Celebrating Student-Led Environmentalism at Broward County Public Schools
Digital Promise
APRIL 18, 2024
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To better serve first-generation students, expand the definition
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 18, 2024
What makes a first-generation college student? Well, that depends on who’s doing the defining. Yes, there’s the federal definition: a student is first-generation if neither parent has a bachelor’s degree. Sounds simple enough. But it doesn’t account for those who had a highly educated parent who wasn’t involved in their lives, or those whose parent got a college degree in another country, with an academic system unlike ours, or those who have one degree-holding parent, but are being raised in a
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More Than Devices: The Impact of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Professional Learning
Digital Promise
APRIL 18, 2024
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ON THE PODCAST: Writing as Healing with Willie Carver
Heinemann Blog
APRIL 18, 2024
Welcome to Writing as Healing, a Heinemann podcast series focused on writing as a tool to increase healing in students and educators. We know that academic learning doesn’t happen without social and emotional support, and writing, as a key literacy, is uniquely positioned in every classroom to do both. This week Liz is joined by Willie Carver, a poet, and the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year to talk about writing as a way to unravel your personal truth and as a mechanism to clear your heart and
America’s news deserts are spreading
Strange Maps
APRIL 18, 2024
Paper is to news what vinyl is to music: an outdated medium decimated by its digital replacement. Except that vinyl records have finally found their niche, and sales are up again. Newspapers haven’t yet worked out how to deal with all the advertising money that has fled online, and are still in freefall. Compared to 20 years ago, there are now 3,000 fewer newspaper titles in the U.S. and 43,000 fewer newspaper journalists.
How the FAFSA Fiasco Affects Students
ED Surge
APRIL 18, 2024
For Maria Artica, a first-year student at Richard Bland College, a two-year college in Virginia, enrolling was like stepping “into a new world.” Artica, who is Hispanic, is pursuing an associate degree in life science and plans to become a doctor. A first-generation college student, she was told that higher ed would lead to a better life. But there isn’t a lot of help available for paying for education, she says.
Smithsonian Education Awards Ceremony Honors Outstanding Contributions of Educators to Inspire Learners Everywhere
Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Education
APRIL 18, 2024
From an innovative program connecting students to animals to youth-inspired science investigation, the 2024 Smithsonian Education Award recipients demonstrate a wide range of initiatives that bridge science and wonder with learners
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The Genetic Tapestry of Modern Japan: Insights from Population Genomics
Anthropology.net
APRIL 18, 2024
Unraveling Japan's Genetic Complexity Population genetics offers a window into the intricate tapestry of human ancestry and evolutionary history. In a landmark study 1 , researchers have delved into the genomic landscape of modern Japan, shedding light on the diverse ancestral contributions, ancient interbreeding events, and potential health implications embedded within the Japanese genetic makeup.
CFP: 2025 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America
Society for Classical Studies
APRIL 18, 2024
CFP: 2025 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America kskordal Thu, 04/18/2024 - 10:21 Image The Medieval Academy at 100 The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America Harvard University, Cambridge MA 20-22 March 2025 Call for Papers The Centennial Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hosted by Harvard University, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Fitchburg State Univers
Fifteen minute cities
Living Geography
APRIL 18, 2024
This book comes out shortly , and is a larger version of a small book that I've had for a while, which articulates Carlos Moreno' s idea of the 15 minute city, which is having a powerful effect in Paris, where the Mayor Anne Hidalgo has taken on board lots of the ideas. I used this as the basis for some work in the D3 ERASMUS project as well, and that has been picked up by a few other people.
Flooding in Dubai
O-Level Geography
APRIL 18, 2024
One-hundred millimeters (nearly 4 inches) of rain fell over the course of just 12 hours on 16 April, according to weather observations at the airport – around what Dubai usually records in an entire year according to United Nations data. How does climate change cause the flood?
61 College Presidents Unite to Advance Civic Preparedness and Uphold Free Expression on U.S. Campuses
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
APRIL 18, 2024
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Mount Ruang erupted
O-Level Geography
APRIL 18, 2024
Mount Ruang erupted on 18 April. What are the impacts on tourism? How did the eruption affect Singapore? How did the government manage the disaster risks? Why was there a fear of a tsunami from the volcanic eruption?
Dark Parties: Unveiling Nonparty Communities in American Political Campaigns
Political Science Now
APRIL 18, 2024
Dark Parties: Unveiling Nonparty Communities in American Political Campaigns By Stan Oklobdzija , University of California, Riverside Since 2010, independent expenditures have grown as a source of spending in American elections. A large and growing portion comes from “dark money” groups—political nonprofits whose terms of incorporation allow them to partially obscure their sources of income.
After enrollment slump, Denver-area schools struggle to absorb a surge of migrant and refugee children
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 18, 2024
AURORA, Colo. — Until early this year, Alberto, 11, had never stepped into a classroom. The closest school was many miles from his village in Venezuela, and Alberto’s father never allowed him or his mom, Yuliver, to stray far, according to mother and son. The school also charged far more than they could afford. “I want to learn to become somebody in life,” Alberto said through an interpreter.
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