The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2020

Students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds live off the stipends from financial aid as their primary source of income. Research on online learning in both K-12 and higher-education settings points consistently to uneven benefits of online learning by student subgroups. Unequal risks.

Primary Sources 121

Primary Sources Library K-12 Economics 121

ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2024

She got up early and stayed open late to accommodate people who worked 12-hour shifts and needed to drop kids off as early as 5 a.m. There was enough space — three units and one house — for four classrooms, and as soon as renovation was completed on the first room, she enrolled 12 more kids. The timeline for renovation grew longer.

K-12 130

K-12 Government Primary Sources Advocacy 130

ED Surge

JULY 28, 2022

Intersection of Less Funding and Less Employment As it currently stands, tribal child counts help divvy up dollars from the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the primary source of child care funding in the U.S. I think that’s the only way we're going to be able to see the same success in our 0-5 that we’ve seen in our K-12.”

Primary Sources 105

Primary Sources K-12 Professional Development Cultures 105

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

Inclusive Curriculum 105

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 105

Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

Teaching the Bill of Rights for Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 08:50 Body A virtual professional development workshop for K–12 educators. This online workshop will explore how to engage learners of all grade levels in the active exploration of primary sources that teach about the rights embodied in the Bill of Rights.

Teaching 52

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 Civics 52

Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

We the People: Teaching the Constitution Workshop for Elementary Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 07:46 Body Looking closely at the Preamble of the Constitution, teachers will work with primary sources from the National Archives and consider how the interpretation of “We the People” has changed over time.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Archiving Teaching K-12 52

ASHP CML

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In July 2022, ASHP/CML hosted the first LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States summer institute for k-12 teachers. A year later, in May 2023, we organized virtual meetings with some of those teachers.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources K-12 History Professional Development 52

ASHP CML

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Work is ongoing on “Past/Present,” our AHA-funded project to create teaching resources and primary source collections that help educators link history to current events.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources K-12 History Teaching 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

These primary sources of inequality continue to limit opportunities, suppressing the social mobility of subsequent generations. Wealthier neighborhoods to hoard wealth and maintain a racially separate school system through a financial structure based on property taxes. Yet many education reformers avoid, accept — or even embrace!

Charter School 104

Charter School Education Primary Sources Economics 104

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Property taxes are not only a key source of school district funding, they are the primary source of revenue for the communities they sit in. The think tank the Urban Institute found that local governments receive around 30 percent of their funding from property taxes , a combined sum of $473 billion across all U.S.

Charter School 108

Charter School Primary Sources Social Justice Museum 108

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

By comparison, 76 percent of the K–12 teaching force is female, and 20 percent are people of color.). If you’re working a 12-hour day or more, how do you go to a training at night?” An astounding 98 percent of early childhood workers are female, and an estimated 48 percent of home-based providers are women of color. (By

K-12 89

K-12 Primary Sources Museum History 89

Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

In 2023, EducationWeek reported that 12 states accept mental or behavioral health challenges as a valid excuse for missing school. Occasional absences due to stress and anxiety are not unusual but may indicate that a student needs additional mental health support if it happens frequently.

Heritage 52

Heritage Primary Sources K-12 Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Engagement and Focus According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics, children ages 8-12 spend three times more on screens than is recommended daily. E., & Lafreniere, K. R., & Brønnick, K. References American Optometric Association. Annisette, L. Walgermo, B.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Primary Sources K-12 Psychology 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

Scientific Studies of Reading , 12 (1), 90–105. Register for the first webinar, Phonological Awareness, here. References Explicitly Teach Rhyming. Reading Universe. Friend, A., & Olson, R. Phonological spelling and reading deficits in children with spelling disabilities. How we learn to read: The critical role of Phonological Awareness.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Heritage K-12 Professional Development 52

Achieve the Core

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

They were our primary source of relevant information, after all. Greater Student Success In the United States, Algebra 1 is viewed as one of the biggest gatekeepers in K-12 mathematics education. Here are three things that I hope we are able to accomplish together. What do we hope to accomplish with badging?

High School 52

High School Primary Sources K-12 Artifacts 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In addition to CCAP and the federal Head Start program, children have access to five public pre-k programs, which enroll 87 percent of at-risk kids in that age group. The Pelican State focuses what resources it does put toward early childhood on 4-year-olds, Bronfin says. Photo: Della Hasselle.

Primary Sources 84

Primary Sources Advocacy Government Education 84

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

LaGarrett King, founder and director of the Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at the University of Buffalo The controversies have had subtle reverberations for the classrooms in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia too. He adds that it’s not surprising that Black history classes make some people uncomfortable.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

It encourages students to answer even the most challenging questions about our country’s past and present by engaging with primary sources to learn a more complete history of the United States and its constitutional democracy from multiple perspectives. The roadmap is now being put into practice in school districts across the country.

Civics 130

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Another online resource that has seen a spike in use since the 2016 campaign is Newsela , which compiles both primary sources, such as presidential speeches, and topical articles from publications such as the Washington Post , Scientific American and the Associated Press, and then adjusts the reading level of the texts to grades two through 12.

Civics 93

Civics Education K-12 Primary Sources 93

TCI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Review the list to find seasonal social studies lessons, primary source activities, and biographies for K-12 classrooms. Explore our free lessons, primary source activities, and biographies of empowering women from around the world. Explore our collection of primary-source poems and activities.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Heritage K-12 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2017

Schools aren’t going to teach French better than living in France — meaning, we shouldn’t look to schools as our only or even primary source of learning. The idea that education can only be found in a brick-and-mortar school is as myopic as the idea that we can jail our way to safety.

Charter School 97

Charter School Primary Sources Education Civics 97

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Start a 60 day FREE trial for Studies Weekly Online to gain access to K-6 social studies curriculum, primary source videos, and more. For further reading, visit jacl.org , the National Women’s History Museum , or the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In contrast, James K. Meanwhile, in “Mississippi: Portrait of an American State,” the chapter about the Civil Rights Movement lists 17 key figures students should know: 12 white men — a majority of them segregationists — four black men and one black woman. Neither are the laws they challenged , Mississippi civil rights activist T.R.M.

K-12 99

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 99

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba As a rural K–12 school, we rarely get opportunities to connect with students and teachers from urban schools in our province. The message was clear, first we must learn what has been deliberately forgotten, then we must find a way to move forward, collectively for a better future.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

The National Endowment for the Humanities is sponsoring “American Reconstruction: The Untold Story,” a summer institute for teachers in grades K-12 in July 2018, at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Senate, Blanche K. Several organizations are providing information to help educators teach about Reconstruction.

Teaching 108

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 108

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

So what started in the public arena of K–12, and extended to higher education and Florida public college and universities, has now extended to private universities. You are often limited in your ability to teach certain topics by the dependence upon primary sources rather than secondary sources.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

So what started in the public arena of K through 12, and extended to higher education and Florida public college and universities, has now extended to private universities. You are often limited in your ability to teach certain topics by the dependence upon primary sources rather than secondary sources.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52