The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Caring for children during their first few years is a complex and critical job: A child’s brain develops more in the first five years than at any other point in life. Yet in America, individuals engaged in this crucial role are paid less than animal caretakers and dressing room attendants. That’s a major finding of one of two new reports on the dismal treatment of child care workers.

Economics 137

Economics High School Education 137

ED Surge

OCTOBER 30, 2024

It is the weekend before my students arrive for the new school year. I am in my classroom listening to Lofi beats, pondering what has been and what is to come. All around my room are reminders of my identity as a 6’2, 280-pound Black and Puerto Rican man, husband, father, math teacher and basketball coach. I have come to find solace here; yes, these are part of my identity, which I hold dear to my heart — but as I have grown older, I have learned that few people ever see beyond them, including t

Leadership 111

Leadership Middle School Professional Development Teaching 111

Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

At Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, a new co-management plan brings together federal agencies and a consortium of Native American tribes—revealing deep tensions over land rights and demands for environmental justice. ✽ As our team of researchers drove southeast through Utah toward Bears Ears National Monument , changes in the landscape unfolded around us.

Cultures 74

Cultures Tradition Anthropology Humanities 74

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In a fascinating study, modern biomechanics technology has provided the first scientific evaluation of the lethality of two iconic Aboriginal weapons. The study, published in Scientific Reports 1 , focuses on the kodj—a combination axe, hammer, and poker—and the paired leangle and parrying shield, long used by Indigenous Australian warriors.

Archaeology 70

Archaeology Humanities Cultures Tradition 70

Geogramblings

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Twitter, before it became ‘X’ was a crucial and important platform for me to connect with fellow educators, collaborate and learn about key issues from experts using social media as a way to make their work more accessible. Not only that, in the past, the platform has been vital in helping me find community. #GeographyTeachers – one of the more vibrant and supportive educator communities on the platform.

Geography 68

Geography Teaching Education 68

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“How do we know any of this is true?” This question has stayed with me for some time. A student, who would only be in my class for less than a month before transferring, asked it during my third year of teaching and my first year teaching a high school history class. My response at the time seemed to satisfy him and perhaps the rest of the class: I explained that we have sources that detail the history of the events we were discussing.

History 52

History Social Studies History Education Economics 52

ShortCutsTV

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The latest in our Dynamic Learning series of films aimed at helping students improve how they study looks at something that most of us experience at one time or another: procrastination. Or as it’s technically known, “Putting stuff off ‘til tomorrow. Or maybe the day after. Sometime, anyway. No, definitely.

Psychology 52

Psychology Sociology 52

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Critical Race Theory: How Policy Language Differentially Engages Symbolic Racism and Partisanship By Mia Carbone , University of California , Los Angeles , Allison Harell , Université du Québec à Montréal and Stuart Soroka , University of California, Los Angeles Recent years have seen a marked shift in the salience and politicization of any incorporation of race into teaching at the elementary and secondary levels.

Pedagogy 41

Pedagogy Cultures Teaching 41

O-Level Geography

OCTOBER 30, 2024

What has resulted in the closure of the fish farms? How would this impact on our 30 by 30 food policy?

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 30, 2024

APSA’s Centennial Center for Political Science & Public Affairs is accepting proposals for the APSA Pracademic Fellowship Program on a rolling basis. The Pracademic Fellowship Program aims to bridge the gap between academia and the world of practitioners by supporting mid-career faculty members to work in federal government agencies in the Washington, D.C. area.

Political Science 34

Political Science Government Teaching Research 34

Living Geography

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Another Wednesday means it's time for another Worldly Wednesday. This one was a little different to last Wednesday when I was in Iceland. although I was still travelling again. I was heading for London to stay overnight so that I could get an early Eurostar train. In the evening, I was due to go to an EXPLORE session as part of the RGS's exploration festival.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In this collection of resources on the 2024 United States Elections, APSA aims to provide political science faculty with tools and resources that encourage registration, voting, and democratic engagement, provide concrete steps and best practices that faculty can use in the classroom and on-campus to encourage student engagement, and highlight the research, teaching, and service of APSA members related to civic engagement and voting, and encourage faculty to use these resources in their classroo

Civic Engagement 49

Civic Engagement Civics Political Science Economics 49

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Greater Boston – a region famous for its sheer number of colleges – is also home to an underground network that helps women get access to abortion pills. Every week, a group including many Boston-area college and medical students meets to put together abortion pill “care packages” to send to women in states where abortion is illegal or restricted. While the founders call them “pill-packing parties” the work is not without risk.

Humanities 63

Humanities Human Rights Leadership Research 63