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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

Beyond its economic role, the tualang holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for many indigenous groups. Borneo’s Unique Biocultural Heritage Borneo, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, is home to countless endemic plant and animal species. Credit: T. Shankar Raman/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Arico, S.,

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Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

The Hechinger Report

Until fairly recently, that decision made economic sense. If successful, the new college could bring economic growth to one of the poorest and least educated parts of the country and serve as a model for the thousands of other “educational deserts” scattered across America. Mining jobs were plentiful, and the money was good.

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At this one-of-a-kind Boston public high school, students learn calculus in Spanish

The Hechinger Report

When you think about the future economics of the world, it’s not an English world.”. Economically, he sees the vast promise of a bilingual workforce. Citing figures from a New American Economy report, Walsh says Massachusetts businesses posted nearly 15,000 positions seeking bilingual candidates in 2015. Walsh, Boston mayor.

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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

ED Surge

Her school is located in Houston’s Fifth Ward neighborhood and serves a student body that is nearly 100 percent classified as economically disadvantaged. For Native American Heritage Month, Yarborough decided to introduce her sixth graders to stories, poems and songs that fit the theme, despite them not being approved for use.

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New Orleans schools still struggle with integration

The Hechinger Report

Plus, Gisleson liked the idea that Otto would be surrounded by kids who came from racial and socio-economic backgrounds that were different from his own. “It Having a mission of “hallways that reflect the city’s streets” doesn’t translate into having a school that is equally divided along racial or socio-economic lines.

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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

The Hechinger Report

Several recent surveys show that employers need multilingual workers; a study by New American Economy, a bipartisan immigration policy group, found that the number of job postings seeking bilingual employees doubled from 2010 to 2015. But on many campuses, learning a second language is treated simply as a box to check.

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The Modern Regulation of Environmental Protection In Kentucky

Life and Landscapes

These were the years when dams were political tools and economic stimulus. 2008) (58) 2008-2015 Democrat attorney Steve Beshear (Governor 2008-2015) was elected as Governor, and would serve two terms. In 1962, it came out of its banks, flooding Clay City. Kentucky has many such lakes. 3) KRS 224.46-520, Bruce Scott, P.E.

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