The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

A Crew of seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland, Maine, plays a conflict-resolution game called “Is This Seat Taken?” PORTLAND, Maine — On a recent fall morning in the library of King Middle School here, four seventh-grade girls interviewed an immigrant from Peru named Luis Millones, now a Spanish professor at Colby College.

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Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

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. Submit your info by Aug.

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Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan 52

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Research shows that when professional learning communities demonstrate four key characteristics, they can improve teaching practice and student achievement in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies subject tests (Vescio et al., educators, and Catherine Lewis, who conducts academic research on lesson study.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Then came the anti-CRT movement Andy Rotherham, who was appointed to the state board of education in 2022 by Youngkin, said the outcome of the social studies debate shows that people can get past politics to a good result. Some school leaders are taking further action beyond what the state requires.

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History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 99

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

We are not what they’re saying we are,’” said former Wheatley social studies teacher Kendra Yarbrough-Camarena. Libraries in those schools are being turned into centers where students considered disruptive will participate remotely. At least three studies have found that takeovers don’t increase academic achievement.

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Charter School High School Professional Development Government 97

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

But job one is to address the social, emotional and physical issues that will make academic learning more challenging if they are not met, particularly for the students who have fallen most behind. They have not been able to borrow books from the library, take field trips or participate in hands-on learning activities.

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K-12 Elementary School Library Professional Development 139

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

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Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

The father of three is also not keen on the states newly proposed social studies standards that would require biblical lessons starting in first grade. Walterss mandate has also sparked concern because of the proposed social studies standards that followed. Bibles, he noted, are accessible to students through the library.

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Public School High School Social Studies History 132

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

Construction had pushed back the new school year at her Vermont high school. The intercom and phones weren’t set up yet, so a teacher came to Patrie’s room to tell her everyone was gathering in the library. She is currently a library media specialist at South Saint Paul Public Schools, in Minnesota.

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Charter School Civics Middle School Civic Engagement 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

High schoolers in a social studies class at Patchogue-Medford work on a lesson about the history of nationalism. The women’s group, composed of moms from Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Central America, had come up with a list of suggestions for making the local schools friendlier to immigrant parents.

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