ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only a few years ago, before the pandemic, finding a school district with a dedicated leadership position focused on data privacy was like spotting a “unicorn”—something so rare it was practically mythical. Unlike mythical unicorns, though, some of these school privacy officers actually exist.

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Civics Leadership Public School Government 121

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

Metro Nashville Schools invested alongside the Save The Music Foundation to ensure that high schools across the district provide instruction and classroom space for music technology, production and songwriting. Prop 28 also provides extra funding to schools in historically under-resourced communities.

Education 143

Education K-12 High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2024

Yet, for far too long, students have been left out of decision-making conversations, even though our voices are needed more than ever, and our perspectives are vital for fostering inclusive and effective governance. But running for a school board as a young person is not an easy task. You face a lot of questions: Are you qualified?

Elementary School 142

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

While district policies can provide opportunities for improving student achievement, our results suggest that this impact varies widely and requires strong school-level leadership and effort. No school governance model is predominant.

K-12 126

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Senior James Lopes, wearing a green sweatshirt, listens to William Frey teach a lesson on polynomials, rational trigonometrics, exponential and logarithmic functions at the Calculus Project’s summer leadership academy program at Boston University. She did not respond to specific questions.

High School 145

High School Public School Leadership Tutoring 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2020

When states choose to operate a program that involves public (or publicly governed) financing of private service providers, can the state choose to exclude religious providers? That is, publicly financed, government-administered voucher programs that include religious schools are permissible under the U.S. Constitution.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Now they are demanding a greater role in school policy and the decisions that shape their educations. The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized … and students play absolutely no role.” Related: Students have their own demands for school reopening.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After nearly three years of disruption to learning caused by the pandemic, government funding has enabled many schools to invest in new devices and upgrade their technology infrastructure to accelerate learning and improve the education experience for all students. Yet, this is only a starting point.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2023

She would also lead an upcoming meeting on the school’s finances, including how to spend federal pandemic relief dollars. And she was running for the school’s governing board. The Boston Teachers Union Pilot School, where Snyder has worked since 2012, is a “teacher-powered” school.

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Charter School Government Sociology Social Studies 139

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2024

The federal government would eventually give schools almost $190 billion to reopen and to help students who fell behind when schools were closed. Tutoring became a leading solution for academic recovery and schools contracted with outside companies to provide tutors. Tutoring companies bid and the terms varied.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

First, that charter schools are subject to the same transparency and accountability standards as public schools. Second, that public funds are not diverted to charter schools at the expense of the public school system. Are charter supporters suggesting that they are beyond accountability?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

“Voice, agency, and influence are ours to give and receive,” says Debora Collins, assistant superintendent for student learning at Albemarle County Public Schools in Virginia. Matthew Wheelock Innovation Program Director, University of Virginia Curry School of Education.

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K-12 Public School Elementary School Cultures 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

We must support teachers with strong preparation, appropriate compensation, quality professional development and leadership opportunities so they may fulfill their calling: to ensure that every child receives an excellent education. It is also crucial to recognize that thanks isn’t enough.

Professional Development 111

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

public schools required vast support, federal and state government officials appropriated historic levels of help via elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds. Hamlet Michael Hernandez is an assistant teaching professor of education and director of the Educational Leadership program at Quinnipiac University.

Economics 119

Economics Middle School Leadership Government 119

ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

Frederica Wilson, a former teacher, would establish a minimum salary of $60,000 for every public school teacher in the country. Plans for the career ladder outline four levels of leadership, including teacher leadership, which will have three pathways: “lead teacher, “distinguished teacher” and “professor distinguished teacher.”

Leadership 131

Leadership Teaching Lesson Plan Public School 131

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language.

Charter School 138

Charter School Heritage Education K-12 138

ED Surge

MARCH 31, 2023

Over the years, I’ve used research about how the arts increase math and reading comprehension to defend their existence in the public school curriculum. I’ve even made the case that for some students, a music, art, dance or drama class might be the only thing bringing them to school each day.

Education 145

Education Humanities K-12 High School 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Rather than try to understand why parents might opt out of state testing, the federal government simply threatened states that high opt-out rates could affect their federal funding. Partly because it’s a grassroots movement without clear leadership or an elaborate organization. Why haven’t we heard more about this?

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K-12 Advocacy Public School Leadership 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

The median income is about $33,000 and almost a quarter of the population is considered to be living in poverty, a poverty that is concentrated in households sending children to the county’s public schools, where the vast majority of students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. Some in town think schools should use it more often.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Public School High School Government 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2021

When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shuttered the nation’s largest public school system last March, I had a feeling the pandemic wasn’t going to be over quickly. My friends assumed schools would be closed for a couple of weeks, maybe a month. Give us some leadership. I miss meeting kids from all over the city.

