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How Water Insecurity Impacts Women’s Health

Sapiens

As this happens, more people will encounter a confluence of water-related challenges , including substantial disease risks, constrained economic opportunities, and political instability. The connection between poor water quality and serious threats to health, such as gastrointestinal infections and diarrhea, are well-documented.

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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

ED Surge

Unsurprisingly, the United Nations asserts that quality education is not only a fundamental human right but also a crucial catalyst for economic growth and development.

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A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom

The Hechinger Report

Just under 60 percent of the students are English language learners, and just over 60 percent have been deemed socioeconomically disadvantaged, though that’s an undercount according to the school’s staff who say many of their families are also undocumented or under-documented. The answer that night was no, but the question hung in the air.

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Civics U: Natural Rights

Civics U

And what are natural rights? Natural rights are rights that are considered to be universal human rights that are granted by nature or God, not granted by society or government and thus not to be revoked by society or government. Her response generated some pointed discussion and garnered some coverage in the press.

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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Studies Weekly

He encouraged Black Americans to work as communities to create their own system of producers and consumers to fight against economic discrimination. The National Women’s History Museum documents how Truth advocated for voting rights for all and argued that gender or race should not restrict any human rights.

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Some religious colleges forgo federal funding, staying free of civil rights rules

The Hechinger Report

Thirty-eight religiously affiliated institutions have received exemptions from Title IX, according to a list released by the Education Department under pressure from Democrats in Congress after the gay rights organization the Human Rights Campaign used public-records laws to help expose the practice.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

” While this piece was written primarily for adult education, an adaptation for middle and high school teachers is included at the end of the document. history scope and sequence, including World Wars I and II, the Civil Rights Movement, and the First Amendment. foreign policy on children in the region. ”; and more.