From Trauma to Turnout: Inside David Hogg’s $8M Bid to Elect …
Sep 5, 2024 · This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting on gun violence.You can sign up for its newsletters here.. In a video posted to YouTube, 24-year-old school shooting survivor David Hogg points to a whiteboard and outlines a five-step plan to reshape America.. Ever since Hogg survived the 2018 Valentine’s Day shooting at his Parkland, Florida ...
Black and Hispanic Voters Say Democrats Aren’t Focused ... - The 74
Aug 4, 2024 · While a slight majority of Black and Hispanic voters say they still trust Democrats more than Republicans on the issue of education, more than two-thirds say they do not think Democrats are focused enough on improving K-12 schools, according to a new poll. The shot across the bow comes as Democrats seek to maintain their slim Senate majority ...
Analysis: Schools Are Facing a Surge of Failing Grades During the ...
Feb 8, 2021 · I n a year of educational crisis, fall report cards brought more troubling news.. Failing grades are on the rise across the country — especially for students who are learning online. Worrying data points are emerging across the country: In New Mexico, more than 40 percent of middle and high school students were failing at least one class as of late October.
Louisiana Pilot Program Tests New Kind of Reading Exam That
Jun 6, 2024 · A pilot program in Louisiana could present an alternative model for the country. The state has been experimenting with a new kind of exam that is closely aligned to a state-created curriculum called Guidebooks. The test is administered three times during the year, in fall, winter and spring. Other states and districts may use such a staggered ...
‘Oregon Trail’ at 50: How Three Teachers Created the Computer …
Dec 2, 2021 · Teachers began taking notice. The game quickly became MECC’s most popular title. As desktop computers began to sprout in classrooms, MECC spun off a for-profit company that sold millions of copies of The Oregon Trail and other early titles nationwide.. A new generation of coders added graphics, sounds, and music to create the versions of The Oregon Trail that most kids have played since.
New Data: School Shootings Surge to a Record High - The 74
Sep 13, 2023 · Fourteen people were wounded or killed in active school shootings in 2021, the report revealed, compared to a high of 81 in 2018. Between 2000 and 2021, there were 46 active shooting incidents, resulting in 108 deaths and 168 injuries. Of the 47 people who carried out the active shootings, all but one was male.
Investigation: Nearly 1,000 Native Children Died in Federal …
Aug 6, 2024 · Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter. Nearly 1,000 Native American children died or were killed while forced to attend U.S. government-affiliated boarding schools, according to a report by the Interior Department.. The children are buried in 74 unmarked and marked graves, as tribes assess repatriation of remains and protection options more than ...
Florida Students Seize on ‘Parental Rights’ to Stop ... - The 74
Feb 15, 2024 · Prompted by the advocacy of two Florida college students, there is now pending legislation in the state, where roughly a third of districts use corporal punishment to discipline kids, that would require educators to get permission from parents each year before spanking their children.The measure would also ban the use of physical force on students with disabilities.
Left Powerless: Non-English–Speaking Parents Denied Vital …
Sep 19, 2024 · In 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights received about 3,500 complaint allegations raising Title VI issues. Of those, only 54 were related to communication with parents who don’t speak English fluently. They ranged from a child in Colorado denied access to free and reduced-price lunch — and later fined — because of miscommunication to a Rhode Island district ...
40 Years After ‘A Nation At Risk,’ How Has Standards-Based School ...
Mar 19, 2024 · A short history of standards-based reform. The NCLB Act locked into place a specific version of standards-based reform, one that incorporated a mishmash of ideas that had been floating around since the 1980s and arguably since the 1960s.