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Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For now, the science is almost entirely based on data collected from people with European ancestry, which limits the conclusions that can be drawn from it, so researchers feel that they’ve at least temporarily sidestepped the issue. In 2016, this score could explain about 5 percent of the variation in the level of education completed.

Ancestry

Ancestry Social Justice Research Tutoring

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

The third-generation Japanese American congresswoman was a trailblazer who advocated for women’s rights, civil rights, education, and social justice. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a group of soldiers of Japanese ancestry, during World War II. Inouye served in the U.S. He lost his right arm in the war.

Heritage

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum

Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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