ED Surge

JUNE 13, 2022

Teach SEL Skills Socio-emotional learning is demonstrated to help reduce violence and make schools safer. School SEL programs can also help reduce bullying, while curbing future violent behavior. Middle school students who bully others are less likely to continue on a path of violence after being taught positive behaviors.

Human Rights 108

Human Rights Humanities Elementary School Middle School 108

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

At Bearden Middle School in TN…. For example, Jeb and his colleague, Jen Anderson, are currently teaching Of Mice and Men through the lens of human rights. Currently, PBL is gaining in popularity as an appealing way to engage students in active, experiential learning. But what does this look like in the classroom?

Project-Based Learning 77

Project-Based Learning K-12 Human Rights Middle School 77

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2016

The podcast, which unlike many of the other projects focused on using technology for storytelling, was awarded one of the top prizes for social impact.

Humanities 61

Humanities Library Human Rights Middle School 61

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

This deference to parental preference is a common response from officials at schools that use corporal punishment. She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Sometimes, schools even force children to choose.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Public School Government High School 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

We will not fix homelessness until the federal government believes that housing is a human right,” Ronen said. Hopefully we will not need [a program like] this in the future, but right now we do.”. But it’s something. And for individual children it has been everything. “We

High School 145

High School Elementary School Middle School Human Rights 145

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

When Texas’ House Bill (HB) 25 went into effect earlier this year, banning transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, I invited teachers at my middle school to stop by my classroom to help with a project to reaffirm our school’s support for trans students.

Education 129

Education K-12 Advocacy Government 129

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often find myself in settings where discussing Palestine, or even mentioning my identity as a Palestinian American, presents more challenges than when I worked in the field of human rights and law. It is what inspired them to pursue a career in education.

K-12 117

K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 117