Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Through the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the National Public Education Fund, nine League districts traveled to Toronto: Cajon Valley Union School District. Compton Unified School District. The School Board of Broward County, Florida. Highline Public Schools.

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Middle School Social Justice Cultures Professional Development 102

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In your schools, do something! Fight for social justice.” Many of the TeenSHARP participants gathered here, who are predominantly Black or Hispanic, worry that their chances of getting into top-tier schools have diminished with the court’s decision. Their questions are always so smart and so insightful.”

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Heritage Social Justice High School Political Science 143

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As a junior in college, TFA’s "mission” of ending educational inequity appealed to students like myself: hardworking and passionate about the intersection of social justice and education. For no reason other than I wanted a change of scenery, I found myself in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Teaching 108

Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Lesson Plan 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Unusually for Buffalo’s public schools — where 20 percent of students are white and 46 percent are Black — about half of the fourth grade class was white. Nearly 60 percent of students in gifted education are white, according to the most recent federal data , compared to 50 percent of public school enrollment overall.

Education 145

Education Elementary School High School Public School 145

Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

A teacher with a focus on standards and social-emotional learning, Tasha also embraces experiential learning, using the district’s historical archives to have students reflect on themselves and their belonging in the community. Fairfax County Public School System – Fairfax County, Va. Daniel Miller. Jill Taylor.

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Social Justice Archiving Public School Project-Based Learning 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 22, 2020

This is my second update on my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership for Social Justice. As I said in my last post about this class , my six students have been co-creating the class with me… We have continued to approach the class through a variety of social justice lenses. Related Posts.

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Social Justice Leadership Cultures Public School 63

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I have been teaching humanities to ninth-graders at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston for the last 12 years. While on my journey, I observed three patterns in particular that I’d like to share: Teacher leadership, social and emotional learning, and fellowship. Teacher leadership. Fellowship.

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Leadership Social Justice Middle School Public School 103

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

First, that charter schools are subject to the same transparency and accountability standards as public schools. Second, that public funds are not diverted to charter schools at the expense of the public school system. Are charter supporters suggesting that they are beyond accountability?

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Charter School Social Justice Public School History 111

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. Rocio Inclan , senior director, National Education Association Center for Racial and Social Justice It’s an honor to join you, and to speak on behalf of the National Education Associations’ 3 million members.

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Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This is evident in recent campaigns to ban books that mention homosexuality, race or gender, along with today’s disputes over how much control parents should have over what children are being taught in public schools across the country. It’s a reaction to social advances.”. Purple for Parents Indiana.

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Library Social Justice History Psychology 109

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

The largest charter-school operators in New York, they were founded and have been led and staffed primarily by whites, even as the majority of the students and communities they serve are black and brown. Yet the proliferation of charter schools led and staffed overwhelmingly by whites is a serious impediment to their potential.

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Charter School Social Justice Museum Leadership 80

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Howard Fuller, former superintendent of Milwaukee’s public schools. Schools led and controlled by black people. He’s built a long career out of advocating for the vehicles he believes are the black community’s best hope for self-determination: vouchers and charter schools. Fuller’s remedy?

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Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 110

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

While the county is about 16 percent white and 82 percent black, the public schools are nearly all black. Fewer than 30 white students are enrolled in the entire district, a steep decline from the fall of 1966, when about 6,000 black students and 1,000 white students attended the county’s schools. still serves students today.

Private School 142

Private School High School Public School Economics 142

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. Most notably, Prentiss was a key player in the civil rights struggle for school desegregation in Cleveland during the late 1970s. When we launched the Prentiss Charney Fellowship, C.

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Social Justice Civics Leadership Economics 109

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Chief among her causes is school vouchers, government-funded coupons intended as an escape hatch to release students from failing public schools zoned by residence to attend a better private school of their choice. This means that taxpayers are footing the bill for parents in private and religious schools.

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Social Justice Advocacy Public School Private School 88

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

Area Educators for Social Justice hosted interactive Teach Truth pop-up display tables on June 8 at: Busboys and Poets Brookland. Hundreds of people stopped by the booth hosted by the DC Area Educators for Social Justice at the Capital Pride festival on June 9. District of Columbia The D.C. Capital Pride Festival.

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Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87