Techlife News
Bill Gates Calls For More Global Education Assessments Data
Bill Gates is rallying behind school quality in developing nations with a push for more assessment data, a new initiative that links the Microsoft co-founders signature U.S. education priorities with his more prominent global philanthropy work.
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Techlife News #360
Archaeology
The Rulers Of Foreign Lands
Was a new regional power, once thought of as a bloodthirsty invading force, actually a catalyst for ancient Egypt’s most prosperous era?
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September/October 2018
Carolina Parent
What To Do When Your Child's Homework Requires Internet Access
Many parents often wonder how to manage their child’s computer use and homework time.
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August 2018
Reader's Digest US
8 Almost States
If some independence-minded citizens had gotten their way, we would have a few more stars on our flag
5 min |
July/August 2018
AppleMagazine
State Renews Law To Boost Biotechnology Sector
Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill that seeks to continue the state’s commitment to the life sciences industry over the next five years.
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June 22, 2018
Techlife News
Univ. Of Alabama Students Can Use Id Card On Apple Watch
No more ID cards for University of Alabama students with an Apple Watch or iPhone.
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June 23, 2018
Latina
Yes, You Can!
In an exclusive interview with Latina, Michelle Obama talks about the White House’s Reach Higher Education Initiative, her freshman year at Princeton, and the tools students need to succeed in school—and life.
2 min |
November 2016
Black Enterprise
Saddled With Student Loan Debt?
Lower your payments with an income-driven repayment plan.
4 min |
April 2016
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Debtors Strike Back
Activists want to turn billions in unpaid student loans into a catalyst for political action.
7 min |
October 5 - October 11, 2015
The Atlantic
The Coddling of the American Mind
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don't like, and seeking punishment of those who give even accidental offense. Here's why that's disastrous for education - and likely to worsen mental health on campus.
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September 2015
The Atlantic
How The New Political Correctness Is Ruining Education
Todays college students can't seem to take a joke.
10+ min |
September 2015
BBC History UK
Everyone cried unashamedly at the news of this young pilot's death
IF YOU STROLL ACROSS THE GREEN SWATHE OF the Maidan in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) - past the monumental marble Victoria Memorial built to honour that Empress of India - and keep heading south, the city noise fades, and so too does the bustle.
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December 2025
BBC History UK
Is the advance of AI good or bad for history?
As artificial intelligence penetrates almost every aspect of our lives, six historians debate whether the opportunities it offers to the discipline outweigh the threats
8 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
"Women are entirely excluded from nation-building, yet the ultimate emblem of the nation is a woman"
JANINA RAMIREZ speaks to Danny Bird about how women and their stories have been co-opted and curated by men attempting to forge nations across Europe
10 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
FIVE THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT. . the Tudors
Ruth Goodman, who teaches our new HistoryExtra Academy course on Tudor life, shares five insights about the dynasty's legacy
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December 2025
BBC History UK
He came, he saw... he crucified pirates
Ancient accounts of Julius Caesar's early life depict an all-action hero who outwitted tyrants and terrorised bandits. But can they be trusted? David S Potter investigates
10 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
Royals, radicals and rebels
DAVID ANDRESS assesses a detailed portrait of the political and personal interactions that fuelled the French Revolution – but is only partly convinced by the book's approach
4 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
The Nazis' war of words
Hitler and his acolyte Joseph Goebbels wielded propaganda as a potent weapon in the battle for German hearts and minds. Lisa Pine shows how posters targeted all sectors of society to promote prejudice and bolster support for party policies
5 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
Spain's miracle
The nation's transition from dictatorship to democracy in the late 1970s surely counts as one of modern Europe's most remarkable stories. On the 50th anniversary of General Franco's death, Paul Preston explores how pluralism arose from the ashes of tyranny
8 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
Margaret Beaufort Schemer or opportunist?
The mother of Henry VII is often characterised as a domineering woman who plotted her son's rise to the throne.
10 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
Passing interest
In his new book, Roger Luckhurst sets about the monumental task of chronicling the evolution of burial practices. In doing so, he does a wonderful job of exploring millennia of deathly debate, including the cultural meanings behind particular approaches.
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December 2025
BBC History UK
Helen Keller
It was when I was eight or nine years old, growing up in Canada, and I borrowed a book about her from my local library.
2 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
In service of a dictator
HARRIET ALDRICH admires a thoughtful exploration of why ordinary Ugandans helped keep a monstrous leader in power despite his regime's horrific violence
2 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
A global crash
PATRICIA CLAVIN enjoys a fast-paced account of the brutal collapse of the American stock market in 1929, but misses the wider global context
2 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
Myth world
JAMES OSBORNE joins a quest inspired by ancient Greek legends, traversing richly reimagined lands and meeting gods and spirits
1 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
Hymn to life
Scripted by Alan Bennett and directed by Nicholas Hytner - a collaboration that produced The Madness of King George and The History Boys – The Choral is set in 1916.
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December 2025
BBC History UK
The execution of policy
RICHARD J ALDRICH is impressed by an account of why intelligence services, often encouraged by politicians, target individuals, even outside times of war
2 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
Elizabethan pear conserve
ELEANOR BARNETT cooks up a colourful, sweet fruit dessert cherished by Tudor folk during the cold days of winter
2 min |
December 2025
BBC History UK
A stage of life
In the late 18th century, dramatic performances were long, raucous and stinky, yet hugely popular. PAUL BLOOMFIELD goes backstage in North Yorkshire at Britain's oldest working theatre in its original form
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December 2025
BBC History UK
From sexual orgies to Satan incarnated as a snake, lurid depictions of 'voodoo' in North America long titillated and shocked readers. As David G Cox explains, they were also wielded as justifications for racist oppression during the social and political upheavals of the 19th-century US
On 2 January 1893, the black American abolitionist and reformer Frederick Douglass delivered a lecture on Haiti to an audience in Chicago.
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