The Hechinger Report

JUNE 30, 2024

States invested well over $10 billion in pre-K programs in 2022-23, and the federal government invested $11 billion in Head Start. Close to half of all four-year-olds in the U.S. now start their formal education in a public preschool classroom, and this share is steadily growing.

Professional Development 89

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2024

Elementary school students in grades two to six were making slow progress, and remained behind. It’s easy to jump to the conclusion that the $190 billion that the federal government gave to schools for pandemic recovery didn’t work. Curriculum Associates pointed to two unexpected bright spots in its assessment results.

Tutoring 140

Tutoring Psychology Elementary School Research 140

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2022

First, every level of government should begin investing in social and emotional supports for young children now. Second, public health agencies must align the release of their guidance, and their investment in needed supports, for public elementary schools and early educators. We must heed the calls from the U.S.

Elementary School 113

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Students at Bessemer Elementary School don’t have to go far to see a doctor. If they’re feeling sick, they can walk in to the school’s health clinic, log on to a computer, and connect with a pediatrician or a family medicine provider. The biggest challenge in launching the clinic was getting parents’ buy-in , he said.

Elementary School 98

Elementary School Public School Government Research 98

ED Surge

MAY 19, 2022

As a governance tool, these automated transfers also reduce administrative overhead and record-keeping, which can be challenging for education programs in remote locales. where elementary school students can select adventures and collect gifts as a result of learning core skills.

Government 136

Government Elementary School Critical Thinking Research 136

ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2024

But Futernick — a longtime educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a teacher educator and a leader of a national school turnaround center — aims to keep the dialogues as civil and productive as possible. So there's an elementary school in Stockton, California. And he records the conversations.

Cultures 125

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In the latest study , published in January 2023, children who went to preschool were far more likely to go to college within a couple years of graduating high school. About 40 percent of the families took advantage of it and chose to send their children to a pre-K program at a public elementary school.

K-12 108

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

and one that “established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.” Designing for Climate Education Architects designed a rainwater collection system for Springdale Park Elementary School in Atlanta, where it is used as a teaching tool for the students. NPR called it “a first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S.”

Government 121

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

Advocacy 84

Advocacy Educational Technology Elementary School Professional Development 84

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2023

Gavin Newsom, whose administration launched the program, has called it a way “to restore the social contract between government and its citizens,” one “that says if you work hard and dedicate yourself in service to others, you will be rewarded with opportunity.” When she was in elementary school, “it seemed like no one cared,” Warren said.

Elementary School 100

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mackenzie Woll, a second-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts, said diagnostic tests at the start of the year revealed that most of her students were reading at a kindergarten or a first grade level. READ THE SERIES.

Elementary School 144

Elementary School Library Middle School Tutoring 144

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Government Accountability Office, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Education. If high school students are required to meet NAEP proficient to graduate from high school, large numbers will fail. Loveless noted in 2016 that: Equating NAEP proficiency with grade level is bogus. emphasis added].

Government 145

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In 2023, the federal government invested $15.5 billion in implementing evidence-based practices in schools nationwide to support special education students, including increased resources for staffing and implementing diversified instructional practices. It’s estimated that more than one in five children in the U.S.

Public School 135

Public School K-12 Elementary School Government 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

In the schools without art, 14.5 percent of students in the schools with art. The surveys also found that elementary school students, who made up the majority of the students in the study, were more engaged in school and had stronger college aspirations. percent of students were disciplined compared to only 10.9

Teaching 143

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2023

Despite the presence of a nearby government school, Sodi’s son and two daughters study at the Assembly of God Church in the Indian border town of Rupaidiha, where Sodi himself once studied. Hindi, the medium of instruction there, is easier for Awadhi speakers to comprehend than the Nepali used at the local school.

Sociology 66

Sociology Government Elementary School High School 66

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

News & World Report released its first-ever rankings of public elementary and middle schools in the United States. Schools in the bottom quarter of all schools in a given jurisdiction were not ranked, but simply identified as being in the bottom quarter. Even “global authorities” can screw up!

K-12 140

K-12 Middle School Sociology Economics 140

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Text messages to parents about their school-aged children led to better grades and attendance. Based on these early successes, education leaders in government and nonprofit organizations sought to bring the power of text messages to hundreds of thousands of students. We’re narrowing in on where nudging is useful.

Research 143

Research Economics Government High School 143

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

who wanted a voice in government] Weekly Assessment: Have students write a paragraph on the following: Should the president be elected directly by the people? [Possible answers: fear that someone unqualified might be elected; lack of education by voters; distrust of the common people] Why was the constitution amended to change this?

