The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2021

Laila Ibrahim and Amy Monroy, students participating in the YARI Project, give a virtual presentation of their research on “How do the racial and ethnic background of students and teachers affect student-teacher relationships within the classroom?” ” in late November. Credit: YouTube.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In the United States today, 9 out of 10 school superintendents are white and two-thirds are white men. As a Latina, my leadership isn’t often expected, nor is it always welcome. I believe our efforts can provide an example for any school system dedicated to closing opportunity and achievement gaps for all students.

Leadership 115

Leadership High School Elementary School Community Engagement 115

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2020

Leave this field empty if you're human: Ten years ago, Courtney Dickinson wanted to create an innovative public school. She had a teaching degree and while she never got a job as a teacher, she had a lot of ideas about how schools should operate. Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

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Public School Project-Based Learning Pedagogy Leadership 117

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

With economic segregation in the United States worsening, there is likely to be a growing number of school districts where poor children, and poor parents, predominate. Yet, economic segregation, which is more pronounced among families with children, also creates public school districts where affluent families predominate.

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Public School Sociology Civic Engagement Economics 107

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

They can be a part of society, said Maureen McGuire-Kuletz, co-director of the George Washington University Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education. For 10 years, the states pre-employment program has languished, with leadership turnover and bureaucratic infighting rendering it largely ineffective.

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High School Library Government Public School 133

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

House Republicans recently returned to one of their favorite targets for spending cuts: the country’s most vulnerable youth and the schools that serve them. Their plan would represent a major setback to efforts to achieve racial equity in our nation’s public schools. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Public School Sociology Government Advocacy 121

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Though she didnt initially see herself ever becoming a school librarian, Rhue has come to love the dynamism and variety of her job. She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership.

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Charter School Library Education Lesson Plan 101

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The Milwaukee Master Teacher Partnership is a partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools, funded by the National Science Foundation. It is dedicated to improving student achievement, classroom practice, and teacher leadership within Milwaukee Public Schools.

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Research Professional Development Public School Leadership 90

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2025

I challenge educators to read the recent report on dual enrollment for which I was interviewed by the Community College Research Center at Teachers College. Student voices, especially of those who arent in dual enrollment but might want to be, are a good source to hear whats working and whats not. Sign up for Hechingers weekly newsletter.

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Tutoring High School Leadership Government 72

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Please join us in welcoming the following new districts to the League of Innovative Schools: ASU Preparatory Academies. Brigantine Public School District. California Area School District. Clear Creek Independent School District. Cleveland City Schools. Columbus Municipal School District.

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Advocacy Public School Leadership Cultures 168

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2024

In matters both big and small, women in education leadership are treated, spoken to and viewed differently than their male colleagues. The career moves that are open to aspiring women leaders often propel them toward a very real glass cliff — leadership roles in which the risk of failure is high. Data from the U.S.

Leadership 125

Leadership Education Advocacy Elementary School 125

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2023

Not under these conditions… This is the pattern in way too many schools. This is a failure of leadership. It’s wishful thinking disguised as professional development , and it’s yet another example of a school that’s going through the motions instead of engaging in meaningful, long-term, thoughtful improvement.

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EdTech Leadership Professional Development Educational Technology 140

ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2025

Our top post of the entire year was a vulnerable essay about an administrators leadership failure and how he made things right. School administrator Sarah Wright shares her thoughts on a trauma-informed approach to leadership. Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

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K-12 EdTech Professional Development Psychology 70

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It enables schools and districts to make informed decisions by ensuring diverse stakeholders are authentically engaged throughout the data cycle. Now, I think it’s critically important to the work that we do, and to making our data equitable in the district,” says Callie Vaughn, data scientist at Minneapolis Public Schools.

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Public School Social Studies Leadership Research 163

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Snapshots include Covina Valley School District in Covina, CA, where the CISCO Networking Academies allow high school students to study the latest networking, security, and cloud technologies. At Liberty 53 Public Schools in Liberty, Missouri, the “UnSchool Challenge” offers students personalized internship opportunities.

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Charter School Leadership Public School High School 178

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2015

How are school administrators roles changing and becoming more focused on student learning? We are fortunate to have an up-close look at how public school districts are answering these questions, through our League of Innovative Schools. Cajon Valley Union School District - El Cajon, CA. KIPP DC - Washington, DC.

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Public School Leadership High School Teaching 134

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

million gifted children are being overlooked in school — more than the 3.3 public school children already labeled as gifted. Research has shown for many years that Asian, white and higher-income students are disproportionately likely to be classified as gifted. public school children already labeled as gifted.

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Public School Research Leadership Cultures 145

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2024

The event provides leadership development skills, offers a psychologically safe space to process our experiences and nurtures the spirit of brotherhood and community needed to sustain our worth and our work. At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr., This is a dilemma. I haven’t seen one of them incorporate self-love as a prioritized outcome.

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Leadership Psychology Public School Humanities 125

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Jenkins said one of the reasons she has been teaching in the Phoenix Union High School District, one of 30 public school districts here, for so long is that she doesn’t feel alone. Juvenal Lopez, the executive director of talent at the Phoenix Union High School District. This work is possible. It’s happening.”

