Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Nashville Public Library. American Job Center (via Mid Cumberland Human Resource Agency). Nashville Public Library. In 2014, the Nashville Public Library Foundation approached local adult education providers to form a learning group that could collectively envision strategies to improve services for learners. Begin Anew.

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Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. In its opinion, the court ruled that a school board could not ban books it deemed offensive from school libraries.

Education 98

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

The Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion , for instance, coordinated the efforts of local organizations, including the public library system, transportation authorities, nonprofits, and private industry, to provide emergency connectivity and technology to students and families in need.

Library 118

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Under this program, called Investing in Innovation or i3, the federal government gave out $1.4 WWC refers to the What Works Clearinghouse, a library of evidence-based teaching practices. A February 2024 report about a research-and-development program inside the Department of Education makes this truth crystal clear.

Tutoring 143

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ED Surge

MAY 2, 2024

More than 26 members of local and national media were on hand for the splashy announcement (a detail that Carvalho noted in his remarks), and the event also featured a human dressed in a costume of the shiny animated character of Ed, which has also long been a mascot of the school district, for attendees to take selfies with.

EdTech 136

EdTech Humanities K-12 Tutoring 136

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

Source: Library of Congress Juneteenth — June 19th, also known as Emancipation Day — is one of the commemorations of people seizing their freedom in the United States. Dancer at Juneteenth celebration in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carol M. But We Can’t Teach? This beautiful tradition of Black freedom should be taught in school.

Teaching 111

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

Hunt-Fleming, who has worked for years as a mortgage funder and is certified in human services, also stepped in when the next three grandchildren – now ages 2, 6, and 9 – came along. She knew her daughter, a single parent, needed full-time child care to finish school and work.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2023

Students list their top five picks from among the group’s 70-plus worksite partners across the city — restaurants, libraries, pizza shops, architectural firms, radio stations, corporate offices, national nonprofits, and government offices like the one where Tejani works.

Middle School 139

Middle School Library Government Humanities 139

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Maybe I could work in a museum or a library. history, European history, human geography, AP government.

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

We need to counter the tide of fake news, which is lifted by AI and the actions of governments in more than one country. 135-6 Richard also discusses the need to de/colonise curricula, and that the Humanities have a legacy of ignoring discussions about what was taught and how it was framed. As Richard says on p.22,

Geography 52

Geography Teaching Pedagogy Library 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Stewart Lockett (right, grey shirt) leads a meeting of the student government executive team in late January. His team is the most diverse student government the university has ever had. He dug through the bottom drawer and pulled out a student government flyer from five years earlier. Casey Parks/The Hechinger Report.

Library 111

Library Government High School Civics 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow in governance studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution in Washington, recently suggested creating a “No Child Left Offline” initiative. We have such close relationships with other city agencies, and local libraries and community centers.

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K-12 Library Lesson Plan Professional Development 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

Mississippi is scrambling to qualify for a guarantee of up to $61 million to help families pay for child care after the federal government said the state must do more to train center workers and ensure it is paying centers adequately. The state will terminate its contract with the organization at the end of this year.

Humanities 106

Humanities Professional Development Government Library 106

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: A lot has been written about the “homework gap” in recent years, meaning the disadvantage placed on students in low-income and rural areas where they can’t get speedy internet service to keep up with the expectations schools increasingly have for student online access. Weekly Update. Higher Education.

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Education Government Library Humanities 104

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

That’s where Juawana Allen found Aon, by way of a flyer in the library advertising the Aon program. Employers who rely on technology — a group that includes most manufacturers, many retailers and the government — are chasing the same workers. Allen had been working as a nanny and in retail while going to school full time.

Government 139

Government Library Leadership Humanities 139

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The public library but it has a 30-minute computer use limit and, as a young woman, you don’t feel comfortable there late at night. “Although 70 percent of America’s teachers assign homework to be completed online, more than five million families with school-age children do not have internet connectivity at home.” Weekly Update.

Library 97

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Some members of the institution’s own governing board were surprised when they were confronted with these facts. That does not include athletic facilities, dorms, dining halls, libraries or labs. In a system of shared governance, they’re also served by keeping the faculty content. Other spending, too, continued to go up.

Government 137

Government Sociology K-12 Economics 137

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Luis Gallardo’s favorite place to study was the library at the University of California, Berkeley. They miss their friends, their freedom and learning from a human being instead of a screen, but their chances of graduating are unlikely to change. Luis Gallardo, student, University of California, Berkeley.

Political Science 145

Political Science Library Economics Government 145

ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

In a world that has denied my humanity, literature has offered affirmation, consolation and direction. As a reader, I use Black literature as a tool to reclaim my humanity, my history and my future. I first learned how the government weaponized literacy when I was a child. According to the Nat Turner Project , when our U.S.

