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70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

More than 27,700 school-age youth live in Pasadena , Altadena and Sierra Madre , the communities served by the district, but only about half of them attend public school. Pasadena High School. But the moms in the community who support public schools have organized to create a more equitable and diverse educational landscape.

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OPINION: Many rural schools have been ‘minimally adequate’ for too long

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Board of Education cases actually began. I had not learned of this fascinating portion of our state’s history until after graduating from the University of South Carolina. But the school recently saw its state report card rating tumble. This means dual school systems still operate today in a town of fewer than 1,000 people.

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

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Related: What if public schools never reopen? This flies in the face of common sense and human history, deBoer argued. Let’s consider for a moment if our egalitarian impulses, however well-intended, have prevented us from pursuing a vision of public education that could be more fruitful….

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One state radically boosted new teacher pay – and upset a lot of teachers

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2024

Because of the new law, in more than half of the state’s school districts , every teacher made the same salary this year, regardless of years of experience. It is the largest state investment in teacher salaries in Arkansas history, a big deal in a state that ranked 48th in the country for starting pay up until this year.

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With the nation in turmoil, Ed Secretary King’s quest to diversify schools is the right pursuit

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

Negative quality of life outcomes and racial strife evidence our failure to learn how to live together, which compromise our national security making diversity a federal education policy issue. Secretary of Education, is thankful for attending diverse schools and attributes those schools to his advancements.

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Desegregation is unraveling in this Texas town

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

A federal judge fully released the district from that order in June, and just weeks before the school year started, Beard and the rest of the board unanimously approved a voluntary plan to keep the district’s schools desegregated and ensure that students of color have equal opportunities to graduate and succeed beyond high school.

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States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

When the debate over teaching race-related concepts in public schools reached Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart’s home state of South Dakota, she decided she couldn’t in good conscience send her youngest daughter to kindergarten at a local public school. I want my children to know who they are,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart. “I

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Where Americans Are — and Aren’t — Politically Divided on Education

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APRIL 26, 2024

“I think that there is a broad and sensible middle-of-the-country who is interested in common sense, popular education policy opinions, [and] that is sometimes not well-represented by two extremes,” Polikoff says. Overall, 73 percent of participants said funds should go to public schools.

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What’s the worst that could happen under New Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos? Some Scenarios

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

But Betsy DeVos attended private schools and sent her children to them. Her qualification to be Secretary of Education? Scenario #1: DeVos moves quickly to implement President-Elect Trump’s plan to use $20 billion of federal funds for block grants to states to support vouchers for poor children to attend private schools.

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Analysis: Trump’s Justice Dept moves to protect whites in college admissions

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2017

Or even types of schools. Private schools? I know a lot of conservatives have been really excited about getting at private schools. Emmanuel: Well, I think we’ve just seen Trump’s first real education policy and I think this gives us a window on what we can expect from the next three and a half years.

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When schools reopen, we may not have enough teachers

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

She resigned from her position at a rural, private school in the Philippines after accepting an offer from Clark County. Her country’s stay-at-home order, now entering its fifth month, also prevented Posada-Ingles from finishing her doctoral program in special education. History from a teacher working in another district.

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OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Trump talks about schools secretly imposing gender transition surgery on children. Finally, it’s likely that the administration will try to voucherize more public dollars to support families sending their children to private schools. Related: How would Project 2025 change education? public schools reeling.

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Fight for better education instead of blasting “unhappy liberals’’

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

McDaniel offered no apology, insisting: “I’m on the right side of history,’’ and posting a photo of an ultrasound on his page with the caption: “Gender equality starts here. In Mississippi, a school choice rally drew huge support: On Monday, hundreds of students, parents and teachers held aloft “School Choice Now!”

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What education could look like under Trump and Vance

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Trump also supports efforts to privatize the K-12 school system, including through vouchers for private schools. His administration made it possible for parents to use their children’s 529 college savings plan to pay for up to $10,000 annually in private school tuition. Nirvi Shah Teaching about U.S.

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70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation

OPINION: Many rural schools have been ‘minimally adequate’ for too long

Trending Sources

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

One state radically boosted new teacher pay – and upset a lot of teachers

With the nation in turmoil, Ed Secretary King’s quest to diversify schools is the right pursuit

Desegregation is unraveling in this Texas town

States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement

Where Americans Are — and Aren’t — Politically Divided on Education

What’s the worst that could happen under New Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos? Some Scenarios

Analysis: Trump’s Justice Dept moves to protect whites in college admissions

When schools reopen, we may not have enough teachers

OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

Fight for better education instead of blasting “unhappy liberals’’

What education could look like under Trump and Vance

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