The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

It’s geography; it’s history; it’s science; it’s cooking; it’s athletics, whatever that broad knowledge is about the world we live in. It comes from lots of different sources, sometimes from families, sometimes communities, sometimes from school. Some postponed starting kindergarten that year. Content is hard.

Charter School 145

Charter School Geography Public School Private School 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nearly half — 46 percent — major in the humanities or social sciences, Lee said. While dozens of colleges and universities use a “great books” curriculum, only a handful make it available to local high school students. Students from underfunded public schools tend to have particular problems, she said. “We

Museum 85

Museum Humanities Civics High School 85

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2020

Related: What if public schools never reopen? Devin Evans is a 12th-grade literature and history teacher at Butler College Prep Charter High School on Chicago’s far South Side. in Social Science Education and History and is a member of Educators for Excellence. That starts with federal funding.

Professional Development 136

Professional Development Project-Based Learning High School Social Science 136

Diane Ravitch

MARCH 24, 2025

She has worked as an attorney, journalist, and ombudsperson and is the parent to two children who graduated from the San Francisco public schools She posts on Substack, where this appeared. Discuss money for schools. Does their public school need more or less money? Can voting change public policy?

Elementary School 60

Elementary School Social Science History Public School 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Even as we approach the 70th anniversary of Brown vs. Board this May, key parts of its history remain buried. The letter notes that “segregation imposes upon individuals a distorted sense of social reality” that can take shape in different ways for white students.

Civic Engagement 140

Civic Engagement Civics Psychology History 140

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Donald Trump outlined his policy and philosophy for K-12 education in a speech at Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy (CASSA) , a for-profit charter school in the largest city of battleground state of Ohio. Many private and faith-based schools would close without the public subsidy (welfare for the cynical).

K-12 64

K-12 Charter School Education Public School 64