The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

Attending school in America has been a “positive culture shock” to Marzia Mohammadi, a 17-year-old senior at Mt. Lebanon High School, apart from her regular classes, she chose electives like global studies, business and political science — three of her favorite subjects. Lebanon High School. It was new for them.

Cultures 95

Cultures Political Science K-12 High School 95

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

For many, the case for language learning is simply about being able to interact with people from other cultures. In some academic fields research is going global. Mississippi Learning. The bad news? They’re still behind.

Heritage 99

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy Psychology 99

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2019

That’s been the case since the 1990s, and it’s gotten only worse and worse since 2000 and particularly since 2008,” the time of the last recession, said Caitlin Zaloom, associate professor of social and cultural analysis at New York University and author of “Indebted: How Families Make College Work at Any Cost.”

Global Studies 111

Global Studies High School Research Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

Rowan University history professor William Carrigan has written that students are unfamiliar with Reconstruction because popular culture focuses on the Civil War — not the post-war era. Historians estimate that as many as 2,000 blacks were elected to local, state and federal offices during Reconstruction.

Teaching 106

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 106

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

percent of worldwide humanitarian aid goes to education of any kind, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization , or UNESCO. Many university-age refugees want to study in the United States, but only a tiny handful has succeeded. In Syria alone, from which 4.8 It’s not affordable.

Education 92

Education Museum Global Studies Economics 92

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2017

percent of worldwide humanitarian aid goes to education of any kind, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization , or UNESCO. Many university-age refugees want to study in the United States, but only a tiny handful has succeeded. In Syria alone, from which 4.8 It’s not affordable.

Archiving 45

Archiving Museum Global Studies Economics 45