The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the post-war boom of the 1950s, college students were confident of their economic futures and many studied liberal arts subjects such as English, history and philosophy. Pure sciences like physics and chemistry are included in the liberal arts and sciences but not the humanities. That’s true for college students too.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This story also appeared in USA Today Falling off that path can lock students out of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Some educators place a share of the blame on calculus courses, which can push out otherwise interested students. That’s a phenomenon Weissman noticed at his university. The solution?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

This story is part of our Map to the Middle Class project , where we ask readers what they want us to investigate about educational pathways to economic stability. As the labor market demands different and evolving skills, what does that mean for higher education? For example, artificial intelligence can be very dehumanizing.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Two theories proposed by notable twentieth-century scholars stand out—one by James Samuel Coleman, an American sociologist who worked at the University of Chicago, and the other by French structuralist Pierre Bourdieu, who taught at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2023

Nevertheless, higher education hasn’t had a true redesign of its approach to majors and courses in 50 years. The English major (like many other majors in the humanities and sciences), goes back much further than that. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. The major worked for me. We tell them they must.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The economic devastation wrought by Covid-19 and its disproportionate impact on students served by community colleges make this an ethical imperative. Too often, our system of postsecondary education perpetuates inequality by failing to fully address what it takes to graduate into a good job. Those pathways are a start.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

But they seem to miss the most important education of all: how to relate their specialization to others in an increasingly interconnected world. The National Academy of Engineering has categorically stated that today’s engineers need to be more than individuals who simply “like math and science.” So, where and how did we lose our way?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

There’s a general consensus among education researchers that smaller classes are more effective. (In When I have written about unrelated educational reforms, researchers often compare them to the effectiveness of class size reductions to give me a sense of their relative impact. .” Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2018

WASHINGTON — It’s no surprise that much of the conversation at gatherings of university officials these days is about how to prove the value of the liberal arts, once at the core of higher education and now among its most embattled branches. Higher Education. China and other economic rivals add them. Sign up for our newsletter.

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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. Evidence Based Education blog. Habit formation limits growth in teacher effectiveness: A review of converging evidence from neuroscience and social science. Review of Education, rev3.3226.

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TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. The much-loved Geography Alive! Watch this video that introduces the Monsoon Asia unit.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2017

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has praised vocational schools and/or community colleges as “noble pursuits” for low-income people who can’t afford a four-year bachelor’s program. Related: Can testing save arts education? Related: The push for standards is seeping into arts education. Photo: University of Texas, Austin.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Understanding that cost is an issue that won’t be solved immediately, we asked educators to identify the other biggest obstacles to a timely graduation. Students who are worried about debt sometimes work more and then reduce their course load,” said Robert Kelchen, a professor of higher education at Seton Hall who studies student debt.

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Steven V. Miller

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If you’re interested in topics of economic development, population growth, corruption, education levels—or almost anything else in the cross-national context—the World Bank’s DataBank has you covered. European Union, OECD states), economic groupings (e.g. There’s a better way, I promise. Here’s a table of contents.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I know now that this question was meant kindly — and was informed by the older generation’s desire to see their children enjoy a return on investment (ROI) on a college education similar to what they themselves experienced as first- and second-generation college-goers. College degrees changed the trajectories of their lives.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

” Credit: Photo provided by Jo Boaler Jo Boaler is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education with a devoted following of teachers who cheer her call to make math education more exciting. Ted Cruz on social media. But despite all her fans, she has sparked controversy at nearly every stage of her career.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

renowned political scientist, distinguished educator, and cherished mentor, passed away on January 26, 2025, at the age of 93. He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. ’s dedication to education, public service, and social justice.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2021

Other institutions “are hoping to wait out the shakeout and see some of their competitors close their doors,” said Todd Leach, former chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire and former chair of the New England Board of Higher Education. Overall, Covid-19 could cost higher education more than $180 billion.

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ED Surge

JULY 20, 2022

This second cohort includes eight talented educators teaching at public, charter, independent and parochial schools, from Hawaii to Michigan: Whitney Aragaki (she/they), high school biology and environmental science teacher at Wai?kea Katerra Billy (she/her), diverse learner educator at KIPP East Academy in New Orleans.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

Data doesn’t yet confirm a trend, but if many Black teachers do quit, researchers and educators are concerned about the implications for student achievement and ongoing efforts to diversify the nation’s teaching workforce. Related: The educational value of a Black teacher. But some people can’t survive. Credit: Terrance Lewis.

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Political Science Now

JULY 26, 2024

The result is a compelling case for their argument that “college sports operate as a segregated, economic industry overseen by and largely for the benefit of men” (166). They are published in multiple social science and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed outlets and public-facing forums.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Educators and students critical of Israel’s war on Gaza face censorship, harassment, and dismissal. Israel’s legislature is currently considering a bill requiring the Council for Higher Education to fire professors who show “support for terrorism,” a coded phrase often interpreted to include criticisms of the state.

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

After explaining the history of colonization as a process of intense economic extraction and political subjugation by imperial powers, she then explained that decolonization was something far more modest.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2019

Kashuv has publicly apologized and some conservative commentators complained that his case was another sign that institutions of higher education aren’t open to different political opinions. Higher Education. Recent publicity about Kashuv’s comments before the shooting prompted Harvard’s action. Weekly Update.

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MPSA

APRIL 11, 2019

Bennett , Secretary of Education in the Reagan Administration, was a major proponent. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos , maintain that professors are still involved in this liberal or radical assault on free speech. One of our sister social sciences—economics—is among the least liberal of the academic disciplines.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Donald Trump outlined his policy and philosophy for K-12 education in a speech at Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy (CASSA) , a for-profit charter school in the largest city of battleground state of Ohio. Just like Trump said, “ What do you have to lose? Read more columns by Andre Perry.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

During the Republican and Democratic conventions, The Hechinger Report will publish a new story each day, examining what the party proposals might mean for the future of education. Our staff reporters will provide education coverage from Cleveland and Philadelphia. There’s a lot more than just getting an education. READ MORE. “As

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

There is a learning gap that is threatening economic and social productivity in the U.S. While we so often wring our hands about the lagging educational achievement of Black, Latino and Native students, this election reminds us there’s an education crisis for white students in America, too. that must be addressed.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Julia Azari highlighted two significant frameworks: the Biden campaign’s prospective framing, focusing on the potential impacts of a second Trump term, and the Trump campaign’s retrospective framing, which critiques the Biden presidency and addresses political, social, and economic dissatisfaction. Örsel is a Ph.D.

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