Living Geography
MAY 30, 2024
The ERAS tour is heading for the UK soon, and there's plenty of geography to be had in exploring the economic and environmental impact of the tour and associated music as well as the interesting cultural implications of the event: the demographics of a typical crowd etc. The tour is said to have a major impact on an entire country's economy when it comes into town.
ED Surge
MAY 30, 2024
This story was originally published by The 19th. Last year, the Department of Commerce announced a historic first: Companies applying for a federal grant program had to provide a plan for offering child care to their workers. The grant money comes from the CHIPS and Science Act, which passed in 2022 and includes $50 billion to expand semiconductor manufacturing and research in the United States.
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The Hechinger Report
MAY 30, 2024
If survival required a special backpack and a portable first aid kit, you’d do well to hear that with enough time to prepare. If wilderness guides knew all this and didn’t tell you, what kind of wilderness guides would they be? But when a college student enrolls in a course that has a high rate of students earning Ds or Fs or withdrawing – or high DFW rate – the only way they might find that out is through informal warnings from an academic advisor, said Bridget Burns, chief executive officer at
Zinn Education Project
MAY 30, 2024
During the Tulsa Massacre, deputized white rioters murdered hundreds of Black residents and destroyed their homes, businesses, schools, and community centers. This took place from May 31 to June 1, 1921, in the thriving African American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is one of countless massacres in U.S. history designed to maintain white supremacy that receive little attention in corporate curricula.
Sapiens
MAY 30, 2024
An anthropologist follows a group of men who work in India’s rickshaw industry, revealing how their practices of masculinity and mutual aid shape their responses to intensifying flood disasters and political divides. THE RICKSHAW MEN RECEIVE HORRIBLE NEWS “I’m feeling too much tension to work,” says Aandhit. ( All names have been changed to protect people’s identities. ) He turns away potential customers as he sits on his cycle rickshaw—a three-wheeled, pedal-powered taxi—at a busy intersection
Geography Education
MAY 30, 2024
As Ibiza and other islands are saying no to tourists coming to party, it’s becoming increasingly clear that expectations on travellers in the world’s most popular destinations are changing. SOURCES: BBC- The World’s Revolt against ‘bad tourists’ and the Guardian- Be a better tourist! 28 ways to have a fantastic holiday without infuriating the locals Tourism is a perfect geographic topic; the allure of exotic places, different cultural activities, and distinct cuisines drives the indu
Zinn Education Project
MAY 30, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024 For Immediate Release May 30, 2024 Contacts Miguel Gonzalez, NEA Communications cell: 202-491-9532, mgonzalez@nea.org Deborah Menkart, Zinn Education Project cell: 202-294-2703, dmenkart@teachingforchange.org RSVP for Zoom link. Educators and allies to host Day of Action to Teach Truth press call More than 140 local actions confirmed to date and more are joining the growi
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Institute for Citizens & Scholars
MAY 30, 2024
The post Universities Must Renew Their Commitment to Democracy appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.
Heinemann Blog
MAY 30, 2024
As the school year wraps up, consider refreshing your history class over the summer. Learn how to create a central course theme for engaging exploration.
Life and Landscapes
MAY 30, 2024
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Political Science Now
MAY 30, 2024
APSA 2024 Fund for Latino Scholarship- Applications Due June 15th The Fund for Latino Scholarship encourages and supports the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure track junior faculty). Applications are due June 15, 2024. The fund will award grants to initiatives that: Provide professional opportunities and financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students and schol
The Hechinger Report
MAY 30, 2024
Students say the most important factor in choosing a college is academic quality. But the reality is, it’s really hard to tell how much college students actually learn. While there are a lot of tests to get into college, there are no exit exams to get out. Despite the soaring price of tuition and the fact that most Americans strive to go to college, undergrads often spend little time studying compared to other activities.
Political Science Now
MAY 30, 2024
Measuring Democratic Backsliding By Andrew T. Little , University of California, Berkeley , and Anne Meng , University of Virginia Despite the general narrative that the world is in a period of democratic decline, there have been surprisingly few empirical studies that assess whether this is systematically true. Most existing studies of global backsliding are based largely if not entirely on subjective indicators that rely on expert coder judgment.
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