The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

Since 2008, those of us who are champions of the humanities have offered a simple yet profound truth: Studying humanities endows students with a capacity for critical thinking, a skill essential to individual accomplishment and crucial to societal well-being. But that simple truth doesn’t seem to be changing anyone’s mind.

Social Justice 133

Social Justice Humanities Archival Research Critical Thinking 133

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

While some progress has been made since then, institutions can still do a better job connecting their educational and economic mobility missions; recent research indicates that college graduates are having a hard time putting their degrees to work. Make coursework-career connections a campuswide priority. see College Scorecard ).

Economics 125

Economics Advocacy Critical Thinking Research 125

Geography Teacher Sharing

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

using data from COP28) What are the social, economic, environmental and political challenges and implications of some of the mitigation options? Presented by Ms Margaret Roberts The workshop addressed the following questions: How can we spark curiosity and get students involved?

Geography 52

Geography Critical Thinking Economics High School 52

Moler's Musing

MARCH 8, 2025

One of the biggest challenges in history education is engaging students in meaningful analysis while encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. Across Disciplines: How did technology and economics impact migration? Depth & Complexity: Different Perspectives: What were the benefits and consequences of expansion?

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History Critical Thinking History Education 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is STEM education in action: Hands-on projects help students develop critical thinking skills while sparking interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Early exposure to STEM education primes students to take advantage of these career opportunities — and the economic benefits that come with them.

K-12 140

K-12 Elementary School Museum Critical Thinking 140

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To fix this, we need to deepen our investments in civics and history instruction, bolstered by an emphasis on critical thinking skills. Unfortunately, many Americans, especially white Americans, have rejected public initiatives to address the growing cultural and economic divides between how we invest in and educate our kids.

Civics 123

Civics Education Critical Thinking History 123

ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Broad access to computer science resources is a critical enabler positively impacting the economic mobility of students. Broad access to computer science resources is a critical enabler positively impacting the economic mobility of students.

K-12 143

K-12 Economics Critical Thinking Middle School 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

At the same time, ensuring that college students are getting the best learning experiences possible is urgent, to prevent a steep drop in graduation rates as the country grapples with economic crisis. Related: Covid-19 has been bad for college enrollment — but awful for community college students. Andrew Joseph Pegoda (@AJP_PhD) holds a Ph.D.

Teaching 142

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Economics 142

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

More than one third of middle school students report rarely or never having learned how to judge the reliability of information sources, which is “really the fundamental of what media literacy is,” said Helen Lee Bouygues, president of the Reboot Foundation, who is an expert on misinformation and critical thinking.

K-12 145

K-12 Civics Critical Thinking Middle School 145

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027.

Advocacy 121

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 121

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Schools are complicit with other societal institutions when it comes to individuals’ economic malaise and the inadequate preparation of our workforce. Our dogged perpetuation of low-level learning environments helps foster economic insecurity and political revolts. The declining economic value of routine cognitive work.

Social Justice 106

Social Justice Economics Critical Thinking Humanities 106

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

Pedagogy 134

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Professional Development 134

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

The arts provide dimension and perspective, and they help students develop the critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills they will need to succeed in school, work and life. This week marks National Arts in Education Week , a time for us to highlight the transformative power of the arts in education.

Education 106

Education Civics Critical Thinking Cultures 106

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When schools do not center creative learning, students have fewer opportunities to develop key problem solving and critical thinking skills — this places them at a tremendous disadvantage compared to their peers when navigating college and careers. Related: Creating a curriculum with Black girls in mind.

Education 109

Education Critical Thinking Government Economics 109

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework. Economics and Business Studies Connect: After studying an economic trend or business strategy, ask students how it mirrors or deviates from other models or periods they’ve studied.

Geography 133

Geography Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 133

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

At the same time, creativity and creative thinking are also in high demand. The World Economic Forum's 2023 Future of Jobs Report highlighted creative thinking as a top skill for the future. For students, this means having AI skills can level the playing field with more seasoned professionals.

EdTech 131

EdTech Advocacy Critical Thinking Social Studies 131

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

Former California superintendent of the year Devin Vodicka has argued , convincingly, that any test score declines were a result of the emotional and economic hardship the pandemic caused students, not the change in learning mode. They even asked questions about ethics and funding.

K-12 144

K-12 High School Critical Thinking Economics 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2019

” Reboot aims to increase the teaching of critical thinking in schools and by parents at home. Reboot’s mission to promote the teaching of critical thinking highlights a popular buzz phrase in education that can encompass everything from logic skills to the ability to analyze and evaluate information.

