Sapiens

JANUARY 14, 2025

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic autonomy and political sovereignty. This article was originally published at YES! In Ecuador, this has created a boom that is changing the economic fortunes of many Indigenous Amazonians.

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Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 12, 2025

Challenges of the Articles of Confederation (4:40) 1.5 Ideology and Economic Policy (6:14) 4.10 7:25) Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy Explore the origins of American government, the Federalist/Anti-Federalist debate, and how the Constitution balances liberty with order. Ideals of Democracy (5:33) 1.2 Ratification of the U.S.

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Strange Maps

DECEMBER 3, 2024

mi) of the Rail Baltica route, now under construction – underlining the economic benefits that will be realised when the connection goes live, from 2030. Total measurable socio-economic benefits have been estimated at €16.2 This article In the Baltics, 85 millimeters separate East from West is featured on Big Think.

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Strange Maps

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Brandt Report did more than highlight the world’s North-South divide — it also proposed solutions to the worldwide economic imbalance: The Global North should give economic aid to the Global South, so it could catch up and narrow the wealth gap. This article The Brandt Line gave us the Global North and South.

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Strange Maps

JANUARY 2, 2025

Main image from The Economic Development of Europes Regions: A Quantitative History Since 1900, edited by Joan Ramn Ross and Nikolaus Wolf, is available here. This article Mapped: How Europes wealth has shifted since 1900 is featured on Big Think. Strange Maps #1265 Got a strange map? Let me know at strangemaps@gmail.com.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 8, 2025

While the exact nature of this relationship remains under investigation, it underscores the social and economic complexities of these ancient communities.​ This article discusses the Alberta Obsidian Project's efforts to trace the origins of obsidian artifacts and reconstruct ancient trade routes. RETROactive.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

His latest wisdom is articulated in this article: Chris Christie’s Education Plan Is Shocking : He Wants to Give to the Rich and Take From the Poor.

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ED Surge

APRIL 7, 2025

An article in The New York Times in November 2020 suggested the Multnomah County initiative could be a national model and a blueprint for the rest of the United States. With the latter, preschool programs are vulnerable to changes in governance or an economic downturn.

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2025

To right the ship, families, schools and future employers must work together to prioritize a meaningful investment and evidence-based approach in developing a diverse and technically skilled workforce who can thrive in a rapidly changing economic landscape. as I circulated throughout the room to help.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In many cases, making roti wasnt a willful choice but an economic necessityor part of unpaid domestic laborwithin a highly gendered and classed society. As a New York Times article describes, roti is a recipe mastered through repetition.

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Political Science Now

JULY 5, 2024

Economic Inequality and Political Responsiveness: A Systematic Review By Mads Andreas Elkjær , University of Copenhagen , and Michael Baggesen Klitgaard , Aalborg University Do political outcomes respond more strongly to the preferences of the rich? This article fills that gap. Read the full article.

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Geography Education

APRIL 13, 2023

This article nicely outlined the economic and geographic appeal of Singapore that has made it an economic powerhouse. TAGS: Singapore , economic , SouthEast Asia.

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Strange Maps

AUGUST 13, 2024

Brexit’s promise was that the UK, once unfettered by the restrictive rules and regulations imposed by the EU, would regain not just its full sovereignty but also its geopolitical standing and economic agility — as if it were an Asian tiger moored off the European continent. It didn’t quite turn out that way. Most are fairly recent.

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CORE Econ

JANUARY 3, 2025

The original Korean article and the English translation. The post In a rapidly changing world, economics education must change rapidly appeared first on CORE. Wendy Carlin and Arjun Jayadevs interview in Maeil Daily, following a CORE Econ seminar at the Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea.

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Michelle Wood

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

I’ve been trying to incorporate activities to change things up a bit for my AP Macro, AP Micro and Economics students. So, let’s make things a little more relatable with some economics activities (which are perfect for distance learning). I’m sharing links to some of my favorite Economics Activities Nearpods.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 25, 2025

This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Turkuler Isiksel and Thomas B. Her dissertation examines how early to mid-twentieth-century radicals theorized the organization of economic power in the United States and strategized for its rearrangement. Pepinsky, “Voting in Authoritarian Elections.”

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Political Science Now

APRIL 4, 2025

Contrary to conventional wisdom, I argue that issues without clear economic value, such as barren lands, are more likely to be perceived as national interests because they do not benefit any single domestic group. Read the full article. What international issues become national interests worth fighting for, and why?

