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Learn more about: Examining Women’s Representation in Tribal Governance: An Analysis of Executive and Legislative Roles

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Project Title:Examining Womens Representation in Tribal Governance: An Analysis of Executive and Legislative Roles Tessa Provins, University of Arizona Tessa Provins is an assistant professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. in economics from Stanford University in 2013.

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

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He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. He was also President of the Policy Studies Organization and a Board Member of the Social Science Council. He returned to the faculty at Wayne State University in 1966, where he remained until 1969.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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OPINION: Want to save the beleaguered English major? Abandon it.

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I managed people, built schools, designed programs and lobbied at the highest levels of government; I raised money from philanthropy and created complex strategic plans. At Minerva, we have just five majors: Computational Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Business, and Arts and Humanities.

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The Election of FDR and the Immediate Response to the Great Depression

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Marcus Witcher and covers the 1932 election, the transition of power from the Hoover to FDR administration, and early economic policies designed to combat the Great Depression. The lesson could be used as a precursor to a unit on the New Deal in history classrooms or as a case study on economic policy impacts in a social science course.

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Despite popularity with parents and teachers, review of research finds small benefits to small classes

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Andreas Schleicher, director of the education and skills unit at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has long been arguing that the U.S. Slavin suggests that it might be more effective to operate larger classes, supplemented by one-to-one tutoring for kids who need it. Related: Putting an ed tech darling in context.

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Same Old Story in Silicon Valley

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But here is the twist: this ongoing race, even supported by the government of the United States, looks like the old days when explorers sought to find new lands and ended up stating them as their own. Simultaneously, she mentions these ventures as key players of territorial expansion as crucial powers in governing and exploiting lands.