The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2024

Education has become a major battleground for the attempted anti-racist paradigm shift of diversity, equity and inclusion work; mirroring society, this work remains stuck in a cycle of advancement and retaliation. Education administrators at all levels need to act now to resist a rising tide of efforts against social science knowledge.

K-12 117

K-12 Sociology Social Science Education 117

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

A 2019 report from the Stanford History Education Group found that high school students had “difficulty discerning fact from fiction online.”. In the best case scenario, a student would be exposed to media literacy practices and concepts throughout the day, in math classes and science classes, not just in English and social sciences.”.

Teaching 135

Teaching Civics K-12 Social Science 135

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

But while a history major might have trouble finding a job right out of school, these advocates say, his or her degree may end up paying off years later. Part of the purpose of a liberal arts education is to learn to think about the world,” Weiss said, calling the Trump employment-based financial aid proposal “incredibly short-sighted.”

Humanities 75

Humanities Economics History Anthropology 75

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?

K-12 56

K-12 Charter School Education Public School 56