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Geography Education

MAY 1, 2024

’ This article highlights great, everyday examples that shows how cultural patterns and processes change and why they matter. In an analogous example to those given in the article, Mexicans are very proud of their cuisine, but must remember that nothing is created in cultural or geographic isolation.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

While some progress has been made since then, institutions can still do a better job connecting their educational and economic mobility missions; recent research indicates that college graduates are having a hard time putting their degrees to work. Make coursework-career connections a campuswide priority. see College Scorecard ).

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ED Surge

MARCH 23, 2023

Arrington, in 1860 the economic value of enslaved peoples in the U.S. With such industrial, technological, infrastructural, societal and economic growth occurring in the country, higher education became seen as a key pathway to success. According to historian Benjamin T. postsecondary institutions conferred about 5.1

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Geography Teacher Sharing

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

using data from COP28) What are the social, economic, environmental and political challenges and implications of some of the mitigation options? Getting the participants/students to ask more questions based on assessment given question (fertile question) Highlighting the pros and cons on the article given.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Alyssa Battistoni, “Ideology at Work? In a recent APSR article, political theorist Alyssa Battistoni asks: why is care work so widely underpaid, or unpaid altogether? Rethinking Reproduction.”

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Political Science Now

MARCH 10, 2025

This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Christian Schemmel and Georg Picot, “Why We Need Minimum Wages: Pay, Recognition, and Economic Citizenship.” Empirical research shows there is little evidence that minimum wages reduce poverty rates or economic inequality.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Earlier in the 2000s, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development described social capital as a space requiring further investigation to help students pursue higher education and careers. Yosso published her seminal Race Ethnicity and Education article in 2005. But education just isn’t there yet. Researcher Tara J.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2021

The result is that we are losing the energy, intelligence and creativity young people could and should bring to New York’s economic recovery. As one young woman put it in a recent New York Times article , “If it wasn’t for these youth work-force programs, I don’t think I would have realized I wanted to be a mechanical engineer.”.

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Political, economic and commercial relations in the ancient times. Conference fee: For participants in the virtual format: PLN 250 / € 60 (includes the cost of online participation and a monographic publication composed of selected articles). The presence and transformation of the Latin language in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

The course will not only examine the political, social and economic developments in the period leading to the civil war, but will emphasize the political thought of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John C. This course will examine the cultural, economic, military, and diplomatic events and trends of the period 1914-1945.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 4, 2025

This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Elsa Kugelberg,University of Oxford, “Dating Apps and the Digital Sexual Sphere.” Her dissertation examines how early to mid-twentieth-century radicals theorized the organization of economic power in the United States and strategized for its rearrangement.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Lucas G. Ours is a post-industrial era, characterized by unprecedented technological innovation and economic growth. In a new article in the American Political Science Review , Lucas G. Or so we tend to think.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 25, 2025

This article addresses a narrower empirical question: What did Elon Musks takeover of the platform mean for this academic ecosystem? Read the full article. those registering any behavior on a given day) or the number of tweets written (including original tweets, replies, retweets, and quote tweets). appeared first on.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Every single person reading this article should share this link that details state-by-state workshops, events and tools to help students complete their FAFSA. This has serious implications for the future workforce, economic mobility for individuals, economic stability for communities and America’s ability to compete on a global stage.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

At the same time, ensuring that college students are getting the best learning experiences possible is urgent, to prevent a steep drop in graduation rates as the country grapples with economic crisis. Previous articles can be found in The Conversation, History News Network, Inside Higher Ed, Time, and The Washington Post, among others.

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Ministries of education have the expertise and capacity to modernize our assessment systems.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. As we’re about to pick up an article or text in a printed or digital format, we should keep in mind why we’re reading. There may be economic and environmental reasons to go paperless. Read the original article.

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Strange Maps

JANUARY 26, 2024

” The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS for short) gives coastal states the right to claim an Exclusive Economic Zone (or EEZ) that extends 200 nautical miles from their shoreline. In contrast, countries only have economic jurisdiction over their EEZs. This is where coastal states have full sovereignty.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This article is the second of a two-part series covering key principles to consider when integrating a generative AI creativity tool into your academic setting. Read the first article here. These next three principles provide guidance on what to consider in your AI tool evaluation. After all, together is better.

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Civics U

MARCH 24, 2022

Inflation is only one topic and dynamic of economics, along with matters such as deflation, employment and wages, housing availability and prices, subsidies, and tax levels. Nevertheless, a course in economics is not usually a requirement for high school graduation, nor for most college degrees. That it means higher prices is obvious.

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