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APRIL 14, 2025

“Although history has shown us that technology and population growth can raise the potential for inequality,” Kohler says, “people have implemented systems that mute that potential.” The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century. link] Kohler, T.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 2, 2025

Implications for North African Prehistory This discovery reshapes the understanding of early human history in North Africa, emphasizing the complexity of ancient population dynamics in the Sahara. Ancient DNA allows us to reconstruct human history in unprecedented ways," said David Caramelli of the University of Florence.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

By revealing how ancient Mesopotamians tied feelings to specific organs, it contributes to the broader conversation about the universality and variability of emotional experiences in human history. Kipfer Journal : ZORA: Zurich Open Repository and Archive , 2017. PDF Link : uzh.ch Svärd, et al.

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JANUARY 18, 2025

It exemplifies how ancient populations balanced coexistence and diversity, paving the way for future exploration of genetic and cultural intersections in human history. Related Research **Pohl, W. “The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567–822.” ” Cornell University Press. ” Nature Communications.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

"We see a lag between when the genetic evidence tells us language capacity was present and when symbolic artifacts appear in the record," notes Ian Tattersall, a paleoanthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History and co-author of the study. This challenges the long-held view that language and symbolism arose in tandem.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images. Given that teachers are charged with imparting the contributions of women to their students throughout Women’s History Month, a special place should be reserved during March for the women teachers who go unrecognized. Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

History provides ample evidence of this dynamic. Without deliberate intervention, he warns, the same forces that shaped ancient power struggles will continue to dictate the course of history. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Empires rise and fall based on territorial expansion and resource acquisition. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13391

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

MARCH 28, 2025

Few institutions have faced the complexity of their history as directly as UVA. From the shadow of the 2017 Unite the Right rally to the complex legacy of Thomas Jefferson, the university has become a place where meaningful conversations about tough topics arent just necessarytheyre expected.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Among these pioneers were individuals whose lives and genetic histories have now been reconstructed from the oldest modern human genomes yet sequenced. “This shared Neanderthal ancestry marks a pivotal chapter in the history of modern humans outside Africa,” remarked Johannes Krause, the study’s senior author.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 7, 2025

​ Harmonizing Histories: The Role of Music in Cultural Integration The integration of musical traditions between the Umm an-Nar culture and the Indus Valley civilization underscores the significance of cultural exchange in ancient times. An Early Bronze Age Incense Burner from Dahwa (DH1), Northern al-Batinah, Oman. ResearchGate.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

For much of history, the rise of inequality has been treated like gravity: inevitable, natural, and inescapable. From the sprawling villas of Roman elites to the thatched huts of the poor in medieval Europe, textbook history often presents wealth disparity as a consequence of human progress. Three excavated Classic period (ca.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

citizenship test, which assesses basic knowledge of American history, according to new survey results released earlier this month by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Officials from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation say these results point to longstanding problems with the way American history is taught in schools. history to be lacking.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Johnson feels about Friday,” she told the students as she paced around the cafeteria in an “I am black history” shirt. “If His comments at the 2017 meeting were ineffective: The board had already approved the charter’s application before they opened up public comment, according to MCSA’s minutes. “We You know how Ms.

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Strange Maps

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The precursor and inspiration for Rail Baltica was a curious event that occurred on August 23, 1989, when up to 2 million people linked hands across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia — then still part of the Soviet Union — to form the longest human chain in history. billion in 2017 to €24 billion today.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 31, 2025

The shift from a hunter-gatherer existence to an agrarian lifestyle stands as one of the most profound transformations in human history. Understanding these dynamics not only enriches our comprehension of human history but also highlights the intricate web of relationships that have shaped our collective past. Mallick, S.,

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 15, 2025

In the long arc of human history, what makes a settlement persist? Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , the study draws on data from over 47,000 houses spanning nearly 3,000 archaeological sites and 10,000 years of human history. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(16). Kohler, T.

