Sapiens

JANUARY 14, 2025

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic autonomy and political sovereignty. In Ecuador, this has created a boom that is changing the economic fortunes of many Indigenous Amazonians. This article was originally published at YES!

Economics 111

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Research in economics and psychology shows that these tests fail to measure key traits like perseverance, motivation and conscientiousness qualities that strongly predict long-term success. Alison Baulos is the executive director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development.

Economics 120

Economics Psychology Education Policy Humanities 120

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 4, 2021

Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still, many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. Steve Goodier shared a brief story titled "A Teacher's Hand," which speaks to the immense impact educators have when they embrace the tenets above: Thanksgiving Day was near.

Cultures 511

Cultures Economics Tradition Teaching 511

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This got students thinking about the political, economic, and regional tensions that led to the war while allowing them to summarize key ideas concisely an essential skill as we transitioned into the concept of sectionalism. How did economic and political differences lead to sectionalism? history for decades.

Economics 124

Economics Leadership Government History 124

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

One, in particular, Charles Carpenter, who taught economics and history, took the feedback pretty hard as we saw a reasonably typical lesson being implemented. During my third visit, we saw him implementing a choice board with his economics class. They, in turn, then shared recommendations for growth with their teachers.

Pedagogy 422

Pedagogy Economics Leadership Elementary School 422

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In exchange, residents would qualify for in-district tuition and trigger a long-term plan to build out college facilities in this rural stretch of Texas, which is positioning itself to tap into the economic boom flowing into the smaller communities nestled between Austin and San Antonio.

Economics 125

Economics High School Public School Education 125

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It only occurred by October of 2023 using federal relief dollars, according to economic analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. For public sector education jobs, the recovery in employment from the COVID-19 crisis was slow.

Tutoring 130

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition, colonial economics created food shortages in Banda and across West Africa. If we’re really committed to solve ‘the problem of African food insecurity,’ we have to deal with the way those unequal economic systems benefit many of us in the Global North,” she says.

Oral History 140

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

But she said it was encouraging to move the needle at all, with this group of economically disadvantaged students. But I question the economic value when the benefit is so tiny. A student scheduled to receive tutoring three times a week, the recommended minimum for effective catch-up tutoring, would attend a total of 1.3

Tutoring 144

Tutoring Economics Middle School Research 144

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 22, 2018

A few years back the World Economic Forum came out with an article titled The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Economics 403

Economics Tradition Education 403

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In fourth grade reading, for example, 47 percent of economically disadvantaged students met at least basic reading proficiency by NAEP standards, while that percentage was 74 percent for students who were not considered economically disadvantaged.

K-12 116

K-12 Economics Middle School High School 116

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 23, 2019

Below is a synopsis from the World Economic Forum (WEF): As technological breakthroughs rapidly shift the frontier between the work tasks performed by humans and those performed by machines and algorithms, global labor markets are likely to undergo significant transformations. So, what does this all mean?

K-12 419

K-12 Humanities Economics Education 419

Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

Long before pharaohs ruled and scribes recorded human affairs, the seeds of economic disparity had already taken hold. By applying the Gini coefficient—a widely used metric for measuring inequality—to house sizes, the study created a cross-cultural snapshot of economic disparity over 10,000 years. Thompson, A. Feinman, G.

Archaeology 72

Archaeology Economics History Humanities 72

Strange Maps

DECEMBER 3, 2024

mi) of the Rail Baltica route, now under construction – underlining the economic benefits that will be realised when the connection goes live, from 2030. Total measurable socio-economic benefits have been estimated at €16.2 But their railway network is still stuck in Soviet times.

Economics 106

Economics Humanities History 106

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

From political power struggles to economic inequality and environmental exploitation, an evolutionary past rooted in dominance, survival, and competition still drives much of human behavior today. The drive to secure food and territory manifests in economic competition and resource hoarding.

Humanities 89

Humanities Psychology Economics Group Identity 89

Sapiens

MARCH 11, 2025

The national government also incentivized European settlement on these lands, with the goal of economically and ethnically incorporating these territories into the new Argentine nation-state.

Heritage 129

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

In today's rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face.

Critical Thinking 466

Critical Thinking Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Cultures 466

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 16, 2019

Take this view from the World Economic Forum : We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. It has and will continue to, fundamentally change the way we engage with each other, work, and go through life. It is exhilarating as it is terrifying.

Education 401

Education Leadership Critical Thinking Economics 401

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 31, 2024

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the story of how “self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial, Reconstruction era government. Black residents were murdered and thousands were banished.

Professional Development 122

Professional Development Economics History Government 122

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s also not economically practical for many low-income middle schools to offer an Algebra 1 course when only a handful of students are advanced enough to take it. And without a college preparatory track of advanced math classes to take after algebra, the benefits of taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade are unlikely to accrue.

Middle School 143

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In order to meet the career-readiness needs of all students, not just those heading to college, schools at all levels should hire career counselors from diverse educational and economic backgrounds — including those with connections to more blue-collar occupations.

