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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

On the international Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) , American 15-year-olds rank toward the bottom of economically advanced nations in math achievement. Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. And in today’s polarized political climate, that’s a dangerous public face to be.

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OPINION: Can Zoom classes keep students excited and engaged? We have found some ways

The Hechinger Report

It not only scuttled our trip, but both the pandemic and the economic fallout hit our majority minority students hard. Census, we had taught them how to plumb demographic data and to understand why the census was key to both political apportionment and allocating federal funds for institutions like public schools.

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OPINION: What if everything we believe about education is a lie?

The Hechinger Report

Related: What if public schools never reopen? An avowed Marxist, deBoer argues unabashedly that he has set out “to demolish the entire meritocratic system and give [underprivileged] kids equal economic circumstances to begin with,” as a Wall Street Journal review of his book summarized. The results have not rewarded our faith.

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College advisers vow to ‘kick the door open’ for Black and Hispanic students despite affirmative action ruling 

The Hechinger Report

In your schools, do something! Fight for social justice.” Many of the TeenSHARP participants gathered here, who are predominantly Black or Hispanic, worry that their chances of getting into top-tier schools have diminished with the court’s decision. Before the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v.

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

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Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

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Research also shows immersion programs in general have many educational and cognitive benefits , as well as cultural, economic and social benefits both locally and globally. The number of programs is increasing to meet demand from parents and communities, with 180 dual-language public school programs in New York City alone in 2015.

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How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice

The Hechinger Report

Tyndall turned down a bevy of offers from colleges in other states to attend Rutgers’ Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC), which brings together dozens of students each year for a residential program that combines rigorous academics with a social-justice focus. “I Photo: Matt Krupnick for The Hechinger Report.