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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

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. and marched to Chinatown on March 12, 2021. When they look back on that day, many remember feeling very alone. schools in recent years.

K-12

K-12 Ancestry Education Geography

OPINION: Well-intentioned New York City pre-K is falling short of noble goals

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

How about resuming with fairness as well, realigning pre-K to ease racial disparities in early learning? New York City’s expansive pre-K network — universal and free — is not immune to organized inequality. Average pre-K quality overall, after climbing initially, has remained at a plateau in the past two years.

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K-12 Geography Civics Psychology

OPINION: Why the national teacher shortage is really a distribution problem

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

If left unaddressed, these related issues will have ramifications for generations of K-12 students. We have an oversupply of highly qualified educators in some communities and extreme shortfalls in others — often those that have been hollowed out by decades of policy stagnation, economic disinvestment and white flight.

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K-12 Geography High School Economics

A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

McMillan, who teaches in a rural southeast part of the state, said the geography of her school is one reason she applied to the fellowship. Researchers and scientists shared the ways different economic, infrastructure, and environmental factors are altering Louisiana’s coastline. Credit: Image provided by Aimee Hollander.

Controversial Topics

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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With educators duking it out in the so-called “math wars” over the curriculum changes in California — which recommended delaying algebra, a critical juncture in the race to calculus in K-12 — the question rose to the fore this year. In MBA school it was only used in an economics course. That was geography.” That was it.

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K-12 Geography Middle School Economics

Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. Eastern Kentucky University shut down theater, economics and other majors. million over the next two years; and Iowa State, $11.4

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Escaping Into the Works of Adam Smith

ACRE

JANUARY 17, 2023

Analyzing world, continent, and country maps, students consider how natural resources and natural geography influence economies. K-12 educators can request activity kits that include everything needed to play through the Adam Smith Escape Room with your students. Connections to Arkansas Learning Standards: Economics: EDM.1.E.1

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K-12 Geography Economics Civics

Vote for Digital Promise in the 2020 SXSW EDU PanelPicker

Digital Promise

AUGUST 9, 2019

“Challenge Collaboratives” are a model of research-practice partnerships that engage educators and researchers across contexts and geographies to create outputs and outcomes that benefit schools nationwide. Challenge Collaboratives: Next Gen R&D. The New Equity Battlefield: Computing for All.

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K-12 Geography Humanities Economics

A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. It’s a lot more involved than tacking on a project to a traditional unit of study by assigning students, for example, to make shoebox dioramas about a book they’ve read.

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The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott, Arkansas

ACRE

JUNE 19, 2023

& Arkansas History, Economics, & Geography. Learn more and download the curriculum here: [link] Grant Funds Available K-12 teachers, did you know there is grant funding available for field trips to historic Arkansas sites? The internationally prominent Pfeiffer family.

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Museum K-12 Geography History

Jigsaw Strategy

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Jigsaw Strategy first appeared on Studies Weekly. Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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Open letter to teachers who feel trapped in racist schools

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Communities, ones organized by race, socioeconomic class and geography, use schools to cover blatant housing discrimination, school financing bias and white supremacy. Government Accountability Office found the percentage of all schools with racial or socio-economic isolation grew from 9 percent to 16 percent from 2001 to 2014.

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How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

The C3 framework — the three Cs refer to college, career and civic life — includes curriculums in civics, economics, geography and history. Serriere said C3 is being used across the country. Critics say the framework waters down meaningful social studies instruction and fails to adequately inspire students to civic action.

Social Studies

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Print References/Reading List/Bibliography in Your Syllabus (With Some Style) in R Markdown and {stevemisc}

Steven V. Miller

JANUARY 12, 2022

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Engagement and Focus According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics, children ages 8-12 spend three times more on screens than is recommended daily. E., & Lafreniere, K. Economics of Education Review , 68 , 89–103. R., & Brønnick, K. Annisette, L.

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Test prep to get into vocational education? Yup, it’s a thing

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2019

If that employment picture doesn’t change soon, some experts say, it could hamper economic growth. These relationships are carefully nurtured by school staff — and aided by geography. Ted Szczawinski, director of curriculum at Passaic County Technical Institute on the collaboration between staff and business in curriculum development.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

John Jones asks a question to his students in AP Human Geography on August 18, 2016. This economic divide was mirrored in the school system. It’s about improving education for all kids,” said school district Superintendent Lewis Holloway. And the Department of Justice bought into that.”. Photo: Nicole Lewis.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In the meantime, they have been testing the reach and reliability of the Carters Mountain signal, while also creating the network’s backbone — burying 12 miles (of a planned 85 miles) of fiber-optic cable to ferry huge amounts of high-speed data between school-based transmitters, receivers and servers, and regional data hubs.

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

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After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches ‘crisis’ levels

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Indeed, a recent study in the 2017 Mississippi Economic Review found that districts with the worst teacher shortages have a weak local property tax base, a high percentage of black students and are disproportionately located in the Delta. Teacher shortage is primarily a function of race and geography,” the authors wrote.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Like many cities across America, Lowell is struggling to find its economic footing as millions of blue-collar jobs in manufacturing, construction and transportation disappear , subject to offshoring and automation. Moureen’s economic ascent, however, may also depend on geography. Where you live matters more than ever.”.

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California finally ended a ban on bilingual education. Now it can’t find enough teachers for these classes

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Our free weekly newsletter consults critical voices on innovation and inequality in K-12 education. While dual-language programs often stop after elementary school, the bilingual advantage stretches through students K-12 years and into their working lives. Related: Widen your perspective.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 million to $23 million as grants available to states.

Social Studies

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography

What education could look like under Harris and Walz

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Walz, the governor of Minnesota, worked for roughly two decades in public schools, as a geography teacher and football coach. Pre-K In 2021, the Biden administration proposed a universal preschool program as part of a multi-trillion-dollar social spending plan called Build Back Better.

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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

OPINION: Well-intentioned New York City pre-K is falling short of noble goals

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OPINION: Why the national teacher shortage is really a distribution problem

A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

Escaping Into the Works of Adam Smith

Vote for Digital Promise in the 2020 SXSW EDU PanelPicker

A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott, Arkansas

Jigsaw Strategy

Open letter to teachers who feel trapped in racist schools

How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

Print References/Reading List/Bibliography in Your Syllabus (With Some Style) in R Markdown and {stevemisc}

Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Test prep to get into vocational education? Yup, it’s a thing

What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

A school district is building a DIY broadband network

Teaching social studies in a polarized world

After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches ‘crisis’ levels

Out of poverty, into the middle class

California finally ended a ban on bilingual education. Now it can’t find enough teachers for these classes

Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

What education could look like under Harris and Walz

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