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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

ED Surge

Hillman says that he began looking at geography out of frustration with an emphasis during the Obama administration on providing consumer information about higher education as a solution to college access. The dominant narrative was, ‘If students just have better info about where to go to college, more would go,’” he says.

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The Vanishing Traces of Our Earliest Ancestors in Indonesia

Sapiens

This site has thankfully been spared from destruction by the regional government when it was earmarked as a possible tourist attraction. While we were grateful that this impressive midden has been preserved, the government official accompanying us pointed out shells littering the landscape several hundred feet away.

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GA EDI Report - newly published

Living Geography

When I was serving on the GA's Governing Body , work started on a report exploring the diversity and inclusion of all aspects of the GA's activity. GA press release says: Despite growing diversity of the geography GCSE cohort, at A level and at university geography is one of the least diverse of all subjects. Change is needed.

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SHIFT Podcast with Jack Dangermond of esri

Living Geography

From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday using GIS. He is clear that "geography is everything!" GIS digitises geography and puts it into a geographical frame.

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RGS 'A' level Study Days are back.

Living Geography

A cross-posting from the blog where I share my involvement with the RGS: it's called 'At the Home of Geography'. Our popular A Level study day returns- this time looking at hazards, changing places and global governance. Check it out. The RGS-IBG 'A' level Study Days are always well worth a visit.

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RGS-IBG response to the Curriculum and Assessment review

Living Geography

In our response we signal the value of a geographical education for all young people, the strengths of the current provision, and areas in need of attention for the geography curriculum. Geography is a subject that develops young people’s curiosity and helps them to apply that curiosity and learning in real-world contexts.

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"What are we teaching? Powerful knowledge and a capabilities curriculum" - a review

Living Geography

The latest book by geography teacher Richard Bustin was published by Crown House Publishing in October 2024. It embraces in how geography is understood and expressed in national school standards. The capabilities approach helps geography educators everywhere to articulate the importance of children learning how to think geographically.