ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The recent unveiling of national reading and math scores revealed some disheartening trends about learning recovery with the collective main headline: Students Are Doing Worse Than Before the Pandemic Started. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The factors behind the continued dip in scores are multilayered, but teachers might tell you that the key reason why some students arent making progress is that parents arent making schoolwork a priority at home.

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TCI

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Selecting high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for social studies is one of the most impactful decisions a district can make. It influences not only student achievement but also teacher effectiveness and overall district success. With the right HQIM, students develop critical thinking skills, engage meaningfully with historical content, and become informed citizens ready to tackle complex societal issues.

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Society for Classical Studies

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

SCS in the News: Martha Graham Dance Company at the 2025 Annual Meeting kskordal Thu, 02/13/2025 - 07:00 Image The 2025 AIA/SCS Joint Annual Meeting , which took place last month in Philadelphia, featured a performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company on Saturday, January 4th. The event included performances of two Greek-themed modernist works by Martha Graham: Cave of the Heart (1946), Grahams retelling of the myth of Medea, and Errand , the companys 2013 version of Errand into the Maze (1947

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

2025 APSA Virtual Research Meeting (VRM) April 10th and 11th | Research Group Workshop Rethinking the Undergraduate Political Science Major in Challenging Times Workshop Organizers: John Ishiyama (University of North Texas); Michelle Deardorff (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) This Virtual Research Group Workshop will feature papers exploring the curricular structure of undergraduate political science programs, responding to the American Political Science Associations (APSA) reconsiderati

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Life and Landscapes

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

“Do you remember when you were young? Not young as an adult, or even an adolescent. And not young as in a child. I mean young as a youth, in that high time of newness of form and strength. That time between childhood awe and teenager stupid. A time when your own inquiring mind exploded with interest and wonder. And your nimble, thin legs carried you forth with the courage of a young bird in first stumble.” What fun!

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Project Title:Exploring Indigenous Governance and Cultural Evolution in Oaxaca, Mexico Mauricio Fernndez Duque, Dartmouth College Mauricio Fernndez Duque is an assistant professor at CIDE and a visiting scholar at Dartmouth. He is a behavioral economist who uses economic theory and empirics to study topics in the intersection of economics, psychology, political science, sociology and anthropology.

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Living Geography

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The RGS Education Team have added an online form which teachers can use if they would like to request resources on a particular topic which they think is lacking in suitable support, or would be of particular help to them. Why not make a request here. you may find that there is already something in existence that you didn't know about.

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Education 52

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For centuries, human remains recovered from the River Thames have puzzled archaeologists. Were they the result of accidental drownings, burials disturbed by shifting tides, or evidence of ritual deposition? A new study in Antiquity 1 has established a far more precise timeline, revealing that these skeletal remains span nearly 6,000 years—from the Neolithic to the post-medieval period.

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Humanities Archaeology Museum History 95

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Embracing the Status Hierarchy: How Immigration Attitudes, Prejudice, and Sexism Shaped Non-White Support for Trump By Jessica R. Geiger , The University of Texas at Austin and Tyler T. Reny , Claremont Graduate University It is well established that Donald Trumps rhetoric and actions during his candidacy and presidency endorsed existing group-based social hierarchies, helping to boost his support among white Americans, especially men and those without a college degree.

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History 34

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Linda McMahon said she stands firmly behind President Donald Trumps calls to gut the U.S. Department of Education at her confirmation hearing to lead the department. This story was produced by Chalkbeat and reprinted with permission. Sign up for Chalkbeats free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. But she promised to work with Congress to do so acknowledging some limits on the presidents authority as Trump seeks to remake the government through executive o

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