The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

Education is a provincial responsibility in Canada and is highly centralized by the Alberta government. The curriculum is developed and coordinated by government officials and staff, but the writing is done largely by committees of practicing teachers according to agreed-upon directives (a broad curriculum revision is currently underway now).

Heritage 69

Heritage Political Science Government Psychology 69

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The newly formed Philadelphia Education Innovation Cluster is aiming to infuse the city’s namesake fraternal spirit into their regional education ecosystem, a network that includes community centers, art organizations, public television, Philadelphia Public Schools (representing 130,000 students and 300 schools), and more.

Civic Engagement 71

Civic Engagement Heritage Charter School Civics 71

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

NEW ORLEANS — Six years ago, author and creative writing teacher Anne Gisleson was looking for a school for her 4-year-old son, Otto, who attended a private Lutheran preschool in her Bywater neighborhood. But for kindergarten, she wanted him to attend a public school, with kids from all backgrounds and neighborhoods.

Economics 75

Economics Charter School Public School Heritage 75

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For parents applying to the dual-language program at Rochester, New York’s public school No. We heard that working class Latinx families, often in Cambridge for generations, were not … getting into the school.” The school district changed the policy to give “points” to children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

Heritage 134

Heritage K-12 Human Rights High School 134

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 12, 2024

My own understanding of school choice has been heavily informed by Diane Ravitch’s 2013 book Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools. There’s magnet schools, which are giving seats to kids outside of a zoned neighborhood school.

Charter School 235

Charter School Private School Public School Pedagogy 235

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2023

It’s part of a growing, youth-led movement against the Agriculture Department’s “milk mandate” — a requirement that public schools offer moo juice at every meal service — and other federal rules that make it difficult for students to access plant-based alternatives. Some students oppose the rules because they are vegan. In the U.S.,

Heritage 101

Heritage Social Justice High School Government 101

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The Higher Education Act, first passed in 1965 and revised perodically, regulates how the federal government financially assists postsecondary institutions and students. It governs how federal student loans are distributed, who is eligible for federal financial aid, how loans must be repaid and which institutions can receive federal money.

Education 93

Education Government Heritage Economics 93

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

Jesse Hagopian , Rethinking Schools editor, co-editor of Teaching for Black Lives, and Zinn Education Project leadership team member Astoundingly, today, almost half of all children in the public schools are in a jurisdiction that has passed a law or policy that bans honest education , about race, about gender, about sexuality.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

The school district, like many around the country, struggled early on to accommodate the rising numbers of English learners, who were dropping out at high rates, being pushed into special education classes and showing little academic progress. Alonzo attended Russellville schools from 2008 to 2013. Related: Become a lifelong learner.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2024

In January, EveryLibrary, a group that tracks legislation that puts school and college librarians, higher ed faculty and museum professionals at risk of criminal prosecution, identified 44 bills in 14 states as “ legislation of concern ,” for the 2024 session. This climate has teachers and librarians feeling fearful, confused and stressed.

Library 129

Library Heritage K-12 High School 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

When the debate over teaching race-related concepts in public schools reached Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart’s home state of South Dakota, she decided she couldn’t in good conscience send her youngest daughter to kindergarten at a local public school.

American History 145

American History History K-12 Cultures 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This story also appeared in Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting State leaders promised families roughly $7,000 a year to spend on private schools and other nonpublic education options, dangling the opportunity for parents to pull their kids out of what some conservatives called “ failing government schools.”

Private School 145

Private School Heritage Tutoring K-12 145

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The number of books banned in public schools over the past year skyrocketed to more than 10,000, with two states — Iowa and Florida — responsible for most of them, according to preliminary findings released by PEN America on Monday. The Tennessee law requires schools to remove books with gratuitous violence or sexual content.

Library 134

Library Heritage K-12 Public School 134

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2017

Last August, despite some opposition, Bowling Green opened a new high school dedicated solely to immigrants and refugees, adjacent to Warren Central High School in the poorer section of town. There were bombings that people “just had to get used to” as the conflict between the government and ISIS spread.

High School 84

High School K-12 History Heritage 84

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Jonathan Butcher, senior policy analyst with Heritage Foundation, a conserative policy engine, said previously that the school meals programs are “ ballooning into a federal food entitlement for every child, regardless of need.” Serving every child free school meals would remove that stigma, advocates argue.

Middle School 145

Middle School Advocacy Economics Heritage 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Last year, eight years after Siyuja graduated, the K-8 school still did not offer pre-algebra, a course that most U.S. public school students take in seventh or eighth grade, if not earlier. threatening the governments long-established trust responsibility to tribal nations. Anything in the government does.

Education 103

Education Elementary School Government K-12 103

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word as “a political philosophy supporting the rights and power of the people in their struggle against the privileged elite,” and “the movement organized around this philosophy.” percent of all public school students, but represented about 39 percent of students suspended from school.”

Controversial Topics 52

Controversial Topics K-12 Heritage Public School 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

At Portland’s King Middle School, students discuss their “Four Freedoms” project based on the oil paintings of American painter Norman Rockwell. Eighth-grader Zakaria Ali, right, a student of Somali heritage, talks about how Muslims lose their freedom when Americans equate Islam with terror, as eighth-grader Hadil Ramadan, left, listens.

Heritage 84

Heritage Middle School High School Government 84

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

They said that in rural states, they don’t necessarily have choice and NEED that investment in public schools. Lillian : When I read about cutting the 21st Century Learning Program cuts I was reminded of this tiny K-12 school on an American Indian Reservation in Montana that I visited last winter. But what does that mean?

Charter School 44

Charter School Education Heritage K-12 44

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

I think states have now realized, ‘Oh, the federal government temporarily and now is considering again another increase in these tax credits — child tax credit, child and dependent care tax credit, the EITC [Earned Income Tax Credit]. To Chang, child care as an employee benefit could resemble health insurance — or become even more important.

Government 118

Government Heritage Economics Tradition 118

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

I think states have now realized, ‘Oh, the federal government temporarily and now is considering again another increase in these tax credits — child tax credit, child and dependent care tax credit, the EITC [Earned Income Tax Credit]. To Chang, child care as an employee benefit could resemble health insurance — or become even more important.

Heritage 102

Heritage Government Economics Tradition 102

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

See, whatever you thought about the Harris-Walz ticket’s particular proposals, the Democrats had things to say about education issues that genuinely shape children’s development: affordable early care and learning, access to nutritious school meals, funding for English learners , and more. public schools reeling.

K-12 110

K-12 Heritage Civics Leadership 110

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2025

Related: A lot goes on in classrooms from kindergarten to high school. Trump has pledged to rapidly reshape the federal government using executive orders. The impact of those executive orders will depend in part on how the federal government enforces them and in part on how state and local leaders and advocates respond.

Inclusive Curriculum 101

Inclusive Curriculum Heritage Government K-12 101

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank behind Project 2025 , earlier this year released a set of policy recommendations on undocumented immigrants in U.S. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank behind Project 2025 , earlier this year released a set of policy recommendations on undocumented immigrants in U.S.

K-12 126

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 126

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Collectively, state and local governments spend far more on education than the federal government does. With federal dollars connected to many rules about how that money can be spent, however, the Education Department does play a significant role in how schools and colleges operate. A new home for the NAEP test is less obvious.

Education 136

Education Private School Charter School Government 136