The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

school district’s sixth-grade-only school. By nine school district superintendents from nine states. public school districts spend a combined $8 billion on instructional materials while trying to ensure that schools receive the maximum value for their money. Photo: Jackie Mader.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Now nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states. Nearly 400 schools use the Summit Learning Program across 40 states. Fears about data privacy and screen time, along with concerns about Silicon Valley’s conflicting interests as it pushes into public schools, have battered Summit’s reputation. It’s a mindset shift.”.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Now they are demanding a greater role in school policy and the decisions that shape their educations. Other school districts are also trying to elevate student voices in education policy and avoid “tokenism,” as Cristina Salgado puts it.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In 1970, when the courts ordered schools to desegregate and controversies over busing erupted across the country, white parents in Coahoma County fled the public system for private segregation academies, calling it “school choice.”. Related: Are rural charter schools viable in Mississippi? he Brown v.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

on day four of the strike, Nadia Morales, a counselor at Los Angeles High School, and Pedro Martinez, a social-studies teacher at Eagle Rock High School, prepare their children for the day. At 7 a.m., Tammy Kim/Hechinger Report. Related: Two new documentaries showcase a long and winding road to college.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Also, Massachusetts public schools have been relatively slow to adopt student-centered learning, perhaps in part because traditional teaching approaches seem to work so well here—last year the state’s averages topped the National As sessment of Educational Progress test scores in reading and math.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

This spring, Digital Promise is working with six school districts conducting education technology pilots. They are outstanding districts with strong leadership - and we know they’re not alone. District of Columbia Public Schools. Fulton County Schools. ” John Rice. Manager of Blended Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Resnick and Duffy had spent countless hours shepherding this school through the political thickets that all new public schools face. Tonight, the school committee would cast its votes. Tonight, the school committee would cast its votes. Their school day would last from 10 a.m.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2023

Last year, Talley Ochoa taught as a long-term sub in a public school in San Jose, California. history at a high school in East Palo Alto while she wraps up her coursework. I knew in high school I wanted to be a teacher. This year, she’s teaching U.S. Was there a specific moment? We're in an emergency right now.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

As a prelude to discussing leadership, peer pressure and conflict, a Crew of seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland, Maine, played a game called “Instigator.” That said, EL’s leadership now relies heavily on technology to spread Crew and expeditionary learning concepts more broadly. Chris Berdik/The Hechinger Report.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Preschool programs are also not subject to the same limitations as the traditional public school system, so some states can fund private or faith-based pre-K programs. Universal pre-K can save families thousands of dollars every year and give more children of low-income families access to early education. What is Universal Pre-K?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2020

HP Teaching Fellows also receive opportunities for networking, presenting, and sharing thought leadership at national conferences and through virtual events. Sasha Behm, grades 6-8 Computer Science and Yoga teacher at Broward County Public Schools, Florida. Katie Felix, kindergarten teacher at Tacoma Public Schools, Washington.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Here are some voices from our third round of interviews, in which we asked people involved with their local public schools for their reflections on how the past year had shaped them, and their predictions for the next school year, among other topics. school district is investing heavily in early literacy. Watlington Sr.,

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 29, 2019

They will also receive opportunities for networking, presenting, and sharing thought leadership at national conferences and virtual events. The first round of recruitment identified six innovative middle and high school educators in Canada: Jen Giffen, Digital Literacy Coach at York Region District School Board, Ontario.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2020

Or when she enrolled at Lamar University, where she earned her second master’s degree, this time in teacher leadership. She loved her job in the school system. Katie split her time between a special education preschool program at the public school near her home and at her mother’s daycare. “I Why wouldn’t you?”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Just 7 percent of America’s public school teachers were Black during the 2017-18 school year, while Black students make up 15 percent of the student population, according to the most recently available data from the National Center for Education Statistics. One Alabama town is trying to change that.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? We know that, with the right leadership, states can get high-quality, well-sequenced textbooks and other curriculum materials adopted in their public schools. This is particularly true for learning our history.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Last spring, Derrick Fields, 9, sat in his social studies classroom at Sherman Elementary School, learning about the creation of the telegraph. Proposition 227 appeared on the June ballot that year, offering voters a chance to weigh in on whether or not students should be taught primarily in English in public schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

Public schools seem like a logical place to teach when and how to intervene, since most people attend them at some point, but actually getting the classes into schools has not been easy. Birkholz believes state leadership is necessary. She started off with a list of myths.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

NOME, Alaska — Before they got down to business for the day, students in Devin Tatro’s social studies class were offered a quiet moment of self-reflection: On this golden fall afternoon at Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, were they feeling chipper, distressed or somewhere in between?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2016

Derrick Fields, 9, works on his assignment during a Spanish-language history lesson at Sherman Elementary School in San Diego, California. Last spring, Derrick Fields, 9, sat in his social studies classroom at Sherman Elementary School, learning about the creation of the telegraph. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Then came the anti-CRT movement Andy Rotherham, who was appointed to the state board of education in 2022 by Youngkin, said the outcome of the social studies debate shows that people can get past politics to a good result. Some school leaders are taking further action beyond what the state requires.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In fact, Dressback’s case has spurred public outrage because so many people do  know her. She attended Vestavia Hills Public Schools — Class of 1997 — and her mother, now retired, was a popular high school English teacher and yearbook adviser. Related: A superintendent made big gains with English learners. News rankings.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Denver high school social studies teacher Nick Childers, right, chants as teachers picket outside South High School on February 11, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The report found: “In 2015, public school teachers’ weekly wages were 17.0 percent lower than those of comparable workers — compared with just 1.8

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

Citizens who spoke almost uniformly opposed the proposal, with many arguing it was the first step in an effort to privatize district public schools. HISD leadership is a disaster…. If ever there was a school board that needs to be taken over and reformed it’s HISD.” It failed on a 5-4 vote. On January 3, Gov.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Last year, eight years after Siyuja graduated, the K-8 school still did not offer pre-algebra, a course that most U.S. public school students take in seventh or eighth grade, if not earlier. It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. public schools. Billy Vides stopped counting at 19.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. Other institutions, along with a lack of leadership, have played a role in the current crisis, he said. I personally love it because you know what?

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

I think that the CRT tracking project out of UCLA has now shown that almost half of the students in the American public school system are subjected to one of these laws that criminalize teaching the truth about race or gender or sexuality. And of course, history and social studies teachers. So we are in a struggle.

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