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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

Humanities professors across the country have ceaselessly lamented the precipitous decline in undergraduate humanities majors in recent years. During the decade following the Great Recession of 2008, the number of humanities bachelor’s degree recipients fell by a whopping 14 percent — from a peak of about 236,000.

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

When I consider multimodality, my mind always travels back to Gregory Bateson’s take on communication and the use of multiple modes of mediation in social interaction. This can provide a more immersive and engaging experience for readers, allowing them to more fully understand the cultural practices and experiences being conveyed. Smith (eds.),

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OPINION: When books are banned, ‘education is impoverished, and everyone loses’

The Hechinger Report

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. How can English teachers discuss Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” Philip Roth’s “The Human Stain” or Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” without considering race and social justice?

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EdSurge’s Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories of 2021

ED Surge

What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers by Stephen Noonoo The popular lesson planning site Teachers Pay Teachers has long struggled with allegations of plagiarism, racist lesson plans and poor content quality—drawing the ire of teachers and social media users. We Need to Make Schools Human Again.

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Six Strategies for Equitable Education Systems

Digital Promise

An assistant superintendent in the School District of Palm Beach County (Florida) noted that changing the culture of school systems “requires a level of humanity, and humility, and empathy, and partnership, and trust.” Creating an equitable school district requires new capacities and supports for leaders and educators.

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New faces on campus: Students of all races welcome first black presidents to largely white colleges

The Hechinger Report

By 2020, the majority of U.S. It is not logical that students at a social justice-oriented school are learning the complexities of race and socioeconomic status in an environment that is majority white and upper-class.”. By 2020, a majority of college students in the U.S. college students will be nonwhite.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

In May 2020, White earned an associate degree in business administration, with a 3.84 If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue. A 2020 report showed that among the first adult cohort, 61 percent earned a credential or continued their studies.). Savings and a loan covered living costs.

Economics 144