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STUDENT VOICES: I don’t think you need an A+ in calculus to work a normal job

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. As far as economic diversity, I feel like for the most part people that go to Mount Abe aren’t that rich. school system is a “mess.” Do they feel that way?

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OPINION: Higher ed partnerships will help the arts survive Trump’s budget cuts

The Hechinger Report

It also would completely eliminate funding for the National Endowment of the Arts in 2018. For example, with only a $148 million annual budget, NEA investments in the arts help contribute to a $730 billion economic arts and culture economic industry, including 4.2 percent of the annual gross domestic product and 4.8

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook.