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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

The city itself has had a scrappy commitment to existence in its 123-year history, surviving the boom and bust of the timber industry that first gave it life and weathering the 21st century with a fairly steady population of about 2,500. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. The research does not support that at all,” she said.

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It’s Time to Soften Schools, Not Harden Them

ED Surge

Most had a history of school disciplinary infactionsactions. An example of the benefits is the case of Think Equal , a global education initiative endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Office, teaching social emotional learning to 3-5 year olds. Secret Service in 2019. Nearly all experienced negative home-life factors.

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OPINION: Betsy DeVos’ slippery slope of religion, ethnicity and race

The Hechinger Report

May 2, 2018, Washington D.C. I regularly offer a course at my university called Teaching the Holocaust: History and Memory. Others separate out Israel as a legal issue or a human rights issue. Education Secretary Betsy Devos at the Teacher of the Year ceremony at the White House. Photo: Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Wire.

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

Mealy has developed extensive external partnerships with leaders of other associations such as the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where she has served on the Science and Human Rights Coalition Council since 2017. Dr. Kimberly A.

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Learn how Political Science Students are Improving Wikipedia

MPSA

They expanded the entries on the Constitution of Ghana as well as Human rights in Ethiopia. They created the entry on Settler colonialism in Canada , describing the important history of the displacement and mistreatment of Canada’s indigenous populations by European settlers. Helaine has a Ph.D.

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Educators: We Must Be Champions for Our Trans Students

ED Surge

A Landscape of Discriminatory Policies and Hostile Environments According to the Human Rights Campaign , this has been the “worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks,” with nearly 40 states introducing 238 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in just the first three months of 2022.

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OPINION: Palestinian American educators deserve support from their peers

The Hechinger Report

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often find myself in settings where discussing Palestine, or even mentioning my identity as a Palestinian American, presents more challenges than when I worked in the field of human rights and law. These attacks frequently go beyond the curriculum and become personal. Do you mean Israel?”

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