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2025

Colleges are embracing the need for students to get out of the classroom, says LaDale Winling, a history professor at Virginia Tech and author of the book Building the Ivory Tower: Universities and Metropolitan Development in the Twentieth Century, which came out in 2017.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 26, 2025

link] This study provides a powerful reminder that even the smallest traces—microscopic starch granules—can reshape our understanding of human history. Related Research For those interested in further reading on starch analysis and geophyte use in early diets, here are some key studies: Louderback, L. A., & Pavlik, B.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. The attacks on 9/11 affected millions of people, and informed much of the public policy in action today but for these children, that event is history. The primary source.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

The number of eighth graders who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points between 2017 and 2019. The percentage of public school students who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points from 53 percent in 2017 to 49 percent in 2019.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 13, 2025

Leopard cats, roughly the size of modern house cats, are adaptable predators with a long history of interaction with human societies. However, subsequent DNA analysis overturned this assumption, revealing that the remains actually belonged to leopard cats, not domesticated felines. The palaeogenetics of cat dispersal in the ancient world."

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JUNE 16, 2021

Schools have a long history of policing Native students’ graduation attire, often citing longstanding policies that all students must look alike and that deviations from the standard cap and gown are distracting. In 2017, Montana became the first state in the nation to protect Native students’ right to wear regalia.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I visited Colleton County High School in 2017 and was thoroughly impressed with students’ deep engagement in their courses, many of which were project-based as part of the New Tech Network. I had not learned of this fascinating portion of our state’s history until after graduating from the University of South Carolina. Former Gov.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In 2016, The School for Creative Studies, in Durham, North Carolina, prevented black students from wearing traditional head wraps, or geles , a symbol used to represent the students’ connection with Africa — during Black History month, no less! School districts are not the only entities hiding their racism behind laws that provide cover.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The legislation is the first of its kind in the states history, Day said. The Louisiana legislature established an Early Childhood Education Fund in 2017 with the goal of incentivizing localities to raise funding to expand child care access by matching local funds at a 2:1 rate. It includes $26.25

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APRIL 29, 2020

Over 800,000 early childhood educators have earned this credential in its 45-year history. That’s why, in 2017, we introduced the CDA Gold Standard, which affirms the quality of training and professional development programs across the United States. Related: Our fragile child care ‘system’ may be about to shatter.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Joseph Postel l is Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College and a faculty member in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program at Ashland University. The post Secrecy Encourages Careful Deliberation appeared first on Teaching American History.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Left vulnerable when the coronavirus pandemic hit, Missouri Western is now cutting nearly a third of its faculty and at least 98 majors, minors and concentrations , including in English, history, chemistry, biology, philosophy, sociology, political science, computer technology, music and art. Yet higher education has also kept building.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2024

14,385: This is the average amount spent per Black pupil in public school, compared with $14,263 per white student, according to a 2022 analysis of 2017-18 data by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. The next year, the school made it official, finally holding an integrated event. But the A.P. course, an elective, became ensnared in politics.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 8, 2024

New research 1 into ancient DNA from this site has now provided groundbreaking insights into the genetic history of its inhabitants, revealing a remarkable genetic continuity over thousands of years. The Oakhurst site, which dates back over 12,000 years, provides a unique opportunity to explore southern Africa's genetic and cultural history.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The result, called the “Cyberlearning Community Report: The State of Cyberlearning and the Future of Learning with Technology,” was released on October 2, 2017 and is free to download here. It describes six “commitments” in this research community that drive the work forward and make it distinctive.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

history standards as well. Eighth-grade math scores fell three points since the last time NAEP was administered in 2017. Department of Education called Algebra I the gateway course to all higher math study. The troubling trend continued with state English and math tests aligned with the new, weaker standards.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Nekkita Beans, a Mississippi native and president of the University of Mississippi’s Black Student Union, stood center stage in a campus auditorium reading aloud the history of a group of men who fought to keep people like her enslaved, illiterate and, in many ways, invisible. Vitter in June 2017, six sites were chosen. OXFORD, Miss.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 21, 2022

I am excited to join at this critical time in Digital Promise’s history as we embark on setting ambitious goals and designing bold solutions to achieve better educational outcomes for historically and systematically excluded students.”.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. During the 2017-18 school year, more than 69,000 students received corporal punishment almost 97,000 times nationwide.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

By analyzing distinctive genetic markers, researchers quantified this percentage, shedding light on the enduring impact of interbreeding events in human evolutionary history. The interplay between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens offers a unique lens to study adaptation, survival, and the shared history of humanity. DOI : 10.1101/gr.099388.109

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AUGUST 13, 2024

The Prehistoric Advantage of ADHD Traits For most of human history, Homo sapiens lived as hunter-gatherers. Fossil evidence indicates that our species has existed in this mode of life for at least 288,000 years, which accounts for approximately 95% of our evolutionary history. Biological Sciences , 291 (2017). Brannon, E.

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