The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2016

View from the Superdome field before the game between Grambling State Tigers and Southern University Jaguars on November 26, 2016, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. In addition to money, black people need the human capital that comes along with the college degree. Grambling State Tigers won 52-30.

K-12 79

K-12 Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 79

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

At Northern Cass, momentum for change began during the district’s 2016 accreditation renewal when staff checked up on students after graduation. Leave this field empty if you're human: “Teachers said, ‘If this is good for kids, why not bring it to all of them?’ ” said Steiner. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2017

Eighty-six percent of our alumni are employed or in graduate school (or both) within a year of graduation. “Do Do we need college? Absolutely.”.

Tradition 58

Tradition Leadership Government Critical Thinking 58

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

A 2016 study by the Brookings Institute found that on average, states track three-quarters of eighth graders in math, meaning they might be put on a path in middle school that determines which level of math class they’ll end up in in their final year of high school. Karin Lukk, principal of Tartu Kivilinna Kool.

Elementary School 0

Elementary School Economics Cultures Tradition 0

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Lowell’s amped-up program goes a step beyond typical enrichment offerings, with coursework intended to prepare kids for continuing education and jobs in local and state industries that are actively hiring and projected to grow. “I Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

High School 105

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 105

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. Maitland Jones: Well, I don’t think it’s supposed to be that transactional. So what’s really happening inside classrooms? At least I would hope it isn’t.

Critical Thinking 88

Critical Thinking Humanities History Cultures 88

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

A 2016 Bureau of Justice Statistics report , one of the few on police training, found that 48 percent of police academies followed a military model, compared with 18 percent that emphasized academic achievement. “The We should treat it more like a classroom setting where we’re allowed to ask questions and use critical thinking skills.”.

Education 139

Education Cultures Critical Thinking Government 139

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2025

At the same time, following decades of declining enrollment, humanities programs are being forced to adapt or risk disappearing altogether. With the number of humanities majors down significantly over the past two decades, schools are searching for new ways to make these degrees more relevant and more appealing.

Humanities 85

Humanities History Critical Thinking Leadership 85

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I kept thinking: ‘Yes, that’s what I want to do. In 2016, Hernandez decided to go back to school for her associate degree in nursing at BMCC. It’s not black and white, there is a lot of critical thinking,” Asknes said. Friends and colleagues suggested she try nursing. “I I just loved working with kids,” she said. “I

Economics 120

Economics Junior High Advocacy Critical Thinking 120

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the descendants of slaves, “human capital” problems take on a whole different meaning.) Photo: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images.

Charter School 49

Charter School K-12 Education Pedagogy 49

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

However, to collapse education and labor into a single agency is to also reduce education’s role in developing full human beings. Children need to view themselves as full human beings, as citizens even, something a good liberal arts foundation provides. Department of Health Education and Welfare (now Health and Human Services).

Education 87

Education Government Private School Civics 87

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The education sector in which I work is committed to critical thinking and the study of history. Women’s rights are human rights: That was Eleanor’s view before the slogan became associated with Hillary Clinton, from her speech at the 1995 U.N.

History 93

History Human Rights Critical Thinking Leadership 93

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. Black Americans weren’t even considered fully human under the Constitution.

Critical Thinking 77

Critical Thinking History Leadership Economics 77

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. People are dying at the intersections of ignorance, gender, race and sex. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group.

Social Justice 67

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 67