The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Instead of passively accepting the void in federal leadership, cities such as Memphis are finding innovative ways to bring together the public, private and nonprofit sectors to finance and expand needed services for children, and increasing pressure on local officials to reinvest in child services.

Government 81

Government K-12 Advocacy Leadership 81

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Among them is: How will we ensure diverse leadership in this country if student diversity decreases at Ivy League and other top colleges? We should instead be asking this: Why are we so laser-focused on the graduates of a tiny number of schools, presuming they are the rightful inhabitants of leadership posts in business and government?

Leadership 117

Leadership Government Private School Tradition 117

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Young people are often the face of powerful movements as they have the potential to break the systemic barriers embedded in the traditional education system by distributing leadership to the community. However, when people closest to the classroom are put in positions of power, decisions are more likely to reflect their needs.

K-12 129

K-12 Education Policy Leadership Economics 129

Students of History

MAY 24, 2024

This year marked the first time that applicants were required to submit video essays on their favorite history lessons, as opposed to traditional essays. Toyosi’s exemplary academic performance and leadership qualities were highlighted in the glowing recommendations from her teachers.

History 98

History Psychology Leadership History Education 98

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. There was nothing like this.

Charter School 135

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 135

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. It’s also clear that the laws governing school improvement must be revisited and strengthened.

K-12 116

K-12 Professional Development Tutoring Government 116

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with John McGrath , Director of sales and strategy at Alight Solutions , where he specializes in the education and government sectors in the firm’s Workday Adaptive Planning practice. This fosters a supportive leadership culture that comprehends campus dynamics and provides enhanced support accordingly.

Government 130

Government Humanities Cultures Leadership 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2020

Most American universities are run by a process of shared governance, or the practice of recognizing faculty, administrators, staff and students as integral stakeholders in a university’s success, and the success of the individual members of that university community. higher education. . higher-education institutions. higher education.

Education 110

Education Government Leadership Tradition 110

ED Surge

APRIL 20, 2022

And that has implications for higher ed providers trying to promote non-degree programs as a way for people to get ahead in the workforce , as well as for government officials considering how to hold job-training programs accountable for student outcomes. This calls into question the value alternative credentials have for job seekers.

Tradition 113

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

But traditional internships are not universally accessible. “At Not everybody is a traditional 18- to 22-year-old student,” Churches said. In the semester-long course, volunteers from employer partners coach and mentor a small cohort of students on career skills, including leadership, problem-solving and communication.

Government 137

Government Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 137

Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In 2006, during the United Progressive Alliance Regime under the leadership of Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh, the Government of India initiated National Tribal Policy. The primary aim of the policy was to correct several mishaps of the earlier policies centering on the Tribal population of the country.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Foreign investors working with the Ecuadorean government started planning to extract minerals in the region on an industrial scale in the early 2000s. Since then, most of the promises that investors and government leaders made have soured; very little economic growth is visible among Shuar communities. He dismissed my worries.

Economics 127

Economics Government Leadership History 127

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. Parents Defending Education did not respond to several interview requests.

High School 145

High School Public School Leadership Tutoring 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2023

And she was running for the school’s governing board. At the same time, teachers around the country have watched their autonomy erode, due to such factors as standardized testing mandates, laws governing what can and can’t be taught and growing demands for “ parental rights.” We all put in countless extra hours.

Charter School 138

Charter School Government Sociology Social Studies 138

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Six New Hampshire schools have no grade levels – a traditional hallmark of just about every school. “It’s And the state’s leadership has remained consistent. “A States must submit plans for how they will measure and improve student achievement to the federal government in the spring. Most are trying to figure it out.

Education 110

Education Advocacy Leadership Education Policy 110

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

All three strategies are in large part a reproach to traditional higher education, which has often failed to provide the right programs to the people who increasingly need them. Some of these new efforts are dramatically different from traditional higher education experiences, and their focus is almost entirely on nontraditional students.

Tradition 127

Tradition High School Geography Civics 127

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: The kind of leadership and responsibility that shone through EB’s speech is actively encouraged at this unusual program in rural Maine. In her decades at the traditional high school, she saw her students becoming increasingly aimless and disengaged. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

Project-Based Learning 99

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

But at the nation’s most selective schools, where most students follow the traditional pipeline from high school to a degree within four years — and from which many go on to leadership roles in government and industry — veterans like Fendler are an anomaly. In leadership and life, symbolism counts.

Political Science 108

Political Science Sociology High School Leadership 108

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Kids in traditional schools sometimes act like they’re on a cruise ship, where they sit on deck and teachers bring them stuff to do,” Berger said. “We As a prelude to discussing leadership, peer pressure and conflict, a Crew of seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland, Maine, played a game called “Instigator.”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Despite recent talk of debt relief and free college, little government help has been forthcoming, especially for working adults. With the government mostly out of the picture, employers set aside tens of billions each year for tuition benefits programs, supposedly with the hope of building the skilled workforce they need.

