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. Lebanon High School, apart from her regular classes, she chose electives like global studies, business and political science — three of her favorite subjects.

Cultures 78

Cultures Political Science K-12 High School 78

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Yet we want our babies to be bilingual and our grade-schoolers to be surrounded by second languages — and one signal of a quality high school is how many languages it offers (and how exotic). For many, the case for language learning is simply about being able to interact with people from other cultures. Mississippi Learning.

Heritage 88

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy Psychology 88

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The proportion of middle-class high school graduates heading straight to college at all — meaning those from families in the middle 60 percent of income — is gradually declining, sliding from a high of 67 percent in 2010 to 62 percent in 2015. Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM. Federal data show they are less also likely to drop out.

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 98

Teaching Primary Sources History K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

He completed the equivalent of high school in Lebanon. But to study in his preferred major, bioinformatics, he is determined to go to a university in the United States, which has the top programs in the field. Many university-age refugees want to study in the United States, but only a tiny handful has succeeded.

Education 89

Education Museum Global Studies Economics 89

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2017

He completed the equivalent of high school in Lebanon. But to study in his preferred major, bioinformatics, he is determined to go to a university in the United States, which has the top programs in the field. Many university-age refugees want to study in the United States, but only a tiny handful has succeeded.

Archiving 42

Archiving Museum Global Studies Economics 42