The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Like many high school chemistry teachers, Angie Hackman instructs students on atoms, matter and, she says, how they “influence the world around us.” But very few schools currently integrate effective literacy practices into content classes, according to experts on reading.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

During a recent coaching visit as part of ongoing work with Quest Academy Junior High School, I witnessed a co-taught experience that was implemented exceptionally well. Had it not been for principal Nicki Slaugh informing me that she was the TA, I would have just assumed she was a special education teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Data is now everywhere in our lives, informing our decisions about which new show to watch, what path to take or whether to grab an umbrella. Every student needs a chance to practice these vital skills from kindergarten through high school. But it’s practically absent from the way our kids learn.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

One that sticks out goes way back to my pre-school years. Now I can’t remember if my twin brother and I were actually in a year-long program or just a set number of days where high school students worked with us. What I do recollect was the teacher, Mrs. McDonald.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. Liu sees that as evidence that increasing CS offerings in high school is helping to address well-known disparities in the tech world. “We Next Steps An estimated 57 percent of U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A survey of college professors indicates that most fields of study don’t require many of the math topics that high school students learn in high school. Credit: Kevin Wolf/ Associated Press The typical ambitious high school student takes advanced algebra, trigonometry, pre-calculus and calculus.

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ED Surge

MAY 14, 2024

That’s a question long faced by high school students. But these days, students have access to far more information than in the past about what, specifically, they could do as a job after they graduate. These shifting attitudes were evident in March at Central High School here, at a daylong event dubbed the “ Opportunity Fair.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The data from then can be used to identify the following: Level of mastery Areas of difficulty Opportunities to reteach Gaps in learner understanding The information gleaned from them provides the teacher with additional insight as to how the lesson went and what can be done to improve it in the future.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

To help you get started, I've compiled ten specific strategies that I used during my tenure as a high school principal and now help other leaders with during coaching cycles. I personally taught a high school biology class during my first few years as an administrator, which is an excellent example of leading by example.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2024

Two new surveys, both released this month, show how high school and college-age students are embracing artificial intelligence. There are some inconsistencies and many unanswered questions, but what stands out is how much teens are turning to AI for information and to ask questions, not just to do their homework for them.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

They may need help managing stress, connecting with other caregiving youth or accessing information and resources. Federal, state and local policies should mandate counting caregiving youth in schools and districts and allocate funding for school-based support. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. The post OPINION: Why the U.S.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Innovative Environment and Pedagogy Provision of an effective and supportive learning environment that enables participating at-promise learners to improve their academic performance to attain applicable performance standards and graduate from high school. Curriculum and standards attainment doesn’t equate to real-world preparedness.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2020

It consists of high-agency strategies that focus on voice, choice, path, pace, and place both with and without technology. Check out this post for more detailed information. For more information, check out my entire r emote learning series. My hope is that schools take it. Schools in the Middle, 2(1), 30–34.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2023

When Troy Grant was looking at colleges as a prospective student, he had little idea how much they would actually cost, whether certain degrees would lead to good jobs or other basic information that helps young people make one of the most expensive decisions of their lives.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 6, 2022

A great deal has changed since I was in school. I vividly remember getting a TANDY laptop from my parents when I graduated high school. It was a considerable upgrade from the Apple IIe that we all shared in the guest room. Future-proofing learning is contingent upon a focus on developing competencies as opposed to just skills.

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TeachThought

APRIL 4, 2024

Keywords: socioeconomic status, informer choice, late-emerging reading development, standardized testings, student attainment, service-learning How Socioeconomic Status Influences Learning At the beginning of the school year, teachers are made aware of characteristics of their students in order to create accommodations.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The study , which looked at a rich set of high school and college data in Texas, found that Black and Hispanic students and those in low-income families who lived more than 30 miles from a public two-year college were significantly less likely to attend college. I said, ‘This is bananas. This is not how it works.’”

