The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2018

“Charter schools can do more with less” is a common refrain of school choice advocates, who criticize traditional public schools for wasting money. The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy found that local governments provide nearly half of the funds for local school districts.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

LOUISVILLE Just blocks from where hundreds of protestors gathered near the Ohio River waterfront after the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 sits Central High School. The school is steeped in history: It was the first African American public school in Kentucky, and counts boxer Muhammad Ali among its alumni.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

and the Phillips County Retired Teachers Association at the Eliza Miller Junior and Senior High School Historic Site, named for educator and philanthropist Eliza Ann Ross Miller. The Teach Truth pop-up with banned books will remain on display in the library/museum. Wyandotte High School PTSA, Voting Rights Network of Wyandotte County.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

New York City Deputy Mayor Richard Buery greets Chirlane McCray, the city’s first lady, at the awards ceremony and celebration in honor of Black History Month at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on February 23, 2017. Many whites with fierce commitment to social justice lead the organizations I’ve named, and others.

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Charter School Social Justice Museum Leadership 84

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2023

In a striking change from the first Joyful Warriors National Summit in Tampa, Florida, last July, where protesters were few, the second gathering in Philadelphia June 29 – July 2 was met with pushback from social justice advocates and parent activists opposed to the group’s right-wing policies. “It

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