Education 136

Education Government High School Economics 136

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

The announcement led to a “lengthy and transparent national search” for Rhian Evans Allvin’s successor, says Ann McClain Terrell, NAEYC’s governing board president. But certainly the leadership transition for the nonprofit comes during a period of incredible upheaval—arguably a crisis—in early childhood education.

K-12 104

K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 104

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Executive Director provides leadership and vision; gives strategic advice to the governing officials and committees and implements their goals; communicates with members; manages the staff and budget, oversees all Association activities; and represents the Association to the outside world.

Political Science 66

Political Science Advocacy Government Professional Development 66

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Educator preparation is moving in this direction and taking a major step to becoming a profession governed by agreed upon standards that are both enforced and regulated by a system of assessment that is reliable and valid. Performance assessment is now required for program completion, licensure or program approval in more than 20 states.

Teaching 83

Teaching Pedagogy Leadership Tradition 83

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

After all, framed that way, teachers give hundreds of standardized tests a year, even those who do learner-centered assessment, project-based learning, or otherwise collect evidence of student learning in ways that are considered alternative or non-traditional. Consider the NHRC’s use of the phrase “licit and illicit” in principle 1.

Pedagogy 238

Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 238

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

That dramatic transformation took four years of summer learning academies, college-preparation programs, scholarship coaching, and leadership workshops, all provided by area nonprofits, plus a 3.8 Related: Government data single out schools where low-income students fare worst. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

K-12 110

K-12 Advocacy Government Leadership 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2017

Institutions including Lebanon Valley College face demographic shifts, constrained family incomes, student preferences toward professionally oriented majors over some of the traditional liberal arts, and rapid technological change. Chamber of Commerce Foundation as saying that “employers have ‘less and less confidence’ in traditional degrees.”

Tradition 58

Tradition Leadership Government Critical Thinking 58

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2019

They have the drive, work ethic and leadership skills to succeed in the classroom. They’ve also demonstrated the leadership skills and work ethic necessary to succeed and contribute in America’s top classrooms. It’s a problem that must be solved. Veterans should be welcome and present at our nation’s top colleges and universities.

Private School 65

Private School Civics Leadership Government 65

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Moheeb is part of a new program that is challenging the way teachers and students think about academics, and his school is one of hundreds that have done away with traditional letter grades inside their classrooms. Government policy has also contributed to its adoption. The year M.S. But Moheeb defended his school’s approach.

Middle School 110

Middle School High School Tradition History 110

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

More engaging than traditional summer school. Programs that encourage reading, thinking and discussion of ideas can be much more effective at pushing students toward college than traditional summer school, said Mandy Savitz-Romer , a former urban school counselor who is now a senior lecturer in the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Museum 83

Museum Humanities Civics Political Science 83

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: There are a number of changes that must be made immediately to offset this growing crisis: College governance is weak and ineffective and must be immediately adapted to meet new oversight demands, with the faculty playing a more important role in creating an innovative educational enterprise.

Leadership 82

Leadership Economics Government Tradition 82

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

This tendency gives conservative legislators, adverse to big-government, further ammunition to deny adequate funding to traditional districts like JPS. She’s served four superintendents since being hired in 2004, with one common thread between leadership changes: Budget cuts. In the meantime, Miller has few choices at JPS.

Charter School 107

Charter School Public School Social Justice High School 107

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2019

The model is also notable because the schools are run by county governments, not school districts. This close relationship with county leadership gives schools a direct connection with local businesses, allowing them to be nimble and responsive to employers’ needs. I’ll always be able to find good work’.

Education 110

Education High School Tradition Geography 110

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Albuquerque Public Schools is a member of Mission: Graduate, an initiative of the United Way of Central New Mexico that brings together schools, government agencies, businesses, nonprofits and community members to collectively work toward common education goals. And a core element of its initiative is raising awareness about the problem.

Elementary School 99

Elementary School Public School Cultures Leadership 99

Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Unlike traditional trade or vocational schools that historically have prepared students for ‘blue collar’ jobs, the CAPS model immerses students in ‘white collar’ professional settings. In the process they stretch and grow and gain new skills that can’t be learned in traditional classrooms.

Government 68

Government Tradition High School Teaching 68

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2021

Yet the federal government has underfunded special education , and that neglect, added to the pandemic, has been the cause of “children getting lost in the system and later dropping off school,” according to Lauren Katzman, associate professor at Arizona State University and director of the Urban Collaborative Leadership in Special Education. “I

Leadership 129

Leadership Government Education Tradition 129

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

The two had spent nearly seven years designing a new kind of high school meant to address the needs of students who didn’t thrive in a traditional setting. We thought our big contribution could be laying out how to do this in the traditional public school environment,” Resnick said. Theories vary.

Charter School 111

Charter School Project-Based Learning High School Public School 111