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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

It gets people’s attention anytime you say, ‘Free,’ ” said Jimmy Kidd, the director of admissions, who spoke between in-person student orientation sessions in the library of the school’s downtown Louisville campus in late June. In late 2017, she was laid off. If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue.

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A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning

The Hechinger Report

Meanwhile, millions of American students trek to public libraries and fast-food restaurants to get online after school, or they go without — a problem known as the “homework gap.”. This asset was handed to [school districts and educational nonprofits] with the expectation that they deliver educational and social value in return.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

Create a Pop-up Display Create an interactive display for your school or library to promote discussions about the dangers of banned books and efforts to defend the freedom to learn. For displays and/or readings of banned books, Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books offers a list of recommended titles. Order buttons.

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Meet the New Editorial Team for the American Political Science Review (APSR)

Political Science Now

Her research explores the causes and consequences of political violence and repression, warfare dynamics, nationalism, and transitional justice after conflict. Cambridge University Press published her first book, Rivalry and Revenge: the Politics of Violence during Civil War in 2017.

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In Memoriam: Sharon James

Society for Classical Studies

Her 2006 Roman comedy class, for instance, filled the Classics library with uproarious laughter, enough to convince comedy-skeptical colleagues to reconsider the genre’s merit. Professor James’ graduate and undergraduate courses on Roman comedy and Roman elegy were the stuff of legend in the department.

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How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

Cult of Pedagogy

That is our social justice call to action during these times.” Another is the Three Round Game shared with us by a teacher named Erin Farley in a comment on our retrieval practice post in 2017. We’ll be able to double down on those things because those aren’t so-called woke activities. Come back for more.

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