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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

ED Surge

The results are particularly important at a time when more colleges are struggling to remain open , says Riley Acton, an assistant professor of economics at Miami University in Ohio and one of the researchers who worked on the new study. “If

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. When a classroom of second graders in Waterford, Mich.,

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A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

McMillan, who teaches in a rural southeast part of the state, said the geography of her school is one reason she applied to the fellowship. Researchers and scientists shared the ways different economic, infrastructure, and environmental factors are altering Louisiana’s coastline.

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A wonderful PhD opportunity

Living Geography

Via my At the Home of Geography blog. Doreen Massey (1944-2016) changed geography. Her theoretical work on space, place and power helped enliven and transform debates across the discipline and well beyond, bringing many into the conversation over the difference that geography makes.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

John Jones asks a question to his students in AP Human Geography on August 18, 2016. This economic divide was mirrored in the school system. The current desegregation order, issued in March 2016, mandated a Biracial Advisory Committee to oversee implementation of the desegregation plan. Photo: Nicole Lewis.

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College Uncovered: The Rural Higher Education Blues

The Hechinger Report

Jon: But the decline in college opportunity for rural high school graduates is only widening social, economic and political divides between rural America and the rest of the country. Just since 2016, the proportion of rural students who enroll in college has dropped even more. They have an economic impact. Jon: Right, Kirk.

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OPINION: We say we seek diversity — but where are the truly inclusive campuses?

The Hechinger Report

Narrow nationalist parties of various sorts are on the rise around the world, and here in the United States religion, ethnicity, geography and politics increasingly define us. for higher education during the 2016-17 academic year, marking the 11th consecutive year that the number of international students in the U.S.