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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

The Hechinger Report

The number of workers needed in the offshore wind energy industry will also nearly double, by 2025 , to 589,000, and increase to 868,000 by 2030, the consulting firm Rystad Energy estimates. Related: Most college students don’t graduate in four years, so college and the government count six years as “success”.

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Creative, sensitive and grounded in diverse perspectives: Why we need inclusive climate change education

Geogramblings

Following a strong collective youth voice at COP26 , climate and sustainability education have become more prominent on governments’ agendas. Soon after COP26, the Scottish Government announced plans to update and strengthen its Sustainability Action Plan , designed to implement its flagship Learning for Sustainability policy.

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Critics warn that well-meaning reforms may be lowering the quality of college

The Hechinger Report

Students work on an assignment in a high school civics class. Leave this field empty if you're human: Among those standards is the one that governs who provides these classes. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

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Are Educators a Natural Fit for Public Office? These Candidates Think So

ED Surge

Come January 2025, depending on the outcome of the election, he could be moving to Washington, D.C., Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, a former high school history and government teacher. to serve as vice president of the United States. Patty Murray of Washington state, a former preschool teacher, and Rep.

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Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

Political Science Now

This roundtable will focus on Balasco, Forestal, and Abernathy’s Engaging Citizenship, a forthcoming introduction to politics textbook (Oxford University Press 2025). What experiential learning and civic engagement activities promote critical thinking about what it means to live under a democracy?

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July 4, 2024: Democracy on the Brink

Diane Ravitch

In their confirmation hearings, they pledged to uphold precedent and stare decisisis , but now in lifetime positions, they shred women’s rights, limit the power of government to protect public safety, and eviscerate the basic principle of the Constitution that “no one is above the law.” It turns out that the Presdent is above the law.

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Recognizing the Merit of our Peers: 2025 APSA Award Nominations Open | Deadline: February 12, 2025

Political Science Now

These awards will be presented at the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The deadline to submit nominations is February 12, 2025. Contact awards@apsanet.org if you have questions. Learn more and submit a nomination → *Some awards have differing deadlines.