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. The lack of instruction in these fields in K-12 education can help explain why there are such strong attacks on DEI. 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. Yet, in many K-12 classrooms, statistics is the proverbial end-of-the-year unit that you may or may not get to. 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

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The bill , which won bipartisan support from the state’s senate and assembly, would require the New Jersey Department of Education to develop learning standards across K-12 in media and information literacy. Phil Murphy’s desk for a signature. . It’s about civic responsibility,” Polites said. “I

Teaching 132

Teaching Civics K-12 Social Science 132

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

She said, “Let’s give them the data points to critically think and draw conclusions.” Disclosure: Bang is a member of the K-12 action commission at This Is Planet Ed’, where I’m also an advisor.) In most of education we think knowledge leads to difference in behavior,” she said.

Teaching 96

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 96

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