The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Paul Public Schools, speaks with Yusanat Tway (right), a first-generation University of Minnesota student interested in attending law school but worried that work in human rights advocacy will not pay enough to justify the cost. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Related: Shopping for a major?

Social Justice 116

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights High School 116

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2017

Should middle school teachers let a failing eighth-grade student graduate, knowing that if she’s held back, she’ll likely drop out? Should a private school principal condone inflated grades? As a response to Ada’s dilemma, the writer imagines appropriate alternative schooling that will allow Ada to heal and thrive.

Social Justice 56

Social Justice Political Science Middle School Human Rights 56

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

Black youth experiences at a progressive low-fee private school in a postapartheid city illuminate the politics and limits of aspiration. Founded in 2004, Launch is a network of eight low-fee private schools serving grades eight through twelve across four of South Africa’s nine provinces.

Pedagogy 72

Pedagogy Anthropology Geography Private School 72

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Denial of ongoing racial injustice and attacks on social justice-oriented remedies and protections. Attempts to deny women the basic right to choose what happens with their own bodies. Cozying up to dictators who commit human rights violations. Removing food safety protections (do you like diseased chicken?).

Social Justice 144

Social Justice Government Humanities Human Rights 144