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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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Protecting Ancestral Waters Through Collaborative Stewardship

Sapiens

The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, along California’s Central Coast, would be the first of its kind in the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released this map—which depicts the final boundaries of the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary—in September 2024.

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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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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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Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition

The Hechinger Report

He also pointed to a new report from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, showing that increases in private school tuition over the last 10 years were smaller in states that passed school choice policies than in those that didn’t. “It’s kind of a great thing about demand-driven systems,” Ladner said. “We

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Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

Anthropology News

In contrast, numerous treasuring practices organized and maintained by local communities, such as the Merti Dusun ritual (hamlet cleansing) in Javanese society, effectively preserve cultural heritage and enhance collective capacities, ensuring the continued preservation and vitality of these cultural treasures.

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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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