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Conflicted Policies? Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam

Teaching American History

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Structure and Leadership Brochure. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee has a right and a responsibility to dissent with United States foreign policy on any issue when it sees fit. Read the entire document, our scholarly introduction, and discussion questions here. December 6, 1963.

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A new “MicroMasters” online learning program offered by major universities

The Hechinger Report

Curtin University, Australia (Human Rights). Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain (Leadership, teamwork and continuous improvement, offered in Spanish). The University of Queensland, Australia (Leadership in Global Development). Columbia University (Artificial Intelligence).

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The surveillance of our youth

Dangerously Irrelevant

Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA. Supreme Court]. Are educators courageous enough to be social media renegades? My thoughts on a proposed social media policy for school employees (Part 2). Internet safety talking points: IT pushback. Are you ready to rethink your acceptable use policies?

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Why a Teacher-First Approach Is a Win for Edtech and Education

ED Surge

Taken to the extreme, when edtech willfully makes product decisions that are not in the best interest of educators and their students, it only serves to contribute to the brokenness of a system that too often fails at providing the basic human right of education to learners across the world.

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

“We are delighted to welcome Kim Mealy to this critical leadership role. We are very excited about this new chapter in the APSA’s evolution under Kim’s leadership,” said APSA President, Mark Warren. million dollars in 2021; and serving as the co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation (NSF) $1.4

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

His time in elementary school preceded both Johnson’s leadership at Collins Elementary and Duty’s in the district. She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. A new superintendent, James Henderson, took over in 2018.

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Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

Anthropology News

In this context, President Jokowi’s embodiment of Indonesian identity is intertwined with the populist politics that underlie his leadership. This superficial cultural display meant to garner and maintain popularity often obscures the genuine political issues faced by indigenous communities, such as displacement and social injustice.