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K-12 High School Elementary School History 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The public school built in 1989 received an “F” rating on its most recent state evaluation, as did almost a third of the schools in the Jackson school district. No one understands this struggle better than Sharolyn Miller, chief financial officer for Jackson Public Schools. Photo: Imani Khayyam.

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Charter School Public School Social Justice High School 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

For 15 years, student test results and graduation rates have served as the main measures of success – or failure – for public schools. Annual test scores in math and reading helped determine the future of teachers’ jobs, classroom funding and, in the most dire cases, whether or not a school remained open.

Education 111

Education Advocacy Leadership Education Policy 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

At the start of the pandemic, only 12 percent of low-income students , and 25 percent of all students, in Oakland’s public schools had devices at home and a strong internet connection. Once the pandemic hit, suddenly everyone was paying attention, said Silver, a former Oakland public school teacher and principal.

High School 125

High School K-12 Public School Library 125

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Los Angeles is home to nearly 300 charter schools, more than any other school system in the nation, drawing one-fifth of all kids out of its traditional public schools. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the nation’s second-largest school district after New York City. public education.

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Charter School Tradition Public School Private School 94

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The report also looked at how preschool teachers’ salaries compared to those of public K-12 teachers and whether cities had dedicated funding streams to expand and improve programs. Related: Opinion: Is home-based public school the next big thing for 3-year-olds?

K-12 109

K-12 Leadership Government Public School 109

ED Surge

JULY 14, 2022

There has been a history of fights in the state legislature over public-school funding, voucher programs that support private schools and teacher credentials—with Republicans on one side advocating for more school choice, and Democrats joined by public school groups on the other side calling for support for public schools.

Charter School 106

Charter School K-12 Public School Private School 106

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

The group purposefully uses language to help the public understand that drugs belong to one of two categories: those that are approved for consumption by a government agency and those that are not. Testing Wars in the Public Schools: A Forgotten History. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis , 42 (3), 375–392.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Third-graders at Alamosa Elementary School in Albuquerque practice reading with first-graders in Carrie Ramirez’s classroom. Danielle Burnett, a truancy prevention social worker in Albuquerque Public Schools, spends her days figuring out why students miss school. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

Elementary School 102

Elementary School Public School Cultures Leadership 102

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 4, 2015

As parents experience empty-threat tantrums from policymakers , vindictive ‘sit and stare’ policies from school districts, and testing horror story after horror story , they are rightfully pushing back against testing schemes that offer no learning feedback or other concrete benefits to their children. Put your money on the parents.

Government 111

Government Public School Education Leadership 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Stewart Lockett (right, grey shirt) leads a meeting of the student government executive team in late January. His team is the most diverse student government the university has ever had. He dug through the bottom drawer and pulled out a student government flyer from five years earlier. Casey Parks/The Hechinger Report.

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Library Government High School Civics 111

ED Surge

AUGUST 8, 2023

For her doctoral research at Temple University, Royal dug into the turbulent history of school reform in the city from the 1960s up to now, including reading through the minutes of every school board meeting from 1967 to 2017 and interviewing teachers and school leaders from the era.

Public School 88

Public School Leadership History Humanities 88

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

government in 1977 asked that schools look for a “severe discrepancy between levels of ability and achievement” when screening children for learning disabilities. In 2004, the federal government reversed course on its 1970s guidance, strongly recommending that states consider alternatives. “I Guidelines put out by the U.S.

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Public School 145

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Youth-centered teachers also show a strong inclination to keep their commitments to youth and an inclusive school culture. Effective Leadership. School principals are most effective when they know how to develop a shared vision with students and staff. They defend these practices during times of adversity.

Cultures 95

Cultures Leadership Research Government 95

ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

of public school educators are of Asian descent. The Settler Identity There are many teachers of color that can trace their arrivals - whether voluntarily or forced - back to lands occupied by the United States government. One of the most heartfelt stories I heard was from a fellow Asian educator.

Ancestry 133

Ancestry Heritage Cultures History 133

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

While dozens of colleges and universities use a “great books” curriculum, only a handful make it available to local high school students. How are the masses best governed? Students from underfunded public schools tend to have particular problems, she said. “We Both are modeled closely on Columbia’s program.

Museum 87

Museum Humanities Civics High School 87

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

JULY 22, 2021

In the United States, 14 percent of the school population, close to 7 million children, is eligible for special education through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. I believe that the disparities in special education became more visible during the pandemic,” said Katzman.

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Leadership Education Government Tradition 133