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In Iron Age Britain, Descent Was Matrilineal

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New analyses from Iron Age burials reveal that women remained in their natal communities and provided the key to kinship. The findings offer essential clues about gender roles and social structures in ancient Europe. This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published in January.

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Establishing A Culture Of ‘Can’ In Your Classroom

TeachThought

it's important to realize that a "culture" is comprised of tangible factors (students) and intangible factors (curiosity), and ever-present.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. But elementary students sitting in school desks today were not even born when this historically significant event occurred.

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Protecting Student Data In The AI Classroom With A VPN

TeachThought

Educators must prioritize data privacy, especially as AI tools gather student information.

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Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Courses

Society for Classical Studies

Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Courses kskordal Tue, 02/25/2025 - 15:49 Image Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course Professor Judith Mossman Greek Tragedy in Performance Wednesday 26 February, 5, 12, 19 and 26 March, 6pm - 7.30pm (UK time) Course Description This course studies how Greek tragedy was performed in ancient Athens and beyond, and how studying performance can deepen our understanding of the texts that survive.

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The Helpful Professor

ShortCutsTV

The Helpful Professor site offers a range of free Study Guides for both Sociology (115 guides) and Psychology (30 guides) aimed at American University students doing Introductory courses in these subjects (Sociology 101, for example). The level at which theyre pitched, however, wouldnt be out of place on an A-level Sociology or Psychology course.

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The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis and the Politics of Public Opinion: Evidence from Hungary

Political Science Now

The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis and the Politics of Public Opinion: Evidence from Hungary By Thomas B. Pepinsky , Cornell University , dm Reiff, Hungarian Research Network , and Krisztina Szab, Royal Holloway, University of London The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine was a watershed moment in European politics. The invasion prompted a massive influx of refugees into Central Europe, a region in which immigration has proven highly contentious and politically salient in recent decades.

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Learn more about: Native Americans’ Political Identity and Behavior in Wisconsin

Political Science Now

Project Title:Native Americans Political Identity and Behavior in Wisconsin Natalie Jones-Kerwin, University of Wisconsin-Madison Natalie Jones-Kerwin is a fourth-year political science PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studies American and comparative politics. She is a proud tribal member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribal nation.

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Implementing Brown v. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story; Part 2

Teaching American History

Part II: Teenaged Integration Pioneers Endure a Lonely Spotlight Gloria Sloan Gloria Reeves Sloan was the oldest of the first three students to integrate Belmont High School. Entering Belmont High as a junior, she would be the first African American to graduate from the high school. Today, Sloan is founder and president of Personal Dynamics, Inc., a global hospitality consulting firm.

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Echoes of the Dead: Burial Caves and Sacred Landscapes of the Southern Jê

Anthropology.net

Deep within the forests and hills of southern Brazil, burial caves once held the remains of the Southern Jê, a people whose funerary practices spanned centuries. Their dead were not simply buried but placed in hidden rock shelters, where time and nature slowly reclaimed them. By the end of the first millennium CE, another tradition emerged: elaborate mound and enclosure complexes (MECs), highly visible structures perched atop hilltops.

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Louisiana’s NAEP Score — A Victory for the Science of Reading?

ED Surge

When Louisiana made gains in reading proficiency in a recent Congressionally-mandated assessment, it stuck out. NAEP known as the nations report card painted a grim picture about reading skills across the country, with an uncomfortable number of fourth and eighth graders scoring below basic reading levels. But Louisiana was an exception. The state has one of the highest rates of illiteracy in the U.S.