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

The Hechinger Report

The program will be piloted this fall at selected schools and fully rolled-out in over 1,800 schools by the spring. 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. A student at the N.Y.C.

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Supporting Intermediate English Learners in Every Subject

Cult of Pedagogy

While these students — a group we’re calling experienced multilinguals — are probably quite comfortable and fluent with speaking English socially, they may still be unfamiliar with the academic language used in science, social studies, math, and other content areas. And that’s when his language support ended.

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Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis

The Hechinger Report

This story about the opioid crisis and foster care was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. They’re proud of their heritage.

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Seeking stability in school when the waters rise

The Hechinger Report

“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. Auggie’s friends were okay, but Robinson Elementary School, where he was going to start fifth grade, was flooded.

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

The Hechinger Report

At Portland’s King Middle School, students discuss their “Four Freedoms” project based on the oil paintings of American painter Norman Rockwell. PORTLAND, Maine — On a chilly December evening, King Middle School students and their families streamed into Ocean Gateway, a party space with sweeping views of Casco Bay.

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Tears, sleepless nights and small victories: How first-year teachers are weathering the crisis

The Hechinger Report

On a hot Friday afternoon in late August, Amia Bridgeford stood outside of the chain-link fence bordering Western Middle School of the Arts, an imposing brick building with arched windows in western Louisville. It was four days before the beginning of a new school year. This story also appeared in NBC News. I haven’t seen them.