The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2020

While there have been many victories since, including workforce investments, the expansion of special-education services and reduced stigmatization of people with disabilities, there is a long road ahead in understanding how culture intersects with the political aspirations of the Disability Rights Movement.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2023

It’s projected to further decline to 880,000 by 2040, according to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. There are definitely too many universities” for the shrinking number of students, said Inaba. have been making huge cuts to the number of programs and majors they offer.

Economics 144

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2024

Adirondack Cultural Ecology. We definitely teach the fundamentals that let people understand the science of it, and what it means to do climate adaptation, and mitigation,” he added. Like Duke with its fluency framework, Dickinson follows a broad definition of sustainability, Leary says. Perspectives on the Amazon.

Cultures 116

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2022

Initially, the built-in education to counteract uncontrollable mega-modernity was Home Economics—emphasis on economics. However, since the ’70s, schools dropped Home Economics as they became driven more by employers’ demands, not human needs. Without it, a promising future by any definition is wishful thinking.

Humanities 104

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2019

The conversation often focuses on the workforce, cultural relevance and bias. To answer this question, it’s important to note first that developmentally appropriate practices ( DAP ) require knowing about child development and learning, knowing what’s individually appropriate and knowing what’s culturally important.

Cultures 110

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

That starts with acknowledgment that our culture enforces gender norms that can hurt boys and girls. And visibly working hard in school does not conform to our cultural definitions of masculinity, which instead define coolness for boys more in terms of athletic prowess. Unearned confidence can get in the way of hard work.

K-12 112

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 10, 2024

This is the third of our AI classroom assistants and is definitely one to try out. Many offerings align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals , empowering learners to tackle global challenges like social, environmental, and economic issues. Guided notes? Jeopardy-style game questions? A classroom icebreaker? Yes to all.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

It’s also the only way we are going to reach an actual inclusive economic recovery.”. That culture discourages not only female workers, but also men who might ally with women to transform the trades, O’Neill said. Said Trejo: “It’s definitely more welcoming among the newer generation.”. Credit: Sarah Garland.

Advocacy 126

Advocacy Cultures Economics Government 126

Strange Maps

MAY 28, 2024

He suggested that there was more to this group of countries than just geographic proximity and cultural similarity: Cooperation between them could have economic, military, and political dimensions. Scandinavia is not the same as the Nordics, for example. Credit : Giedrius S.,

History 107

History Geography Government Cultures 107

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 22, 2018

What are the systems, structures, and cultures that are barriers to creating and implementing powerful learning opportunities for all? Why hasn’t innovation in teaching and learning cascaded to underserved populations?

Leadership 93

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2024

Until fairly recently, that decision made economic sense. If successful, the new college could bring economic growth to one of the poorest and least educated parts of the country and serve as a model for the thousands of other “educational deserts” scattered across America. We definitely need more nursing opportunities here.”

Economics 141

Economics Heritage High School Geography 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2017

It’s a cultural rebuild,” said Randy Emery, a welding instructor at the College of the Sequoias in California’s Central Valley. We needed to do a better job getting the word out,” said Van Ton-Quinlivan, the system’s vice chancellor for workforce and economic development. Other local companies and colleges have invested, too.

Economics 111

Economics High School Tradition Humanities 111

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2022

Widely differing health , economic , education and other outcomes for many poor families and communities of color are well documented. At a time when we urgently need to be coming together to support all children and educators, so many of whom are clearly struggling, critics instead are inflaming animosities. communities, and education too.

Humanities 136

Humanities Economics Cultures Research 136

Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Through an audio essay, inspired by John Akomfrah’s documentary “The Last Angel of History,” attention is drawn to South Africa’s evolving visual scene and its engagement with cultural nuances within the NFT AI space. Prompt generate a definition for NFT. Again, is anything ever really new? Koffi Kouakou: It.

Cultures 98

Cultures History Anthropology Tradition 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2018

We definitely have those students who are baristas one year out, but they’re also writing a novel on the side,” said Kathryn Foster, president of the University of Maine at Farmington, which also focuses on the liberal arts. It appears true that the very definition of “liberal arts” is a problem. Wait, you haven’t even defined it yet?”

Humanities 99

Humanities Social Science History Economics 99

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

These experiences provide a framework for learning that uses surroundings, communities, and cultures to invite inquiry, investigate biases, and deepen understanding. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied. Education at Asia Society.

Middle School 84

Middle School Social Justice Cultures Professional Development 84

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Mary Li-Ling Liang, Director of Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles attributed the increase in the number of Taiwanese students attending public schools here, while their parents remain in Taiwan, to parental concerns about their country’s educational system and political future.

K-12 109

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The obstacles are not only financial and academic, but also cultural. The definition of manhood is often flawed.” Amanuel Gebru, board president, A2MEND Boys and men in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods tend to focus more on other things than college, said Vaughn Smith Jr.,

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Museum Tutoring Psychology High School 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. And so on… .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Parents and advocates have also called for more teachers who can relate culturally to black New Orleans children and make connections with the communities they serve. And you’ve got to make sure that they understand the culture of the school, but at the same time, you’ve got to make them feel needed.”. That was a shock to me.

