The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

million students go to public schools in rural areas , more than the combined total of the nation’s 85 largest school districts. Rural students tend to do well in elementary school, but something changes as they get older. More than 9.3 Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report. And that’s just what he did.

World History 141

World History Civic Engagement High School Elementary School 141

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Middle school students at the Innovation Academy experiment with building electrical circuits. The Innovation Academy workspace at Dysart Unified School District looked more like a tech startup’s headquarters than a classroom. Miranda Virgil, seventh-grade math teacher at Canyon Ridge Elementary School.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Tutoring Middle School Tradition 111

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

and World History classes. The national nonprofit Breakthrough Collaborative trains college students to teach middle school students during a six-week summer program. In the process, the high school students end up strengthening their own skills. As I unlock my door, they ask, “So what are we teaching today?”.

Tutoring 89

Tutoring Leadership Middle School World History 89

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

When she moved to and went to high school in Staten Island, where the population is less than 10 percent Asian American, her school remained more than half Asian. For Zeng, it was clear that the problems with the way world history was taught at her school bled through into the teaching of U.S. A more inclusive U.S.

History 109

History Heritage K-12 American History 109

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

There are critics who contend that instilling social values in students is the purview of parents not schools, and others who fear that SEL could easily be used as yet another way to punish low-income students of color who don’t conform to behavioral norms. Yet many employers say graduates lack these skills. “We

Charter School 108

Charter School K-12 Middle School High School 108

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Rather than being challenged, he was allowed to use a teacher-made study guide while taking exams at his California high school. One time, a teacher gave his special education world history class all of the answers to their final exam. He said he never had to study or actually learn anything to get an A.

High School 111

High School Education Government Elementary School 111

4QM Teaching

MAY 7, 2023

LOW HISTORY SCORES Since teaching actually seems to make a difference in what students learn, I think we should not be surprised by the latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which shows that eighth graders’ proficiency in history is falling from an already low baseline.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Middle School Elementary School History 40