Keeping Teachers of Color in the Classroom Will Take More Than a Pay Raise

The U.S. teaching workforce is far less racially diverse than its student body. All students (PDF)—but particularly Black and Latinx students—benefit academically and socially from having teachers who are people of color. And yet, such educators leave the profession (PDF) at higher rates than their White colleagues. So what can be done to get more… Continue reading Keeping Teachers of Color in the Classroom Will Take More Than a Pay Raise

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The Best Thing That Ever Happened

Suppose someone asked you, “What’s the worst thing that ever happened in all of history?” There’s no shortage of potential answers. You might say, “the Holocaust“ or “World War II.“ If you consider the question from the Christian perspective, you’d probably agree, right away, that the worst thing that ever happened was the Passion and… Continue reading The Best Thing That Ever Happened

‘ISIS Bride’ Shamima Begum Bid To Restore British Citizenship Rejected

Authored by Patricia Devlin via The Epoch Times, Shamima Begum failed in a last-ditch legal bid to have her British citizenship restored. On Wednesday, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) fully dismissed the 23-year-old’s legal challenge against a Home Office decision to revoke her status as a UK citizen. It means Begum—who travelled from her London home to join… Continue reading ‘ISIS Bride’ Shamima Begum Bid To Restore British Citizenship Rejected

Giants! (Biblical Giants, Goliath, Nephilim, Tallest Man Ever, Robert Wadlow)

Podcast: Download MYS243: Giants have been part of history and mythology all over the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what giants are, how big humans can get, what’s responsible for giants, and the report of giant people in legends and the Bible. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email… Continue reading Giants! (Biblical Giants, Goliath, Nephilim, Tallest Man Ever, Robert Wadlow)

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How COVID-19 Transformed the Jobs Market

While it may seem a distant memory now, the COVID-19 pandemic initially devastated the U.S. economy. It also exposed and exacerbated existing inequities in society. The wealthy could escape to safer retreats—ranches in Montana or doomsday getaways in New Zealand. Stuck where they were, workers had fewer options and died at higher rates. But just… Continue reading How COVID-19 Transformed the Jobs Market

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The Versailles Time-Slip (Moberly-Jourdain Incident, An Adventure)

Podcast: Download MYS244: In 1901, two Englishwomen visiting the French palace of Versailles had a strange experience. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their encounters with strangely dressed people in what has become known as a time-slip and what could explain it. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch… Continue reading The Versailles Time-Slip (Moberly-Jourdain Incident, An Adventure)

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