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STUDENT VOICES: Kids bring into school what they’re dealing with at home. Teachers don’t get that

The Hechinger Report

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. But, also be, not necessarily a culture shock, but a place to broaden your mind. Do they feel that way?

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history. Although Black Americans reinvented and established a unique culture, we’re eternally connected to the sub-Sahara. It opens with an explanation of its title and its connection to Black culture.

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STUDENT VOICES: When you’re a teenager you feel like an outsider already

The Hechinger Report

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. There were other Latinos and other minorities there, but they also rejected their own culture. Weekly Update.

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‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

The Hechinger Report

Here are some voices from our third round of interviews, in which we asked people involved with their local public schools for their reflections on how the past year had shaped them, and their predictions for the next school year, among other topics. school district is investing heavily in early literacy.