The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

But now a convergence of factors — a dwindling pool of traditional-age students, the call for more educated workers and a pandemic that highlighted economic disparities and scrambled habits and jobs — is putting adults in the spotlight. If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue.

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Economics Sociology Social Justice High School 144

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

With enrollment in traditional teacher education programs declining nationwide in the past few years, it is drying up at an alarming rate. According to a report published in 2017 by the Economic Policy Institute, large urban districts spend approximately $20,000 on every new hire. The teacher pipeline is no longer leaking.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2021

After a spirited welcome and a reminder to stay hydrated at this elevation (5,675 feet), she plays a video with peppy music, scenes of happy undergraduates enjoying fun traditions and the inevitable soaring drone footage of majestic campus landmarks. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report.

Social Justice 120

Social Justice Economics High School Education Policy 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

It shows that school closures widened both economic and racial inequality in learning — which was already at unacceptable rates prior to the pandemic. The latest study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research is based on testing data from 2.1 million students across the country.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

And given the former abundance of well-paying, blue-collar jobs in this corner of Indiana, the university is also up against a regional tradition that doesn’t necessarily place a high value on a college degree, she said. And that can provide a sense of direction for Latinx students who feel isolated. Aaron Cantú, for The Hechinger Report.

Social Justice 111

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Advocates for reproductive and birth justice, social-justice approaches to these problems, have helped to spotlight the role of health inequities in our society, says Crystal Tyler, the chief health officer for Rhia Ventures, which invests into birth equity-related companies. So absolutely, all this stuff is related,” she adds.

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EdTech Education Social Justice Advocacy 106

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

They include traditional public schools and charters. Service is key, so projects often involve themes of social justice and community improvement. About 80 percent are African-American, and 45 percent are classified as “economically disadvantaged.”. Derek Pierce, principal, Casco Bay Academy. Most are small.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

He described “the total pattern of economic exploitation under which Negroes suffer” in northern cities as a “system of internal colonialism” where police and the courts act as “enforcers.” — Jeanne Theoharis in The Atlantic Resources Here are resources about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., beyond the traditional narrative.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice History Economics Tradition 52

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

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 a professor of economics and management at Albion College who has studied the Antioch story. A hippy school,” its own students, alumni and faculty call it fondly. Vicki Baker.

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Economics Social Justice Psychology Lesson Plan 86

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.

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Charter School Social Justice Museum Leadership 80

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Fuller’s ideas revive a long-standing tradition of African-American educational self-reliance. My support for vouchers,” he said, “didn’t have a damn thing to do with free-market principles … it was a social justice issue to me.”. In 2017 the school received more than $462,000 in contributions, according to IRS filings.

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Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 107

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The pages are laid out like a textbook, featuring artwork that depicts some of the core themes of climate literacy — as defined in the report – like climate justice and traditional and Indigenous knowledges (the plural s is intentional). Not just the science, but social justice.

Education 111

Education Museum Social Justice K-12 111

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Thats why legislators in Texas have outlawed one of the traditional staples of the civics classroom: the write your legislator assignment. The Truth About Teaching for Equity and Social Justice We reject the universalizing, color-blind posture of these laws and challenge the canard that to acknowledge race is itself racist.

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Social Justice Primary Sources History Civics 98