2013 Critical Thinking Economics 
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 8, 2022
Since 2008, those of us who are champions of the humanities have offered a simple yet profound truth: Studying humanities endows students with a capacity for critical thinking, a skill essential to individual accomplishment and crucial to societal well-being. But that simple truth doesn’t seem to be changing anyone’s mind.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 3, 2020
At Kent State University at Ashtabula, 55 black students received an associate or bachelor’s degree between fall 2013 and spring 2019. Between fall 2013 and spring 2019, university officials say, 55 black students received an associate or bachelor’s degree from Ashtabula. Very few have succeeded.
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 8, 2018
“It’s a clear trend,” said Tom Hilliard, a senior fellow at the Center for an Urban Future, which primarily studies economic growth in New York. The new exams test critical thinking and problem solving, not just rote memorization. “Every state has fewer people obtaining high school equivalencies.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 29, 2024
Virtual Internships’ survey data shows that supervisors’ perceptions of the interns’ abilities on core career-readiness skills like communication, critical thinking and teamwork increased substantially during the internships. About a quarter of interns receive offers to extend or get hired full time, Holroyd Pearce said.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Between 2013 and 2018, the percentage of undergraduates at U.S. Tough’s book asks us to consider whether higher education in America is more an engine of, or an obstacle to, economic and social mobility. Based on his reporting, Tough thinks it’s more hindrance than help, serving to reinforce rather than reduce social stratification.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2018
That’s prompted new Janesville Schools Superintendent Steve Pophal to enact a plan to give kids the critical thinking and specialized skills he hopes will help them meet local business needs while avoiding the trap of low-skill, low-wage work that accounts for a growing share of the city’s economy. That compares with a 1.6
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 1, 2018
And in 2001, the engineering accreditation body ABET added a new criterion so as to ensure that students get “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”. And that alone will unleash critical thinking and innovation.
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