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OPINION: You can’t teach psychology without covering gender and sexuality, and you can’t teach history without covering racism

The Hechinger Report

We have to place facts, history and science at the heart of our education systems. Related: Inside Florida’s ‘underground lab’ for far-right education policies Florida’s state board of education then accused the College Board of “playing games with Florida students.” It stood firm in defense of the unit.

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OPINION: The first step toward promoting women into education leadership? Stop paying men more

The Hechinger Report

Yet strikingly few women make it to the top role in America’s state and district education systems. And along the path to leadership, they face a familiar and frustrating pay gap compared to their male colleagues. They must send a strong signal that female education leaders unequivocally will receive fair and equal pay.

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OPINION: Black principals play a key role in transforming education. We need more of them

The Hechinger Report

Horace Tate is no relic of history; Black principals are still fighting that fight today. Phelton Moss is the acting director of American University’s Education Policy and Leadership Program. He is a professor of Education Policy at American University and a fellow in the center for Education Innovation at the NAACP.

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OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism

The Hechinger Report

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Our goals were not far-fetched or new.

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Experience and the educational ecosystem: why retention of experienced colleagues matters for beginning teachers

Becoming a History Teacher

Photo by Frans van Heerden on Pexels.com More experienced teachers in mentoring roles are often, as demonstrated by the teacher at the beginning of this blog, able to be more speculative about the pressures of school and education policy. School leadership in England 2010 to 2020: characteristics and trends, [link] DfE (2024).

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OPINION: Iowa offers the nation some lessons about graduating incarcerated students from college

The Hechinger Report

HEA policies and programs continue to help more students attend and graduate from college, even those who are incarcerated. This involvement is unique given the norms and culture of correctional facilities, where leadership typically dictates nearly every aspect of inmates’ lives.

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Open letter to teachers who feel trapped in racist schools

The Hechinger Report

Consequently, anti-racist teachers like you and me must organize like-minded educators to form our own community. Because local unions can reflect the racial attitudes of the confined geographic area, leadership and involvement from the national-level group is almost always necessary. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.