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We must not shut low-income students out of computer sciences

The Hechinger Report

These new skills and knowledge are the new fundamental requisites for K-12 studies, college studies, 21 st century jobs and ensuring lifelong earning in the digital innovation economy. This means that without computer science education, we are not prepared for the economic needs of our future.

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How to keep dual-language programs from being gentrified by English speaking families

The Hechinger Report

12, where students learn in both English and Spanish, the process can be both bureaucratic and baffling. That coincided with a growing recognition by privileged families of the economic and career benefits of bilingualism, and a particular interest in affluent communities in studying Spanish and Mandarin.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

Advancement Project , AFT Share My Lesson , American Social History Project , American Youth Policy Forum , Amplifier , Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning Collective , Asian Americans Advancing Justice , Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance , BARWE , BlackPast , Center for Black Educator Development , Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy (..)

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

Co-sponsors Abolitionist Teaching Network , Advancement Project , Advocates for Youth , African American Policy Forum , AFT Share My Lesson , American Library Association , American Social History Project , American Youth Policy Forum, Amplifier , Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning Collective , Asian Americans Advancing Justice , Asian Pacific American (..)

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Some religious colleges forgo federal funding, staying free of civil rights rules

The Hechinger Report

Thirty-eight religiously affiliated institutions have received exemptions from Title IX, according to a list released by the Education Department under pressure from Democrats in Congress after the gay rights organization the Human Rights Campaign used public-records laws to help expose the practice.

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‘We’ve failed them’: How South Carolina education policy hurts ‘Dreamers’ — and costs taxpayers

The Hechinger Report

While South Carolina taxpayers spend roughly $13,200 annually to educate each K-12 student, state policies obstruct one group of students from advancing their education beyond high school. It’s illegal for K-12 public schools to ask about a student’s immigration status. Ordaz is proud of Perez.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

Teaching Resources Lessons and Articles About K12 Lessons and teaching stories on Palestine and Israel from Rethinking Schools and the Zinn Education Project website. Toolkit to Defend K-12 Educators and Librarians Against False Accusations of Antisemitism compiled by Nora Lester Murad and Alice Rothchild.