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Bringing ‘inclusive innovation’ to school districts

The Hechinger Report

A design studio at the Bristol Warren Regional School District in Rhode Island hosted by the Center for Inclusive Innovation in the spring of 2022. There was much more emphasis on critical thinking and primary source investigation. The sessions included educators, students, parents, and community members.

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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

The Hechinger Report

Brought sharply into focus during the 2007-8 Great Recession — and seemingly every month since in the news and on social media — the U.S. Generally, colleges of arts and sciences are large academic units within a university that offer a range of department-led majors and areas of study, research and creative activity: from the arts (e.g.,

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Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly 

The Hechinger Report

Nationwide, between 2012 and 2022 the number of undergraduate degrees awarded in the humanities English, history, languages, literature, philosophy and related subjects fell 24 percent , according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. But its become an existential one. Its a question weve ignored.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

Social studies is more than just a subject—it provides the foundation for understanding and engaging with the world around us. According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.