As a teacher, I heard it all the time: “I’m not a math person.” I would be in line at the grocery store, wearing a math T-shirt one…
Read more OPINION: After-school and summer programs can help more students learn to embrace numbers and become ‘math people’ after allBROOKLINE, Mass. — It was a humid, gray morning in July, and most of their peers were spending the summer sleeping late and hanging out with friends. But…
Read more Does calculus matter? This group says it’s a key to advancing equity – The Hechinger ReportDURANGO, Colo. — For three dozen high schoolers, summer break in this southwest Colorado city kicked off with some rock climbing, mountain biking and fly-fishing. Then, the work…
Read more ‘Not waiting for people to save us’: 9 school districts combine forces to help students – The Hechinger ReportLYNN, Mass. — In a middle school classroom in this Colonial-era city north of Boston, four 13- and 14-year-old boys were creating a poster with icons of their…
Read more Summer learning programs try to help students catch up before federal money endsInside a small, mural-covered building just outside Indianola, Mississippi, 14-year-old Tamorris Carter made the rounds, bouncing lightly on his heels. He stopped frequently to explain objects of interest;…
Read more At this summer school, students learn about liberation and leadership – The Hechinger Report
