The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

In 2014, San Francisco heeded that call , mixing different achievement levels in middle school classrooms and delaying algebra until ninth grade. Without starting algebra in middle school, it was difficult to progress to high school calculus, an important course for college applications.

Social Justice 145

Social Justice Middle School Tradition Civics 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

Terrance Lewis, a middle school teacher in Columbus, Georgia, is leaving teaching to pursue a doctorate in secondary education. He says his goal is to “make people aware of the story of Black males in schools.” ,” he said, “because it’s always a negotiation between risk and fear.”. Credit: Terrance Lewis.

K-12 145

K-12 Middle School High School Cultures 145

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Our new video illustrates a few possibilities: mathematical reasoning in elementary school by creating algorithms; social sciences in middle school by working with data; and physical sciences in high school by using simulations. Supporting Computational Thinking in K-12 Public Schools.

K-12 93

K-12 Education Middle School Elementary School 93

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The traditional sequence for math in middle school and high school is algebra I, geometry, algebra II/trigonometry and then pre-calculus, with advanced students making it to calculus. Kelly has taught a similar modeling course for economics and social sciences for the last few years.)

Social Science 145

Social Science Tradition High School Economics 145

ED Surge

MAY 9, 2023

The collaborative aspect of CoCo has caught the attention of high school students like Nagamitesh Nagamuralee, who introduced the beta version in his robotics clubs in his former middle school in Lexington, Massachusetts. This kind of collaboration doesn’t exist in Scratch or Code.org.

EdTech 134

EdTech Middle School Social Science Teaching 134

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Mendoza’s involvement in civic participation started in middle school, when she signed up for the All City Council Student Union, a student-led group sponsored by the Oakland school district that gives students a voice in school district decision-making. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76