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Ancient Instincts, Modern Power Struggles: How Evolution Still Shapes Human Society

Anthropology.net

From political power struggles to economic inequality and environmental exploitation, an evolutionary past rooted in dominance, survival, and competition still drives much of human behavior today. The drive to secure food and territory manifests in economic competition and resource hoarding.

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Little-noticed victims of the higher education shutdowns: college towns

The Hechinger Report

In another measure of the massive economic toll of the pandemic on higher education, the resulting shutdowns have been singularly devastating to the college towns in which these campuses are situated. Will history repeat? Related: What has happened when campuses shut down for other disasters? Credit: Photo: Getty Images.

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When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

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. He asks : What are the projections for the size of the middle class assuming current economic and demographic trends? This question comes from Kieran Hanrahan.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

Their mission is to “transform the educational aspirations and economic realities” of township communities by preparing youth for first-generation higher education and social mobility. When we met in 2014, he was a confident grade twelve student who saw his Launch education as “a ticket” to a life beyond the township.

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Open letter to teachers who feel trapped in racist schools

The Hechinger Report

Government Accountability Office found the percentage of all schools with racial or socio-economic isolation grew from 9 percent to 16 percent from 2001 to 2014. In 2011, South Carolina established academic standards for what students should learn in social studies classes, including “the economic necessity of slave labor.”.

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Analysis: hundreds of colleges and universities show financial warning signs

The Hechinger Report

Many colleges and universities have a history of mismanaging their finances, increasing spending even as enrollments fell or going deeply into debt to construct new buildings. They’re a really great starting point,” said Doug Webber, an associate economics professor at Temple University. Colleges in Crisis. million in 2018.

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Teaching the Themes of US History with Documents & Debates

Teaching American History

Teaching American History’s Documents and Debates volumes present s American history as a series of topics. Hoover responded to the economic difficulties according to the principles he had articulated in 1928. The post Teaching the Themes of US History with Documents & Debates appeared first on Teaching American History.

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