The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2024

Education administrators at all levels need to act now to resist a rising tide of efforts against social science knowledge. There, too often, struggling students attempt to discredit the educator and the field of social science. Education is meant to broaden horizons and encourage critical thinking.

K-12 116

K-12 Sociology Social Science Education 116

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift But those same students don’t have many of the math skills that professors think they actually do need. 26, 2023 session of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference in Washington D.C. But that’s maybe 20 percent. The other 80 percent, what about them?”

High School 143

High School K-12 Social Science Humanities 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

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., English and other languages, history, religious studies), the social sciences (e.g., First, generally: According to the U.S.

Sociology 104

Sociology Education Political Science Pedagogy 104

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Rather, it is an invitation to critically think about our ambitions and their impacts. Additionally, Utrata’s analyses challenge traditional views, seeing space colonialism as a completely different concept from territorial colonialism. In conclusion, Utrata’s article is not only a critique and examination of space colonization.

Political Science 62

Political Science Government Social Science Tradition 62

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In December 2023, I attended an online seminar featuring the anthropologist Ghassan Hage , a leading expert on race and migration. In Israel, attacks on educators and students critical of the state have intensified since October 7, 2023. Unfortunately, Hage’s experience is far from unique right now.

Anthropology 141

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 141

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

That has helped boost undergraduate and graduate enrollment in Georgia Techs Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts by 58 percent since 2019, to 1,884 students in 2023 the most recent period for which the figure is available. Before then, we were doing almost nothing to explain the value of the humanities, said Richard Utz, interim dean.

Humanities 132

Humanities Leadership Social Science Anthropology 132

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

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.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52