Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

  SUBSCRIBE CULTURE Lasers reveal Maya war ruins Archaeologists discover ancient fortifications that evoke a “palpable sense of fear.” 4 MINUTE READ   BY TOM CLYNES   PUBLISHED MARCH 1, 2019 ARCHAEOLOGISTS GUIDED BY laser images of a remote region of northern Guatemala have discovered 20-foot-high … Continue reading →

The Secret Battle Over Mona Lisa’s Prettier ‘Twin’ THE EYES HAVE IT Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre. But a second, earlier painting is at the heart of a multi-million-dollar battle to prove its authenticity and … Continue reading →

A Question of Resistance to Home Education and the Culture of School-Based Education Peabody Journal of Education: Issues of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vol. 88, No. 3 ALPHA-PHONICS Blog Editor Note:  This is part 8 of an 11 part series … Continue reading →

HISTORY MAGAZINE Did sons and daughters get the same education in ancient Greece? Taught in schools outside the home, boys prepared for lives as citizens and soldiers, while girls were lucky if they received an education at all. BY RAQUEL LÓPEZ  … Continue reading →

Social Justice High­lighted in New LAUSD Magnet Program  (Los Angeles Unified School District) By Tara Lynn Wagner Sherman Oaks PUBLISHED 12:52 PM EDT Oct. 21, 2019 SHARE SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. – Try this multiple choice question. Sixth graders at Social and Gender Equity … Continue reading →

This Jane Austen Letter Highlights the Horrors of 19th-Century Dentistry The missive, penned after the author accompanied her nieces on a visit to the dentist, will be up for auction later this month “The poor Girls & their Teeth!” the … Continue reading →

What a Warrior’s Lost Toolkit Says About the Oldest Known Battle in Europe More than 3,000 years ago, soldiers appear to have traveled hundreds of miles from southern Europe to fight in what is now northern Germany The tools and … Continue reading →

September 12, 2019Education, Intelligence, Politics, Society & Culture Civics Survey: 1 In 5 Americans Can’t Name A Single Branch Of U.S. Government by Ben Renner ShareTweet PHILADELPHIA — Americans appear to be improving in their basic knowledge of the federal government, an annual survey … Continue reading →

Will cursive become a lost art form? Not if these Wisconsin lawmakers can help it Sharon Roznik, Fond du Lac ReporterPublished 6:30 a.m. CT Oct. 14, 2019  Claire, 12, Evelyn, 10, and Grace Nesvacil, 14, write about their day at … Continue reading →

Hostility or Indifference? The Marginalization of Homeschooling in the Education Profession Peabody Journal of Education: Issues of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vol. 88, No. 3 ALPHA-PHONICS Blog Editor Note:  This is part 7 of an 11 part series of papers  … Continue reading →