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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

A 2024 Trevor Project survey found that 54 percent of transgender and nonbinary young people found their school to be gender-affirming, and those who did reported lower rates of attempting suicide. .” The good news is that some schools are already on their way to supporting these kids.

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Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Spring Mi, UC Berkeley

Political Science Now

By studying the impact of racial hierarchies, sociotropy, and ethnoracial groups’ divergent understanding of social justice, she hopes to contribute to the growing literature on identity politics, international political economy, and public opinion. Please join us in congratulating the 2024-2025 class of fellows.

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level. Meet the APSA’s 2024 Summer Rise Cohort and their Interviews Below Amelia Goettsch is a rising-senior at Poolesville High School in Maryland.

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Why Are People Worshipping the Virgin Mary as a Goddess?

Sapiens

As religious scholar TaNicolae writes , images of feminine divinity offer women the opportunity to find meaningfulness, empowerment, and sexual or psychological healing. As she said in the Healing Home podcast in 2024, The Divine Mother is woven through everything in the world. The Bible says very little else about Mary.

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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. For displays and/or readings of banned books, Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books offers a list of recommended titles. Credit: Zinn Education Project.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. For displays and/or readings of banned books, Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books offers a list of recommended titles. Credit: Zinn Education Project.

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Practicing Self-Care Beyond Self

Anthropology News

This framework, which stems from disciplines such as psychiatry and psychology, positions people experiencing suicidality as patients or objects of intervention, reducing them to passive recipients of care. Data Source: 2024 White Paper on Suicide Prevention (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).