The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

We provided statewide access to training and tutoring for assessments in partnership with our teacher advocacy organizations and focused on building community among Black educators. And we launched the nation’s first state-run teacher residency program for teachers: Our first class of residents, as I recall, was over 70 percent Black.

Education 127

Education Pedagogy Tutoring Advocacy 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

Related: To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade Number two: Youth ambassador opportunities that develop leadership and advocacy skills. Advocacy efforts need to include and be led by youth, but that means we need support from the adults who are leading these conversations.

Advocacy 105

Advocacy Leadership High School Research 105

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? Creativity builds advocacy skills that employers want, such as communication, collaboration and critical thinking. What creative skills are employers looking for?

Advocacy 105

Advocacy K-12 Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning 105

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report. That argument has helped build support, said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada.

Advocacy 145

Advocacy K-12 Government Tradition 145

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. Advocacy, choice, and voice should occur in the classroom as well as the school setting. Image credit: https://andrewherrick.files.wordpress.com If we are to improve learning and ultimately school-based outcomes student agency needs to be a real element of school culture. What would you add?

Advocacy 340

Advocacy Cultures Government Tradition 340

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2024

The lawsuit , which was brought on behalf of current and former students by the nonprofit legal and advocacy organization Student Defense, accused La’ James of delaying financial aid payments and causing them financial hardship in violation of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.

Advocacy 87

Advocacy Economics Education 87

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Too often, though, that advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access despite state and local policies. Too often, advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access. Advocating for policy change is essential.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Education Library High School 101

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Global Head of Education Learning and Advocacy at Adobe The past two years have witnessed a notable surge in the use of artificial intelligence within education, marked by increased investment, deployment and integration into various educational practices.

Pedagogy 123

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Economics 123

Political Science Now

MARCH 7, 2024

Through qualitative discursive analysis of texts produced by transnational actors and organizations embedded within these advocacy networks, Mary examines the way anti-trans feminists and traditionalists balance their shared commitments to specific anti-trans policies with their ultimately contradictory gendered worldbuilding projects.

Research 45

Research Political Science Advocacy Human Rights 45

Marginal Revolution

JANUARY 21, 2024

Or perhaps the group against X is too resource-constrained to respond to your greater advocacy. Of course there are other scenarios here. Your involvement on behalf of X might just be flat-out decisive. That said, those descriptors (and others) might apply as well to either side of the dispute, your side included.

Advocacy 99

Advocacy Political Science Education 99

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

The American Association of School Librarians has an Advocacy Toolkit packed with information and links to tools that can help you advocate for school librarians. You can help them by learning about what they do, sharing their resources with your networks, giving donations, or volunteering.

Library 363

Library Pedagogy Advocacy Professional Development 363

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2021

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

Advocacy 118

Advocacy Research Government Education 118

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness.

Advocacy 166

Advocacy Leadership Cultures Public School 166

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“We’re optimistic that Congress will follow suit and put kids and families at the forefront of its agenda,” said Christy Gleason, Vice President of Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns at Save the Children Action Network, a nonprofit advocacy group, in a statement. “At

Advocacy 140

Advocacy Policy Impact Economics Research 140

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. Advocacy Educators need to be put in a position where they can actively advocate for system improvements without the fear of repercussion.

Education 181

Education Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 181

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Reflecting on my journey from fear to advocacy, I am reminded of the transformative power of restorative justice. Skepticism and fear of change are formidable barriers, as are entrenched policies and funding allocations that prioritize punishment over rehabilitation. It’s about breaking the cycle of fear and punitive discipline.

Advocacy 109

Advocacy High School Cultures Education 109

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Related: Simpler FAFSA complicates college plans for students and families “As much staff as government has, it’s not enough for students right now,” said Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of the national advocacy group Complete College America. She wants colleges to do more to directly help applicants still struggling to fill out the forms.

Advocacy 135

Advocacy Library Government Public School 135

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

Advocacy 97

Advocacy Educational Technology Elementary School Professional Development 97

The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2023

He received his doctorate in 2019 and now serves as vice president of programs for The Fortune Society, an education, service and advocacy organization focused on criminal justice and re-entry. Such advocacy has bipartisan support.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Archiving Government History 98

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

It has a collection of creative and artistic activities for kids, including an advocacy poem, talking points for families, and collage activity. The Student Ignition Society published a resource titled Ending Police Brutality: At-Home Family Action Toolkit.

