History, Oral History and Public School

Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

History

History Teaching Sociology Oral History

STUDENT VOICES: Kids bring into school what they’re dealing with at home. Teachers don’t get that

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History Advocacy Cultures Leadership

Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In history, students might pick historical characters and analyze major events of their era from the character’s perspective. Wolfe, associate vice president of Jobs for the Future, a Boston-based nonprofit that helps educators and school districts adopt student-centered learning. Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report.

Teaching

Teaching Oral History High School Sociology

STUDENT VOICES: The education system encourages students to be dead inside

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. When I was in elementary school and in middle school, I always knew that I wanted to be a composer.

Oral History

Oral History Education Elementary School High School

STUDENT VOICES: Teachers put you in situations to make you stronger

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History High School History Humanities

STUDENT VOICES: “Challenging” views are considered insubordination

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History High School History Public School

STUDENT VOICES: If I weren’t here I’d probably be dead

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History Library Middle School High School

STUDENT VOICES: I don’t want to die in the same town I grew up in

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History High School History Public School

STUDENT VOICES: I never knew I’d get this far

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History High School History Public School

STUDENT VOICES: When you’re a teenager you feel like an outsider already

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History Middle School Cultures High School

“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. William Hite , superintendent of Philadelphia’s public schools. Young people are glad to be back in school. Steven Weber, associate superintendent for teaching and learning for the Fayetteville Public Schools.

Oral History

Oral History History High School Public School

‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Here are some voices from our third round of interviews, in which we asked people involved with their local public schools for their reflections on how the past year had shaped them, and their predictions for the next school year, among other topics. school district is investing heavily in early literacy.

Oral History

Oral History History High School Public School

Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Educators have also cited school violence and staffing shortages.And some parents of children with special needs are suing school systems for failing to provide services to their children when schools were closed. Related: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling. We will be watching closely.

Oral History

Oral History Tutoring Public School Government

STUDENT VOICES: Pay teachers more

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. It’s the same with how I think the public school system really fails with standardized testing.

Oral History

Oral History Public School History High School

“We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Our reporters are spending the year listening to people from across the country who are involved in their local public schools in one way or another. Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. William Hite , superintendent of Philadelphia’s public schools.

Oral History

Oral History History High School Public School

STUDENT VOICES: I don’t think you need an A+ in calculus to work a normal job

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

Oral History

Oral History History Economics High School

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

STUDENT VOICES: Kids bring into school what they’re dealing with at home. Teachers don’t get that

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STUDENT VOICES: “Challenging” views are considered insubordination

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STUDENT VOICES: I don’t want to die in the same town I grew up in

STUDENT VOICES: I never knew I’d get this far

STUDENT VOICES: When you’re a teenager you feel like an outsider already

“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

STUDENT VOICES: Pay teachers more

“We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

STUDENT VOICES: I don’t think you need an A+ in calculus to work a normal job

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