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Do Online Degrees Lead to Jobs as Reliably as Traditional Ones?

ED Surge

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 Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

Biologists at the school look at the math taught in traditional calculus courses, he adds, and wonder why it’s even being taught, because the math isn’t practically useful for the field. Kelly has taught a similar modeling course for economics and social sciences for the last few years.)

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Experience the World with the Latest Edition of Geography Alive!

TCI

Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. case studies, students explore geography alongside economic, political, and cultural concepts to provide a comprehensive understanding of our world. With Geography Alive!

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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

On the international Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) , American 15-year-olds rank toward the bottom of economically advanced nations in math achievement. It emphasized “social justice” and suggested that students could take data science instead of advanced algebra in high school.

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OPINION: Want to save the beleaguered English major? Abandon it.

The Hechinger Report

At Minerva, we have just five majors: Computational Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Business, and Arts and Humanities. Though they may not have the luxury of building from scratch, traditional universities could design degree pathways more like Minerva’s: interdisciplinary and project-based.

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Same Old Story in Silicon Valley

Political Science Now

Utrata connects these contemporary ambitions on space to historical events and the logic of colonization, indicating how these ambitions are rooted in a long tradition of exploiting new lands for the benefit of others. In conclusion, Utrata’s article is not only a critique and examination of space colonization.

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How colleges can help their students out-compete robots 

The Hechinger Report

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. Students can combine computer science with linguistics, English or journalism, for example, or they can mix cybersecurity and economics.

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