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‘Positive culture shock’ spells challenges and triumphs for Afghan teen students

The Hechinger Report

Lebanon High School, apart from her regular classes, she chose electives like global studies, business and political science — three of her favorite subjects. ARYSE provides out-of-school programming for immigrant and refugee youth in grades 6-12 in Allegheny County. Lajja Mistry is the K-12 education reporter at PublicSource.

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Learn More About: No Money, No Problem? A Study of Money, Social Capital, and Electoral Success of Women State Legislative Candidates Across Racial/Ethnic Groups

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A Study of Money, Social Capital, and Electoral Success of Women State Legislative Candidates Across Racial/Ethnic Groups Kenicia Wright, Arizona State University Kenicia Wright is an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University.

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Teaching kids how battles about race from 150 years ago mirror today’s conflicts

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The National Endowment for the Humanities is sponsoring “American Reconstruction: The Untold Story,” a summer institute for teachers in grades K-12 in July 2018, at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Senate, Blanche K. Several organizations are providing information to help educators teach about Reconstruction.

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