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Schools with English-learning students are tasked not just with ensuring that these children acquire the language but also, as with all other students, succeed academically and eventually graduate from high school. The data covers 10 years, starting with 2010-11 through the 2019-20 school year. Data from the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Aléshah Brown wasn’t yet in high school when she started having doubts about college. This story also appeared in The Washington Post “Even in middle school, you’re feeling all this pressure and stress about going to college, but no one’s asking you, ‘What do you want to do?’ ” said Brown, of San Antonio, Texas.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The summer of 2013 was probably one of the most important hiring years during my seven-year tenure as a high school principal. For specific information in regards to her philosophy of makerspaces check out Worlds of Making. By respecting their voice she empowered them to take ownership of the makerspace.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

In a previous post , I recommended that grading kids should be avoided as many have yet to complete one assignment since schools closed, and there are equity issues at a scale most have never seen before. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you want to get some more information on what can be done for your school or district.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2024

ACC already partners with Lockhart ISD on an early college high school that allows students to complete transferable college credit hours while earning a high school diploma, and proponents of annexation highlight the affordable higher education opportunities it would generally provide students in the Lockhart area.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

It was at this point about four years ago, where I began to embrace and model the very same strategies that were being used at my high school when I was a principal. Engagement was amplified with a focus on the how, exemplars from all types of schools, and the use of digital tools to provide everyone with an opportunity to respond.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2015

This was a natural connection to my work as a high school principal as you will not find an effective leader who is not an effective communicator. So there I was churning out tweets about everything going on at New Milford High School. and a commitment to the community.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 14, 2014

One of the best parts of my day is checking in on Media Specialist/Teacher Librarian Laura Fleming as she always shares the incredible work her students are doing in the makerspace she created at New Milford High School. My name is Chris and I am a freshman at a New Jersey High School.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

I have always done this because I know that timely information has been critical to my professional growth. Recently I shared what Jill Angelucci, an assistant principal from George Rogers Clark High School, created as a result of the project. They get this before I physically leave for the day.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2025

Taking college courses through dual enrollment has been the most rewarding part of my high school experience so far. As a teenager at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, I get to explore my interests in public relations and communications by taking courses at a nearby community college, Valencia.

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World History Teachers Blog

MARCH 2, 2025

One of the most interesting parts of the archives is the investigations of significant issues designed for high school students. Each topic has background information, sources for student research. The archive includes primary sources such as images, cartoons, and documents.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Another successful strategy is to develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team. During my first couple of years as an administrator, I taught a section of high school biology. Consider increasing the number of formal observations conducted each year and commit to a schedule to get them all done.

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Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 11, 2025

Students learn about such a wide range of politics in high school history classes. By teaching Nixon, students can better understand how their participation in elections, activism, and informed voting can influence the country’s direction. Nixon Lesson It is clear that there is much to include when teaching Nixon!

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NCHE

DECEMBER 2, 2024

When a Pennsylvania school board in 2020 pulled over 300 books and materials from school bookshelves, a student group at the high school, the Panther Anti-Racist Union, took note. In other words, teacher advocates need to be well informed so they understand the issues and can offer constructive solutions – i.e., smart.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

In theory this all sounds fantastic and there are many benefits that I have witnessed firsthand after successfully implementing a BYOD initiative over five years ago at my high school. For more information on how to implement a successful BYOD initiative make sure all of these drivers are firmly in place.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 17, 2019

Eric Sheninger I remember back in 2012 when we began to implement blended learning strategies at my former high school. Hyperlinks will be used in the cases where I feel additional context and information is beneficial. Blended learning is where students use tech to have control over path, place, and pace.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The valuable information, in many cases, aligns with what the research has said constitutes good feedback. While I presented the concept in my book, it wasn’t until recently that I saw an exemplary feedback log during a coaching cycle with Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

During my tenure as New Milford High School Principal our district cut wood and metal shop. Over the years I have also seen recess time dwindle for my own kids and others who attend the New York City Public School System. Her Worlds of Making theme gave hope back to kids that had lost and needed it most.

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C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But despite my students’ success in producing rich products from their work on formative performance tasks, arguments, and taking informed actions, the sensory experience of walking into my classroom did not reflect the intellectual energy that I knew was pulsing in my students’ heads. It was just unnervingly quiet most days.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Remember when we had to get all of our professional literature and information from journals, books, conferences, over the phone, or people that we came in direct contact with? Inspiring high school students to choose teaching as a profession. There is a considerable disparity at present in our school across all years.

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