Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition, colonial economics created food shortages in Banda and across West Africa. UNITING PASTS AND FUTURES Logan emphasizes that understanding the history of food in West Africa should inform how scholars, humanitarian groups, and governments approach contemporary food insecurity.

Oral History 141

Oral History Archaeology Heritage History 141

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Students are assuming historic levels of loan debt in pursuit, ironically, of economic mobility (a long-proven benefit of higher education). This is how we will be able to better foster prosperity and facilitate our nation’s promise of economic mobility. As of the first quarter of this year, collective student loan debt totaled $1.75

High School 105

High School Education K-12 Economics 105

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

The collaborative is especially focused on equity, seeking to uncover and eliminate racial and socioeconomic disparities that present barriers to economic mobility. The hope is to just pull it all together, and help people to make informed decisions from available options.”. Collaborating Organizations. Brighton Center, Kentucky.

Economics 118

Economics Government Leadership High School 118

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 5, 2015

Besides just taking a student’s word for it, there's no real way to know for sure whether or not a student actually attended computer science club, or was an officer in the economics students association. InvolvEdu not only makes it easier for students to find these activities, but it also tracks and validates their involvement in them.

Social Justice 267

Social Justice Economics High School 267

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 5, 2013

A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that “challenging standards-based exams reduce graduation and increase incarceration rates.” Please take a look at the entire NJ Spotlight article for more insightful information about the road ahead. So what are we really testing students for?

Critical Thinking 337

Critical Thinking Economics High School History 337

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Whether through formal, postsecondary degree attainment or informal, out-of-school time opportunities via summer camps and workshops, the foundational skills students build by studying a creative craft are portable and durable and can set them up for success in whatever field they ultimately pursue.

Education 117

Education Economics Tradition Humanities 117

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Cloud State University in Minnesota is cutting 42 degree programs , for example, including criminal justice, gerontology, history, electrical and environmental engineering, economics and physics. Eastern Kentucky University shut down economics and other majors. Henderson State University in Arkansas dropped 25.

Geography 135

Geography Political Science Sociology History 135

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Beyond its economic role, the tualang holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for many indigenous groups. The database now contains information on 1,319 plant species, including which parts of the plants are used and for what purposes," Axelsson notes. Credit: T. Shankar Raman/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cultures 98

Cultures Heritage Tradition Economics 98

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 1, 2013

They know the value of a clearly communicated school brand and have benefited from the support of a well-defined brand in political and economic ways. Build a BrandED identity, and then set the next ROO: share that identity in a busy information age. A strong brand grounds communication in what matters most to the school.

Leadership 317

Leadership Private School Economics Education 317

Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Economic Shifts The decade saw a shift towards corporate growth and the growing gap between the rich and the poor. However, it may seem overwhelming with how much information there is to include. This decade laid the groundwork for social change that continues today. This was reflected in movies, television, and music.

Cultures 130

Cultures Social Studies Economics Tradition 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2025

The best teachers dont just deliver information; they inspire. We continue to treat relationships as secondary a soft issue compared to academic rigor or economic productivity. As LinkedIns chief economic opportunity officer notes, relationship skills are essential in an increasingly relationship economy.

Humanities 74

Humanities Economics Professional Development High School 74

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2025

Online education is another revenue stream from a different market, said Duha Altindag, an associate professor of economics at Auburn University who has studied online programs. Her day job is at the national nonprofit Young Invincibles, which pushes for reforms in higher education, health care and economic security for young Americans.

Economics 116

Economics Tutoring Educational Technology Tradition 116

Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since European contact, Indigenous people have struggled to protect the lands —which outsiders often describe as a vast “ outdoor museum ”—from vandalism and desecration, organizing through formal and informal channels for the protection of the Bears Ears landscape.

Cultures 107

Cultures Tradition Humanities Museum 107

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Public schools are attended by students from various cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds, having different assessed levels of cognitive and academic ability. Who Are the Not-So-Common Learners?

Leadership 272

Leadership K-12 Advocacy Public School 272

Living Geography

MARCH 8, 2025

A new edition coming out in April has added 100 new pages of information on how the world has changed. Tim Marshalls Prisoners of Geography has sold over 3 million copies since it was first published ten years ago.

Geography 52

Geography Economics 52

ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2025

To right the ship, families, schools and future employers must work together to prioritize a meaningful investment and evidence-based approach in developing a diverse and technically skilled workforce who can thrive in a rapidly changing economic landscape.

Library 100

Library High School Teaching Economics 100

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

While some progress has been made since then, institutions can still do a better job connecting their educational and economic mobility missions; recent research indicates that college graduates are having a hard time putting their degrees to work. Make coursework-career connections a campuswide priority. see College Scorecard ).

Economics 119

Economics Advocacy Critical Thinking Research 119

Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions.

Anthropology 135

Anthropology Economics Sociology Archiving 135

Moler's Musing

MARCH 8, 2025

Sourcing where their information comes from. Across Disciplines: How did technology and economics impact migration? Post a Thin Slide prompt (one image, one word) on Snorkl, then challenge students to expand it into a Thick Slide by: Adding three key facts about the topic. Comparing their topic to a related historical event or figure.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History Critical Thinking History Education 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

With an overlapping and sometimes confusing array of job training programs scattered around the country, and too little coordinated information about what sorts of training various employers need, there is no central place for workers to turn for help or some assurance that their investment in retraining will pay off. But it is exceptional.

