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“Stay out of my hair!”

The Hechinger Report

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinded a 2014 Obama administration guidance that sought to “assist states, districts and schools in developing practices and strategies to enhance school climate, and ensure those policies and practices comply with federal law.” Late last year, U.S.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

First, Sinovuyo described Launch’s distinct approach to life orientation (LO), a compulsory subject added to the national curriculum during the transition from apartheid that focuses on the study of self and society through lessons on personal and social development, civics and human rights, health, and career readiness.

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We Have to Meet in Person to Be Moved by People’s Stories

Anthropology News

Solitary confinement is torture, as defined by the United Nations and many of the world’s human rights organizations. Solitary confinement is one of the most obvious and ubiquitous state-sanctioned practices of carceral dehumanization.

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

Mealy has developed extensive external partnerships with leaders of other associations such as the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where she has served on the Science and Human Rights Coalition Council since 2017.

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Why students are ignorant about the Civil Rights Movement

The Hechinger Report

Mississippi taught just 30 percent of recommended content and, the report said, would have “significant, additional work” to do to make sure students have a “satisfactory, comprehensive picture of the Civil Rights Movement.” In a 2014 report, the group said the state had improved somewhat, covering 50 percent of recommended content.

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Nurturing Global Citizenship Through ‘British Values’ (Book Release: Developing Quality PSHE in Secondary Schools and Colleges)

Geogramblings

Unpacking the ‘British Values’ Although promoting fundamental ‘British Values’ as part of spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development in maintained schools is non-statutory, these values do go a long way in ensuring establishments can meet their obligations under section 78 of the Education Act 2002 (Gov.UK, 2014).

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Some religious colleges forgo federal funding, staying free of civil rights rules

The Hechinger Report

Thirty-eight religiously affiliated institutions have received exemptions from Title IX, according to a list released by the Education Department under pressure from Democrats in Congress after the gay rights organization the Human Rights Campaign used public-records laws to help expose the practice. Patty Murray, D-Wash.,