The Hechinger Report
APRIL 22, 2024
Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. In 2014, San Francisco heeded that call , mixing different achievement levels in middle school classrooms and delaying algebra until ninth grade. Boaler says a half million teachers now visit youcubed’s website each month. She advocated for change.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 10, 2022
In New York, where I live, the city spends upwards of $300 million a year in taxpayer funds on private school tuition for children with disabilities. Many more states mandated hallmarks of the Orton-Gillingham method, specifically calling for “multisensory” instruction. Science evolves.
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The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The right’s blind faith insists that “if we have school choice in the form of charter schools and private school vouchers … competitive pressures will force the schools and teachers to teach better, and to churn out students who are excelling academically.”. The results have not rewarded our faith.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Derek Francis, manager of counseling services for Minneapolis Public Schools, talks about students’ complicated year while at an in-person social gathering that was part of the Minnesota School Counselors Association’s two-day virtual conference. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Related: Shopping for a major?
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. i in the last two years.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 27, 2016
million — Shortfall this year in the yearly allocation for Jackson Public Schools. Jackson schools are grappling with the loss of about 1,000 students to other districts, private schools, charters and home schooling, along with an increase in the number of students who aged out, dropped out or graduated compared to those entering the system.
Digital Promise
AUGUST 2, 2017
Should middle school teachers let a failing eighth-grade student graduate, knowing that if she’s held back, she’ll likely drop out? Should a private school principal condone inflated grades? Ethical dilemmas abound in education.
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