The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Research in economics and psychology shows that these tests fail to measure key traits like perseverance, motivation and conscientiousness qualities that strongly predict long-term success. Alison Baulos is the executive director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development.

Economics 113

Economics Psychology Education Policy Humanities 113

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In fourth grade reading, for example, 47 percent of economically disadvantaged students met at least basic reading proficiency by NAEP standards, while that percentage was 74 percent for students who were not considered economically disadvantaged.

K-12 131

K-12 Economics Middle School High School 131

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Students are assuming historic levels of loan debt in pursuit, ironically, of economic mobility (a long-proven benefit of higher education). This is how we will be able to better foster prosperity and facilitate our nation’s promise of economic mobility. As of the first quarter of this year, collective student loan debt totaled $1.75

High School 104

High School Education K-12 Economics 104

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

One, in particular, Charles Carpenter, who taught economics and history, took the feedback pretty hard as we saw a reasonably typical lesson being implemented. During my third visit, we saw him implementing a choice board with his economics class. They, in turn, then shared recommendations for growth with their teachers.

Pedagogy 420

Pedagogy Economics Leadership Elementary School 420

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It only occurred by October of 2023 using federal relief dollars, according to economic analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. For public sector education jobs, the recovery in employment from the COVID-19 crisis was slow.

Tutoring 132

Tutoring Economics Private School Public School 132

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

From political power struggles to economic inequality and environmental exploitation, an evolutionary past rooted in dominance, survival, and competition still drives much of human behavior today. The drive to secure food and territory manifests in economic competition and resource hoarding.

Humanities 100

Humanities Psychology Economics Group Identity 100

Sapiens

MARCH 11, 2025

The national government also incentivized European settlement on these lands, with the goal of economically and ethnically incorporating these territories into the new Argentine nation-state.

Heritage 132

Heritage Cultures History Government 132

Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition, colonial economics created food shortages in Banda and across West Africa. If we’re really committed to solve ‘the problem of African food insecurity,’ we have to deal with the way those unequal economic systems benefit many of us in the Global North,” she says.

Oral History 141

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

But she said it was encouraging to move the needle at all, with this group of economically disadvantaged students. But I question the economic value when the benefit is so tiny. A student scheduled to receive tutoring three times a week, the recommended minimum for effective catch-up tutoring, would attend a total of 1.3

Tutoring 143

Tutoring Economics Middle School Research 143

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In exchange, residents would qualify for in-district tuition and trigger a long-term plan to build out college facilities in this rural stretch of Texas, which is positioning itself to tap into the economic boom flowing into the smaller communities nestled between Austin and San Antonio.

Economics 116

Economics High School Public School History 116

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 22, 2018

A few years back the World Economic Forum came out with an article titled The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Economics 401

Economics Tradition Education 401

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 23, 2019

Below is a synopsis from the World Economic Forum (WEF): As technological breakthroughs rapidly shift the frontier between the work tasks performed by humans and those performed by machines and algorithms, global labor markets are likely to undergo significant transformations. So, what does this all mean?

K-12 419

K-12 Humanities Economics Education 419

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Cloud State University in Minnesota is cutting 42 degree programs , for example, including criminal justice, gerontology, history, electrical and environmental engineering, economics and physics. Eastern Kentucky University shut down economics and other majors. Henderson State University in Arkansas dropped 25.

Geography 134

Geography Political Science Sociology History 134

Anthropology.net

MARCH 4, 2025

Kach Kouch upends this assumption, showing that indigenous communities were already engaged in complex economic and social structures centuries before Carthage was even founded.

Cultures 98

Cultures Economics History Tradition 98

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 16, 2019

Take this view from the World Economic Forum : We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. It has and will continue to, fundamentally change the way we engage with each other, work, and go through life. It is exhilarating as it is terrifying.

Education 399

Education Leadership Critical Thinking Economics 399

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2025

More than two-thirds of students in the bottom 25 percent are economically disadvantaged. By contrast, fewer than a quarter of the students in the top 25 percent are economically disadvantaged. A quarter of these low performers are white and another quarter are Black. More than 40 percent are Hispanic.

Government 145

Government Economics Elementary School Research 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s also not economically practical for many low-income middle schools to offer an Algebra 1 course when only a handful of students are advanced enough to take it. And without a college preparatory track of advanced math classes to take after algebra, the benefits of taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade are unlikely to accrue.

Middle School 142

Middle School Elementary School Economics Tradition 142

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

In today's rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face.

Critical Thinking 455

Critical Thinking Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Cultures 455

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Beyond its economic role, the tualang holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for many indigenous groups. Diverse Values of Nature and the IPBES Conceptual Framework Examines the incorporation of diverse cultural, spiritual, and economic values of nature within the IPBES framework. Credit: T. Source: Land Use Policy, 2016.

Cultures 98

Cultures Heritage Tradition Economics 98

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2025

Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and a Distinguished Professor at the Kyiv School of Economics. This class is in preparation for the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action.

