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| | tutormentorexchange.net
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| | [AI summary] The provided text is a comprehensive list of educational resources, organizations, and initiatives aimed at addressing issues of equity, achievement gaps, and systemic challenges in education, particularly in urban and low-income communities. It highlights various programs such as Promise Neighborhoods, Harlem Children's Zone, and the To&Through Project, which focus on improving educational outcomes through community collaboration, extended learning opportunities, and systemic reforms. The text also references research on the economic impact of closing achievement gaps, the role of family and neighborhood in student success, and the persistent racial and socioeconomic disparities in education. Additionally, it includes quotes from W.E.B. Du Bois...
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| | The U.S. education system spent more than $26 billion on tech­nology in 2018. Thats larger than the entire Israeli military budget. By one estimate, annual global spending on technology in schools will soon total $252 billion. But the technology pushed into schools today is a threat to child development and an unredeemable waste...
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| | Waldorf School Reviews - Discover the truth behind Waldorf education - Read honest critical reviews by parents, students and teachers - by school.
| | historyforatheists.blogspot.it
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| [AI summary] The article refutes the 'Flat Earth Myth' by demonstrating that medieval scholars in Western Europe universally understood the Earth as spherical. It highlights that knowledge of the Earth's sphericity was widespread and even common among the unlearned, supported by evidence from vernacular literature, iconography, and historical texts. The piece critiques the spread of this myth by figures like Neil deGrasse Tyson and New Atheists, who perpetuate historical inaccuracies. The author emphasizes the importance of accurate historical understanding and criticizes the uncritical acceptance of pseudo-historical narratives.