3 Strategies for Creating Collaborative Experiences that Engage Students
Digital Promise
JUNE 3, 2025
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The Role of the Asiatic Society in Developing Indian Anthropology
Anthropology for Beginners
JUNE 1, 2025
The Role of the Asiatic Society in Developing Indian Anthropology Introduction The Asiatic Society, established in 1784 in Kolkata by Sir William Jones, stands as one of the oldest and most influential institutions in the development of Indian anthropology. Founded during the colonial period, the Asiatic Society was envisioned as a center for the systematic study of Indias culture, history, languages, and peoples, marking the beginning of organized scholarly inquiry into the Indian subcontinent.
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Listening through Noise in Central Africa
Anthropology News
JUNE 1, 2025
Ozali? The Congolese radio operator shouts into her two-way radios microphone. She calls out in Lingala are you there? before lifting her finger off the transmitter to listen for a response, but the speaker emits only static. We both crane our necks as noise obscures signal on the frequency, interrupting her short conversation with a distant villager.
What Can We Do About Chronic Absenteeism? Ask Detroit.
ED Surge
JUNE 4, 2025
Chronic absence, defined as missing 10 percent or more of school or about 18 school days in a year, is a national crisis. It peaked in the pandemic, when about 31 percent of students nationwide 14.7 million kids were chronically absent during the 2021-22 school year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. The rate dropped only slightly for the 2022-23 school year, the latest for which national figures are available, to about 28 percent.
How Early Humans Used Flame to Guard and Preserve Big Game
Anthropology.net
JUNE 3, 2025
The Case for Smoke Before Supper For decades, archaeologists have debated the moment our ancestors learned to tame fire—and more importantly, why they did so. Cooking, the story often goes, sparked the evolution of Homo erectus by softening food, improving digestion, and freeing energy for bigger brains. But a new hypothesis is challenging that assumption with a cooler, smokier narrative: fire may have been kindled not for cooking, but for keeping meat safe.
Role of Anthropological Survey of India in Shaping Indian Anthropology
Anthropology for Beginners
JUNE 1, 2025
The Role of the Anthropological Survey of India in Shaping Indian Anthropology Introduction The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), established in 1945, stands as a cornerstone in the development of anthropological studies in India. As the only government-funded organization dedicated to anthropological research within a governmental framework, AnSI has played a pivotal role in documenting and understanding India's vast bio-cultural diversity.
Crisis as White Noise
Anthropology News
JUNE 1, 2025
How Pakistans Perpetual State of Emergency is Challenged by Displaced Pashtun Women I used to be a loud childsinging, dancing, making noise wherever I went. But after the operation, everything changed. Sonias childhood home was never silent, but her voice disappeared into the chaos. When 30 distant relatives arrived from Waziristan, Pakistan, fleeing the violence of military operations, her familys small two-bedroom home in Peshawar became unbearably full.
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What a 17,000-Year-Old Skeleton Tells Us About Ice Age Conflict
Anthropology.net
JUNE 1, 2025
At a limestone rock shelter called Riparo Tagliente in northern Italy, a young man's remains have been whispering a violent story for decades. His partial skeleton, discovered in 1973 and dating to roughly 17,000 years ago, had long intrigued archaeologists for its ceremonial burial. But the cause of his death remained speculative—until now. In a recent reanalysis published in Scientific Reports 1 , bioarchaeologists used high-resolution 3D microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
The Role of the Indian Anthropological Society in Shaping Indian Anthropology
Anthropology for Beginners
JUNE 1, 2025
The Role of the Indian Anthropological Society in Shaping Indian Anthropology Introduction The Indian Anthropological Society (IAS), established in 1969, has been a pivotal institution in the development and promotion of anthropology in India. Headquartered in Kolkata, the IAS emerged as a scholarly platform to foster anthropological research, dialogue, and dissemination, particularly in a post-colonial context where understanding India's diverse cultural, social, and biological heritage became
The Noises and Silences of Landmine Clearance
Anthropology News
JUNE 1, 2025
In the 4×4 on our way to a Cambodian minefield, Tony got a phone call. Tony is the country technical operations manager of MAG International , one of the international demining organizations working in the country. When he hung up, he turned to me and said, Youre lucky, our crew found an anti-tank mine. Youll see how we destroy them. Soon, I stood about 500 meters away from where the mine lay, gazing at the Cardamom mountains where I knew many more had been planted, a silent but deadly lega
Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe
The Conversation - Politics + Society
JUNE 6, 2025
President Donald Trump has grandiose plans for Golden Dome. AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump’s idea of a “Golden Dome” missile defense system carries a range of potential strategic dangers for the United States. Golden Dome is meant to protect the U.S. from ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, and missiles launched from space. Trump has called for the missile defense to be fully operational before the end of his term in three years.
Buried Grids & Rebellious Ghosts: Tracing Slave-Built Agriculture in Iraq
Anthropology.net
JUNE 2, 2025
The Soil Remembers On the floodplains east of Basra, thousands of low, linear ridges—barely visible unless viewed from the sky—stretch for kilometers in eerie geometric repetition. These ridges, nestled within the silty soil of the Shaṭṭ al-ʿArab, have long been believed to be the remnants of a medieval agricultural system powered by enslaved labor.
