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A Turning Point For People and Planet

Digital Promise

Since its launch in 2018, MY World 360° annual selections have screened for and inspired people across the world at the UN General Assembly, UN SDG Global Festival of Action, film festivals, schools and community events, and cultural institutions.

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

The Hechinger Report

She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. The Nollie Jenkins Family Center led a fight against school-based corporal punishment here in rural Holmes County from 2012 to 2018, when a new superintendent asked for a policy change.

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It’s Time to Soften Schools, Not Harden Them

ED Surge

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 analyzed 67 school shooting plots that were successfully averted between 2006-2018. Build Relationships, Not Walls The U.S.

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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

ED Surge

Unsurprisingly, the United Nations asserts that quality education is not only a fundamental human right but also a crucial catalyst for economic growth and development. Start with the Kolibri Wizard For example, our next version of Kolibri features the ability for learners to practice taking old exams as a tool for self-assessment.

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A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom

The Hechinger Report

Over the course of April and May 2018, Ronen, Walton and others fielded questions at public meetings. “We And in San Francisco, a business tax passed in 2018, a 2020 health and recovery bond and private donations together provide hundreds of millions more. Credit: Gail Cornwall for the Hechinger Report. State dollars are often at hand.

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

The Hechinger Report

May 2, 2018, Washington D.C. 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. I regularly offer a course at my university called Teaching the Holocaust: History and Memory.

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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.