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For Families, School Choice Doesn't Mean Easy Decisions

ED Surge

In late January, the White House instructed the Department of Defense to craft a plan that would make funds available for military families to pay for public charters and private religious schools. Its part of the administrations push to decentralize education, which comes along with a burst of energy for school choice options around the country. The administration argues that unlocking funding will give families options and lead to better outcomes.

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Plastic on the beaches

Living Geography

Last week there was a collision between two ships off the East Yorkshire coast near Withernsea - the place where I first stepped into a classroom as a teacher during my PGCE a long time ago. there were fires and other issues as a result. This BBC article explains that plastic is being washed up on the beaches of North Norfolk, close to where I used to live.

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Lonesome, Lost and Feeling Sad

Life and Landscapes

Lonesome, Lost and Feeling Sad, a song from the new musical, Jubilee Barndance , at the Shelby County Community Theatre in Shelbyville, Kentucky on February 13, 2022. Book by Dr. Jack Wann, Lyrics by Dr. Jack Wann and Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr, with Music by Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr. Cast : Maynard Spud Loomis, Reggie Van Stockum; Henry Jenkins, Maximillian A.

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Digital Promise Announces New Center for Learner Pathways to Prepare Learners for a Skills-Based Future

Digital Promise

The post Digital Promise Announces New Center for Learner Pathways to Prepare Learners for a Skills-Based Future appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Effect of Populist Incumbents on Democracy

Political Science Now

The Effect of Populist Incumbents on Democracy By Kirk A. Hawkins and Grant A. Mitchell , Brigham Young University Populisms effects on democracy after populists gain control of government (hereafter, populist incumbents) are some of the best theorized and documented consequences. The argument that populist incumbents threaten institutions of democratic contestationand, less frequently, that they correct some aspects of political participation and representationhas been made from multiple approa