The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Now, several years later, after pursuing a degree in psychology and taking courses in child development, Foster is more educated about Montessori education and realizes little about the “Montessori garden” actually adhered to Montessori practice. “This woman was not interested in Montessori education,” Foster said on a recent afternoon.

Library 111

Library Middle School Teaching Psychology 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

In 1978, just a few years before Helgeson’s birth, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act became law, finally affirming the right of country’s indigenous people to access sacred sites, worship in traditional ceremonies and use materials they consider sacred artifacts, like eagle bones, that are restricted to non-Indians.

K-12 76

K-12 High School Cultures Psychology 76

Anthropology 365

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A 2019 survey by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors found that nearly 90% of counseling center directors report that the number of students on campus with severe psychological problems has continually increased, and counseling centers struggle to keep up with the demand.

Pedagogy 40

Pedagogy Anthropology Cultures Psychology 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For two years, the club, known as PRISM (People Respecting Individuality and Sexuality Meeting), gathered in the town’s public library, because its dozen members couldn’t find a faculty adviser to sponsor it. Because of the pandemic and the timing of Meryl’s death, the family was not able to have a traditional funeral.

Library 143

Library Advocacy High School Psychology 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2024

Lindsey Kimery, the coordinator of library services for Metro-Nashville Public Schools, said she has “no hidden agenda other than that reading was my favorite thing.” What I try to convey is that a library is a place for voluntary inquiry.” It just means we have books for those readers, too. This alarmed librarians.

Library 131

Library Heritage K-12 High School 131

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It’s planning to build the first 34 of an eventual 300 homes on land it owns; residents will be able to take courses and use the recreation, library and dining facilities. Colleges and universities in general “tend not to be built for that, when you have layers of culture and hundreds of years of tradition behind you,” Manley said.

Economics 86

Economics Social Justice Psychology Lesson Plan 86

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Chatfield High School in Minnesota doesn’t offer sociology (or German, or criminology, for that matter), but when senior Keagan Clarke, 18, finished a fall semester class in psychology, his teacher suggested he try sociology. Although rural Texas districts depend on Course Access, statewide its enrollments have dropped.

Charter School 89

Charter School Sociology Tutoring Psychology 89

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

That includes, the editors note, anthropology, archaeology, classics, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, performing arts, religious studies, philosophy, postcolonial studies, queer studies, psychology, sociology, visual arts, and women's studies.

Humanities 145

Humanities Archiving Oral History Pedagogy 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A few days a week, they set up camp in a study room in the library. Day and Black History Month, including an educational panel, a march and a pop-up library event. For example, a group of queer and transgender students formed a student-run Pride Center, with support from the local Utah Pride Center.

Cultures 99

Cultures Government Library K-12 99

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Leiserowitz — whose research has focused on how culture, politics and psychology impact public perception of the environment — said fossil-fuel companies have a stake in perpetuating a message of oil dependency. You’re exploiting that trusted relationship between the student and the teacher,” he said. Freddie Fuelless and Oliver Oilpatch.

K-12 71

K-12 Education Elementary School Charter School 71