The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2023

AP Psychology is a popular course, and rigorous AP classes help prepare students for college and demonstrate their skills for college admissions. The study of psychology is particularly important in this regard because it is a field led by women. I majored in psychology before forging a political career.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

Perhaps it’s no surprise that EdSurge’s most popular podcast episode of 2023 focused on ChatGPT. Why All of Us Could Use a Lesson in ‘Thinking 101’ Human brains are wired to think in ways that often lead to biased decisions or incorrect assumptions.

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Maitri Learning

JANUARY 12, 2025

When humans feel stressed or disconnected, our brains shift away from the higher-order thinking needed for learning and into survival mode (Arnsten, 2015). There is also more than just one path to mastery - different humans may take different valid routes to achieve the same learning goals (Fischer & Yan, 2002).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2024

The debate reignited among university professors during the pandemic with the 2021 online publication of a commentary in the journal Educational Psychology Review. In March 2023, 13 scholars led by a Dutch researcher, Ton de Jong, took on the debate in the academic journal Educational Research Review. To the extent that De Jong et al.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

The low success rate for new ideas is “psychologically disappointing,” said Barbara Goodson, lead author of the report and an expert in educational research at the consulting firm Abt Global. The results for each program are hidden in pages 55 through 64 of a separate appendices document , but I have created a pdf of them for you.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2023. Reciprocity, or the returning of a behavior, is ubiquitous at every level of human society and has been extensively studied in international relations.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ve rounded up four resources that provide best practices for improving school culture, including how psychological safety is crucial for educators and strategies for valuing and supporting teachers. Find them on our blog: What Positive Psychology Has to Do with Supporting Teacher Well-Being Promoting Teacher Mental Health?

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Anthropology has been quite slow to embrace Helen Schwartzman’s insight in The Meeting: Gatherings in Organizations and Communities (1989) that meetings offer a vital window into collective human projects and organizations. Solitary confinement is torture, as defined by the United Nations and many of the world’s human rights organizations.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The district’s human resources department plans to hire a staff member specifically to build this diverse pipeline of educators in the district. Long-term, Phoenix Union hopes to grow more of its own applicants for teaching positions among the graduates of Phoenix Ed Prep, a high school scheduled to open in 2023 for a total of 400 students.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 1, 2024

This dissertation sheds new light on our understanding of the costs and benefits of naming and shaming human rights abusers. Lotem’s research lies at the intersection of international relations, political psychology, and experimental methods. Lotem Bassan-Nygate is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the John F.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Her research examines the conditions for justice during internal armed conflict, human rights prosecutions, transitional justice in post-communist Eastern European states, gender equality in post-conflict settings, and justice efforts in democracies. Professor Lindbloom completed her M.A. in sociology at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

7, 2023 • by Studies Weekly There are countless scientific breakthroughs and advancements over the years that have significantly shaped our world for the better. Many dedicated, brilliant, and diverse trailblazers have illuminated our path and brought their findings to the forefront of humanity. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Current Directions in Psychological Science , 27 (5). Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2773–2777. Frontiers in Psychology , 10. 2019, September 27). What Does Seven+ Hours of Screen Time Do to Students’ Vision? We Are Teachers. Kaufman, G., & Flanagan, M. Walgermo, B.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2025

The algorithm detects potential indicators of problems like bullying, self-harm, suicide or school violence and then sends a screenshot to human reviewers. After hearing about these experiences, the Durham Board of Education voted to stop using Gaggle in 2023. In cases of imminent danger, Gaggle calls school officials directly.

