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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Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 128

Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

A student is considered chronically absent if they miss at least 10% of the total school year, around 18 full days. In 2023, 26% of all public school students in the United States were chronically absent. Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula.

Heritage 52

Heritage Primary Sources K-12 Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Young gets the utility of online lesson plans geared to math standards and targeted to students at any level. Indeed, this year, the district’s new math curriculum is aligned with units from the web-based Khan Academy, and Young started directing students to the site’s online videos and lessons for extra practice or new challenges.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

4QM Teaching

MARCH 19, 2023

Teachers of history and social studies on all grade levels know they want students to do more than just memorize facts; they want students to practice thinking about history as well. And as citizens of a democracy, we want our students to be able to grapple with history, politics, and social and civic questions actively and critically.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Social Studies Civics History 40

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. 2021, May 10).

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K-12 Professional Development Economics Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

It is just one of a slate of waivers approved by lawmakers, including class size, teacher preparation time, hiring and firing rules, and others, allowing traditional public schools to operate with the same educational requirements as their area charter schools. She uses the New York Times lesson guides, the U.S.

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Charter School Tradition Public School High School 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2020

These extra demands have made it even more difficult to recruit and retain qualified teachers, who can make twice as much as a private nanny or earn a salary and benefits as a teacher in the public school system. After Katie went to sleep, she would spend her evenings on paperwork and lesson plans she hadn’t completed during the day.

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K-12 Lesson Plan Public School Government 131

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

history, first in Portland, Oregon, and later at the Harvest Collegiate High School, a small public school in New York City. Steve Grossman, a social studies teacher at Niles West and the DePaul center’s associate director, said that few high schoolers know anything about unions before the simulation.

Education 85

Education Economics Civics History 85

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

I have guidelines for cellphone and smartphone use, but it’s a constant struggle to keep kids engaged in lessons and off their phones. Even when I know I’ve created a well-structured and well-paced lesson plan, it seems as if no topic, debate or activity will ever trump the allure of the phone. That matters. Here’s why.

Political Science 75

Political Science High School Economics Project-Based Learning 75

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?

Social Studies 99

Social Studies Public School Charter School High School 99

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. A new principal pledged to stay longer than a school year.

Education 104

Education Elementary School Government K-12 104

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.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

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.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52