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Mapped: The strange link between obesity and corruption

Strange Maps

Instead, to arrive at their Corruption Perceptions Index and Control of Corruption Indicator (respectively), they aggregate the opinions of experts in governance and corruption. Blavatskyy postulated that there is a positive relationship between the median BMI and a countrys level of government corruption.

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The best books I read in 2021

Dangerously Irrelevant

I read some great (and not so great) books in 2021! Here are my top few (and why)… My top book for 2021 is Difference Making at the Heart of Learning , by Tom Vander Ark & Emily Liebtag. I can’t believe I hadn’t somehow heard of Marko Kloos before November of 2021! Books I read in July 2021. Related Posts.

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Top scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is ‘fundamentally flawed’

The Hechinger Report

Beginning in the late 1980s, the federal government started to collect data on these two important, confounding factors academic achievement before diagnosis and disability severity so that policymakers could see how well students were faring under the 1975 federal law that mandates support for educating students with disabilities.

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How Heavy Metal Fuels Indigenous Revival in Patagonia

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Through the violent military campaign known as the Conquest of the Desert , the Argentine government gained control over the southern portion of the continent, killing and displacing Indigenous peoples and moving to assimilate the rest through educational and religious initiatives. And they were boats that came from Europe, Fernndez claimed.

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New Zealand has a problem with mathematics. Can a new strategy make a difference for students?

The Hechinger Report

DUNEDIN, New Zealand When Principal Jen Rodgers took a 10-week sabbatical in 2021, she was on a mission to find a way to improve mathematics instruction at the primary school she leads here in one of the countrys oldest cities. Rodgers, who has led the 420-student St. Clair School since 2016, is hardly alone in worrying about maths.

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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Decision-Making Analyzes how the IPBES framework can guide policy and decision-making processes in planning and governance. Source: Environmental Policy and Governance, 2021. Source: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2021. Source: Land Use Policy, 2016.

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A Decade of MOOCs: A Review of Stats and Trends for Large-Scale Online Courses in 2021

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In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event. Now, a decade later, MOOCs have reached 220 million learners, excluding China where we don’t have as reliable data, In 2021, providers launched over 3,100 courses and 500 microcredentials. The company is expected to bring in more than $400 million in revenue in 2021.