The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

We can do this by taking field trips to local museums and historical sites, inviting experts into our classrooms, participating in programs like Empatico that connect students worldwide, creating robust class libraries and using content-rich curriculums across subject areas to build student knowledge. Related: Schools on U.S.

Historic Sites 96

Historic Sites Education Museum Tutoring 96

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2019

On a recent visit with developers and museum designers, she stood on the building’s gutted first floor and described her plans for the center. Almost all of Tate’s years in public school — from first grade to high school graduation — were spent within the turmoil of newly desegregated schools. Board decision.

History 111

History Elementary School Museum Archiving 111

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? This summer’s students met with the city police chief and president of the local school board; they also had dinner with a New Haven alderwoman.

Museum 87

Museum Humanities Civics High School 87

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It’s an unincorporated, census-designated place — large enough to have its own name, but not to have its own government. That’s given community leaders — including the school — a unique role. An aging portable classroom will become a mini science museum, filled with hands-on activities for kids.

High School 111

High School Museum Elementary School Teaching 111

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

High School 40

High School Civic Engagement Civics Social Justice 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Despite mounting evidence that schools are not turning out to be major incubators or vectors of Covid-19 transmission, New York City shut down its public school system in November. Many other major school systems remain closed as well. Even before the pandemic, STEM achievement gaps in K-12 schools were significant.

K-12 140

K-12 Museum Elementary School High School 140

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2020

“It’s ironic when abortion rights supporters don’t back school choice,” said U.S. But her attempt to point out some kind of moral absurdity during her remarks to Colorado Christian College students at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., It is assumed that freedom (from government) makes us free to choose.

Private School 145

Private School Government Museum Charter School 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But as Columbia has expanded its footprint, it has also become more of a drain on the city budget because of a state law more than 200 years old that allows universities, museums and other nonprofits to pay almost no property taxes. The law saves Columbia more than $182 million annually, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

Civics 137

Civics Public School Economics Museum 137

ED Surge

MAY 2, 2022

In a RAND survey of nearly a thousand former public school teachers, nearly two-thirds of those who left during the pandemic said their salary was a factor. During the pandemic the public teaching workforce appears to have shrunk by nearly 7 percent, according to federal jobs data crunched by the Economic Policy Institute.

Teaching 143

Teaching Middle School Museum Educational Technology 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2016

Public Schools, the Bay Area Discovery Museum, and Arizona State University will collaborate to design new approaches to active STEM learning for young children and their teachers. In support of this vision, as one example, this year a group of 100Kin10 partners including D.C. Cast a wide net. We must rise to that challenge.

Education 72

Education Museum Elementary School Professional Development 72

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

They also say it’s in the universities’ self-interest, coming as it does at a time when decaying surroundings and urban crime discourage applicants, cash-strapped local governments are pushing these nonprofit institutions to pay more for the services they get, and the public has a low opinion of college costs, management and value.

Civics 87

Civics Civic Engagement Economics Museum 87

The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2016

Wright agreed to hold off on applying the new rules, and on Tuesday, May 24, the nine-member Mississippi Board of Education decided in a unanimous vote to side with state leadership not to follow the federal government’s Title IX guidelines. Department of Justice for further action.” Phil Bryant this April.

Leadership 50

Leadership Government Museum Psychology 50

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. My superintendent forwarded it to me. It was in the evening,” she said. “I

Library 133

Library Heritage K-12 High School 133

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

The programs occupy a gray area between corporate sponsorship and promotion at a time when climate science has increasingly come under siege at the highest levels of government. Participants are reimbursed for supplies year-round and can register their classes for free museum field trips — so long as the exhibits highlight petroleum.

K-12 73

K-12 Education Elementary School Charter School 73

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most attend traditional public schools, but a growing number are enrolling at specialized charter schools like Louisiana Key Academy. The federal government plays a role in serving those students by issuing guidance, defending their right to a free appropriate public education and providing money.

Charter School 90

Charter School Education Private School K-12 90

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

Public schools must teach students about democratic struggles over suffrage and civil rights and the nation’s history of white supremacy. Trump showed up for the opening day of the new civil rights museum; one supporter looks at a list of those who were lynched. The pathology is white supremacy,” he said.

Teaching 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2023

Moms for Liberty attendees, who numbered about 700, stepped off coach buses for a reception at the Museum of the American Revolution to chants of “Shame! This year, the disinformation about what actually happens in public school took on the sheen of familiarity. And, more critically, a rationale for doing so.

Social Justice 130

Social Justice K-12 Museum Public School 130