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Government Elementary School 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

“Here at school, we’re trying to not put the pressure at all on the students, but I know our third grade teachers really feel it,” Knapp said. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question. Because it is just one assessment.” We have to do more.”

Tutoring 96

Tutoring Elementary School K-12 Advocacy 96

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

Shortages were concentrated in low-income schools and certain specialties. Wealthy suburban schools might have dozens of applicants for an elementary school teacher, while schools in poor urban neighborhoods and remote rural areas might struggle to find certified teachers in special education or in teaching students who are learning English.

Research 129

Research Tutoring Government Elementary School 129

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

K-12 52

K-12 Social Studies Lesson Plan Elementary School 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

Another improves reading comprehension among older elementary school students. Because the government wanted to focus on what works, Sahni only analyzed studies with positive results for students. One helps middle schoolers with math homework. The third is an online algebra course for eighth graders.

Middle School 127

Middle School Educational Technology Tutoring Lesson Plan 127

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. Many other major school systems remain closed as well. Science in particular is extremely hands-on and almost impossible to grasp virtually.

K-12 130

K-12 Museum Government Elementary School 130

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 The post Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction first appeared on Studies Weekly.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies K-12 Civics Lesson Plan 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

The study, which was published late last year in Education Sciences and released more widely last week, found that children who attended Tulsa’s Educare program, all of whom live below the poverty line, experienced positive effects that lasted well into elementary school.

Research 98

Research Elementary School Professional Development Government 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Mercado had wanted to be a teacher ever since she’d spent time in high school working with preschool kids. Caitlin Mercado works with her second-grade students at Ritchie Park Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland. Students were learning about photosynthesis and the parts of a plant near the end of the school year.

Teaching 68

Teaching Elementary School Middle School Lesson Plan 68

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

“That is something that school leaders and administrators are going to have to grapple with and start to better plan for.”. The burned remains of the Paradise Elementary school as seen Friday, November 9, 2018, in Paradise, California. Related: The silence of school leaders on climate change. Hot classrooms.

Education 137

Education Elementary School K-12 High School 137

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. This is not a problem of higher education’s making, but a failure of public education writ large.

K-12 101

K-12 Civics Social Studies Geography 101

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Related: Confessions of an all-white teacher in an urban school. Their photos this week are showing a mix of children from all different ethnic backgrounds, no easy task to achieve in New York City, where close to half the elementary schools are 90 percent black and Hispanic. government also acknowledges.

Elementary School 80

Elementary School Charter School Library Government 80

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Either way, the reality is that competitiveness starts early and competition shows up in many ways in schools. As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called.

Middle School 87

Middle School Elementary School Psychology Teaching 87

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Many school systems are gravely unprepared for a warming world. While there’s no comprehensive data on how many schools lack air conditioning, some 41 percent of school districts responding to a 2020 Government Accountability Office survey reported that the majority of their school buildings needed heating and cooling upgrades.

Elementary School 99

Elementary School Government Humanities Research 99

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

government in 1977 asked that schools look for a “severe discrepancy between levels of ability and achievement” when screening children for learning disabilities. During her first couple of years of elementary school “her nervous system was like a pressure cooker because she wasn’t being given appropriate help,” Chittenden said.

Psychology 143

Psychology Elementary School Humanities High School 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2022

which we published last Monday in partnership with the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, focuses on Collins Elementary School in the Covington County Public Schools in southeastern Mississippi. Related: ‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddle students.

Elementary School 69

Elementary School Middle School Government High School 69

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The immense wealth inequality and chronic public-school underfunding in our city requires a fundamental transformation in the way that wealthy institutions relate [to] surrounding communities.”. A student slides on the ice after school at Nebinger Elementary School in South Philadelphia. million to Boston in 2019.

Public School 110

Public School Government Elementary School Community Engagement 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Despite promising in 1974 to cover nearly half the extra cost for schools to provide special education, the federal government has never done so.) The availability of interpreters is “not as consistent as we would like it to be,” said Ibi Holiday, a special-education teacher at Rising Star Elementary School in Seattle.

High School 144

High School Advocacy Elementary School Government 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. Fourth and fifth grade students work on an engineering activity using toothpicks and tape to build bridges during summer camp at Bethel Elementary School in Simpsonville, S.C.

Elementary School 108

Elementary School K-12 Middle School High School 108