Humanities 98

Humanities Charter School History Government 98

Marginal Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2024

Avery good guide to the intellectual life surround the period of the Pompeii library scrolls that will be deciphered by AI. million, the country ranks 112th in the Human Development Index, and almost half the government budget is oil revenue. And it is a good and useful work more generally. Population is 2.3

Library 85

Library Economics Government History 85

ED Surge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The free tool, called SkillsEngine , contains a large digital library of skills—more than 20,000 of them—needed for all the jobs you can think of—and, importantly, for occupations that don’t even exist yet. The system also makes it possible for a college to build a credential around the skills needed for particular occupations.

Government 122

Government Tradition Humanities Teaching 122

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

He’s encountered subs in the hallway, looking for the library or a place to make copies of classwork. The federal government provided billions of dollars to help schools recover from Covid, and some tapped that money for temporary stipends to attract new substitutes. But the stakes to find more permanent solutions are high.

Elementary School 135

Elementary School High School Public School Advocacy 135

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. So, you need to design a CBA?

Primary Sources 67

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Student protesters from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida demand government action on firearms. No one is confused about why we have public fire departments or libraries: We all understand their mission for the public good. Photo: Mike Stocker/TNS via ZUMA Wire. How are we doing in that department? Not so well.

Civics 82

Civics Geography Public School Library 82

Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

Fischer, and other German scholars recruited by the Russian government to report on the peoples of the newly explored eastern territories. On the other hand, ethnography also designated the aspiration to collect systematically, and according to rigorous procedures, facts about human languages, customs, arts, and achievements.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Cultures Tradition Psychology 130

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2017

It is also a time for teachers and students to examine the school curriculum and library. For example, third graders in San Marcos, California assessed their own school library and took steps to ensure it was more representative. Are children of color represented in all aspects of life in the U.S., history standards ?

History 75

History Elementary School Library Civics 75

Political Science Now

MARCH 27, 2024

I argue repression can undermine development by delimiting human capital. The regime implemented a campaign of violence to reorganize society, yet governing elites varied across the communist ideological spectrum. I study the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. I find no conclusive evidence for other persistence channels.

Political Science 52

Political Science Library Economics Humanities 52

Strange Maps

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Fatwa’ed by the Sultan, abolished by Atatürk In addition to the five standard daily prayers, Bektashis have two additional prayers, at dawn and dusk, for the welfare of all humanity. And in Albania itself, some see the plan first and foremost as a distraction from the domestic scandals that are plaguing Edi Rama’s government.

Archiving 74

Archiving Museum Library History 74

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Through the Institutional Partner program, De Gruyter is a trusted partner to support the goals, values, and brand of centers, societies, and organizations like the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College and Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University. “We For more information, visit: www.apsanet.org.

Political Science 56

Political Science Civic Engagement Civics Professional Development 56

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Government had created pressure for accountability. A human would likely never spot such complex patterns. The human element. The ID records included when students entered classroom buildings, returned to the dorm at night, checked out library books or bought a coffee. Foundations had given seed money. The poster child.

Library 110

Library Humanities Tutoring High School 110

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

Although the federal government sent a massive influx of money to help schools troubleshoot , it left districts to grapple with how best to use the funds. But educators at Columbus say the number of kids here who need this level of intervention has grown — as it has around the country after uneven learning experiences during the pandemic.

Elementary School 114

Elementary School K-12 Economics Tutoring 114

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In addition to employing qualified elementary, middle and high school music teachers, David Douglas offers inexpensive instrument rentals ($25 per year), a library of musical scores, connections to reduced-price or free private lessons and a closet of free marching band uniforms and orchestra dress blacks, among other necessities.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The reading room of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Foundations, the federal government and universities have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in doing research on almost everything in the field of education. Photo: The Washington Times/ZUMAPRESS.com. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

Research 60

Research Education Library Professional Development 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

A student walks past the Bender Library on the American University campus in Washington, D.C. Leave this field empty if you're human: Among those standards is the one that governs who provides these classes. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

Tutoring 89

Tutoring High School Archiving K-12 89

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Sitting on the floor of their library, the dozens of students dressed in red and navy blue were an eager audience. The New Zealand government explicitly warns families against picking schools based on only national standard results. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

Charter School 94

Charter School Leadership Library Private School 94

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Tzu Chi also extends sentience to Mother Earth, whom Master Cheng Yen frequently invokes as a suffering entity due to human destructiveness. The Taiwan government now champions multiculturalism and the teaching of indigenous languages and cultures in the schools. The government wants to protect wildlife populations in the mountains.

Anthropology 52

Anthropology Cultures Tradition Government 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Travel or Hobbies – Find a way to highlight your outside hobbies to humanize yourself. I use these super strong magnet shelves to showcase books related to our current unit from my classroom library. You can certainly build this over time, but having a “thing” will help show students your love for the subjects you teach.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52