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 57

Economics Charter School Public School Heritage 57

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 51

Heritage Political Science Government Psychology 51

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 223

Charter School Private School Public School Pedagogy 223

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 113

Heritage K-12 Human Rights High School 113

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 138

High School K-12 Heritage Professional Development 138

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 77

Heritage Social Justice Government High School 77

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 143

American History History K-12 Cultures 143

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 81

Education Government Heritage Economics 81

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 125

Library Heritage K-12 Public School 125

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 78

High School K-12 History Heritage 78

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

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 44

Controversial Topics K-12 Heritage Public School 44

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.

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Library Heritage K-12 High School 100

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

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 78

Heritage Middle School Anthropology Government 78

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 142

Middle School Advocacy Economics Heritage 142

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 41

Charter School Education Heritage K-12 41

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 109

Government Heritage Economics Tradition 109

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 92

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 92

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.

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Heritage Government Economics Tradition 74