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.

Social Justice 132

Social Justice Humanities Archival Research Critical Thinking 132

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Northern Cass’s reforms rely on North Dakota’s 2017 decision to let districts apply for waivers from requirements such as hours of instruction. In fact, Steiner’s plan is to start this coming fall with a week devoted just to SOPs and other “soft skills,” such as critical thinking.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

What experiential learning and civic engagement activities promote critical thinking about what it means to live under a democracy? In this Author Meets Critics roundtable, we explore these questions through the lens of Engaging Citizenship.

Political Science 55

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Beatriz López taught seventh grade science in the Lake Travis Independent School District, in Austin, Texas, from 2008 to 2017. López, the former middle school teacher in Austin, Texas, moved back to Puerto Rico, where she grew up, in August 2017. Credit: Courtesy of Beatriz López. It’s very common to face backlash in the classroom.”.

Teaching 138

Teaching Middle School Humanities High School 138

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Six episodes of the podcast based on Khalidi’s book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 “Black Feminist Writers and Palestine” with Clarissa Brooks, Angela Y. A History of Modern Palestine on American Prestige with Rashid Khalidi.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2019

By 2017, about 4,500 prisoners were enrolled in community college with tuition paid for by taxpayers through a state financial aid program , up from zero prisoners in 2014. It’s hard to overstate how critical” face-to-face classes are, says Rebecca Silbert, the director of Renewing Communities, which aims to boost education for prisoners. “To

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Critical Thinking Education Research 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

Demonstrators protest for transgender rights with a rally, march through the Loop and a candlelight vigil to remember transgender friends lost to murder and suicide on March 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images.

Social Justice 67

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 67