Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

From political power struggles to economic inequality and environmental exploitation, an evolutionary past rooted in dominance, survival, and competition still drives much of human behavior today. The drive to secure food and territory manifests in economic competition and resource hoarding.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

The federal government even charges higher interest rates for graduate than for undergraduate loans : 6.6 The federal government projects that graduate enrollment will rise by about another 3 percent through 2027 — a much more sluggish pace than in the last 10 years. Tuition and fees at the law school at St. Thomas are $42,190 a year.

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ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

The notification letter asserted that each “grants immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.” The claim that NEH’s work endangers the interests of the federal government contradicts abundant evidence of its many contributions.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they do,” says Bryan Little, who teaches both on-level Government and AP Government at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. For Little, government class entails “constitutional study and human behavior study side by side.”

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Ashleigh's Education Journey

DECEMBER 3, 2017

There are SO MANY fun ways to make economics activities engaging and hands-on for students, and it’s a great way to incorporate a little math into instruction. This post shares some of my favorite ways to teach economics to upper elementary students. I begin my economics unit by teaching about goods and services.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

People who are currently in these college leadership positions wield significant economic, social and political power, which they have no interest in relinquishing. Without participation from a range of workers, we can’t maximize talent or economic growth. Related: Dress codes are the new ‘whites only’ signs.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Ours is a post-industrial era, characterized by unprecedented technological innovation and economic growth. For instance, throughout the early 2000s, the company hired a cohort of low-wage subcontractors, known as “ScanOps,” to scan printed matter for Google Books.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Tools that work for expanding economic diversity don’t necessarily do the same thing for racial diversity, as research indicates. Expanding economic opportunity is important, but we cannot forget racial diversity. She is currently working on a book on admissions post-SFFA, and served as a consulting expert in SFFA v.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This workshop invites applications from scholars studying the history and politics of labor, finance and corporations, racial capitalism, political ecology, economic regulation and the fiscal state. Apply to a Virtual Research Group Workshop here. Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

The three countries share more than a common language: For several decades, their governments forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families and relocated them to distant boarding schools. This is the one area left in the federal government, unfortunately, that is very much bipartisan,” she said of Native American issues.

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ACRE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Women have always worked, and yet their economic contributions are often undervalued. Her economic history research expands 200 years to provide an account of women’s participation in labor markets over time and describe the history of women’s continuing economic liberation. Dr. Claudia Goldin wanted to understand why.

Economics 52

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Instructor: John Moser (Ashland University) Course Materials: Syllabus , Course Packet , Game Book 610: American Foreign Policy (June 23 – 28) Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. Instructors: Eric C.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2020

Experts caution an estimated 50 percent of licensed child care centers in the nation are at risk of closing permanently if the federal government does not provide more funding. A child plays outside at a child care center in Texas. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2024

Schmidt examined the math textbooks of 19 countries, and said that about 15 percent of the computational problems in those books are word problems. In New Zealand, where math scores on international tests in the past decade have fallen steeply, a new government campaigned on bringing a “back to basics” approach to education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

We wanted to see what the United States could learn from an education system that consistently receives top marks from UNICEF , the OECD and the World Economic Forum. As we traveled through Finland, we met with top government officials, education professors, classroom teachers and elementary-school students. 8) Shorten the school day.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Artwork decorates the government-run nursery classroom at Badock’s Wood Primary School in Bristol, England. The project, published in September as a book called “The Early Advantage: Early Childhood Systems that Lead by Example,” takes a deep look at services for young children in Australia, England, Finland, Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore.

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Students of History

MAY 24, 2024

She also shared insights from her Law and Public Policy class, where she engaged in mock trials and debates, and from her Psychology class, where she created a memorable baby book project. Toyosi’s exemplary academic performance and leadership qualities were highlighted in the glowing recommendations from her teachers. ” Ms.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2020

In another measure of the massive economic toll of the pandemic on higher education, the resulting shutdowns have been singularly devastating to the college towns in which these campuses are situated. Related: What has happened when campuses shut down for other disasters? Mindy Domb, whose district includes Amherst.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2020

For people who have been involved with the justice system as defendants, prioritizing higher education is a necessary safeguard for social and economic success, both during and after incarceration. Communities and local governments can invest in programs that help people pursue higher education, including prison education.