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High School Cultures Leadership Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Senior James Lopes, wearing a green sweatshirt, listens to William Frey teach a lesson on polynomials, rational trigonometrics, exponential and logarithmic functions at the Calculus Project’s summer leadership academy program at Boston University. Mims has helped develop similar models in Florida and Texas.

High School 145

High School Public School Leadership Tutoring 145

Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2021

During the 2019-20 school year, 10 districts from across the United States—including nine districts from the League of Innovative Schools—joined a learning cohort, convened by the Center for Global Education at Asia Society and Digital Promise, to explore this question. John Jungmann Superintendent, Springfield Public Schools.

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Education Social Justice Public School Leadership 139

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Graham Local Schools. Harrington Park School District. Meriden Public Schools. Middletown City School District. Socorro Independent School District. South Bay Union School District. Southampton County Public Schools.

Public School 134

Public School Leadership Cultures Education 134

Digital Promise

JANUARY 25, 2021

Brizard succeeds Karen Cator in the role and will assume day-to-day leadership of Digital Promise while also joining its board of directors. Previously, he served as chief executive of Chicago Public Schools and superintendent of schools for the Rochester City School District in New York.

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Leadership Public School High School Research 127

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When America’s schools shut down in mid-March as a result of Covid-19 and transitioned to some form of remote learning, the nation’s community schools responded rapidly. That’s because these schools already had strong existing relationships with providers of community resources, both public and private.

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Public School Community Engagement Leadership Education 139

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2024

Recent in-depth case studies of Chicago and Baltimore City Public Schools and my own research, including candid conversations with current and former big-city superintendents, have convinced me of a stark reality: States and cities must either empower bold leaders to make dramatic changes or step in to make those changes themselves.

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Charter School Leadership Tutoring Research 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Research shows that fostering SEL improves students’ academic achievement by an average of 11 percentile points. In addition to investing in affordable wellness resources, schools and districts must help educators cultivate their own social and emotional competencies. There are different approaches.

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K-12 Professional Development Charter School Psychology 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Huinker led a math education revolution in the district when, between 2004 and 2014, almost every teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools received this type of training. In the early 2000s, she saw a grant from the National Science Foundation as a possible solution for Milwaukee’s public schools.

Professional Development 127

Professional Development Public School Leadership High School 127

ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2023

White was compiling a list of every public school district superintendent in the country, she began to notice something peculiar. It was “just for fun” at first, but has since evolved into a research project four years running. Several years ago, when Rachel S. There were a lot of Marks and Scotts and Daves,” she says.

Leadership 120

Leadership Public School Research Education 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Erin Roberts, a teacher leadership specialist. It is a research-based approach that experts say is essential for helping children — especially those who struggle — learn to read. Related: What parents need to know about the research on how kids learn to read. Shawn Clemons, director of accountability at Hickory Public Schools.

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Elementary School Tutoring K-12 Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2024

Although the idea is relatively new in education, many schools tried a different version of it – evaluating and paying teachers based on how much their students’ test scores improved – in the 2010s. Could schools insist that tutoring companies make part of their payment contingent upon whether student achievement increased?

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Tutoring Leadership Educational Technology Education Policy 140

Digital Promise

MAY 29, 2015

Many more public school districts are rethinking how students learn and how teachers teach. No longer is “innovation” reserved for a select few charter and private schools. Yes, we still hear from the media about public schools’ alleged failures to effectively use electronic devices.

Private School 124

Private School Leadership Public School Teaching 124

Digital Promise

MARCH 21, 2022

Prior to joining Digital Promise, Gupta served as Vice President of the Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund), where she drove the organization’s strategic programming and initiatives and directly oversaw its external engagement, operations, and talent management work.

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Leadership Educational Technology History Public School 118

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

We must support teachers with strong preparation, appropriate compensation, quality professional development and leadership opportunities so they may fulfill their calling: to ensure that every child receives an excellent education. It is also crucial to recognize that thanks isn’t enough.

Professional Development 111

Professional Development Leadership Public School Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Research suggests that black students thrive when they have black teachers. Black teachers account for 27 percent of the state’s teacher workforce, according to a Mississippi Today report, but black students represent almost half of the students attending the state’s public schools. The gap in teacher representation is wide.

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Psychology Classroom Management Professional Development Public School 118

The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

Schools can’t afford to lose teachers of color. And with public schools struggling to fill teacher vacancies with qualified educators, district and school leaders can’t afford to lose any more teachers,period. Related: OPINION: Black male teachers were my father figures.

Social Justice 142

Social Justice Leadership Elementary School Professional Development 142

Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2021

And then there is the 2020–2021 school year, where nothing is normal, and we have had five “first days of school.” What are some things that we, as an instructional leadership team, could focus on to help teachers keep students engaged, without increasing teacher workload?

Professional Development 141

Professional Development Lesson Plan Classroom Management Middle School 141

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? Whether high school graduates transition to college or a career, there is a good chance that they will tap into their creative skills.

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Advocacy K-12 Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning 112