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Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador

Sapiens

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic autonomy and political sovereignty. In Ecuador, this has created a boom that is changing the economic fortunes of many Indigenous Amazonians. This article was originally published at YES!

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OPINION: Our system steers most students toward attending college, but it is not realistic or even desirable for everyone

The Hechinger Report

In 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, fewer than 40 percent of students ages 18 to 24 enroll, and fewer than one-third enroll in a four-year school. I’ve worked to advise college students and help them develop their leadership skills, and I know that counselors are doing their best.

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Hundreds of thousands of students are entitled to training and help finding jobs. They don’t get it

The Hechinger Report

For 10 years, the states pre-employment program has languished, with leadership turnover and bureaucratic infighting rendering it largely ineffective. That number dropped to 10 states in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available. In 2021, 23 states were spending less on pre-ETS than the 15 percent required by law.

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Math can be a path to success after prison

The Hechinger Report

Math literacy often contributes to economic success: A 2021 study of more than 5,500 adults found that participants made $4,062 more per year for each correct answer on an eight-question math test. Havens is still involved in the Prison Mathematics Project, but handed leadership of the program over to Jeffers in October 2023.

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What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

ED Surge

In September 2024, EdNCs early childhood team attended The Hunt Institute's 2024 Early Childhood Leadership Summit , which included teams from all 50 states comprised of senior elected officials, gubernatorial staff, mayors, local elected leaders, and key early childhood system leaders. In 2022, the state division got creative.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

ED Surge

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. Preparing School Leaders Improved working conditions and community building starts with leadership.

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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

ED Surge

The silence from colleagues and school leadership was particularly invalidating. The voices above represent just a handful of the 80 Asian American K-12 educators who gathered with EdSurge Research in the summer of 2022 to connect in small groups and reflect on their experiences working in U.S. schools in recent years.

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