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TEACHER VOICE: With hands-on activities, my chemistry students are building cities of the future

The Hechinger Report

Four years ago, I found my game-changer: a design-based, cross-curricular learning methodology rooted in principles of social justice and the physical world. I found my game-changer: a design-based, cross-curricular learning methodology rooted in principles of social justice and the physical world.

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Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success: Virtual Workshop

Political Science Now

Building faculty capacity outside the classroom includes both understanding governance processes and structures and creating cultures and conversations. Before his career in higher education, Rogelio worked in the federal government at the U.S. We will continue the conversation with both APSA and WPSA Community College faculty members.

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OPINION: Police reform is useless unless it helps those in prison, too

The Hechinger Report

By 2018, the LDO had entered into a contract with the Mexican Government to offer the Plaza Comunitaria at MCC, an online program that provides a basic education certificate (much like an American GED) that is recognized in Mexico. Related: OPINION — The devastating consequences of leaving higher education out of prison reform.

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Charter backers can stop the NAACP moratorium — by meeting these four demands

The Hechinger Report

It appears, however, that the primary concern among charter supporters is the moratorium, which isn’t a call to eradicate charter schools, as other African American social justice organizations have demanded. Education reformers have built their platform and careers on the value of accountability.

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Students sick of ‘lip service’ from universities over racism

The Hechinger Report

Troy Alim, who has been a social justice activist for the past several years, said he is inspired by the leadership of young Black students and agrees that most of the university statements are window dressing. “I It’s about the fact that we are thought of and treated as less than.”

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National Teach Truth Day of Action Press Call Highlights

Zinn Education Project

The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. Rocio Inclan , senior director, National Education Association Center for Racial and Social Justice It’s an honor to join you, and to speak on behalf of the National Education Associations’ 3 million members.

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Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

Anthropology News

In his role as the head of state and government, President Jokowi transcends the identity of a mere political figure or official; he becomes a personification of the nation itself. In this context, President Jokowi’s embodiment of Indonesian identity is intertwined with the populist politics that underlie his leadership.