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Chinese “parachute kids” tackle U.S. schools on their own

The Hechinger Report

school experience,” said Yong Zhao, presidential chair and director of the Institute for Global and Online Education at the University of Oregon College of Education. They may be good students in China, but not competitive enough in the education system.” The education, the environment.”. State Department.

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Experience the World with the Latest Edition of Geography Alive!

TCI

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. Regions and People program is coming out with a new edition in 2024 that includes new features and elevates old favorites, such as the Mapping Labs and Global Connection activities. The much-loved Geography Alive!

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OPINION: A college president worries about ‘a drastic and unwanted turn in how the world perceives America’

The Hechinger Report

Those who know Dickinson College on a deeper level also know that one of our steadfast values is global education at home and abroad. It’s very hard for me to write this letter … my family and I have reconsidered an education in the U.S. affects a small college like Dickinson. My family believes that the U.S. But given the U.S.