The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

Education is a tool for social justice.”. I also work to create a culturally relevant curriculum. Education is a tool for social justice. Sydney Chaffee, 2017’s National Teacher of the Year, is ninth-grade humanities teacher at Codman Academy Charter Public School of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2022

What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers by Stephen Noonoo The popular lesson planning site Teachers Pay Teachers has long struggled with allegations of plagiarism, racist lesson plans and poor content quality—drawing the ire of teachers and social media users. We Need to Make Schools Human Again.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

I’ll start with a confession: I am not a cultural anthropologist. I call this a “confession” because “ (bio)archaeologists ” like me—scholars who identify with archaeology, biological anthropology, or both—are not necessarily known for centering social theories like Intersectionality in our subdisciplines. Intersectional Anthropology.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2021

An assistant superintendent in the School District of Palm Beach County (Florida) noted that changing the culture of school systems “requires a level of humanity, and humility, and empathy, and partnership, and trust.” Creating an equitable school district requires new capacities and supports for leaders and educators.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

By running the LDO, my colleagues and I have found a sense of purpose, humanity and true rehabilitation. This maintains a healthy power dynamic, combats infantilization, reaffirms the humanity of participants and gives us the opportunity to learn and practice leadership and organizational skills that will help us transition back into society.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Elizabeth Pérez, a new teacher joining PUC Schools through the Alumni Teach Project, and her mentor, humanities teacher Joe Garza, during a training session in July. The program’s emphasis on social justice has also taught him how to craft better lessons. Photo: Jamie Martines.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Maybe you believe gender fluidity has always been a part of human existence and that those statistics only exist because we are just now getting around to naming and measuring it. Your opinion on this is likely to fall into one of several camps: Maybe you see this as a reflection of society’s growing acceptance of gender fluidity.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Paul Public Schools, speaks with Yusanat Tway (right), a first-generation University of Minnesota student interested in attending law school but worried that work in human rights advocacy will not pay enough to justify the cost. The pandemic and social unrest have spurred activism and artistic and creative efforts, she said.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2024

My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. I am now a teacher who models for my students the importance of embracing their humanity, feeling confident in their identity, and celebrating their accomplishments without fear of judgment.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

We talk about our existence as an act of social justice.”. In Boston Public Schools, Superintendent Tommy Chang has placed an emphasis on culturally and linguistically inclusive schools. Ángel Díaz, 16, works on an assignment in his Spanish-language humanities class at Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston.

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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.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University.

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

There was a trend in news coverage of this project which minimized our disciplinary expertise (human biologists and anthropologists who study menstruation), while elevating the dismissive commentary of many MDs who were not specialists in menstruation.

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Anthropology Social Justice Humanities Research 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Related: How to save the humanities? 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. Make them a requirement toward a business degree. Choose as many as you like.

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Social Justice Humanities Cultures Economics 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

universities, they often experience culture shock. If human prejudice runs that deeply in Americans and those trusted to protect and serve us, we still have a lot of work to do. It meant helping my students craft elegant poetry infused with messages of social justice as their spoken word poetry coach.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2018

It is also a country that, culturally, places a high value on education. College Track shares my belief, and my culture’s belief, that education is a fundamental human right. Leave this field empty if you're human: All of this is coming full circle now that my college diploma is almost in hand. Higher Education.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

Projects include making animations, creating statistical databases of favorite sports teams and designing programs that can identify pneumonia in scans of human lungs. It’s a cultural hub and one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said.

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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. The sports communication major at Emerson attracted 130 applicants last year and 168 for the academic year that will begin this fall, the university reports. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

There’s not a lot of data on addiction among college students, and what little there is suggests that, contrary to depictions in popular culture, they abuse drugs at lower rates than their peers who aren’t enrolled. Related: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice. Choose as many as you like.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level. I am an avid debater on my school team, volunteer with a local social justice non-profit, and am a part of my school’s National Honors Society.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: But after years working seasonal jobs sorting equipment at the local Ford plant and dealing blackjack at nearby casinos, Perez wanted to rise to a management position — and she couldn’t without a bachelor’s degree. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

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Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The kind of behaviors that we get in this ‘gotcha’ culture of social media are directly the opposite of what is productive in conversation. How do you build community with them before they engage in those kind of discussions to kind of inoculate the conversations against natural human mistakes that people make.

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Maitri Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

They accomplish this goal through adaptation to the cultural/family environment and hands-on exploration of the world. They go through sensitive periods for movement, order, language, communication, and socialization/manners. An observable example of this stage is how adolescents are very focused on social perception/social cognition.

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Social Justice Humanities Cultures Research 52

Maitri Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

They accomplish this goal through adaptation to the cultural/family environment and hands-on exploration of the world. They go through sensitive periods for movement, order, language, communication, and socialization/manners. An observable example of this stage is how adolescents are very focused on social perception/social cognition.

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Social Justice Humanities Cultures Research 52

Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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K-12 Archiving Social Justice Library 52

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

In keeping with an ongoing critical dialogue within EdClusters networks, the convening strove to elevate the conversation on educational equity: We heard from leaders of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice about the inequitable representation of black men as classroom educators in U.S. pic.twitter.com/EcNRjNMlxF.

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EdTech Education Social Justice Research 55

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Human Rights Committee of 20 members formed a study group that is embedded into their regular monthly meetings. The Portland (Oregon) study group of early childhood educators assessed their home visitation questions to make them more culturally relevant.

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Geogramblings

APRIL 18, 2023

Doomed to have their eyes shut, to forever be asleep In a dark valley where no sun can penetrate Forever bound by the phobia that is the fad of the time The talk of the landlocked town with a broken cultural infrastructure The hot, dense air muffles all but the loudest group-think chorus Helped onto pedestals screaming “We’re being cancelled!”

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Geography Humanities Cultures Human Rights 52

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience. Curating the kind of library that truly reflects the diversity of human experience takes time, intention, money, and good tools.

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Library Social Justice Pedagogy Humanities 235

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Another approach is to look into our curricula to find places where the contributions of many cultures can be more fully acknowledged. We’ll be doing this here with a specific focus on Arab cultures. “And the reality is that the Arab heritage and the Arab culture is something that is across content areas.

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Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I’ve been dubbed a ‘social justice warrior’ (that’s a badge of honour). Looking back at the resources that I created (below), I attempted to highlight the issues surrounding human rights alongside logistical controversies such as the climate and resources. I’m a football fan.

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Geography Social Justice Humanities Cultures 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

It became a structural part of the culture.” Videos At the River I Stand Documentary film on the African American sanitation workers’ 1968 fight for human dignity and a living wage in Memphis. He denounced the Vietnam war, when it was politically risky, and did not mince words about U.S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

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Social Justice History Economics Tradition 52

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Her research examines the conditions for justice during internal armed conflict, human rights prosecutions, transitional justice in post-communist Eastern European states, gender equality in post-conflict settings, and justice efforts in democracies. Professor Lindbloom completed her M.A.

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Sociology Museum Political Science Social Justice 51

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

With over 1,300 ethnic groups, 700 local languages, and various religious and cultural practices spread across more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia’s cultural diversity is an invaluable treasure. President Jokowi seeks to embody and represent this rich cultural diversity.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: ATLANTA – As more and more attempts to restrict discussion of gender and race in K-12 schools across the country take hold, where do the ideas go?

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K-12 Social Justice American History History 137

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2018

We don’t like to think of social justice as a zero-sum game. A majority of Louisiana inmates are housed in for-profit facilities,” noted Chen, “which must be supplied with a constant influx of human beings or a $182 million industry will go bankrupt.”. Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Education Social Justice Humanities Cultures 86

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.

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