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

ED Surge

Hillman says that he began looking at geography out of frustration with an emphasis during the Obama administration on providing consumer information about higher education as a solution to college access. The dominant narrative was, ‘If students just have better info about where to go to college, more would go,’” he says.

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"What are we teaching? Powerful knowledge and a capabilities curriculum" - a review

Living Geography

The latest book by geography teacher Richard Bustin was published by Crown House Publishing in October 2024. It embraces in how geography is understood and expressed in national school standards. The capabilities approach helps geography educators everywhere to articulate the importance of children learning how to think geographically.

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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. They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. When a classroom of second graders in Waterford, Mich.,

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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. law — what makes it a unique and hopeful case — it’s unclear anyone in government will be watching to make sure it achieves its goal. Students returned to Starkville High School in Starkville, Mississippi on August 4, 2016.

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College Uncovered: The Rural Higher Education Blues

The Hechinger Report

Just since 2016, the proportion of rural students who enroll in college has dropped even more. Rural voters are convinced that their communities get less government spending than they deserve. Nicholas Jacobs: I’m an assistant professor of government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Criminal justice. Philosophy.

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

The Hechinger Report

In Myanmar, the government has defined its Muslim minority as non-citizens. 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. People define themselves and their “group” more and more narrowly.

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Test prep to get into vocational education? Yup, it’s a thing

The Hechinger Report

The model is also notable because the schools are run by county governments, not school districts. After she earns her license, she’ll enter a heavily male-dominated trade: As of 2016, 97.9 These relationships are carefully nurtured by school staff — and aided by geography. percent of electricians are male.

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