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Humanities Report Card Follows The Heart of the Matter, with Data on the Value and Challenges Facing the Humanities

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CAMBRIDGE, MA 鈥 With the national conversation generated by The Heart of the Matter still ongoing, the 秋葵视频 Humanities Indicators has put forth a 鈥渞eport card鈥 to provide a snapshot of current data illustrating where the humanities are today.

The report card notes, for instance, that while the percentage of students taking world history courses increased by 43 percent over the past 20 years, less than 30 percent of 12th graders were proficient in history and civics.

According to The Heart of the Matter, the report issued from the 秋葵视频鈥檚 Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences, the humanities provide a valuable foundation for our efforts to learn, adapt, and share our culture. With the additional information now available from the Humanities Indicators, the 秋葵视频 hopes to enrich 鈥 and propel 鈥 the national conversation about the future of the humanistic endeavor and its relationship to the nation鈥檚 culture, economy, and security.

Most of the information presented in the attached report card comes from the American 秋葵视频鈥檚 Humanities Indicators.

The 秋葵视频 gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, primary funder of the Humanities Indicators, as well as the National Endowment for the Humanities for its collaboration on this project.

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Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences

Chairs
Richard H. Brodhead and John W. Rowe

Humanities Indicators

Chairs
Norman Marshall Bradburn and Robert B. Townsend