The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

They changed my life, and we need more of them I think about where I would be if I didn’t have the support of my colleagues, mentors and leadership team and had instead left the profession. I think of my former students who brought their own children to the middle/high school I would later lead as a principal.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

At TeenSHARP, the leadership and college access organization my wife and I co-founded to serve Black and Latino students in 2009, we didn’t wait for school officials to create conditions in which Black excellence is celebrated and studied. We built them ourselves. The impact is as transformational as some fear.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Julian Ambriz (left), a teacher joining PUC Schools through the Alumni Teach Project this year, works with his mentor, Justin Gutierrez (right), a physical education teacher, during a training session in July. LOS ANGELES — When students at one California charter network graduate from high school, they get more than just a diploma.

Social Justice 111

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Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

utilize digital technologies in academic- and work-productive ways that go far beyond social uses or mere replication of analog instructional practices. utilize digital technologies in academic- and work-productive ways that go far beyond social uses or mere replication of analog instructional practices. Principal 2.0 (new new book!).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Latino students are also underrepresented at top schools. Data show there is plenty of room for improvement in leadership ranks: The most recent survey of 1,662 U.S. Related: More Latino students earning high school diplomas wrestle stubborn equity gap. colleges found only 6 percent were led by black presidents (13.3

Social Justice 111

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Striding into a packed community center filled with high school seniors, Atnre Alleyne has a few words of advice for the crowd, members of the first class of college applicants to be shaped by June’s Supreme Court ruling striking down race-conscious admissions. In your schools, do something! Fight for social justice.”

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Heritage High School Social Justice Political Science 144

ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2024

My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. Despite attending high school in Los Angeles County, which has a diverse population including 49 percent of residents who identify as Hispanic / Latino, I never had a Latino male teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies require counselors to “use multicultural and social justice theories to promote equity and access for all students.”. Related: School counselors increasingly are missing link in getting kids to college.

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Social Justice Tutoring Cultures Leadership 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

Seeing that “things could literally end in a split moment” pushed her to revisit an old goal: going to college, maybe to become a high school English teacher. Free college” or “promise” programs have long focused on recent high school grads. She finished while helping her son attend school remotely.

Economics 144

Economics Sociology Social Justice High School 144

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Forest Hill High School is a picture of strength and prosperity, but it received an “F” rating on its most recent state evaluation, as did almost a third of the schools in the Jackson school district. From the outside, Forest Hill High School is a picture of strength and prosperity. Photo: Imani Khayyam.

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Charter School Public School Social Justice High School 110

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2020

Troy Alim, who has been a social justice activist for the past several years, said he is inspired by the leadership of young Black students and agrees that most of the university statements are window dressing. “I It’s about the fact that we are thought of and treated as less than.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2021

Let’s not avoid them, because by bringing the discussions into our classrooms we create opportunities to celebrate joy, justice and equality. She holds a masters in Educational Leadership and Social Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently working toward her Ph.D.

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Social Justice Elementary School Humanities Leadership 98

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. I grew up with few models or examples of Asian American representation online.

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Social Justice Lesson Plan Private School Cultures 98

Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

A teacher with a focus on standards and social-emotional learning, Tasha also embraces experiential learning, using the district’s historical archives to have students reflect on themselves and their belonging in the community. Fairfax County Public School System – Fairfax County, Va. Daniel Miller. ” Holden Rowe.

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Social Justice Archiving Public School Project-Based Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Gifted education needs to diversify, they said — for racial and social justice, and because otherwise it might not survive. They said that giftedness could also be creativity, and found that a high IQ score did not necessarily correspond with leadership, professional accomplishment or even success in school.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

While on my journey, I observed three patterns in particular that I’d like to share: Teacher leadership, social and emotional learning, and fellowship. Teacher leadership. Kevin teaches math at Nissitissit Middle School in Pepperell, Massachusetts. At Roosevelt High School in St. Fellowship.

Leadership 106

Leadership Social Justice Middle School Public School 106

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. Under her leadership they traveled to South Africa, where they visited Robben Island Prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned and they visited Soweto. S he lost in 1986 and won in 1990.

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Social Justice Civics Leadership Economics 109

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Teaching real history will not bring children down based on the color of the skin, but will raise them up and inspire them to stand up and not repeat gruesome patterns.” Lizzie Koschnick, student, North Central High School, Indianapolis. It’s a reaction to social advances.”. Purple for Parents Indiana.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

English teacher Samara Rand goes over a passage with a student in her class at Holmes County Central High School. The high school ranked as one of the lowest performing in Mississippi and Rand, a second-year teacher, often dissects passages with her students. Photo: Rory Doyle for The Hechinger Report. LEXINGTON, Miss.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Post photos and videos to social media with the hashtag #TeachTruth Below are examples of day of action activities, from prior events around the country. Decatur High School staff member Jennifer Young said at the #TeachTruth, Jennifer Young. Interested in adding your organization as a co-sponsor? Photo by Dean Hesse.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Leadership The annual Teach Truth Day of Action is coordinated by Rethinking Schools’ and Teaching for Change’s Zinn Education Project and led by educators around the country with the support of the co-sponsors listed below. Decatur High School staff member Jennifer Young said at the #TeachTruth event, Jennifer Young.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

and the Phillips County Retired Teachers Association at the Eliza Miller Junior and Senior High School Historic Site, named for educator and philanthropist Eliza Ann Ross Miller. Area Educators for Social Justice hosted interactive Teach Truth pop-up display tables on June 8 at: Busboys and Poets Brookland.

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Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

She knows less about our public schools than a public high school student, and her policies are not in the best interest of black children. Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about social justice. Turning away from those principles delegitimizes our legacy.

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Social Justice Advocacy Public School Private School 96

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

The public impact of their Institute reached far beyond the Institute itself: the videos they produced have been viewed more than 35,000 times, in 130 countries, and have become indispensable teaching tools for high school and college teachers. She was key in the recent creation of the International Ovidian Society.

Pedagogy 52

Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Teaching 52

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 22, 2025

Kaley Duong, a recent high school graduate, on the Seattle Teach Truth history of 1919 walking tour. Along the way, participants learn about history they wish they had learned in school. Wyandotte High School PTSA, Voting Rights Network of Wyandotte County. By Chloe Collyer.

History 52

History Teaching Historic Sites Museum 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A block dominated by houses with peeling paint and patched shingles gives way to the massive dull-brick facade of North Division High School, Fuller’s alma mater. The former Milwaukee schools superintendent and longtime school choice advocate pauses. Black schools for black children.

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