Learnings From the Front Lines on Redefining Leadership for the Age of AI
ED Surge
JUNE 2, 2025
On a Wednesday afternoon, a school district director emailed to say she might be late to the first community of practice session. She explained she was giving a board presentation that evening, right before the session. Her story isnt unique; its emblematic of the complexity educational leaders face as they navigate responsibilities, unforeseen demands and the need for human connection.
Young kids with and without disabilities can learn side by side. One state has instead kept them apart for years
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 4, 2025
CINNAMINSON, N.J. Terri Joyce believed that her son belonged in a kindergarten classroom that included students with and without disabilities. The year before, as a 4-year-old, he happily spent afternoons in a child care program filled with typically developing children, without any extra support. Like other kids his age, her son, who has Down syndrome, was learning about shapes and loved sitting on the rug listening to the teacher read books aloud.
Caring Across Distance—One Call at a Time
Sapiens
JUNE 4, 2025
An anthropologist explores how a phone call home may seem simple but carries layers of meaning for migrating nurses and their families in India. SOON AFTER I ARRIVED in Kerala in 2014, I met Alice, a widow living alone. (All names in this story are pseudonyms to protect peoples privacy.) Her daughter, a nurse, lived in Australia, and her son, who had a different profession, was in Dubai.
Klein Hoek 1: Reading the Stone-Silent Past Beneath an Open Sky
Anthropology.net
JUNE 2, 2025
For years, the story of human evolution in southern Africa has been largely written from its caves. Rock shelters, with their stable conditions and stratified sediments, have preserved a rich archaeological record. But they represent only a narrow view. Outside the cool embrace of stone overhangs lie thousands of open-air sites, scattered across eroded plains, riverbanks, and dunes—sites that are far more difficult to study, but no less crucial for understanding how early Homo sapiens live
School Counselors Worry About Students’ Misguided Use of Social Media
ED Surge
JUNE 3, 2025
Social media platforms like Instagram, X and TikTok have become landscapes for learning and increasing awareness of topics like mental health. But for children who are learning how to navigate virtual spaces, the pitfalls are many and hidden. Educators and researchers are becoming increasingly worried how much kids are absorbing the digital information they find online about mental health, which kids are unlikely to fully grasp even if the information is trustworthy.
Trump cuts could expose student data to cyber threats
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 1, 2025
When hackers hit a school district, they can expose Social Security numbers, home addresses, and even disability and disciplinary records. Now, cybersecurity advocates warn that the Trump administrations budget and personnel cuts, along with rule changes, are stripping away key defenses that schools need. Cyberattacks on schools are escalating and just when we need federal support the most, it’s being pulled away, said Keith Krueger, chief executive officer of the Consortium for School Net
Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation
The Conversation - Politics + Society
JUNE 3, 2025
Autocrats today tend to govern by manipulation of the public, among other tactics, rather than solely using violence. Nanzeeba Ibnat/iStock/Getty Images Plus President Donald Trump’s critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen abroad. Some Democrats warn that the U.S. is sliding toward autocracy – a system in which one leader holds unchecked power.
2,500 Years of Human History in Coastal New Guinea
Anthropology.net
JUNE 4, 2025
At the Edge of the Pacific: A Genetic Time Capsule In the tropical lowlands and offshore islands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), genetic echoes of ancient voyages still course through living communities. Now, researchers have retrieved and analyzed the ancient genomes of 42 individuals from these coastal regions and the nearby Bismarck Archipelago, offering a detailed view into 2,500 years of human interaction, mobility, and adaptation.
EHCPs, J S Mill and the Tyranny of the Majority
Ben Newmark
JUNE 2, 2025
A few years ago, in the Golden Era of Edu-Twitter, Berny Andrews and I suggested the Department of Education needed a team of philosophers. We were only half joking. Very often the success or failure of educational strategy and policy is not in technical formulation or implementation but in purpose, and purpose is always about belief and philosophy.
12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government
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JUNE 5, 2025
Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? Email Main Menu Newsletter Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Literacy Posts Teaching Posts Search More Menu Toggle Assessment Learning Models by Terrell Heick Curricula Policies Email Home Critical Thinking Posts 12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government 17.7k Views Facebook Linkedin Print Critical Thinking Questions About Voting & Government by
Detroit voters have an opportunity to pick a mayor who will ease zoning, improve transit and protect long-term residents
The Conversation - Politics + Society
JUNE 5, 2025
Five of Detroit's mayoral candidates discuss their ideas for the future of the city. Detroit PBS Five of the nine candidates in Detroit’s mayoral contest debated on May 29, 2025, during the annual Mackinac Policy Conference. When asked about outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan’s 11-year tenure, many of the candidates praised him for skillfully steering Detroit through bankruptcy and attracting new business investment.
OPINION: Educators have the tools but not the training or ethical framework to use AI wisely. And that’s a problem
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 1, 2025
The Trump administration wants to bring artificial intelligence into K-12 classrooms. At first glance, this isnt a terrible idea. Used well, AI can be a patient tutor. It doesnt get frustrated. It doesnt lose focus. It doesnt roll its eyes, check the clock or give up. AI could help personalize learning, diagnose learning disabilities, ease administrative burdens and free teachers to spend more time doing what only humans can do: connect, mentor, care.
