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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

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Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. It’s the year 2065. West Africa’s cool seasonal rains wake Abena. She had plenty of material to work with.

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Creating a curriculum with Black girls in mind 

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Cierra Kaler-Jones wasn’t your traditional dance teacher. Her classes involved lessons on Black history and women’s history, as well as wide-ranging conversations about was happening in the world. Subscribe today! When Kaler-Jones taught dance, her students didn’t come just for the dance lessons.

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

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As of this fall, it had 198,645 students, compared with 205,778 in the 2019-2020 school year, and was still trying to track down students who’d gone missing. We feel like we’re in a better place as a school district than we were in October of 2020. FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING. He’s definitely turned around.

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‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

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The district has been operating fully in person with masks optional since the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Fourth graders got to have their traditional field day. The post ‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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“We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

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I wish I kept notes, but maybe close to April 2020, I realized this wouldn’t be so hard on kids. I came to this country at a very young age, but I still [had] very traditional Mexican parents. The district’s enrollment recovered somewhat from the 2020-21 school year but has yet to achieve pre-pandemic levels.