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Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

Political Science Now

Engaging Citizenship introduces foundational concepts in political science through the lens of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement, highlighting the relevance of the discipline to students’ lives and encouraging them to become engaged and empowered citizens. Schwartzberg, New York University (Presenter) Simon J.

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This Texas community college group is offering free tuition – and much more

The Hechinger Report

grade-point average as a political science major at Northwest Vista College and hopes to become a lawyer. While San Antonio is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the U.S., Both are not only on track to graduate, but are working toward definite career goals. Gilmore boasts a 4.0

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How to raise rural enrollment in higher education? Go local

The Hechinger Report

Given the educational and economic divide between rural and nonrural America, this may be the most important college access program you’ve never heard of. By 2019, Ayers had helped impoverished Perry County reach an 86 percent college-going rate (57 students), the highest in the state, according to government figures.

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Print References/Reading List/Bibliography in Your Syllabus (With Some Style) in R Markdown and {stevemisc}

Steven V. Miller

The default here is “american-political-science-association.csl”. Territorial Disputes and the Politics of #> Individual Well-Being.” Economic Threats or Societal Turmoil? Understanding #> Preferences for Authoritarian Political Systems.” Political Behavior* #> 39(2): 457–78. #> > #> ———.

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Teaching the Bill of Rights: Religious Liberty

Teaching American History

For secondary and post-secondary government and political science educators, we are proud to recommend our CDC volume, Religious Liberty: Core Court Cases. Below, we reprint an edited version of our 2019 interview with Professor Masugi. Download your free copy here.

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Spotlight swings to for-profit middlemen that may be driving up the cost of online higher education

The Hechinger Report

The challenges of this rapid expansion strategy were laid bare this summer, when Chip Paucek, chief executive officer of 2U, told investors on a call that the company would slow down its rate of launches after 2019 to “support our path to profitability.”.

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State takeovers of ‘failing’ schools are increasing, but with little evidence they help students

The Hechinger Report

Domingo Morel, New York University professor and author of a book on state takeovers By 2018, four of Houston’s 274 schools, all of them in the city’s economically distressed north and east sides, hadn’t met the standards for four years running, putting the district at risk of a takeover. But during those three years, Wheatley improved.