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Member Spotlight: Samantha Chapa, University of Houston

Political Science Now

Her research interests include migration politics and policy, local politics, and race, ethnicity, and politics. There are so many opportunities to connect with others, share research, and learn new things. I think now, as a result of the program, I think about the framing of my research questions more critically than I did before.

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Should we test all 2-year-olds for autism?

The Hechinger Report

The series was produced by The Hechinger Report and Columbia Journalism School’s Teacher Project , nonprofit news organizations focused on education coverage, in partnership with Slate Magazine. Sign up for our newsletter. Or view the whole series. Jonathan Cruz had just started talking when, suddenly, he fell mute. years , respectively.

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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Studies Weekly

According to Britannica, Du Bois published 16 research monographs and the first-ever case study of a U.S. Du Bois’ advocacy extended across the world through many Pan-African conferences and an appeal to the United Nations to recognize the suffering of Black Americans, according to the NAACP. Black community.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Belt Magazine “You all know that I call your kids my kids, and they won’t stop being my kids,” Gordon says, wrapping up the meeting. Cleveland is one of the poorest major cities in the country, and research shows that family income level predicts school achievement and career success.

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APSA Member Spotlight: Dr. Timothy Lewis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Political Science Now

Lewis (he/him/his) is an identity politics researcher, social justice activist, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This has led to original research on the sociopolitical reality of African Americans across reputable peer-reviewed journals. My research is theoretically robust.

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Trust issues

The Hechinger Report

said Miriam Jorgensen, research director for the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development. Kunesh, a descendant of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, has authored two bills that returned state land to tribes, each with a decade or more of advocacy behind it. Tony Incashola Jr., The justification for them is very old.

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Positive Behavior Supports Creating Meaningful Life Options for People with ASD

Digital Promise

It is reprinted with permission from the Advocate, the magazine for the National Autism Society of America. . To read more research-based articles on autism, visit the Indiana Resource Center for Autism website. . The expanding vision of positive behavior support: Research perspectives on happiness, helpfulness, hopefulness.