The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. Johnson is the principal of Mississippi’s Collins Elementary School, where the paddle remains a staple of the educational experience.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Public School High School Government 145

ED Surge

JUNE 13, 2022

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in Uvalde, Texas, and 17 more wounded, in the sanctuary of an elementary school. A natural human reaction is to defend, to protect and to guard—which translates into “hardening” schools. On May 24, the unfathomable happened. Let’s invest in teaching our children how to love.

Human Rights 107

Human Rights Humanities Elementary School Middle School 107

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2017

This work needs to begin in elementary school, where students’ ideas about their place in the world are shaped. Here are some ways to do that in elementary school classrooms: First and foremost, it is vital that young people have a place to process disturbing news and to be reassured that their lives matter and that they are safe.

History 75

History Elementary School Library Civics 75

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A few months earlier, she’d heard about a family shelter inside an elementary school gym. Dafne said an elementary school gym isn’t an ideal place to sleep either. We will not fix homelessness until the federal government believes that housing is a human right,” Ronen said. There was one other option.

High School 145

High School Elementary School Middle School Human Rights 145

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

They organized to change the name of an elementary school where three study group members work. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Human Rights Committee of 20 members formed a study group that is embedded into their regular monthly meetings. Check out their overview.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often find myself in settings where discussing Palestine, or even mentioning my identity as a Palestinian American, presents more challenges than when I worked in the field of human rights and law. Even using their own experience doesn’t protect teachers from attacks.

K-12 117

K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 117

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I even found “Heather” again: In December 2021, a Pennsylvania school district ordered the removal of the book from all of its elementary-school libraries over parental objections, leading its author, Lesléa Newman, to declare : “It’s 1992 all over again.”. “No

Library 113

Library Social Justice History Psychology 113