The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

“Any time they see an opportunity to attack particularly the humanities and the social sciences, that’s what they’ll go after.”. Any time they see an opportunity to attack particularly the humanities and the social sciences, that’s what they’ll go after.” Now these kinds of disciplines are in for even greater scrutiny.

Anthropology 144

Anthropology Social Science Sociology Humanities 144

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mississippi’s NAEP performance gains accompanied new policies that began at roughly the same time: The Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) , passed by the Mississippi legislature in 2013, is primarily known as a policy to hold back third graders who have not demonstrated basic reading proficiency on a state assessment. Pallas is the Arthur I.

Sociology 98

Sociology Elementary School Social Science Leadership 98

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

These founders, hailing from leading universities as well as the US Atomic Energy Commission, IBM Corp and New York Life Insurance, knew that connecting the humanities and sciences helps us make informed judgments about our control of nature, ourselves and our destiny. And thus our course, The Impact of Materials on Society (IMOS) , was born.

Humanities 87

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 87

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2019

At FCI Dublin, women were studying English literature, psychology and sociology when Metz first arrived. But a 2013 RAND Corporation nationwide study found that incarcerated people who got some form of education were 43 percent less likely to reoffend. Hodges also believed that education was one of the surest ways to reduce recidivism.

Education 112

Education Psychology High School Sociology 112