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PROOF POINTS: Professors say high school math doesn’t prepare most students for their college majors

The Hechinger Report

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?”

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OPINION: This is no time to ban DEI initiatives in education; we need DEI more than ever

The Hechinger Report

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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Same Old Story in Silicon Valley

Political Science Now

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.

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Speaking Truth to Israel Requires More Than Academic Freedom

Sapiens

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.