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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. Bunche Award Committee (1983), and the Centennial Campaign Presidents Council (98-03). He specialized in the US Presidency, the Executive Branch, public administration, and urban politics.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. 2021) Dillard’s “Spirit of Our Work” is transformative.

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Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff

The Hechinger Report

Preston-west Philadelphia 05: Like many non-selective high schools in Philadelphia, West Philadelphia High has a relatively low graduation rate, 67 percent in 2021. The graduation rate remained steady, and even rose to 67 percent in 2021. Related: ‘It’s so hard and so challenging’: An oral history of year three of the pandemic.

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

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. It returned to full-time, in-person school for all students — with mandatory masking — for the 2021-22 school year. The requirements listed below relate to whether masks are required in school buildings. metro area.

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

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. The district has been operating fully in person with masks optional since the end of the 2020-2021 school year. This spring, the district repeatedly dropped and then reimposed a mask mandate as Covid rates rose and fell. . Of the $162.9

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Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

The Hechinger Report

Related: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling. Related: Pace of learning back to normal during the 2021-22 pandemic school year but student achievement lags far behind. Students in 2022 are performing at a level last seen two decades ago.”.

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Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

Sapiens

On Rusinga Island, a grassroots group is celebrating the field assistants who helped find famous fossils and inspiring future generations to study science and ancient history. In 2021, Siembo, along with local anthropologist and co-author George Umoja and other like-minded Rusingans, started the Rusinga Island Prehistory Organization (RIPO).

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