Polarization and the Democratic System: Kinds, Reasons, and Sites
Political Science Now
JUNE 2, 2025
Polarization and the Democratic System: Kinds, Reasons, and Sites By Christian F. Rostbll , University of Copenhagen It is widely agreed that the increased polarization many countries experience is bad for democracy. However, existing assessments of how polarization affects democracy operate with simplified understandings of both polarization and democracy.
Emergent Bilingual Students Find Their Voice With Real-Time Translation
ED Surge
JUNE 4, 2025
As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S. public school students more than 5.3 million nationwide up from 9.4 percent a decade ago.
How Early Humans Shaped Culture Through Teaching
Anthropology.net
JUNE 6, 2025
There are few things as quintessentially human as the act of teaching. Whether around a campfire, in a workshop, or beside a burial cairn, transmitting knowledge has been central to how societies grow, persist, and adapt. A recent study by Ivan Colagè and Francesco d’Errico takes a sweeping look at this process, offering what may be the most comprehensive timeline yet of cultural transmission in the human lineage.
A museum takes students on flights to the stars. Future trips are in question
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 1, 2025
HAYTI, S.D. Are we actually in space? The kindergartners of South Dakotas Hamlin County are, in fact, in space. To be specific, they are on planet Earth, near the geographic center of North America, sitting crisscross applesauce inside an 11-foot-high inflatable planetarium set up in their school gym. The darkness is velvety. Childish whispers skitter around the dome like mice.
Signals of Salvation
Anthropology News
JUNE 1, 2025
A joke circulating among conservative Christians tells, tongue-in-cheek, of a devout Calvinist pastor who, when asked who he knew for certain was saved and destined for eternal repose in heaven, replied he could only testify to two, himself and his wife, and sometimes I have my doubts about her! Told between bites of coffee, tea, and rusks in the lighthearted moments of socializing after weekly church services in Johannesburg, such quips and stories evoke a sense of conviviality, of not taking o
Perceptions of Social Dominance and How to Change Them
Perspectives in Anthropology
JUNE 1, 2025
by Marjorie Hecht Introduction Its surprising that human infants as young as 10 months may be able to identify social rank.[1] Research suggests that infants learn to distinguish who around them is dominant, using relative body size as a cue.
Teach Truth Day of Action: Defend the Freedom to Learn
Zinn Education Project
JUNE 4, 2025
Why a Day of Action? Childrens future depends on what they learn today. However, legislatures, the president, and corporate power are pushing laws and policies to criminalize teaching honestly about U.S. history and to restrict students ability to ask questions and engage in critical thinking. The laws chilling effects reach classrooms nationwide, on top of textbooks and high-stakes testing that have also long distorted curricula.
Education researchers lose to Trump administration in first round of court challenge
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 5, 2025
The courts have pushed back against much of President Donald Trump’s agenda, but he did win a small victory this week in a dispute with education researchers. On June 3, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., denied a request by four education research trade associations for a preliminary injunction, which means that the Education Department doesnt have to temporarily reinstate fired employees and canceled contracts within its research and data arm, the Institute of Education Sciences.
Was the Boulder attack terrorism or a hate crime? 2 experts unpack the complexities
The Conversation - Politics + Society
JUNE 6, 2025
A woman places flowers outside the Boulder, Colo., courthouse after an attack that injured 12 people. David Zalubowski/AP Photo Twelve people in Boulder, Colorado, were injured by a man wielding a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails on June 1, 2025. Those burned in the attack were taking part in a peaceful, silent walk on Pearl Street, a pedestrian mall, with the aim of raising awareness about Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
Why and How to Help Teachers Leave Cueing Behind: Science of Reading Professional Development That Works
Edthena
JUNE 3, 2025
Results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress show a troubling trend: less than 33 percent of fourth- and eighth-graders tested demonstrated reading proficiency. Even before the pandemic, reading performance was low. Now, those challenges have grown, driving schools to search for targeted interventions and methods to improve literacy instruction.
Using AI to explain the gender wage gap
Marginal Revolution
JUNE 4, 2025
Understanding differences in outcomes between social groups—such as wage gaps between men and women—remains a central challenge in social science. While researchers have long studied how observable factors contribute to these differences, traditional methods oversimplify complex variables like employment trajectories. Our work adapts recent advances in artificial intelligence—specifically, foundation models that can process rich, detailed histories—to better explain group differences.
Empowering Students Through Tech: How Our Student Tech Teams are Leading In-House Repairs
Digital Promise
JUNE 4, 2025
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People’s History at NCSS 2025
Zinn Education Project
JUNE 2, 2025
The Zinn Education Project team will be at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Washington, D.C. from December 5–7, 2025. We have a booth in the exhibit area and we are offering a number of workshops, listed below. In the exhibit booth, we’ll have information about our Reconstruction report, our Teach Climate Justice campaign, Rethinking Schools books and magazine, Teaching for Black Lives study groups, and more.
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