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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. Weve all been there. Additional activities reinforced the lessons.

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When Did Humans Start Talking? Genomic Evidence Pushes Language Back to 135,000 Years Ago

Anthropology.net

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new genomic study, published in Frontiers in Psychology 1 , approaches the problem differently. Frontiers in Psychology , 16. Traditionally, scholars have debated linguistic origins based on indirect clues—symbolic artifacts, brain size, or the complexity of tool-making. 1 Miyagawa, S., DeSalle, R.,

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Ancient Instincts, Modern Power Struggles: How Evolution Still Shapes Human Society

Anthropology.net

History provides ample evidence of this dynamic. Education, he suggests, must go beyond academic knowledge and address the psychological and neurological roots of human behavior. While science and technology have advanced, the biological and psychological forces that shaped early human societies remain largely unchanged.

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Column: Pop quiz: What state just banned an AP African American studies course?

The Hechinger Report

Florida is doing its best to tilt the scales and shut down important, much-needed discussions of race, slavery, stolen lands, and undeniable history that have led us to where we are as a society today.” He added a dire warning: “What just happened in Florida … is coming your way. There’s nothing objectional.

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Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Jane Betchley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Political Science Now

She holds a BA in modern history and MA in political economy from the University of Essex, and she has previously held various roles working for the British government in the U.S. Please join us in congratulating the 2024-2025 class of fellows.

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The Impact of a Teacher

Studies Weekly

The Impact of a Teacher Mar 03, 2025 By Debbie Bagley “You may not always see it, but your presence in this world has left ripples far beyond what you know. Research in neuroscience and psychology explains these lasting benefits. And you may be the only positive thing they can rely on.

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With an Unusual Model and ‘Forbidden Courses,’ a New University Is Taking Shape in Texas

ED Surge

They were on subjects that included “Psychology of Social Status,” and “Learning from Native Sons: The Pain, Rage, and Hope of America's Most Loyal Critics.” So we have one on politics, economics, and history, and one on education and public service. Everybody knows there's a demographic cliff coming in 2025.

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