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. College-bound students still need the traditional course sequence and cannot substitute data science for advanced algebra.

Social Justice 145

Social Justice Middle School Tradition Civics 145

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.

Tutoring 144

Tutoring Private School Social Justice Research 144

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.”. Hirsch, Jr. The results have not rewarded our faith.

Education 121

Education Charter School Social Justice K-12 121

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.

Charter School 109

Charter School Public School Social Justice High School 109

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Fuller’s stance on school choice has created unlikely alliances with deep-pocketed conservatives and has put him at odds with mainstream civil rights advocates, but his work is impacting a younger generation of black school leaders striving to create culturally relevant institutions for the students they serve.

Charter School 110

Charter School Private School Heritage Social Justice 110

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2017

History proves, however, that no one politician or philanthropist, for that matter, can fill that role – it belongs exclusively to the low-income parents who seize it as a mechanism for social justice and their children, who need it the most.

Social Justice 78

Social Justice Private School Charter School Public School 78