High School 119

High School Leadership Economics Private School 119

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2025

More than two-thirds of students in the bottom 25 percent are economically disadvantaged. By contrast, fewer than a quarter of the students in the top 25 percent are economically disadvantaged. A quarter of these low performers are white and another quarter are Black. More than 40 percent are Hispanic.

Government 145

Government Economics Elementary School Research 145

Strange Maps

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Brandt Report did more than highlight the world’s North-South divide — it also proposed solutions to the worldwide economic imbalance: The Global North should give economic aid to the Global South, so it could catch up and narrow the wealth gap. 0.799), orange is “medium” (0.55-0.699), Credit : AltendoYT, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Economics 88

Economics Humanities 88

TeachThought

MAY 15, 2024

From social sciences to natural sciences, statistics permeates every facet of inquiry, offering invaluable contributions to fields as diverse as economics, public health, environmental science, and beyond. At the heart of statistics’ resurgence lies the proliferation of data in the digital era.

Social Science 312

Social Science Economics Tradition Research 312

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2025

Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and a Distinguished Professor at the Kyiv School of Economics. This class is in preparation for the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action.

History 98

History Historical Literacy Professional Development Economics 98

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Beyond its economic role, the tualang holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for many indigenous groups. Diverse Values of Nature and the IPBES Conceptual Framework Examines the incorporation of diverse cultural, spiritual, and economic values of nature within the IPBES framework. Credit: T. Source: Land Use Policy, 2016.

Cultures 98

Cultures Heritage Tradition Economics 98

Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

Drawing on data from over 50,000 ancient homes spread across six continents and 10,000 years of human history, the research team measured the economic disparities of the past through one of its most visible clues: the size of people's houses. Assessing grand narratives of economic inequality across time. Bogaard, A., Feinman, G.

Humanities 64

Humanities Archaeology Economics Museum 64

Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 12, 2025

Ideology and Economic Policy (6:14) 4.10 It also covers the spectrum of political ideologies and how they influence policy preferences and party alignment. American Attitudes About Government and Politics (5:15) 4.2 Political Socialization (3:12) 4.3 Changes in Ideology (2:28) 4.4 Influence of Political Events on Ideology (2:51) 4.5

Government 130

Government Civics Social Studies Economics 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Accessing pay for child care services provided by friends, family and neighbors could make a huge economic difference for these (mostly) women. Even though most infants and toddlers are cared for in home-based settings, their providers often dont know they are entitled to pay.

Classroom Management 108

Classroom Management Economics Humanities Education 108

Anthropology.net

MARCH 4, 2025

Kach Kouch upends this assumption, showing that indigenous communities were already engaged in complex economic and social structures centuries before Carthage was even founded.

Cultures 96

Cultures Economics History Tradition 96

Strange Maps

JANUARY 2, 2025

Main image from The Economic Development of Europes Regions: A Quantitative History Since 1900, edited by Joan Ramn Ross and Nikolaus Wolf, is available here. Strange Maps #1265 Got a strange map? Let me know at strangemaps@gmail.com. Follow Strange Maps on X and Facebook.

Economics 91

Economics History Cultures 91

ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

The intellectual, social, and economic consequences for museums, libraries, history organizations and the publics they serve will be widespread and lasting. While we cannot yet determine how these decisions will affect the ASHP, we intend to carry on as best we can.

Museum 98

Museum Archiving Library American History 98

Anthropology.net

MARCH 27, 2025

This suggests the existence of extensive exchange networks during this period, highlighting a level of socio-economic complexity not typically attributed to hunter-gatherer groups.​ The results indicated that the metal's source was not the nearby Ergani mines but rather distant regions near the Black Sea, such as Trabzon or Artvin.

Artifacts 98

Artifacts Archaeology Humanities History 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2025

We continue to treat relationships as secondary a soft issue compared to academic rigor or economic productivity. As LinkedIns chief economic opportunity officer notes, relationship skills are essential in an increasingly relationship economy. But relationships are not a luxury; they are the foundation of our future.

Humanities 81

Humanities Economics Professional Development High School 81

Sapiens

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This shift, along with the construction of extensive terraces, enabled the Ifugao to consolidate their economic and political power in the highlands. The rapid transition from taro cultivation to wet-rice production suggests an influx of Ifugao lowland rice producers into the highlands.

History 143

History Archaeology Heritage Oral History 143

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Together they not only engage both sides of the brain, they bring us a fuller experience of the world — to say nothing of the economic opportunities. There is a clear need and dependency on both.

Education 123

Education Economics Tradition Humanities 123

ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2025

Try two weeks on a concept in mathematics, try this data set to cover the existing unit you already have on ecosystems in biology, teach the booms and busts of economics through data from the Federal Reserve. I think the way that the data science and data literacy movement in particular is approaching this is through bite-sized modules.

K-12 138

K-12 Education EdTech Lesson Plan 138