Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. Then in 1992, Congress passed a law that designated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Heritage Museum Social Studies Artifacts 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2024

Jackson stands in front of her old elementary school on the Warm Springs reservation in February 2024. Counselors on the Native and Strong line follow the same protocol, but they also list culturally specific practices, like smudging (the burning of sacred herbs), talking to an elder or eating a traditional food.

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Heritage Cultures Tradition Elementary School 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language. “It

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High School Heritage Economics Cultures 112

Studies Weekly

JUNE 6, 2024

Classroom Layout and Furniture Flexible Seating Incorporate a variety of seating options, like traditional desks for seat work time, bean bags for the class library, other types of seating for listening, art, and science centers, and floor cushions to accommodate different learning styles and other center activities.

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Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Johnson opened the doors of Mississippi’s first rural charter school in this temporary space a year ago. Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes.

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Charter School History Library Public School 108

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2024

The center rents its main campus from a Methodist retirement community for $1 and operates an additional program out of an elementary school. We realized we needed to help the families address those and provide some stability so that the kids can actually go to school,” Ganzó said.

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Heritage Elementary School High School Tradition 119

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

. — Lindsey Johnson and Yesenia De La Rosa were taking different approaches to teaching the same English lesson on silent letters as they sat at opposite ends of this first grade classroom in West Elementary School. The shares are even higher in some classes at the district’s West Elementary School.

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High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145