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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

The Hechinger Report

“These humanities fields are down to unprecedented levels,” said Rob Townsend, director of humanities, arts and culture programs at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Pure sciences like physics and chemistry are included in the liberal arts and sciences but not the humanities. It’s worrisome.”.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Writing-to-learn activities incorporated in math, science, and social science improved the quality of learning in those subjects (Graham, Kiuhara & MacKay, 2020).

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OPINION: We can make math less traumatic by ensuring every student is on the right pathway

The Hechinger Report

Enter “ Branching Out: Designing High School Math Pathways for Equity ,” a 2019 Just Equations report by Phil Daro and Harold Asturias, who highlight the development of what they call “branch” pathways. These pathways are rigorous options for students who want to pursue fields such as public service, media, law or design.

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Alan Harwood

Anthropology News

He led the deep integration of Anthropology’s broad offerings into the Core Curriculum for undergraduates, with different courses fulfilling requirements in social sciences, natural sciences, historical & cultural studies, and the arts.