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ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. In a book I recently co-authored, I suggested that inquiry is to education like liberty is to democracy — it’s baked into the cake. C3 dropped like a feather.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2023

More than 24,000 of those applicants have enrolled in the program, and 2,000 have completed a degree or a certificate, the state’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity says. What low-income students really need is help with other expenses, such as housing, books and transportation — things free college programs don’t often cover.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. million book images from the Internet Archive. . We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations.

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Political Science Now

JULY 30, 2024

The Merze Tate – Elinor Ostrom Outstanding Book Award , formally the APSA Best Book Award, is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best book on government, politics, or international affairs. Dr. Olukunle P.

Political Science 52

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Jon: But the decline in college opportunity for rural high school graduates is only widening social, economic and political divides between rural America and the rest of the country. They have an economic impact. Rural voters are convinced that their communities get less government spending than they deserve. Jon: Right, Kirk.

Education 132

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

We compiled the stories into a book, “Poughkeepsie Pride: The Stories of Our Immigrants,” and distributed copies to the local community. Alhassan Susso teaches government, economics and personal development at the International Community High School in New York City.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Students study for classes at a government school on the edge of the Thar Desert. About 65 percent of India’s students attend similar government schools, many with dismal outcomes. Just a few miles away from where Ballani teaches, Michael Daube is raising money for the new girls’ school and economic center in Jaisalmer.

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Marginal Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2024

An excellent book with sound conclusions, think of it as moderate Julian Simon-like optimism on environmental issues, but with left-coded rhetoric. Think of this as a sequel to Kyle Harper’s tract on Roman plagues and their political import , this look at the Antonine plague and its impact has both good history and good economics.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Her school is located in Houston’s Fifth Ward neighborhood and serves a student body that is nearly 100 percent classified as economically disadvantaged. The library had long been central to life at the campus, and Dowda said students were rarely seen without a book in hand. But again, her tenure would be short-lived.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

Yet, with few exceptions, families earning $88,000 a year — right in the middle of the middle class — get no government help to cover the cost of educating their 4-year-olds. In contrast, attendance at government-funded preschools is the norm in many countries. The government is subsidizing middle class child care anyway. ”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A description of the parent program experiments and its results were published in a working paper, “ Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools: Evidence From Two Randomized Experiments ,” circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research in October 2020. But extra money didn’t seem to produce extra benefits.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2022

We all learned in Econ 101 that competitive markets force companies to innovate and economize, and generate the lowest possible prices. As I explain in my book , that is not how the market for colleges works. Students who take Econ 101 learn that government intervention in market outcomes only makes sense in limited situations.

Economics 18

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2022

will ultimately shift the country’s power base: Nearly one in three Americans say they are extremely or very concerned that native-born Americans are losing “economic, political and cultural influence” in this country because of the growing population of immigrants. history of racism rather than banning books about U.S.

Teaching 112

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Only 14 percent of the lowest-income students earn a bachelor’s degree within eight years of first enrolling, according to the most recent government data. And even without technology problems, catastrophic job losses are plunging some families into economic peril. The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating those pressures.

Political Science 145

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. It’s a lot more involved than tacking on a project to a traditional unit of study by assigning students, for example, to make shoebox dioramas about a book they’ve read.

Project-Based Learning 111

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Political Science Now

JULY 23, 2024

The Victoria Schuck Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best book published on women and politics. The book documents the patriarchal nature of politics and the household in Madhya Pradesh, noting that men have more powerful networks and more ties outside the household.

Political Science 65

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

Although the federal government sent a massive influx of money to help schools troubleshoot , it left districts to grapple with how best to use the funds. The biggest difference is their engagement,” said Hill, who added some students were asking to stay in from recess to keep reading a book. It’s boosted them to see it’s fun again.”.

Elementary School 119

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2023

in English from an Ivy League school followed and then a career that more than justified it: 10 years as a professor, author of a well-received book, 15 years leading nonprofit organizations. Before long, I immersed myself in literature, philosophy, religious studies and creative writing classes.

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