The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

No one is confused about why we have public fire departments or libraries: We all understand their mission for the public good. The pressure of high-stakes testing has caused districts and schools to reduce or even eliminate coursework in civics, along with history, geography, science, arts, and fitness. Not so much.

Civics 90

Civics Geography Public School Library 90

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2018

The AIU is also adding virtual reality equipment to its lending library for educators. Seventh-graders, along with science teacher Susan Dunning and geography teacher Megan Fuga, repeatedly gave the CMU students feedback on what worked and what didn’t. The final feedback came from eighth-graders, trying the game for their first time.

K-12 110

K-12 Geography World History Library 110

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls. This is an equity issue.

Library 106

Library Middle School High School Government 106

Leah Cleary

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Along with these solutions, I’ll be adding resources to my Free Resource Library that you can edit and use in your classroom. You can get access to the Library by signing up for my email list. Assess imperialism in Africa and Asia, include: the influence of geography and natural resources.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Library Geography World History 52

Living Geography

JULY 16, 2024

This has a biography of every GA President, along with hundreds of other posts on the history of the Association. You can borrow the book from the Internet Archive library. A cross posting from my GA Presidents blog. Utopia on Trial was written by Alice Coleman.

Archiving 52

Archiving Library History 52

Life and Landscapes

APRIL 11, 2024

To know the publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, is to study French history. So he founded the Family Illustrated Library, which, in 1864, became the Magazine of Education and Recreation. But first his publisher, the reason that his “Voyages” began, and also why Paris was not published, when it was first done!

Museum 52

Museum Geography Library History 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

I also love my 3D relief United States map , which is really helpful in explaining events and helping my students study for their semester-long US geography test series. Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52

Living Geography

MAY 6, 2024

A cross posting from my new GCSE Natural History blog which has now passed three hundred posts in preparation for the arrival of this new specification. For Merlin to learn to recognize a species by sound, we use audio recordings from the Macaulay Library that include a variety of sounds for each species to “train” Merlin.

Library 52

Library History 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

She planned to major in digital media arts, but before she could start, Delta State eliminated that major, along with 20 other degree programs , including history, English, chemistry and music. Holly Buroughs sits in front of the Jackson Library on the campus of the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Geography 138

Geography Political Science Sociology History 138

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. In a class with teachers , Delmont explained the relevance of learning this history. We’ll add more once teachers use the new paperback edition.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Library of Congress, U.S. data show just how little students across America have actually learned about the nation’s history, civics and geography. Forty years later, racial discrimination and violence are still far too common across America, due in part to our history- and civics-impoverished K-12 education landscape.

Civics 75

Civics K-12 Geography Library 75

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

Library 132

Library Geography High School Civics 132

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Students first learn about Mississippi history in fourth grade, and that’s the first time they are supposed to delve deeply into the history of the movement to end racial segregation and discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement is a case history of what it means to be American, and what it means to exercise constitutional rights.”.

K-12 97

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 97

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Sloan Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation. Her research focuses on early modern political theory and the history of International Relations Thought.

Political Science 72

Political Science Social Science Economics Government 72

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Many we selected because they had made headlines for banning library books; others we chose because government records showed they had purchased web filters or because they were mentioned by students interviewed for this article. The Markup requested records from 26 school districts. schools censor the internet. Is that fair?”

Library 111

Library Advocacy Humanities High School 111

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Its open to all disciplines, geographies, periods, methodologies, authors, and audiences across the humanities.

Humanities 145

Humanities Oral History Archiving Pedagogy 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Walz, the governor of Minnesota, worked for roughly two decades in public schools, as a geography teacher and football coach. Walz has a long history of supporting LGBTQ+ students in Minnesota, where he was the faculty adviser of Mankato West High School’s first Gay-Straight Alliance club in the 1990s.

K-12 139

K-12 Education Public School History 139