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Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

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The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. The Vermont College System was losing $8 million to $12 million a year. We’re just like lost causes if we’re from small towns.”.

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College Major Myths

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People who major in subjects like history or political science don’t get first jobs that are as lucrative, but they catch up a lot,” says Deming. People who major in subjects like history or political science don’t get first jobs that are as lucrative, but they catch up a lot.

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Why placing students in difficult high school classes may increase college enrollment

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Her office is filled with reminders of her educational roots — Eastern Washington University sports team posters, portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and a framed copy of the Declaration of Independence, a nod to her days as a coach, athletic director and history teacher. It helps us see we’re just as good as everyone else.”.

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How higher education’s own choices left it vulnerable to the pandemic crisis

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Left vulnerable when the coronavirus pandemic hit, Missouri Western is now cutting nearly a third of its faculty and at least 98 majors, minors and concentrations , including in English, history, chemistry, biology, philosophy, sociology, political science, computer technology, music and art.

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Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education — with one big exception

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In this 2017 photo, students present their history projects at a New York City high school for recent immigrants and refugees. In 2004, the late Harvard political science professor Sam Huntington made the argument that recent immigrants, particularly Hispanics, weren’t assimilating well into American society.

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TEACHER VOICE: When it comes to teacher training, the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada

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In my own teacher training many years ago, I took various courses in curriculum theory, classroom management, education history and educational psychology along with content-based courses like political science, economics and history. Related: Will high school segregation for refugees lead to better integration?

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From private to public school: A college counselor straddles an economic divide

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Research shows that having a supportive adult can significantly reduce incidences of suicide among LGBTQ+ young people, and that LGBTQ+ students who are exposed to positive representations of gay and transgender people and history report performing better in school. “If They know that I’m there for them.