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When Did Humans Start Talking? Genomic Evidence Pushes Language Back to 135,000 Years Ago

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new genomic study, published in Frontiers in Psychology 1 , approaches the problem differently. Frontiers in Psychology , 16. Fossils do not speak, and ancient DNA does not carry recordings of conversations. C., & Chomsky, N. Why Only Us: Language and Evolution. Dediu, D., & Levinson, S. Nitschke, R.,

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Do-it-yourself mental health efforts by community college students

The Hechinger Report

Yaritza Garcia, a 22-year-old psychology major at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California, said she wanted to supplement traditional therapy services with a peer counseling program. It was named in honor of former student Sean Locke, who died by suicide in 2018.

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The Missing Piece in Literacy Instruction: Why Social Studies and Science Matter

TCI

While traditional approaches often emphasize additional English Language Arts (ELA) instruction, studies show that building background knowledge through content-rich subjects is far more effective. Similarly, a February 2024 study in Developmental Psychology provided strong causal evidence that science instruction also drives literacy growth.

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College students to administrators: Let’s talk about mental health

The Hechinger Report

More broadly, nearly 73 percent in the Fall 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey reported moderate or serious psychological distress. They have been met with a tepid response from administrators who have traditionally considered mental health a private matter, not an institutional one.

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To increase and maintain teacher diversity, listen to teachers of color

The Hechinger Report

While the percentage of white students has steadily decreased nationwide in recent decades — from 54 percent in 2009 to 47 percent in 2018 — nearly 80 percent of public school teachers are white, according to the most recent federal survey. And candidates with non-traditional teaching backgrounds are considered.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

ED Surge

According to the American Psychological Association, students from more affluent families are more likely to have access to resources such as devices, internet, dedicated work space and the support necessary to complete their work successfully—and homework can highlight those inequities.

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COLUMN: A creation story for Indigenous and nature-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Research on the physical, psychological and academic benefits of outdoor learning for kids is well-established, and is now informing the development of climate education. What’s also becoming well-known is the essential role of traditional and Indigenous ecological knowledge in the effort to cope with the climate crisis.

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