Student protest against the authorities at Visva-Bharati University (VBU) in West Bengal is mounting and has reached a tipping point just couple of days after … Visva-Bharati University Students Protest against Rustication of Peers, Accuse VC of ‘Saffronising’ CampusRead more
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Hindutva Attempts To Distort India’s History
Historians need to carefully examine the new curriculum and textbooks for schools to prevent history from being used as political propaganda, eminent historian Romila Thapar … Hindutva Attempts To Distort India’s HistoryRead more
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Is Higher Education a Pyramid Scheme?
For the last decade and a half, I’ve been teaching ethics to undergraduates. Now — admittedly, a little late to the party — I’ve started … Is Higher Education a Pyramid Scheme?Read more
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What the Classroom Didn’t Teach About the American Empire
With an occupying army waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan, with military bases and corporate bullying in every part of the world, there is hardly … What the Classroom Didn’t Teach About the American EmpireRead more
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Palestinian textbooks are not antisemitic
In June, Germany’s Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research published a comprehensive survey of textbooks used in the Palestinian Authority school system. Over the … Palestinian textbooks are not antisemiticRead more
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Music training during high school improve language skills
Music training, begun as late as high school, may help improve the teenage brain’s responses to sound and sharpen hearing and language skills, suggests a … Music training during high school improve language skillsRead more
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Why Preschool Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet
Teaching in general is not a lucrative profession, but pre-K teachers are paid much less than their counterparts in elementary school. The median salary for … Why Preschool Teachers Struggle To Make Ends MeetRead more
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Dead Teachers Can’t Teach
Tennessee lawmakers are threatening to defund schools that refuse to return to in-person learning. The pressure campaign is aimed squarely at Memphis and Nashville, which … Dead Teachers Can’t TeachRead more
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Too Radical for Harvard?
The prominent scholar and activist Cornel West has announced he is leaving Harvard Divinity School after he was denied consideration for tenure, and will rejoin … Too Radical for Harvard?Read more