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PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

The Hechinger Report

A majority of public schools have begun providing services that are far afield from traditional academics, including healthcare, housing assistance, childcare and food aid. Meanwhile, it’s unclear whether schools will continue to embrace their expanded mission after federal pandemic funds expire in March 2026.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

The new system aims to provide child care for an average of $10 a day in licensed settings, with plans to create an additional 250,000 spots for children by 2026. There remains, still, a Canadian tradition in believing that government is part of the solution.” In 2021, Canada’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S.

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OPINION: Students are coming to college less prepared during the pandemic. They need our help

The Hechinger Report

That’s left enrollment questions still unanswered for some schools, with many scrambling to fill spots in the Class of 2026, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling. By June, many U.S. Not this year. In the fall of 2019, over 18 million students were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in the U.S.

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How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economy

The Hechinger Report

million jobs projected by 2026 in the state that will require some training, but less than a four-year bachelor’s degree. Employers increasingly depend on community colleges to supply nurses, but the number of nursing students on those campuses has fallen during the pandemic. Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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Call for Applications: Kingdon and Solmsen Fellowships at IRH

Society for Classical Studies

Kingdon Fellowship and Solmsen Fellowship Call for Applications 2025–2026 Deadline: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Through the generous bequests of Robert M. Kingdon Fellowships and four Solmsen Fellowships for the academic year 2025-2026, to be awarded to scholars from outside the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Call for Fellowship Applications: Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History

Society for Classical Studies

The series will feature ten, week-long visiting fellowships grouped around three main themes: the transmission of evidence (2024-5), the role of comparative work (2025-6), and the influence of uniquely modern ontological premises (2026-7). Fellowships will be distributed equally across the 2025-2026 academic year (i.e.,

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New Discoveries on Ancient Thule-Inuit and Paleo-Inuit Settlements

Anthropology.net

The innovative methodologies used in the research have revealed detailed information about past human history without relying solely on traditional artifacts. Biological Sciences , 291 (2026). Professor Jules Blais, says,” "By analyzing pond sediment samples, we were able to construct detailed histories of site occupation.