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A dismal report card in math and reading

The Hechinger Report

Administered by the federal government, it tracks student performance in fourth and eighth grades and serves as a national yardstick of achievement. The starkest example of growing inequality is in eighth grade math, wherethe achievement gap grew to the largest in the history of the test. That’s a big deal. Its almost criminal.

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Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Franklin/Associated Press Many schools serving Native American students have been working to strengthen connections with families, who often struggle with higher rates of illness and poverty. Schools also must navigate distrust dating back to the U.S. Less than 10 percent of Native American students attend BIE schools.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher.

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As a 6-year-old, Leona Tate helped desegregate schools. Now she wants others to learn that history

The Hechinger Report

NEW ORLEANS — Clutching a small purse, six-year-old Leona Tate walked into McDonogh 19 Elementary School here and helped to desegregate the South. Almost all of Tate’s years in public school — from first grade to high school graduation — were spent within the turmoil of newly desegregated schools. Board decision.

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Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom

Studies Weekly

Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom Feb. 26, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Science is a critical part of elementary education. The most recent National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education published in 2018 found that elementary teachers taught science for just 18 minutes a day on average.

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TEACHER VOICE: What was troubling enough as 20th century history is happening in the present time

The Hechinger Report

On Twitter, users add lessons and resources to the #CharlottesvilleSyllabus and #CharlottesvilleCurriculum pages; everything from identity charts to readings on the history of white supremacy to conflict resolution activities. This work needs to begin in elementary school, where students’ ideas about their place in the world are shaped.

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OPINION: How can teachers help students grapple with the chaos surrounding us?

The Hechinger Report

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. They say college should not be a time for a lot of survey courses.

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