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How to raise rural enrollment in higher education? Go local

The Hechinger Report

Lindsay also faced a huge cultural obstacle — geography. percent for fall 2020 over fall 2019, according to federal data — OTC says it had a 14 percent rise last summer and only a 2 percent drop this fall. Ashlyn Walker and Cheyenne Mattox, both Class of 2020, sat nearby, masked and socially distanced. She closed, at 1 a.m.,

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Do Local Roots Impact Washington Behaviors? District Connections and Representation in the U.S. Congress

Political Science Now

Congress By Jesse Crosson , Purdue University , and Jaclyn Kaslovsky , Rice University Although commentators often point to the political value of legislators’ geographic ties, less is known about the influence of such connections once in office. American Political Science Review The post Do Local Roots Impact Washington Behaviors?

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College Uncovered: The Rural Higher Education Blues

The Hechinger Report

Political science. Sixteen of them have closed just since 2020. And Emporia State in Kansas, Missouri Western State University, the University of Alaska system. And these aren’t just a few programs here and there that were dropped, Kirk, but dozens. Criminal justice. Philosophy. Kirk: Okay, we get it.

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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.” “Democracies, Territory, #> and Negotiated Compromises.” Conflict Management and Peace Science* #> 28(3): 261–79. #> Geography, #> Territory, and Conflict.”

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‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors

The Hechinger Report

The University of Alaska System scaled back more than 40 , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources and hospitality administration. The University of Alaska System scaled back more than 40 programs , including earth sciences, hospitality administration and geography and environmental resources.

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

That didn’t blunt the California science teacher’s ambitions: Since COVID-19 hit, he’s been on a writing tear. In April 2020 he released a bestselling book with co-author Judy Mikovits, a discredited scientist who claim that vaccines “kill millions.” Related: How the science of vaccination is taught (or not) in public schools.

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Post-Election Reflection: An Expert Roundtable: APSA 2024 Engaging the U.S. Election Webinar Series

Political Science Now

How are political science experts reflecting upon with the results and administration of the 2024 election? degrees in political science from Yale University, and a B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. in political science at The Ohio State University.