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A Forgotten Chapter in Human Evolution: The Hidden Ancestry of Modern Humans

Anthropology.net

What’s remarkable is that despite its small size, this group ultimately shaped most of our genetic heritage." "This population bottleneck could be the result of an ecological crisis, a migration event, or simply chance," says Scally. DOI: 10.1038/nature22336 This study presents evidence from Moroccan fossils suggesting that H.

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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

Our excavations in 2023 focused mainly on the area just outside the ruins, with limited testing inside the building itself. While most African countries have defined guidelines for obtaining research permits and heritage is closely legislated, São Tomé lacks pertinent regulations. But political appointees pervade the Heritage Office.

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Do-it-yourself mental health efforts by community college students

The Hechinger Report

A 2023 survey by the Center for Community College Student Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin found that about 56 percent of students said mental health challenges had affected their school work for at least one day in the prior four weeks. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter [link to newsletter].

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TEACHER VOICE: Students deserve classroom experiences that reflect their history

The Hechinger Report

In her research paper this year, a student named Briana who picked Cesar Chavez wrote that she had never been given so many choices before, and that “the choices have never included topics that make me feel like I am learning about my own heritage at the same time. She is a 2023-24 Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellow.

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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

ED Surge

HOUSTON — On a Saturday morning in August 2023, a crowd gathered outside the Houston Independent School District administration building with protest signs in hand. Demonstrators gather in August 2023 in protest of Houston ISD's plan to close libraries in schools. Photo by Nadia Tamez-Robledo for EdSurge. The problem?

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Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

ED Surge

That’s partly why he’s interested in classical learning, a form of education that often emphasizes the “classics” of Western heritage. McCoy published a survey of classical learning schools in 2021 for Manhattan Institute, which painted it as an “attractive option for parents.”

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A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

The Hechinger Report

It benefits Latino children to have a Latino provider because they have the same lived experience, same heritage — it’s easier for them to connect to families, to get more family engagement.” Next was a 10-week business class in 2023, followed by courses on parenting and safety that were provided in English with a Spanish interpreter.

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