Research 112

Research Critical Thinking Educational Technology Economics 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2018

Automation will boost demand for science-and-tech skills as well as soft skills such as critical thinking, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. Those that are have long had a clear focus on human capital development.

Education Policy 111

Education Policy Government Critical Thinking Humanities 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

To complete the “micro pathway,” they must also master a series of “ 21st century skills ” like empathy, creative problem solving, resilience and critical thinking. So, these just become critical signals to employers that they’ve taken the time to say ‘These are important to me.

Critical Thinking 127

Critical Thinking Economics Education 127

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2022

That’s why my district is reimagining high schools with a strong focus on helping students become leaders in their own learning and the learning of others — a pathway to future success and economic mobility. In Rich Township, our students are striving for continuous improvement and for ways to rebound from perceived failures.

Economics 104

Economics High School Critical Thinking Middle School 104

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

“It’s no longer enough to just be thinking about helping our students across the completion finish line,” said Courtney McBeth, senior vice president and chief program officer at Strada Education Network, which is helping to fund the project. It’s an ‘and’ solution,” she said. It’s no longer degrees versus credentials.”.

Anthropology 104

Anthropology Economics Psychology Critical Thinking 104

ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

We’ve aligned ourselves with a partner that is in direct opposition to the values higher education claims to hold dear: truth, curiosity, democracy, critical thinking and debate. That economic influence is powerful, yet we fail to use it to protest companies’ actions that run counter to our ethos.

Civic Engagement 123

Civic Engagement Civics Critical Thinking Economics 123

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A 2019 survey of teachers in gifted programs found they primarily focused on “enrichment activities” such as creative, fun projects and critical thinking exercises and discussions, keeping children on grade-level material, rather than moving them ahead to advanced academic content.

Research 145

Research Education Elementary School Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences. 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., dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g.,

Sociology 109

Sociology Education Political Science Pedagogy 109

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2024

Our role as educators is to cultivate critical thinking and equip students for a job market that will use AI, not to intimidate them. Nonetheless, this basic activity was enough to spark curiosity and critical thinking about AI. Yet course descriptions include bans on the use of AI.

Critical Thinking 124

Critical Thinking History Research Education 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2019

This includes activities that emphasize exploration and cooperation as well as developing critical thinking skills. The United States cannot maintain its status as an economic powerhouse if we fail to focus properly on basic skills.

Pedagogy 111

Pedagogy Psychology Critical Thinking Economics 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2018

These trends are confirmed by a 2012 survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , which showed that the U.S. institutions were deficient in the key attributes of critical thinking as measured by the latest Collegiate Assessment Plus test. There are rays of light in these dark clouds, however.

Social Justice 97

Social Justice Critical Thinking Economics Education 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Parents and their students aren’t defining this demand in terms of the critical-thinking and leadership skills that broadly educated individuals gain. The demand for colleges and universities to justify their existence is greater than ever before.

Economics 99

Economics Critical Thinking Leadership High School 99

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Right now, I am focused on the economic instability and jobless rate that roil the country, and the value of the education that is provided by the public colleges and universities of Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin. I owe the great gifts of my life to forms of education that were unimaginable to me growing up.

Economics 120

Economics High School Critical Thinking Research 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

“It’s a clear trend,” said Tom Hilliard, a senior fellow at the Center for an Urban Future, which primarily studies economic growth in New York. The new exams test critical thinking and problem solving, not just rote memorization. “Every state has fewer people obtaining high school equivalencies.

High School 110

High School Government Economics Tradition 110

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

By moving through these four phases—See, Think, Me, We—participants engage in a comprehensive thinking process that takes them from initial observation to personal connection and social relevance. Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills.

Primary Sources 143

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied.

Middle School 108

Middle School Social Justice Professional Development Cultures 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The World Economic Forum reports that while some fields are growing and others are not, nearly all are changing. It’s a shift that comes as no surprise to educators who have long known that skills like agency, collaboration and critical thinking — now ascendant in the world of work — are the gateways to academic success and deeper learning.

K-12 106

K-12 Critical Thinking High School Economics 106

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This activity helped reinforce the motivations behind exploration in a creative and engaging way, encouraging students to visualize what they had learned about the explorers’ economic, religious, and competitive motivations.

Primary Sources 128

Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2016

We talk about the lack of diversity in technology and dearth of economic opportunities for black and Hispanic young people as a problem now. But in the future, it will be major economic crisis, once people of color become the majority of our workforce. But the start-up tech world is extremely culturally exclusive.

K-12 83

K-12 Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 83

Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2018

According to the Future of Jobs Report by the World Economic Forum, creativity is one of the top three most important skills for future workers, along with complex problem solving and critical thinking.

Middle School 84

Middle School Critical Thinking Economics History 84