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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Things … the government does affect us, but we can’t vote,” she said.

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. He was also President of the Policy Studies Organization and a Board Member of the Social Science Council. In 2012, Holdens biography was entered into the U.S. Congressional Record.

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PROOF POINTS: Pandemic relief money is flowing to class-size reduction but research evidence for it isn’t strong

The Hechinger Report

Class size reductions are unlikely to lead to sizable increases in student learning,” the authors of that 2012 study wrote. This wouldn’t be the first time that the federal government has spent gobs of money on smaller classes. Observational studies often find that students appear more engaged in smaller classrooms.

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

The Hechinger Report

I managed people, built schools, designed programs and lobbied at the highest levels of government; I raised money from philanthropy and created complex strategic plans. At Minerva, we have just five majors: Computational Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Business, and Arts and Humanities.

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Deception as Investment: How to Make Digital Ponzi Schemes in China

Anthropology News

Between 2012 and 2015, thousands of P2P platforms emerged, only to crumble within a few years, destroying the life savings of countless middle-class families. In 2012, they started selling wealth management products, the borrowers’ debts bundled by the platform, to the lenders. Meng’s experience was just one among millions.

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Print References/Reading List/Bibliography in Your Syllabus (With Some Style) in R Markdown and {stevemisc}

Steven V. Miller

Social Science Quarterly* #> 93(5): 1202–17. External Territorial Threats and Tolerance of Corruption: A #> Private/Government Distinction.” Peace Economics, Peace Science and #> Public Policy* 24(1). #> What Americans Think about Gun Control: Evidence from the #> General Social Survey, 1972-2016.”

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A Reconsideration of an Old Analysis from 1968 (i.e. Students: You Can Do This, and Do This Better)

Steven V. Miller

Beyond the general apprehension that social science students have to statistics, a class like the one I teach is 1) the last students take before writing their BA theses and 2) by far the most unusual class students will have taken to this point, all things considered. Thus, the data are included in the article itself. Province Govt.

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