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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

The Hechinger Report

Being the first program the federal government authorized to use Pell Grants for incarcerated men put a spotlight on Humboldt’s work. Darryl Baca — the student who praised Mariscal after his classroom speech — epitomizes the entire history of Pelican Bay. He came to the prison in 1990, only months after it opened.

Education 125
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'Teaching Times' article on the new GCSE Natural History

Living Geography

A cross-posting from my GCSE Natural History blog, which has over 300 posts. A new article in 'Teaching Times' by Mary Colwell gives a bit of an update into the state of the GCSE Natural History, and its possible introduction in 2026. There is a lot to do even for a 2026 introduction.

History 52
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A casualty of the early election?

Living Geography

A cross posting from my GCSE Natural History blog, which now has over 300 posts in preparation for supporting teachers if and when it appears as an option. It shows the Government policies that were announced, but never came to fruition because of the early call for a General Election. Is it the end for the qualification?

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

million dollar Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) (2020-2023 and 2023-2026). million dollars in 2021; and serving as the co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation (NSF) $1.4 Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy’s biography and LinkedIn profile are available upon request.

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OPINION: A better democracy starts in our schools

The Hechinger Report

They cite the low number of Americans who know all three branches of government. Prioritizing civics is not purely about understanding government, but rather, understanding how to participate as reflective, engaged citizens. We’re not teaching students the real history of democracy in this country.

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College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 8

The Hechinger Report

Catherine Epstein: We have the papers of some relatively famous alums, and then we have lots of information just on the history of the college. Epstein gives me a sampling of some of the history department’s offerings, like ‘Birth of the Avant-Garde: Modern Poetry and Culture in France and Russia, 1870 to 1930.’

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How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

The Hechinger Report

history, and knew none of the literature her peers had read years earlier. The schools remoteness on a 518-acre reservation the government forcibly relocated the Havasupai people to more than 150 years ago makes it a challenge to staff, and chronic turnover required the few educators who remained to teach multiple grades at once.

Education 103