The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2024

CHICAGO — Jazmin Mejia went straight from high school to what she thought was the perfect fit at Loyola University, a 30-minute drive from the Chicago neighborhood where she grew up. But Mejia was quickly overwhelmed on the North Side campus of nearly 17,000 students. “The classes were too big,” said Mejia, 18. “I was struggling to ask for help.” A year later, she says college has become much more manageable.

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ShortCutsTV

MAY 10, 2024

If you’re interested in free textbooks – of either the Sociology or Psychology variety – you may well have come across the Openstax Introduction to Sociology textbook published by Lumen Learning. And if you haven’t Openstax is an example of a growing field in education called OER (Open Educational Resources).

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Heinemann Blog

MAY 10, 2024

As educators, we strive to create a classroom community that is inclusive and supportive, and to provide all students the instruction they need to build confidence and thrive. The Comprehension Toolkit (Primary and Intermediate) supports teachers to teach content knowledge and thinking strategies to students who come from varying cultural and linguistic backgrounds and are learning English as a new language.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 10, 2024

High-energy particles from supernova explosions, reaching Earth after millions of years, have paved the way for a groundbreaking discovery: the earliest evidence of human presence in Europe. Scientists utilized cosmogenic nuclides to date stone tools unearthed in Korolevo, Ukraine, pinpointing human habitation to 1.4 million years ago. Possible human dispersal routes shown by arrows and a selection of archaeological sites mentioned in the study.

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Humanities Archaeology Research 59

Political Science Now

MAY 10, 2024

Hayden Johnson, Loyola Marymount University Hayden Johnson is a rising senior double majoring in political science and French at Loyola Marymount University. Recently, he presented a study on the intersection between location and racial identity, where he examined whether or not racial linked fate varies based on (self-reported) locational identity, at the 2024 National Conference for Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS).

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Studies Weekly

MAY 10, 2024

You Have Primary Sources in Your Family May 10, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Primary sources transport students through history. They help students understand what real people of the past saw, felt, and heard as they lived through the events we study in school. Letters, photographs, postcards, journals, and other first-hand accounts add detail, humanity, and relevance to our picture of the past.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 10, 2024

The notion of societies rising and falling over time is deeply ingrained in historical narratives. But is there empirical evidence to support this idea? A comprehensive study 1 conducted by archaeologists, historians, and complexity scientists delves into the longevity of pre-modern states, revealing intriguing patterns that offer valuable insights into the dynamics of societal aging and vulnerability.

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