The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. Eastern Kentucky University shut down theater, economics and other majors. million over the next two years; and Iowa State, $11.4

Geography 134

Geography Political Science Sociology History 134

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

“Income segregation creates districts of concentrated poverty or affluence, but high-income black families may be less likely than high-income white families to live in the affluent districts created by income segregation,” according to 2018 research published by the American Sociological Association.

Sociology 111

Sociology Economics Middle School Government 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Left vulnerable when the coronavirus pandemic hit, Missouri Western is now cutting nearly a third of its faculty and at least 98 majors, minors and concentrations , including in English, history, chemistry, biology, philosophy, sociology, political science, computer technology, music and art. Some administrators get other extras.

Government 139

Government Sociology K-12 Economics 139

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2019

At UMR, a third of the students are people of color, matching the composition of K-12 students in Minnesota. At UMR, virtually all students take the same core courses in their first two years, a blend of science and humanities that includes sociology, Spanish and writing along with biology and chemistry.

Tutoring 111

Tutoring Sociology K-12 Research 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Richard Ingersoll, education and sociology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, detailed the numbers in “The State of Teacher Diversity in American Education,” a recent report published by the Albert Shanker Institute, a nonprofit organization endowed by the American Federation of Teachers, a union.

Sociology 112

Sociology Cultures High School Elementary School 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2019

Hanushek is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, a politically conservative center for research on economic and social issues based at the university. Leave this field empty if you're human: They’re both highly regarded quantitative researchers at Stanford University. Reardon is a professor at the Graduate School of Education.

Sociology 111

Sociology Tutoring Research High School 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Jacobs became principal at the school, which serves grades 7 through 12, last fall and has been a teacher and administrator for more than 20 years in Avoyelles Parish. The economic futures of African Americans without a high school diploma are especially bleak. she called to another as the bell rang. It’s like a legal segregation.”.

Charter School 85

Charter School Elementary School High School Tradition 85

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

Social Studies 142

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 142

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Economic Growth. UNESCO reports that to achieve and accelerate continuous economic growth, at least 40% of the population must be taught to read and write. 12) In fact, a single, brief exposure to good reading material can result in a lifelong love affair with books. The payoff for society is even greater. What can be done?

Library 107

Library K-12 Sociology Economics 107

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. They are killed for the crime of their economic success.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

I’ve looked at President-elect Trump’s campaign website , and read the speeches he’s given that mentioned K-12 education. There’s a basic theme: America spends a great deal on K-12 education, but our results are mediocre, making us less competitive with other countries. Read more about higher education.

Charter School 111

Charter School K-12 Education Sociology 111

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. They are killed for the crime of their economic success.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52