Economics 143

Economics K-12 Government Education 143

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Moreover, those proficiency levels are closely tied to students’ family economic status and their entering levels of proficiency in English and math. Are the USN&WR rankings intended to provide parents with information that can help them choose a school that is right for their child? The correlation is r = -.68

Middle School 145

Middle School K-12 Sociology Economics 145

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

COVID-19 has laid bare a long-standing challenge to America’s economic landscape: an underpaid, underappreciated, and underprepared workforce that has recently faced the harshest of economic blows.

EdTech 152

EdTech K-12 Economics Professional Development 152

ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Earlier in the 2000s, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development described social capital as a space requiring further investigation to help students pursue higher education and careers. Through resources made available by connections — resources that can be mobilized through ties in the networks.

Sociology 142

Sociology Economics Research Cultures 142

Geography Teacher Sharing

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The workshop influenced me in putting up questions with the photos or videos with the link to the source on my geographical issues update (olevelgeog.blogspot.com) rather than just information on the blog. It involves constructing meaning from the information and experiences gained through learning activities.

Geography 52

Geography Critical Thinking Economics High School 52

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The location students identified had to be strategically located for equitable access, accounting for the needs of community members most limited by transportation and low economic support. During this lesson, students identified a bridge as a barrier in Lawrence that restricted convenient access to healthy and affordable foods.

Cultures 137

Cultures Civic Engagement Civics Pedagogy 137

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Human geography, including economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. KS3 Use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to view, analyse and interpret places and data. Understand geographical similarities and differences.

Geography 52

Geography Economics Humanities Research 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2021

Scholars are trying to understand why more rural students don’t pursue studies that could lead to well-paying careers for themselves and a more productive economic future for their communities. Many small towns started as market towns or as small manufacturing towns in the industrial era and are now economically struggling.

High School 144

High School Economics Professional Development Middle School 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

Whatever the reason a school has to close, something needs to fill the educational, economic, and social voids created by the closure. Leaders of Black-majority cities must have a plan to address pre-existing vacant properties and help communities heal after this current economic crisis. Erin Perry (no relation) asked me rhetorically.

Economics 144

Economics Archiving Tradition Government 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2023

Kraft and his colleagues brought the tools of modern applied economics to answer the question of a teacher’s worth outside of the classroom. Formal mentorship programs, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, have also produced benefits for young adults, but Kraft said the benefits from the informal relationships studied here appear to be larger.

Research 142

Research High School Economics Tutoring 142

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A 2019 study of texting and providing other information to almost 800,000 low- and middle-income students who scored in the top 50 percent on the PSAT and the SAT found no change in the types of colleges that students enrolled in. But as the texts reached larger numbers of people, they stopped working. 1/2) Hi [first_name].

Research 145

Research High School Economics Elementary School 145

Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2021

The education system needs to consider a grander vision of success that includes economic stability and positive life outcomes. We need to move all students further down the pathway from early learning through economic mobility, making sure the poorest kids and students of color have access to great programs of study and great jobs.

Economics 174

Economics Psychology Learning Science Research 174

TeachThought

MAY 4, 2024

This qualification covers vital areas like health economics, resource management, and health informatics, enabling seamless integration of teams, systems, and technologies for optimized delivery. HOM professionals can work across the globe The healthcare industry, a significant employer worldwide, demands forward-thinking managers.

Economics 130

Economics Leadership Humanities Research 130

Digital Promise

MAY 12, 2020

Students’ investigation led to a discussion of the pandemic and how people share information on illness prevention. When Josh Luukkonen’s school closed due to COVID-19, Luukkonen’s junior high social studies students were studying economics. Rahman explained, “The students brought up social media as the platform.

Junior High 133

Junior High Economics Library Middle School 133

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It’s difficult to learn and to trust information if we’re not aware of some of these ways information is manipulated,” West said. Today’s information environment is tremendously exciting and there’s all kinds of access, but there are really some enormous challenges and pitfalls and hazards out there.”

K-12 145

K-12 Civics Critical Thinking Middle School 145

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Over the past decade, online program managers like 2U and Wiley gained the vast majority of economic value created by online education (most, if not all, of which was originally developed by universities). It’s not just bad business for higher ed, but it also runs counter to colleges’ commitment to free and open discourse.

Economics 143

Economics Government Tradition History 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I know now that this question was meant kindly — and was informed by the older generation’s desire to see their children enjoy a return on investment (ROI) on a college education similar to what they themselves experienced as first- and second-generation college-goers. College degrees changed the trajectories of their lives.

Humanities 133

Humanities Social Science Social Justice Museum 133

Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Political, economic and commercial relations in the ancient times. Please submit applications for the conference by 31 January 2025 via Forms: [link] The applicants will be informed about their paper acceptance in mid-Febrauary 2025. That is also when practical information will be provided. For more information go to: [link]

Cultures 52

Cultures Tradition History Economics 52