The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

This week marks National Arts in Education Week , a time for us to highlight the transformative power of the arts in education. Arts education for all students is fundamental to a well-rounded education. No matter the path, arts education provides a way to creative careers of the future.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For most of my career, I’ve worked toward creating access for children who have historically been excluded from high-caliber educational experiences in education and technology. Yet I learned that education and enrichment programs can only do so much. Education and enrichment programs can only do so much.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

Higher education has finally come around to the idea that college should better help prepare students for careers. Related: Interested in innovations in the field of higher education? Subscribe to our free biweekly Higher Education newsletter. Subscribe to our free biweekly Higher Education newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

The humanities field has not recovered from that free fall, recently published data from the National Center for Education Statistics show. While fundamental for an engaged citizenry, facility in critical thinking does not fully register as a concrete professional or life skill. It is for this reason that the Andrew W.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

If asked to assess the current posture of higher education leaders across the nation, it would be reasonable to describe it as a “defensive crouch.” economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences. How do we reverse this crisis in confidence? dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g.,

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Student interest in computer science far exceeds access to computer science education, especially among historically underserved populations. Findings from a recent Gallup survey note that student interest in computer science far exceeds access to computer science education, especially among historically underserved populations.

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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?

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Peter Adams, senior vice president of education, News Literacy Project. As conspiracy theories spread across social media and misleading news stories are shared in internet echo chambers, educators across the country – and the world – are trying to battle misinformation by teaching students to be better consumers of news, media and data.

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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. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. EdSurge: How can educators prepare students for the future workforce and foster in-demand skills such as creativity and adaptability?

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For many years, educators have envisioned personalized learning as a way to tailor education to each student's unique needs. This approach not only boosts engagement but also prepares students for a future where creative thinking and problem-solving are indispensable skills.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

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. By creative thinking, they do not mean they need people who can draw and paint well. That end-to-end process is creative thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

This measured dip in performance, according to the stories, can be attributed to the attention-grabbing phenomenon called “learning loss,” a post-pandemic term that has become common parlance in educational circles. A 2021 study showed that the pandemic disproportionately impacted Black students, prompting a heightened distrust of education.

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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. “We Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2019

The more students used technology in schools, the lower the nation ranked in educational achievement. That’s the equivalent of a year of education or an entire grade level. Higher Education. ” Reboot aims to increase the teaching of critical thinking in schools and by parents at home. Weekly Update.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But I also know that many educators woke up Wednesday morning in disbelief about the previous night’s election results. Many educators are trying to figure out how to respond and what to say to students who are concerned and afraid. When someone preaches so much hate for so many months, it’s an uphill road to now be a unifier.

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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. Higher Education. Related: With a focus on equity, Estonia has quietly joined ranks of the global education elite. Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2024

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, educators have pondered its implications for education. The need for guidelines is discussed in every college meeting, but I’ve noticed a worrying reaction among students that educators are not considering: fear. Related: Interested in innovations in the field of higher education?

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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.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2022

District leaders and educators won’t solve these problems by focusing solely on making up lost academic time. 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.

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ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

When social media came along, higher education marketers were quick to recognize the value in building communities and audiences around their brands. Higher education marketers moved more and more of our strategy toward paid social media marketing. And the price for this marketing utopia?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2019

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the percentage of 3- to 5-year-olds enrolled in full-day education programs has risen from 47 percent in 2000 to 54 percent in 2016. This includes activities that emphasize exploration and cooperation as well as developing critical thinking skills.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Were it not for the community college course in fire science that he took as an adult, Carter wouldn’t have had access to any education after the vocational track in which he was placed in high school, nor would he have been able to advance in his work. That is what education is for. We are not made from whole cloth in college.

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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 value of a college education is in many ways both philosophical and practical. This is understandable. The reality, however, is that job will be the first of many.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

As we stride into an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, it’s high time we re-evaluate our education system. Let’s dive into the areas we need to reconsider to ensure the viability of education in this new AI-infused world. Exams, in particular, only measure what a student remembers on that particular day.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2018

One measure of the health of higher education is total enrollment. million fewer students enrolled in higher-education programs than there were in the fall of 2011. million fewer students enrolled in higher-education programs than there were in the fall of 2011. So what other factors are at work in this educational demise?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

But thanks to a data collection effort by an expert in adult education at a nonprofit research organization in New York, Center for an Urban Future, we now have evidence of a sharp decline in new high school equivalency degrees in almost every state between 2012 and 2016. Many state budgets for equivalency test preparation were also cut.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In partnership with the Center for Global Education at Asia Society , the League of Innovative Schools has launched innovation study tours –– a learning opportunity focused on deeper learning and equity. Education at Asia Society. Tony Jackson Vice president for the Center for Global Education at Asia Society.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2019

As the white paper “ Taking Back Kindergarten: Rethinking Rigor for Young Learners ” discusses, a rigorous approach to kindergarten does not have to be at odds with developmentally appropriate education. The World Economic Forum reports that while some fields are growing and others are not, nearly all are changing.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

But when the College of William & Mary promised in its new five-year plan to help students “thrive from their first job to their last,” the move was greeted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, as “a profound shift regarding the importance of career education at research universities.”

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

was just emerging from months of lockdowns and all-remote work and learning, which had exposed and exacerbated huge inequities in educational opportunities. “I This story about college internships was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Last week I sat on a panel as part of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the education think tank Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). to discuss how public education will adapt to a rapidly changing world. The event brought more than a hundred people to Seattle, Wash.,

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Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Also, if you’re interested in how AI can be used effectively in education, check out an article I contributed to in EdWeek: Can AI Be Used Effectively in Class? We wrapped up the class with a Random Emoji Paragraph activity, where I introduced random emojis as part of a “mystery bag” concept to encourage creative thinking.

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