The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

And once teachers of color are in the classroom, they need to be allowed to access and use instructional materials that foster essential discussions about culture, race and equity. These struggles are more prevalent in schools that traditionally serve students of color and those from low-income backgrounds.

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Social Justice Leadership Elementary School Professional Development 143

TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

Its enduring significance stems from its profound critique of traditional teaching and learning methods. Freire’s work critiques traditional pedagogical practices and offers a compelling vision for a more just and participatory education system. Footnote #8: Sartre, op. wouldn’t all this be a world?

Pedagogy 238

Pedagogy Humanities Social Justice Cultures 238

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 94

Social Justice Civics Tradition Humanities 94

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

It’s kind of a cultural moment where educators know what’s best for kids but then they’re sometimes prohibited from following those recommendations by either their school district policies or by state law. . There are wonderful single stall restroom designs that cost about the same as regular, traditional binary restrooms.

Pedagogy 237

Pedagogy Psychology Library Social Justice 237

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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Anthropology Pedagogy Archaeology Social Justice 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

Yet I caution against using a deficit frame that fails to account for other types of learning and skills students acquired during the pandemic, simply because they don’t fit traditional measurement standards or narrow constructs of achievement. Young people and educators have been telling us what they need. Ngounou, Ed.L.D.,

Social Justice 96

Social Justice K-12 Pedagogy Professional Development 96

ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

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. “It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.” Kids get cut off from these opportunities from an early age.

Education 121

Education Social Justice Tutoring Advocacy 121

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.

EdTech 75

EdTech Education Social Justice Research 75

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 111

Social Justice High School Tutoring Advocacy 111

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. They helped shape our country into what it is today.

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 4, 2022

To reserve a hotel room, please use the following link: 2024 Hotel Reservations To reserve a room by phone, please dial 877-865-5320 and reference the AIA/SCS Joint Annual Meeting or code ASJ.

K-12 52

K-12 Archiving Social Justice Library 52

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

And you’re the only student representing that culture at your school. Because that’s something that I hear a lot from people in predominantly white spaces is that the kids are not choosing to read books that feature characters from cultures outside their own.” . “My advice was not to do that.

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Library Social Justice Pedagogy Humanities 241

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

Education is a tool for social justice.”. Related : NYC’s bold gamble: Spend big on impoverished students’ social and emotional needs to get academic gains. Currently, I am implementing alternatives to traditional behavior management systems, such as more frequent and open parent contact.

Social Justice 99

Social Justice Education Tradition History 99

Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

From the time Kate Clancy tweeted about her experience and well beyond the launch of the survey, discussion continued on Twitter and other social media spaces. Amidst these continuing conversations, the survey launched in early April 2021, alongside multiple news media articles about the topic.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology Social Justice Humanities Research 98

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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Social Studies Cultures History Pedagogy 130

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I’ve been dubbed a ‘social justice warrior’ (that’s a badge of honour). Qatar’s laws and cultural norms are based on traditional gender roles and norms. Despite any one persons or one cultures belief, LGBTQ+ people are real and exist. I’m a football fan.

Geography 52

Geography Social Justice Humanities Cultures 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

It became a structural part of the culture.” beyond the traditional narrative. He denounced the Vietnam war, when it was politically risky, and did not mince words about U.S. racism: “The doctrine of white supremacy was imbedded in every textbook and preached in practically every pulpit. s Dream and You by Carole Boston Weatherford.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice History Economics Tradition 52

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

President Jokowi Widodo, more commonly known as ”Jokowi,” and Vice President Jusuf Kalla surprised the public when attending Indonesia’s 2017 State of the Union Address (SOTU) by wearing traditional attire. President Jokowi seeks to embody and represent this rich cultural diversity.

Cultures 98

Cultures Heritage Tradition Government 98

ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. Previous SEL research combined these constructs into a general category of social outcomes. There were 46 school shootings in 2022.

Civics 145

Civics K-12 Social Justice Research 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

In addition, black folk need schools with hiring practices that attend to diversity, adequate pay as well as curricula and pedagogical practices that are liberatory and culturally relevant. Related: Do black students really need college to get high paying jobs? Are charter supporters suggesting that they are beyond accountability?

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Charter School Social Justice Public School History 111

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

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Young people today have seen very few victories for education, reproductive rights and social justice in their lifetimes, and have instead lived through numerous attacks on their very selves. Others are turning to social media to fill in gaps when traditional forms of education are either disappearing or insufficient.

Social Justice 109

Social Justice K-12 Lesson Plan Advocacy 109

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

From Boys to Men: Rape and Developing Masculinity in Terence’s Hecyra and Eunuchus” (in a 1998 special edition of Helios that Professor James also edited) broke with scholarly tradition by shifting away from the citizen masculine perspective and acknowledging sexual abuse and enslavement as an embodied experience for women.

Pedagogy 52

Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Tradition 52

Anthropology News

JANUARY 30, 2025

This care takes multiple forms: emotional support, resource sharing, physical safety, and the preservation of cultural memory. Queer artivistas create spaces that intentionally center webs of communal enjoyment, and social justice, many times queering individualist normative neoliberal understandings of (self-)care.

Cultures 96

Cultures Social Justice Tradition Anthropology 96

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 Colleges and universities in general “tend not to be built for that, when you have layers of culture and hundreds of years of tradition behind you,” Manley said.

Economics 85

Economics Social Justice Psychology Lesson Plan 85

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

The dominance of white leadership sends a message that only whites can save black and brown people from abysmal traditional public education (which, too, is typically led and operated by whites). Many whites with fierce commitment to social justice lead the organizations I’ve named, and others. Loeb is white and Buery is black.

Charter School 80

Charter School Social Justice Museum Leadership 80

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.

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Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 108

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2016

One answer is critical teachers of color — a step beyond mere cultural competency. Our sensitivities and cultural competency often offer new ways of seeing for white students. Often teachers of color hold cultural knowledge white students do not. Teaching is not a profession commonly associated to PoC. Lorena German.

K-12 76

K-12 Social Justice Cultures High School 76

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Kids do well if adults in their environment are doing well,” said StaceyMcEnerney, director of social emotional learning for Codman Academy Charter School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where she added programs and training are aimed at creating a culture of care among the staff. The videos were then embedded in the SEL curriculum. “We

Social Justice 140

Social Justice Charter School Psychology High School 140

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

What we do have is a culture of respectone that honors the dignity and diversity of all students, families, and educators. She is the author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain , which I’ve referred to many times on this site, and one of the most respected voices on the topic of equity-driven education.

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Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 166