Teaching 174

Teaching Social Justice Advocacy Middle School 174

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 23, 2024

Your membership supports the Society’s goals of advancing the field of Classics through advocacy, growth and inclusion, and yet we haven’t raised dues for a decade now. Members joined before 1980 $36.00 $40.00 K-12 Teachers $38.00 $40.00 Student membership $34.00 $34.00 Domestic Institution Membership $170.00 $170.00

K-12 52

K-12 Advocacy Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, and a former assistant deputy director at the CFPB.

Advocacy 94

Advocacy Tradition Education 94

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Du Bois’ advocacy extended across the world through many Pan-African conferences and an appeal to the United Nations to recognize the suffering of Black Americans, according to the NAACP. He encouraged his readers to be proud of who they were and to see “Beauty in Black.”

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Heritage History 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Her organization recommends schools maintain a 1:500 ratio of school psychologists to students, but Vaillancourt Strobach notes that the national average is more than double — going beyond a 1:2000 ratio in some school districts.

Advocacy 122

Advocacy Public School Education Educational Technology 122

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance.

K-12 130

K-12 Advocacy Elementary School Middle School 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. Related: Teachers, deputized to fight the culture wars, are often reluctant to serve There is a critical need to prepare teachers to be intentional voices calling out the oppression that continues to plague our education system.

Civic Engagement 114

Civic Engagement Civics Education K-12 114

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

Deborah Santiago, president of the national advocacy group Excelencia in Education, said she’s excited about Casa Latina because it is advancing what it means to support not only Latino students but Latino communities more broadly.

Advocacy 107

Advocacy Leadership Humanities High School 107

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. Meanwhile, he noticed that his bills from the college kept going up. Miguel Agyei.

Advocacy 137

Advocacy Political Science Public School Economics 137

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Qualifications Preferred qualifications include a PhD in political science or related field, substantial experience in nonprofit management or academic administration; demonstrated capacity to think creatively and strategically and meet the challenges of a changing environment; outstanding leadership, management, and advocacy skills; sensitivity to (..)

Political Science 59

Political Science Advocacy Government Professional Development 59

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

This past winter, she attended a precursor event to the camp in Philadelphia, at which students got an introduction to the Sunrise Movement and climate advocacy. Rajbhandari said he’s witnessed a big shift in the level of advocacy for schools and climate since he attended his first Sunrise event in 2019, a protest at the Idaho state capitol.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Geography K-12 World History 81

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2024

That means that advocacy by students and those who work with them will be even more important to ensure they get the time needed to make these important decisions. These students need time to compare several financial aid packages, and they should be reminded of this. Many colleges haven’t yet extended their enrollment deadlines.

Advocacy 86

Advocacy Public School High School Education 86

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated. But the true indicator of impact came directly from students and their eventual professors.

K-12 119

K-12 Advocacy High School Tradition 119

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They offer an invitation to analyze how mathematics can be applied to promote civic engagement, advocacy, policy change and increased access to resources.

Cultures 116

Cultures Civic Engagement Civics Pedagogy 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

Will Hubbard, the interim chief policy officer at the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, said a veteran is different from someone actively serving, but it’s impossible to decouple the two. He said veteran studies is more about the long-term impacts of war than the logistics of arming and deploying forces.

Psychology 119

Psychology Anthropology Advocacy Sociology 119

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Pandemic closures provided some students with a chance to notice how stressed they are at school, says Jayne Demsky, founder of School Avoidance Alliance, an advocacy group that provides professional training to schools. Since the pandemic, mental health strains on youth have been put in the spotlight.

Psychology 124

Psychology Advocacy Middle School Tradition 124

ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2022

There’s been a lot of consolidation in edtech since the pandemic, with players like Renaissance making big moves, says Anna Edwards, chief advocacy officer and cofounder of Whiteboard Advisors. The deal makes sense to some observers, especially since U.S.

EdTech 103

EdTech K-12 Education Advocacy 103

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Many of the advocacy groups that filed challenges did so multiple times in different school districts. One Washington Post investigation found that, of book challengers who provided identification, only 21 percent said that they were parents.

Cultures 135

Cultures Advocacy Lesson Plan High School 135