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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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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

A new biocultural database, developed by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), reveals the profound connections between Borneo’s rich plant life and the survival, traditions, and identity of its people. Source: Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2019. Source: Sustainability Science, 2019.

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OPINION: Students need more educational choices after high school

The Hechinger Report

However, researchers at Georgetown University project that by 2031, 72 percent of jobs will require some type of education or training after high school. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the cost of college increased by 180 percent after inflation from 1980 to 2019-20.

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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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PROOF POINTS: What research tells us about gifted education

The Hechinger Report

I wanted to know what the research evidence says about the model that New York is discarding and how education researchers would remake gifted and talented programs. Researchers have been studying ways to diversify the ranks of gifted-and-talented programs. Among whites, 8 percent get tapped for gifted classrooms.

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PROOF POINTS: New wave of research shows nudging students by text is not as promising as hoped

The Hechinger Report

A 2019 study of texting and providing other information to almost 800,000 low- and middle-income students who scored in the top 50 percent on the PSAT and the SAT found no change in the types of colleges that students enrolled in. Denning and his researchers reviewed all the studies on nudging to try to answer these questions.

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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. Related Research Sapolsky, R.