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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

Middle schoolers Eli and Manin practice guitar chords for the Native folk rock song “NDN Kars” at the Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque. Today, courses at all grade levels include Indigenous history, numeracy, land-based science and language classes in Keres, Lakota, Navajo, Tiwa, Spanish and Zuni.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

The city itself has had a scrappy commitment to existence in its 123-year history, surviving the boom and bust of the timber industry that first gave it life and weathering the 21st century with a fairly steady population of about 2,500. Advocates wonder why the federal government hasn’t stepped in to quash the practice entirely.

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A university grapples with its links to slavery and racism

The Hechinger Report

Nekkita Beans, a Mississippi native and president of the University of Mississippi’s Black Student Union, stood center stage in a campus auditorium reading aloud the history of a group of men who fought to keep people like her enslaved, illiterate and, in many ways, invisible. OXFORD, Miss. Ole Miss decided to take a different path.

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Developing Ethical Guidelines for Ancient DNA Research: A New Approach for Anthropologists and Archaeologists

Anthropology.net

The study of ancient DNA has revolutionized our understanding of human history, migration patterns, and evolutionary biology. However, the rapid advancements in this field have also brought forth ethical dilemmas, particularly concerning the treatment of ancient human remains and the potential impact of genetic findings on living communities.

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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

São Tomé’s role in this devastating and transformational history is largely unknown—some people have never heard of the tiny nation. Our team aims to illuminate the island’s central and brutal place in world history. Reconstructing their experiences and Praia Melão’s place in history will take more research.

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Congratulations to the 2024 APSA Award Winners

Political Science Now

Corwin Award for the best dissertation in the field of public law Recipient: Lucien Ferguson, Boston College Law School Title: “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights” Harold D. The Consequences of Foreign Criticism” Leonard D.

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. Government is kind of leading from the rear here. Tracy Hill , executive director of family and community engagement, Cleveland Metropolitan School District. It feels like we are living in this weird dystopia. Resiliency.