM shirt or Black History Matters shirt at school it is not a performative act — it means that they can hold me accountable to what I have done in and out of class to show that I am living up to that belief. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2020

As director of the Office of Black Student Achievement (OBSA) within Minneapolis Public Schools, I know my state has one of the worst achievement gaps in the country. More than 13,000 black students attend our schools, and many are once again struggling with hurt, heartache and trauma. Photo by Kim Palmer).

Public School 131

Public School History Cultures Education 131

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In one Philadelphia-area public school district, a K-8 teacher recalled, “We had an online morning meeting every day, and still, nothing was said in that morning meeting. We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality.

Ancestry 132

Ancestry K-12 Education Geography 132

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For most of history, women had very little educational opportunity, and the college spots available to them were in gender-segregated schools with fewer resources. That starts with acknowledgment that our culture enforces gender norms that can hurt boys and girls. So, why is it that men are falling behind in higher education?

K-12 82

K-12 Cultures Economics High School 82

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

She was not alone: A December report revealed that nearly one in five Nashville public school students was failing at least one class. Students may start to see themselves as a “B” student in math or a “D” student in history. In some of the 16,800 school districts across the U.S., I believe this is wrong.

Psychology 125

Psychology Tradition History Humanities 125

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Efforts to enhance these relationships should include culturally responsive teaching and creating a sense of belonging to ensure that each student can participate at the fullest level. Be laser focused on building strong and lasting relationships among students and teachers, students and their peers, and teachers and parents/caregivers.

Teaching 109

Teaching EdTech K-12 Professional Development 109

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

The century-old high school — the city’s first public school for black students — boasted alumni who went on to become mayors and judges. McDonogh 35 was one of the few schools that weathered the storm mostly intact. “It Related: As a 6-year-old, Leona Tate helped desegregate schools. Then Hurricane Katrina hit.

Charter School 81

Charter School Cultures High School History 81

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Lusher, like America, has long had a teacher diversity problem : Slightly more than 20 percent of public school teachers—who include those at charter schools — in the U.S. ” Christa Talbott, a 20-year veteran of New Orleans schools. “A “I was tired of sitting back so that white people could feel comfortable.”.

Leadership 140

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 140

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It seems that many considered the people who worked in public schools prior to the storm as collateral damage for the grand New Orleans experiment (another worn-out phrase). Even in death people have value; history and culture remains. Woods, then-principal of Paul L.

Education 77

Education Charter School Psychology Elementary School 77

Transcending Pedagogy

JANUARY 8, 2024

For a few years now I teach a semester-long elective course called Exploring Teaching As A Profession , and it is an introduction to both the teaching profession as well as American education and schooling, with a focus on public schooling. We do this twice, and today was the second round of lessons. They can relate.

Pedagogy 52

Pedagogy Teaching History Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 22, 2020

I attended the Jefferson County Public Schools — which encompass Louisville and the county — from first grade to senior year, when I graduated from Atherton High School, located in a mostly white neighborhood. Sarah: And now each school is supposed to have a racial equity plan? Delquan: Yes. It’s not.

Economics 127

Economics History Elementary School Community Engagement 127

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2020

There are proposals to rename public schools, streets and military bases named for Confederate soldiers and sympathizers, and questions being raised about memorials that honor Founding Fathers, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Leadership 100

Leadership History Humanities Cultures 100