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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

Borneo’s Unique Biocultural Heritage Borneo, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, is home to countless endemic plant and animal species. As more communities, researchers, and policymakers collaborate, Borneo’s unique biocultural heritage may serve as a model for conservation efforts worldwide.

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Ancient Human Habitation: New Discoveries from East Timor’s Laili Rock Shelter

Anthropology.net

Southeast Asia’s Ancient Cultural Heritage Beyond East Timor and Sulawesi, Australia holds some of the oldest continuous cultural heritage sites globally, reflecting its Indigenous populations' long history. These carvings depict animals like the now-extinct nail-tailed wallabies and thylacines (Tasmanian tigers). 1 Shipton, C.,

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Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

ED Surge

Mysa’s tuition costs parents who don’t receive aid around $20,000 a year, comparable to what it costs the government to educate a student in a public school. That’s partly why he’s interested in classical learning, a form of education that often emphasizes the “classics” of Western heritage.

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Teacher licensing rules are one reason small schools don’t have enough teachers

The Hechinger Report

Sara Jones, director of education excellence and government relations at the Utah Education Association, said the state still has some oversight of applicants when it comes to background checks. A total of 137 Montana schools — 65 percent of which were classified as rural — employed unlicensed teachers during the 2020-21 school year.

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Replacing Plastic Prayers With Biodegradable Blessings in the Himalayas

Sapiens

They create relationships between the humans who offer them and the more-than-humans who live in the mountains and are, indeed, the mountains: powerful protectors who preside over deities, spirits, and forces that govern everyday events. By raising prayer flags above the mundane parts of the everyday, a person’s life forces also lift.

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Oregon Public Broadcasting Hall — who graduated in 2021 with a doctorate in linguistics from the University of Oregon — is the language coordinator for the Coquille Indian Tribe. “I spent months writing,” she said, “just crying while I wrote because of how it felt to not be recognized.”

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How to keep dual-language programs from being gentrified by English speaking families

The Hechinger Report

Yet a 2021 study found that dual-language “education can benefit … even students who often struggle in school because of special education needs.” States and the federal government could, and should, incentivize districts to open programs where there is the most need, and discourage programs targeted mostly at English speakers.

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