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A researcher said the evidence on special education inclusion is flawed. Readers weighed in

The Hechinger Report

Inclusion in the general education classroom is a human right Abby Taylor recently earned her doctorate in special education at Vanderbilt University, where Douglas Fuchs, the author of the controversial paper, is a professor. More than 160 people commented on one Reddit discussion about the story. Taylor emailed me.

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How Water Insecurity Impacts Women’s Health

Sapiens

Working in Indonesia and Peru, we also use this research, and our close partnerships with local communities and organizations, to spur action that supports gender equality and the basic human right to water. WATER INSECURITY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE The statistics on rising water insecurity are distressing. An estimated “1.8

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We Have to Meet in Person to Be Moved by People’s Stories

Anthropology News

Solitary confinement is torture, as defined by the United Nations and many of the world’s human rights organizations. Isolating people in solitary confinement often enables other (unsanctioned but nonetheless ubiquitous) abusive practices, including many forms of physical, psychological, and sexual violence.

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Meet the New APSA Committee on the Status of Disability in the Profession

Political Science Now

Her research has appeared in Political Psychology , Health Affairs , Politics, Groups and Identities , and the Journal of Women, Politics and Policy , among others. His scholarly interests include international law, mass atrocity, human rights, and disability law and policy.

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Learn more about: “Canadian Indian Residential Schools Data Collection Project”

Political Science Now

Her research examines the conditions for justice during internal armed conflict, human rights prosecutions, transitional justice in post-communist Eastern European states, gender equality in post-conflict settings, and justice efforts in democracies. Professor Lindbloom completed her M.A.

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Lotem Bassan-Nygate Receives the 2024 Merze Tate Award for “Who is Watching? The Consequences of Foreign Criticism”

Political Science Now

This dissertation sheds new light on our understanding of the costs and benefits of naming and shaming human rights abusers. Lotem’s research lies at the intersection of international relations, political psychology, and experimental methods. Lotem Bassan-Nygate is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the John F.

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COLUMN: Are book bans stopping a Marxist “revolution” or whitewashing the past?

The Hechinger Report

“We need to be very careful about what kind of materials are being provided to your children,” Jennifer McWilliams of Purple for Parents says in the video , while also warning of “psychological manipulation of your children to get them to adapt critical race theory in order to dismantle our systems … This is a revolution.

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