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A dismal report card in math and reading

The Hechinger Report

The results of a major national test released Wednesday showed that in 2024, reading and math skills of fourth and eighth grade students were still significantly below those of students in 2019, the last administration of the test before the pandemic. More than two-thirds of students in the bottom 25 percent are economically disadvantaged.

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Ancient Instincts, Modern Power Struggles: How Evolution Still Shapes Human Society

Anthropology.net

From political power struggles to economic inequality and environmental exploitation, an evolutionary past rooted in dominance, survival, and competition still drives much of human behavior today. The drive to secure food and territory manifests in economic competition and resource hoarding.

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OPINION: Students need more educational choices after high school

The Hechinger Report

Unfortunately, many college alternatives, especially career and technical education programs, have a complicated history. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the cost of college increased by 180 percent after inflation from 1980 to 2019-20. Education leaders have long called for expanded postsecondary pathways.

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A community college could transform a region — and help itself grow. Will voters buy it?

The Hechinger Report

In exchange, residents would qualify for in-district tuition and trigger a long-term plan to build out college facilities in this rural stretch of Texas, which is positioning itself to tap into the economic boom flowing into the smaller communities nestled between Austin and San Antonio. In 2019, they rejected a $92.4

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OPINION: Why Relational Intelligence is the key to thriving in the AI era

The Hechinger Report

This years NAEP scores revealed that in both reading and math, most fourth- and eighth-graders still performed below pre-pandemic 2019 levels. For most of history, survival depended on relationships on families, communities and shared responsibility. for adults and children. We do not have an intelligence crisis.

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Gathering Firewood—and Redefining Land Stewardship—at Bears Ears

Sapiens

Instead, it looks broadly at history, politics, ideologies, and other factors to explain how these harms emerge and get perpetuated across time and space. However, none have yet succeeded due to a combination of cultural, economic, and institutional barriers.

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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

The Hechinger Report

In the post-war boom of the 1950s, college students were confident of their economic futures and many studied liberal arts subjects such as English, history and philosophy. Unemployment dropped below 5 percent and the stock market soared, posting one of the best decades in history. That’s true for college students too.