Elementary School 109

Elementary School Public School Teaching Cultures 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2019

Fifty-nine percent of homes with an undergraduate or graduate student as the head of the household met that definition in 2017, according to research from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, a much higher figure than for households not headed by a student.

Economics 84

Economics Humanities Cultures Research 84

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

With a few notable exceptions, they do not train skills that students need to gain economic independence. A university is also the best place to acquire social and cultural capital. And so for the poor, the university is the only place they can acquire the kind of social and cultural capital that is valued.

Cultures 98

Cultures EdTech Economics Critical Thinking 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance. It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance,” said Aponte, who also served as U.S. It’s not a thing.

High School 111

High School Economics Psychology Political Science 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

That’s the “doomsday scenario” Vermont is trying to avoid through programs like Randolph Union’s, says Joan Goldstein, the state’s commissioner of economic development. For most educators, it’s a cultural shift, and one that comes with additional, often uncompensated, work. Then there is the issue of quality control.

Economics 108

Economics High School Tradition Public School 108

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2019

Related: Economics, culture and distance conspire to keep rural nonwhites from higher educations. My parents definitely want me to go for those two free years,” he said. Walker Valley High School student Jordan Munck, 17, will probably attend a nearby community college for two years before deciding what to do next.

Advocacy 106

Advocacy High School Economics Tradition 106

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

We definitely want Newark students to feel like this is a place where they can come and succeed,” said Nancy Cantor, chancellor of Rutgers-Newark, which is playing a key role in the local drive to boost the share of city residents who hold college degrees and other post-secondary credentials from 12.2 percent in 2000 to 25 percent by 2025.

Social Justice 97

Social Justice Economics Public School Library 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. EL’s definition puts two elements at its core: “expeditionary learning” projects and small groups of students called Crews who stick together from grade to grade and meet daily along with a teacher adviser to support and challenge each other.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Tradition Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2020

Definitely white, smart, educated. Yet the voices of youth of color and young women are almost entirely absent from current conversations about ethical design, which are mostly dictated by adult white males of high social and economic privilege. Young, wearing a tux, driving a nice car.

Economics 64

Economics Cultures Research Teaching 64

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Kameshwari Shankar watched for years as college and university courses were increasingly taught online instead of face to face, but without a definitive way of understanding which students benefited the most from them, or what if anything they learned. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

Research 100

Research Education Economics Teaching 100

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

Fewer students equal less revenue for community colleges, which could lead to cuts at the very institutions so many depend upon as a first step toward economic mobility. Maybe he’d consider a few online classes, he said, definitely not a four-year school. Related: Number of rural students planning on going to college plummets.

High School 145

High School Advocacy Economics Research 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

When I asked, “what is the technical definition of a gang-free zone,” the organizer described an actual map used by public officials that details the blocks claimed by gangs. Just like Forward Momentum in Block 37, we can infuse educational and economic opportunities where they are lacking, and we can open access to where they are denied.

Economics 75

Economics High School Cultures Public School 75

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Jon: But the decline in college opportunity for rural high school graduates is only widening social, economic and political divides between rural America and the rest of the country. Researchers say that’s because they feel out of step with campus culture. They have an economic impact. Kirk: So how can we close these gaps?

Education 127

Education Government High School Economics 127

A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

That means finding something that hits home whether you teach A level Economics or KS3 Music, and everything in between. Acknowledge that these are common problems and that we all find things difficult or get things wrong which helps to create a culture of error among staff. Teachers and Teaching. Ryan & Deci (2020). Jarodzka, H.,

Professional Development 130

Professional Development Psychology Social Science Classroom Management 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2024

And so really looking at the bill, it definitely makes you do a double take and be, like, is it actually worth it? I’ve also seen academic building fees, academic credentialing fees, academic facility and life safety fees, arts and cultural enrichment fees — they go on and on. Angela Kinzel: Oh, absolutely. Kirk: Yeah.

Economics 112

Economics Library Research Cultures 112

Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2017

Moving from Investigate to Act, participants identified two solutions: creating micro-credentials to “certify” local assessors and developing a stack of micro-credentials for district leaders seeking to implement culture change around professional learning.

Education 65

Education Professional Development Leadership Economics 65

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

We must reimagine schools’ goals and their learning culture, and invent new approaches for learning both new and traditional subjects and topics. The traditional definition of literacy only includes reading and writing. But as our economy and society become ever more grounded in technology, that definition must change.

K-12 70

K-12 Human Rights Tradition Leadership 70

Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

Depending on the values of the community and definitions of words like these, playful learning spaces may look and feel quite different from one another.). If you’re trying to design a space to support playful learning, think about practices that support learners’ sense of choice, wonder, and delight. Adults use these spaces too!

Pedagogy 79

Pedagogy Civic Engagement Civics Economics 79