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An unnoticed result of the decline of men in college: It’s harder for women to get in

The Hechinger Report

Brandeis accepted 44 percent of male applicants compared to 36 percent of female applicants in 2012-2013, according to data the university reports to the federal government. Those could include major, geography or high school. O’Connor said that gender is just one thing among many looked at by admissions officers.

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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

ED Surge

Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. The C3 Framework was released in 2013. This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states.

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How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

The Hechinger Report

In an effort to bring social studies back and make it more coherent and challenging, the National Council for Social Studies in 2013 published the C3 Framework , an inquiry-based guide for states to use as a supplement to the Common Core standards. Serriere said C3 is being used across the country.

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Vote for Digital Promise in the 2020 SXSW EDU PanelPicker

Digital Promise

In 2013, the majority of schools across the country were not equipped to implement an innovative and technology-rich curriculum. Take a look below at our proposed sessions, as well as proposed sessions from members of our HP Teaching Fellows program. Click each link that interests you to vote now through August 23, 2019.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

In July 2013, the Mississippi legislature mandated the consolidation of Starkville and Oktibbeha County school districts in an effort to save money and ensure a better education for students in the low-performing Oktibbeha County schools. John Jones asks a question to his students in AP Human Geography on August 18, 2016.

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

Steven V. Miller

Economic Threats or Societal Turmoil? Peace Economics, Peace Science and #> Public Policy* 24(1). #> Economic Anxiety or Ethnocentrism? Geography, #> Territory, and Conflict.” Economic Threats or Societal Turmoil? #> #> #> Gibler, Douglas M., and Steven V. > #> ———. Quick Victories?

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

The visual geography of paper has memory-linking effects that help students connect what they have read with where they saw it on a page or how far into a book it was. Economics of Education Review , 68 , 89–103. Our brains give more weight to words on a printed page. Personality and Individual Differences , 115 , 154–158.