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The Ancient Lifelines of Mesopotamia: How Newly Discovered Irrigation Canals Rewrite History

Anthropology.net

This is a rare case where nature has preserved a vital piece of human history. If researchers can match specific canals to textual references, it would provide an unprecedented look at how these systems were governed. Hydraulic landscapes in Mesopotamia: The role of human niche construction. Rayne, L., & Jotheri, J.

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Recessionary cuts in public education restored by 2015-16

The Hechinger Report

According to the government’s report, education spending rose for the third straight year in 2015-16 to $11,841 per student in kindergarten through 12th grades. So, this 2015-16 spending represents a 1 percent real improvement over that previous high point. Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter. Weekly Update.

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Jehovah’s Witness Are Learning Chinese to Evangelize in Zambia

Anthropology News

Like Jehovahs Witness congregations in the rest of the world, Kombela Central Mandarin Congregation is governed by local elders in charge of pastoral work, selecting speakers, and directing public preaching. September 2015. September 2015. Summers Coal Mine, Southern Province, Zambia.

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Both Humans and Technology Are Noisy: How Do We Move Forward?

Digital Promise

Like the Ark of the Covenant at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, this report was lost in the vast government archives, but I saved a copy and it has influenced the way I currently see efficacy research and behavioral science research writ large. Human beings themselves are innately noisy and variable creatures. Shilling, R.

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What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

ED Surge

State match to local investments A partnership between local and state governments with revenue from sin taxes like those on gambling is expanding access to child care for those who need the most help. We don't have a lot of state statutes that govern how we do pre-K, Hume said. Alabama has the flexibility to do so.

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The Power of Networks in Education Innovation

Digital Promise

Stewarding an inclusive network requires time, money, and human capital. Reengaging the role of government. With shifts in policy and administrations, the field is poised to better partner with government at the federal, state, and local level. Lessons learned include: Network weaving activities are essential. Centering equity.

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Eligible for job and college aid, half of Tennesseans with disabilities get nothing

The Hechinger Report

In Tennessee, however, half of the residents found eligible for VR services in 2015 didn’t get any, according to federal data. Yet the state left $14 million in federal VR dollars on the table in 2015 and again in 2016, even as the agency temporarily shut its doors to new clients. More than 40 percent of counselor positions are vacant.

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