The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

Reviews of the program conducted in 2016 by the Administration for Children and Families, the federal governing body for Head Start, found nothing to correct. Many times during the course of its history it’s been underfunded and run into issues of quality,” Lombardi said. billion figure, would have to increase 25-fold.

K-12 70

K-12 Public School Government Elementary School 70

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Related: ‘It’s so hard and so challenging’: An oral history of year three of the pandemic. Philadelphia’s rates of gun violence have spiked in recent years: There were 486 fatal shootings in the city in 2021, 23 percent higher than 2020 and a 95 percent rise compared to 2016.). “Blue squares amongst a blanket of red,” said Williams.

High School 130

High School Oral History Middle School Charter School 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. Josipa Roksa: And so the data shows that, you know, many students are not making much progress on the critical-thinking skills over the first two years.

Critical Thinking 97

Critical Thinking Humanities History Cultures 97

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2025

We hear from Richard Utz, interim dean at Georgia Tech, and Joy Connolly, president of the American Council of Learned Societies, who argue that humanities graduates bring some of the most in-demand skills to the workforce: communication, critical thinking, collaboration and the ability to navigate ambiguity. How about you?

Humanities 64

Humanities History Critical Thinking Leadership 64

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

And since it’s a bit complicated, it’s a great topic to spend a few days on because there are so many ways to practice critical thinking and general social studies skills. This has happened five times in US history, twice in the last 25 years—the 2000 and 2016 elections.

Teaching 52

Teaching Civics Government Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The education sector in which I work is committed to critical thinking and the study of history. The post History Lesson: Did the election just erase 250 years of progress? Our nation’s founders asserted “that all men are created equal.” Jonathan Lash is the president of Hampshire College.

History 98

History Human Rights Critical Thinking Leadership 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Daily Messenger newspaper archives at the Carnegie Library of Homestead explain that history. Steel Valley school officials point to the fact that Barrett students’ proficiency rates on state tests and their SPP increased in 2016-17. In the early 1960s, Pennsylvania wanted to reduce its 2,189 districts to about 500.

Social Justice 61

Social Justice Elementary School Archiving Library 61

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2017

The country needs your critical thinking when the term “school choice” is used as code for breaking up black and brown school districts. Learn from history, and resist. No, Betsy DeVos is not prepared to lead our country’s educational system, but students, you must prepare for her.

Elementary School 95

Elementary School Critical Thinking Education Policy Government 95

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

These kinds of head-scratching, politically ignorant actions lay bare the very reason that people need a quality liberal arts education.

Education 89

Education Government Private School Civics 89

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

Since Trump won in 2016, there’s been a debate about whether it is useful for different ethnic groups , religions, genders and economic classes to form their own political alliances instead of forming a more collective association. Most notably, black people and women were treated as second-class citizens for much of the country’s history.

Critical Thinking 82

Critical Thinking History Leadership Economics 82