History 81

History Historical Literacy Professional Development Economics 81

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Accessing pay for child care services provided by friends, family and neighbors could make a huge economic difference for these (mostly) women. Even though most infants and toddlers are cared for in home-based settings, their providers often dont know they are entitled to pay.

Classroom Management 102

Classroom Management Economics Humanities Education 102

Anthropology.net

JANUARY 30, 2025

Sheep and the Rise of Human Societies For over 11,000 years, sheep have been central to human survival, providing food, milk, wool, and economic stability to societies from the Near East to the edges of Europe and beyond. But how did this partnership begin?

Archaeology 89

Archaeology Economics Humanities History 89

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2025

Online education is another revenue stream from a different market, said Duha Altindag, an associate professor of economics at Auburn University who has studied online programs. Her day job is at the national nonprofit Young Invincibles, which pushes for reforms in higher education, health care and economic security for young Americans.

Economics 115

Economics Tutoring Educational Technology Tradition 115

Sapiens

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This shift, along with the construction of extensive terraces, enabled the Ifugao to consolidate their economic and political power in the highlands. The rapid transition from taro cultivation to wet-rice production suggests an influx of Ifugao lowland rice producers into the highlands.

History 143

History Archaeology Heritage Oral History 143

Anthropology.net

MARCH 17, 2025

The study of pottery production and distribution provides a unique perspective on how political and economic boundaries were established in the European Bronze Age," says Adrià Moreno Gil, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and lead author of the study. This contrast was not just economic but political.

Archaeology 52

Archaeology Economics Anthropology Research 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2025

We continue to treat relationships as secondary a soft issue compared to academic rigor or economic productivity. As LinkedIns chief economic opportunity officer notes, relationship skills are essential in an increasingly relationship economy. But relationships are not a luxury; they are the foundation of our future.

Humanities 65

Humanities Economics Professional Development High School 65

Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Economic Shifts The decade saw a shift towards corporate growth and the growing gap between the rich and the poor. Studying subcultures allows students to understand how marginalized groups used music, fashion, and activism to challenge mainstream cultural expectations. This decade laid the groundwork for social change that continues today.

Cultures 130

Cultures Social Studies Economics Tradition 130

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Localized techniques for sourcing ochre existed alongside long-distance trading, suggesting that ochre mining and use were integral to a broader social and economic structure. Evidence shows that different hunter-gatherer communities shared knowledge on pigment extraction, indicating a level of cooperation and interaction.

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Humanities Cultures Tradition 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Together they not only engage both sides of the brain, they bring us a fuller experience of the world — to say nothing of the economic opportunities. There is a clear need and dependency on both.

Education 115

Education Economics Tradition Humanities 115

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This further underscores their ceremonial importance rather than economic utility. The sheep discovered at Hierakonpolis were older than typical livestock bred for meat, with most living to 6–8 years of age, compared to the usual 3 years for sheep raised for consumption. ” Related Research Morales, J., & Latini, R.

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Artifacts Cultures Economics 98

Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions.

Anthropology 135

Anthropology Economics Sociology Archiving 135

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

asked Kristen Hengtgen, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that lobbies for racial and economic equity in education. “Are we subsidizing students who were always going to go to college anyway?” Could we have spent the time and energy and effort differently on higher quality teachers or something else?

High School 145

High School Advocacy Research Economics 145

ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2025

To right the ship, families, schools and future employers must work together to prioritize a meaningful investment and evidence-based approach in developing a diverse and technically skilled workforce who can thrive in a rapidly changing economic landscape.

Library 101

Library High School Teaching Economics 101

Political Science Now

MARCH 10, 2025

This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Christian Schemmel and Georg Picot, “Why We Need Minimum Wages: Pay, Recognition, and Economic Citizenship.” They also cannot fully address the problem of income inequality because they do not tackle extremely high income on the other end of economic distribution.

Political Science 47

Political Science Economics Research 47

Strange Maps

AUGUST 13, 2024

Brexit’s promise was that the UK, once unfettered by the restrictive rules and regulations imposed by the EU, would regain not just its full sovereignty but also its geopolitical standing and economic agility — as if it were an Asian tiger moored off the European continent. It didn’t quite turn out that way.

Economics 141

Economics History 141

TeachThought

JUNE 18, 2024

Understand the cultural, social, and economic factors in history. Compare different historical interpretations and perspectives. Develop skills to assess historical sources critically. Study the development of political systems and ideologies. Learn to write comprehensive history essays.

History 243

History Economics Humanities Cultures 243

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In many cases, making roti wasnt a willful choice but an economic necessityor part of unpaid domestic laborwithin a highly gendered and classed society. Later, as a documentary filmmaker, Nilosree met many girls, women, daily wagers, small holding farmers, and homemakers across India who made roti day in and day out.

Cultures 128

Cultures History Archiving Tradition 128