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Teaching the Constitution in the Context of Human Behavior

Teaching American History

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they do,” says Bryan Little, who teaches both on-level Government and AP Government at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. That’s why good teaching about citizenship involves students in an intentional study of human behavior.”

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Living With Parakeets and Other Migrants

Sapiens

An anthropologist unpacks what shifting attitudes toward these birds reveal about humans. But many species have traveled across the globe throughout human history, including as part of human trade and migration patterns, and not all of them are seen as problematic. The birds, which looked to me like parrots, were hard to miss.

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What If Finding Child Care Online Were as Easy as Making a Dinner Reservation?

ED Surge

Yet some of those providers haven’t updated their openings since June 2023, or even August 2022. That wasn’t the issue, says Ryan Page, director of child care for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The infants who were enrolled, when that availability was posted, are not even infants anymore.

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As Apprenticeships Expand in Early Childhood, These States Are Training the Field’s Future Leaders

ED Surge

The Business Side of Early Education Kentucky was the first state to launch a director-level apprenticeship program, back in spring 2022. Recently, there have been requests from apprentices for more training on human resources policies and supporting educators managing childrens mental and behavioral health needs, Patel shares.

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

ED Surge

In 2022, the state division got creative. State match to local investments A partnership between local and state governments with revenue from sin taxes like those on gambling is expanding access to child care for those who need the most help. We don't have a lot of state statutes that govern how we do pre-K, Hume said.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

Canadian labor groups have also supported the efforts , something that has recently become a more prominent strategy in the United States, especially after efforts to pass child care legislation faltered in 2022. For many years, the province of Quebec has shown the potential benefits of government funding for child care.

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See the Big Picture: Holistic Student Support with Data Interoperability in K-12 Schools

ED Surge

According to the June 2022 Learning Heroes survey Hidden in Plain Sight , more than 89 percent of parents believe that it is essential for families and teachers to work together to help overcome the pandemic’s impact on learning. Developing the human capacity to manage and interpret data is a significant need.

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