Remove Advocacy Remove Humanities Remove Social Justice
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

More students question college, putting counselors in a fresh quandary

The Hechinger Report

Paul Public Schools, speaks with Yusanat Tway (right), a first-generation University of Minnesota student interested in attending law school but worried that work in human rights advocacy will not pay enough to justify the cost. The pandemic and social unrest have spurred activism and artistic and creative efforts, she said.

educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How can being bilingual be an asset for white students and a deficit for immigrants?

The Hechinger Report

We talk about our existence as an act of social justice.”. Ángel Díaz, 16, works on an assignment in his Spanish-language humanities class at Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston. We talk about our existence as an act of social justice.”. We talk about [our dual-language school] as a revolution.

article thumbnail

Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

Area Educators for Social Justice has secured the following co-sponsors for this year, in addition to the co-host, the African American Civil War Museum and Memorial. Workshops and More Events More Social Justice Education Events The post Teach Truth Day of Action 2024 appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

article thumbnail

An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

ED Surge

Projects include making animations, creating statistical databases of favorite sports teams and designing programs that can identify pneumonia in scans of human lungs. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said.

article thumbnail

Universities try to catch up to their growing Latinx populations

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: But after years working seasonal jobs sorting equipment at the local Ford plant and dealing blackjack at nearby casinos, Perez wanted to rise to a management position — and she couldn’t without a bachelor’s degree. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

article thumbnail

Educators: We Must Be Champions for Our Trans Students

ED Surge

Despite our school’s commitment to social justice and our district’s prioritization of equity, there were still staff members who were unwilling to voice public support for all students. Advocacy and LGBTQIA+ rights organizations are desperate for teachers to share classroom experiences that might inform policymakers’ decisions.

Education 124