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Sapiens

APRIL 30, 2025

According to Thrse, Mary delivered on those requestsnot as a human intercessor to God, as she is conceived of in Christianity, but as a goddess with power in her own right. As religious scholar TaNicolae writes , images of feminine divinity offer women the opportunity to find meaningfulness, empowerment, and sexual or psychological healing.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. This is her third year in the profession. History class.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Our humanity matters, but our unique experiences also matter. Solórzano and Lindsay Pérez Huber contextualize these harmful lived experiences through vivid storytelling and rigorous research,⁴ illuminating their lasting physical, psychological and social consequences. Retrieved November 8, 2023, from [link] ⁶ Nadal, K.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 12, 2024

In April 2023, the APSA Council approved a proposal for a new Committee on the Status of Disability in the Profession. Her research has appeared in Political Psychology , Health Affairs , Politics, Groups and Identities , and the Journal of Women, Politics and Policy , among others.

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Anthropology 365

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I was invited to speak in a Pardee Keynote Symposium on “Encouraging Positive Mental Health in the Geosciences” at the 2023 Geological Society of America meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. After the shooting, I was invited to co-author an article on academic trauma for the American Journal of Human Biology.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

“There is an increasing number of students who want to get their credential and enter the world of work really quickly,” said Brian Reed, associate vice provost at the University of Montana, which lets students earn bachelor’s degrees in three years in majors including psychology, marketing, accounting, finance and management and entrepreneurship.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 16, 2024

1947–2023 Dr. Karen Ito was a dedicated anthropologist, committed to promoting the understanding of the diversity of human cultural experience, with significant and wide-ranging contributions to the field of anthropology. She studied anthropology at UCLA, earning her BA in 1969, MA in 1973, and PhD in 1978.

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Maitri Learning

APRIL 29, 2023

The answer is a resounding YES! In some ways, children are most certainly different today than they were even five years ago because we humans are biologically programmed to adapt to our culture: our time, place, and group. Humans have been doing this since we became a species. But that is actually not news. That is why we survive.

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Maitri Learning

APRIL 29, 2023

The answer is a resounding YES! In some ways, children are most certainly different today than they were even five years ago because we humans are biologically programmed to adapt to our culture: our time, place, and group. Humans have been doing this since we became a species. But that is actually not news. That is why we survive.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 21, 2025

Indeed, it has contagious qualities: When we hear someone laugh, we often laugh, or at least smile, ourselvesan effect consistently shown through psychological research. We dont fully understand why humans make this sound when we laugh. Nor is laughter unique to humans. Giving meaning to laughter seems to be distinctively human.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2024

Recent research shows that WOW works: At a time when teen girls’ mental health is in crisis , a 2023 University of Chicago Education Lab randomized control trial found that WOW reduced PTSD symptoms among Chicago Public Schools participants by 22 percent and decreased their anxiety and depression.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

In 2023 alone, 542 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced by state legislatures or in Congress, according to an LGBTQ-legislation tracker , with many of them focused on young people. The law also limits instruction on and discussion of human sexuality and gender identity in schools. courses in middle school and high school, he said.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2024

His legislative term ended on January 10, 2023. An updated 2023 survey revealed that this has only become more common. Headed by Janet Mellon, a far-right activist, the group had spent several years orchestrating opposition to sex education and human relations education in schools and to student busing across Upstate New York.

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Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the introduction to this chapter, Wilson makes a poignant link to the Equality Act with regards to nurturing belonging, psychological safety and developing confidence.* They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2025

At least 55 early child care centers were damaged in the storm, of which ten remain shut or are operating out of temporary locations, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Physical damage is not the only barrier to reopening; for some educators, its the psychological impact.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Rereading what I wrote then about deaf students at the ASDC while witnessing the flattening of Gaza 10 years later feels chilling—a visceral reminder that the history of Palestine, as numerous commentators have observed , did not begin on October 7, 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2025

In his own district, south of Muscatine, were kind of on an island where we only have the community college especially since the closing of nearby private Iowa Wesleyan University in 2023. Jake Siefers is majoring in psychology at an Iowa community college. There are a lot of students who are place-bound.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2025

On March 27, the Department of Health And Human Services announced it was cutting a further 10,000 jobs, and reorganizing the Administration for Children and Families, which administers Head Start. In fiscal year 2023, the Head Start program was funded to serve 778,420 children.

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