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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? From music such as K-pop and Mando-pop to Asian-produced TV shows and movies, our cultures are gripping the imaginations of my students.

American History

American History History Teaching Primary Sources

We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum. The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. 175,340 Asian American students (comprising 16.6%

History

History Heritage K-12 American History

Educator’s Guide to Improving Student Attendance

Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

In 2023, EducationWeek reported that 12 states accept mental or behavioral health challenges as a valid excuse for missing school. Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula. Tracking State Trends in Chronic Absenteeism.

Heritage

Heritage Primary Sources K-12 Social Studies

A charter school faces the ugly history of school choice in the Deep South

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes. Schools superintendent Dennis Dupree came to the city 12 years ago, promising innovation. There was no time to waste.

Charter School

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TEACHER VOICE: When it comes to teacher training, the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

I teach social studies in Edmonton, Alberta in what we would consider a medium-sized school of slightly under a thousand students. While the numerous routes may allow for flexibility in finding and developing teaching staff, the cost of inconsistency likely does not serve students or schools very well.

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The Science of Reading: Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

Scientific Studies of Reading , 12 (1), 90–105. Register for the first webinar, Phonological Awareness, here. References Explicitly Teach Rhyming. Reading Universe. Friend, A., & Olson, R. Phonological spelling and reading deficits in children with spelling disabilities. National Center on Improving Literacy.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources Heritage K-12 Professional Development

Free Social Studies Activities for Every Occassion

TCI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

TCI’s free social studies activities will keep students engaged throughout the year as they explore the history behind Labor Day and biographies for Black History Month. Review the list to find seasonal social studies lessons, primary source activities, and biographies for K-12 classrooms. Get the lessons.

Social Studies

Social Studies Primary Sources Heritage K-12

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. They helped shape our country into what it is today.

Heritage

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum

States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

About 644,000 Native students attend the nation’s K-12 system, with the vast majority enrolled in public schools, according to the National Congress of American Indians. A lot of it is social studies, among other subjects, and a lot of it is cultural teachings,” she said. “It’s 12, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

American History

American History History K-12 Cultures

Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Greg Cruey, a teacher at Southside K-8 school, greeting students in the morning. Greg Cruey, teacher, Southside K-8 School, McDowell County, West Virginia. My job as a teacher is to be a first responder to poverty,” said Cruey, a 58-year-old middle school social studies teacher at Southside K-8 school. “If

Middle School

Middle School Heritage Lesson Plan High School

Lakeport Plantation in Lake Village, Arkansas

ACRE

JUNE 21, 2023

The Lakeport Plantation, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, in Lake Village, Arkansas is one of the only remaining antebellum homes in Arkansas on the Mississippi River. K-12 teachers, did you know there is grant funding available for field trips to historic Arkansas sites?

Heritage

Heritage K-12 Museum Social Studies

Seeking stability in school when the waters rise

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

“It was kind of cool, kind of scary,” said Ophelia weeks later, while taking bites of barbecue chips at Heritage Kitchen, a restaurant a block away from her family’s apartment. Piles of debris have collected outside Buckhorn School, a K-12 school damaged by severe flooding in eastern Kentucky.

K-12

K-12 Heritage Elementary School High School

How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

But once she left the K-8 school at the top of her grade, Siyuja stopped feeling so smart. Last year, eight years after Siyuja graduated, the K-8 school still did not offer pre-algebra, a course that most U.S. It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. She graduated valedictorian of her class. Nonexistent.

Education

Education Elementary School Government K-12

A racially charged assault spurs schools to rally behind Portland’s large refugee community

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

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. This year in the project, which encompassed social studies, English, math and science, the topic of Islamophobia was popular.

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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

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Educator’s Guide to Improving Student Attendance

A charter school faces the ugly history of school choice in the Deep South

TEACHER VOICE: When it comes to teacher training, the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada

The Science of Reading: Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

Free Social Studies Activities for Every Occassion

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement

Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis

Lakeport Plantation in Lake Village, Arkansas

Seeking stability in school when the waters rise

How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

A racially charged assault spurs schools to rally behind Portland’s large refugee community

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