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Ancient Genomes from South Africa Reveal Remarkable Genetic Continuity

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Oakhurst farm, near Hoekwil, South Africa (Image credit: Courtesy of the University of Cape Town Libraries, Special Collections Goodwin, image number A21) The Importance of Africa in Human Genetic History Africa, the origin of Homo sapiens , holds the greatest genetic diversity of any continent. 1 Gretzinger, J., Gibbon, V. Penske, S.

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How does an NCHE Colloquium come together?

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Since 2017, NCHE has offered professional learning colloquia that focus on “Technology’s Impact in American History (TIAH).” Given the Library of Congress’s mission to connect its archives with others across the nation, we were excited to add another dimension to the current Library of Congress resources for teachers.

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A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

The Hechinger Report

The group, founded in 2017, helps develop quality early care and education programs in Nebraska communities that don’t have enough of them. “If It benefits Latino children to have a Latino provider because they have the same lived experience, same heritage — it’s easier for them to connect to families, to get more family engagement.”

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

The Hechinger Report

Claudette Bautista, a 2017 Muñiz graduate who now attends Lesley University, was born in the Dominican Republic but spent her K-8 years in Boston, learning in English. Headmaster Dania Vázquez hugs 2017 graduate Claudette Bautista during the Margarita Muñiz Academy’s second graduation ceremony. There should be more schools like it.”.

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A charter school faces the ugly history of school choice in the Deep South

The Hechinger Report

Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes. Library class is one of Clarksdale Collegiate’s core programs. In the school’s first year, every child had library every day.

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The magic pebble and a lazy bull: The book ban movement has a long timeline

The Hechinger Report

Lindsey Kimery, the coordinator of library services for Metro-Nashville Public Schools, said she has “no hidden agenda other than that reading was my favorite thing.” What I try to convey is that a library is a place for voluntary inquiry.” It just means we have books for those readers, too. This alarmed librarians.

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Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

The Hechinger Report

A slim, poised young woman with waist-length hair, Viviana walked past the principal’s office, along the main hallway, and made a left into the building that houses the school library and the daycare. Ríos, the school’s librarian, holds a paper flower made by students for a Mexican heritage celebration. She motivates me a lot.”.