The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2019

In 2016, Butler Traditional High School, a public high school in Kentucky, introduced a new dress code policy banning twists, dreadlocks, afros longer than two inches, jewelry worn in hair, and cornrows — misspelled as “cornrolls” — asserting that these styles are “extreme, distracting, or attention-getting.”

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Charter School Human Rights Government High School 110

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

We must reimagine schools’ goals and their learning culture, and invent new approaches for learning both new and traditional subjects and topics. The traditional definition of literacy only includes reading and writing. Our education system must swiftly adapt to this new reality. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

K-12 72

K-12 Human Rights Tradition Leadership 72

Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Thirteen US residents—Black, white, and brown—mixed among about 30 community members sipping tinto , a traditional sweet Colombian coffee, and listening to testimonies of those who had been threatened or lost loved ones due to illegal armed groups or mining projects.

Human Rights 59

Human Rights Anthropology Government Humanities 59

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2017

That traditional narrative is reinforced every day. Young people can interview grandparents , read stories about people who were their age in the Movement , critique textbooks and explore timelines such as the history of transportation protests that demonstrate that the struggle for civil and human rights began long before the 1950s.

History 75

History Elementary School Library Civics 75

Steven V. Miller

JANUARY 10, 2024

Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which ran from 2001 to 2003, was tasked with investigating the human rights abuses committed in the country during its armed conflict with Sendero Luminoso. 10 level and we should be humble about making binary classifications of “significant” versus “not significant” based on this tradition.

Library 52

Library Economics Political Science Human Rights 52

Sapiens

JANUARY 13, 2025

Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights where Abalajon served as a translator. Noland Blains autoethnographic -esque lyric Tallahassee Ghazal is a turn to an established and beloved poetic form, but here, they play with its traditional use as a love poem. She reaffirms her voice with the singularity of i.

Anthropology 116

Anthropology History Archaeology Cultures 116

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

That college requires its 60,000 traditional students—many of whom come from other Latin American countries—to take at least one online course before they graduate. Long before the coronavirus invaded, Estonia made high-speed internet access a national priority—one of the first countries in the world to declare internet access a human right.

EdTech 107

EdTech Human Rights Tradition Humanities 107

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Looking back at the resources that I created (below), I attempted to highlight the issues surrounding human rights alongside logistical controversies such as the climate and resources. Qatar’s laws and cultural norms are based on traditional gender roles and norms. Homosexuality is seen as a violation of these norms.

Geography 52

Geography Social Justice Humanities Cultures 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

I had always heard the traditional narrative of how the home front came together to support the war effort, but the stories told in the book showed me the myriad ways this was not true for African Americans. Amanda Sandoval shared the slide instructions for the blackout poetry that she used for this activity.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

MPSA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In a course on African Politics , students created new articles on Voting rights in Nigeria as well as Child soldiers in Uganda. They expanded the entries on the Constitution of Ghana as well as Human rights in Ethiopia.

Political Science 52

Political Science Human Rights History Economics 52

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

President Jokowi Widodo, more commonly known as ”Jokowi,” and Vice President Jusuf Kalla surprised the public when attending Indonesia’s 2017 State of the Union Address (SOTU) by wearing traditional attire. Consequently, any traditional ethnic attire he wears inherently signifies Indonesian identity.

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Cultures Heritage Tradition Government 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

With that, statements that are anti-Zionist would be considered as hateful and offensive as the more traditional tropes and stereotypes that have plagued Jews and Judaism for millennia. Others separate out Israel as a legal issue or a human rights issue. Anti-Semitic language is prohibited in schools.

Ancestry 70

Ancestry History Human Rights Tradition 70

Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

Goodnow Award for service to the community of political science by teachers, researchers, and public servants who work in the many fields of politics Recipient: Cathy J.

Political Science 63

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement Archiving 63

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Human rights experts and activists have named the situation in Palestine “ scholasticide ” or “ educide ,” terms that refer to the systematic destruction of a people’s educational system. Protecting academic freedom and freedom of expression is crucial—especially given the widespread silencing of Palestinian human rights advocacy.

Anthropology 141

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 141

Civics U

JANUARY 27, 2022

These systems will be reviewed by generally applying the rubrics of government power and elections; property and economics; and human rights. The United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor 2020 report on Russia’s human rights practices identifies a number of “significant human rights issues”.

Civics 40

Civics Human Rights Government Humanities 40

Zinn Education Project

MAY 31, 2024

Embed from Getty Images In addition to Freedom Schools, the civil rights activists (most in their late teens or early 20s) organized a Freedom Theater ; a Medical Committee for Human Rights ; a legal committee ; a motor fleet ; primary elections; a WATTS communication line; a system of daily check-ins to ensure everyone was safe; and much more.

Human Rights 52

Human Rights History Tradition Humanities 52

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A Landscape of Discriminatory Policies and Hostile Environments According to the Human Rights Campaign , this has been the “worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks,” with nearly 40 states introducing 238 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in just the first three months of 2022.

Education 128

Education K-12 Advocacy Government 128

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures and encourage respect for other people. They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population. online] GOV.UK.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

Thirty-eight religiously affiliated institutions have received exemptions from Title IX, according to a list released by the Education Department under pressure from Democrats in Congress after the gay rights organization the Human Rights Campaign used public-records laws to help expose the practice.

Government 57

Government Human Rights K-12 Advocacy 57

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Dating back to the 1960’s, it has been tradition for champions of major sports teams to take part in a White House ceremony. Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the black power salute during the 200-meter medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in protest of global segregation and human rights violations.

Teaching 88

Teaching Human Rights Government Humanities 88

Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

While these trends have been underway in the subfields of global health and economic development for some time, increasingly similar demands are being made for the incorporation of SBS into the fields of democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG). In this article, I begin with a brief overview of SBS in DRG work.

Anthropology 90

Anthropology Human Rights Psychology Humanities 90

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The mural, which stretches the length of a football field, intersperses student artwork with text from the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was inspired by a group of eighth graders who, in December 2012, just months after Yousafzai’s shooting, had attended a human rights conference in Canada.

Human Rights 126

Human Rights Education Heritage Library 126